The day before Christmas Eve, I felt horrible. I was lonely and with each cold winter night, my anger towards Mandy seemed to melt away.
I don’t know where we fell apart......
“Jesus Christ.” I mumbled as one of our songs came on. But this song had a special meaning.
“Forgive and forget.” JC’s words echoed through my head. Maybe what Mandy did was wrong, and maybe she still loved him, but I still loved her. And life was cold and lonely without her. The kids need her, I thought to myself. I need her.
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The next day, I opened the door quietly, using the key I still had. Mandy didn’t come to the door, so I decided to look for her. After searching for several minutes, I found her. She was asleep on the coach next to the fireside. Crumpled up tissues were all around her. A song was softly coming from the radio, a song I knew all too well.
Your heart is frozen like the snow
And there’s no-one home to keep you safe and warm
Your eyes are red because you cry
You fell asleep by the fireside.....
Slowly, as if sensing my presense, she stirred. Mandy rolled over and red rimmed blue green eyes focused on me.
“Justin?” I nodded, my voice catching in my throat.
“Oh Justin. I am so sorry. I never meant to hurt you. I just wish everybody could understand why I did what I did.”
“I understand Mandy. I finally understand.”
“But--” Mandy began. “It’s you I love.” I smiled.
“So,” I said, kissing her softly. “How about we give it another try?”
“Justin, nothing has ever sounded better.”
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