“You might be throwing away a good thing here, Ashly. Won’t you always wonder what could have happened if you just—”
I cut him off and turned to leave. “I’m gonna have breakfast on the patio by the watering hole. I’m anxious to see what animals are out.”
He paused. “I remember that about you too.”
“What? That I like to eat breakfast?”
“No. I remember that you always dodge uncomfortable questions by changing the subject.”
“See ya later, Jake,” I said.
* * *
Almost all day, I relaxed on the deck, haunted by Jake’s words. Am I throwing away a good thing? Would I regret it later? I set my apple down and went back inside to get my bottled water, but when I returned, the apple was gone, as if it had vanished into thin air. I glanced around and quickly spotted the culprit, a monkey who was noisily chomping away on his bright red prize. I laughed, then watched my new entertainment, a tree full of monkeys and baboons who seemed just as curious about me as I was about them.
Still fascinated by the wildlife, even after our near-croc experience, Jake had gone to look for elephants and lions with our tracker, so I decided to take a dip. I sat in the little private pool on the deck that overlooked the bush. As I sipped on my bottled water, I thought a lot about Jake. I couldn’t get him out of my head. I was still so attracted to him, even more so after he’d risked his life to try and save me from the croc. I also thought about our dreadful wedding day. Jake was supposed to be more than my hero; he was supposed to be my husband, but he wasn’t. My mind raced through a tumult of emotions. I was still mad at him, and that was what had kept us from moving forward as friends. I just wasn’t sure if I was ready to give up that anger, an emotion I had every right to feel after the despicable thing he’d done to me.
To Be Continued…
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