Jane Achorn sat in the rocking chair as she heard her daughter cry, well practically screaming from down the hall. She had just sung her daughter to sleep not even 15 minutes earlier. “Can you quiet down please?” Jane shouted. She knew her four month year old daughter didn’t understand her, however, it was therapeutic for Jane. 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPYSZljpbo
She then heard her oldest son’s footsteps pad across the hardwood floor. “Mom, can I go watch TV?” 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2ak8QrGXt
“Sure go ahead. Not too long though because it’s not good for your eyes.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfDBYzU2JU
“Thanks, mom.” Her son replied quickly as he ran away from his mom and turned on the TV in the living room. 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRp15kxVNMN
Jane glanced at her phone to check the time. She was waiting for her husband to get home. Not that he was home much anyway. But she hoped that one day he would come to his senses and take care of his family. 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXOKzPJvSx
About ten minutes later her husband, Peter burst through their front door. She observed as he carried his beat-up guitar slung across his chest. Two of his bandmates followed behind him. 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmi4SteSyr
“Hey Honey,” he said as he kissed his wife briefly on the lips then he continued “Matt, Sam and I are going to practice more in the garage.” Jane’s husband then turned to the men and said “I’ll meet you guys out there in a second. Want anything to drink?” 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwqVftEXP2
“Beer,” said Matt. 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXoVi5yCIV
“And water,” said Sam. 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIROofoLhys
“Sure. Be right out.” Matt and Sam barely acknowledge Jane as they both walked to the garage. 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbsajfA64U
Peter then turned to Jane and said “You have to hear out new song Jane. It’s going to be a hit.” 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQezrkR9AG
Jane shifted in the rocking chair then replied “You’ve said that you were going to have a hit for the last two years. Nothing is happening. I want to believe in you, but you don’t even help take care of your family. We’re drowning in bills and debt. The car may be repossessed. You’re worried about being in your band when you should be helping out with your family.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rcA8OgXUu
“I’m doing what I can. I want to live out my creative dreams.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvvmWZINI3
“I’m not saying you can’t. We have to get ourselves out of this hole we’ve dug ourselves in.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv195qeM6EH
“Isn’t this your fault though?” Peter said.347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEt65pcJpoI
“Why would you say something like that?” Jane said as she swayed in the rocking chair a little faster. 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedNvxIe3RK
“You’re the one who wanted to go to college to get a fancy law degree. You wanted to buy this big house and a brand new car.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAck6dHwUz
“Well, let me correct you on that. First, I got a car and house right before we met. And I didn’t pass the bar exam and I still have to pay back my loans.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjRp1eYOxE
“What do you want me to do? Just sit here and not do anything?”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7mNPASlnE
“I want you to pull your weight in this house.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5zkDazJgh
“I do.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxE9Y8vPyB
“You make $200 a night twice a week. That is not paying the bills or supporting the kids who are 10 years apart.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33sYpWjR2x
“You’re the one who wanted another baby.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseGS55t5uS
“I felt like my biological clock was ticking. Peter...are you saying you regret our children?”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8H6s45Stf2
“Jane…” her husband sighed then continued, “that’s not what I’m saying. You got to go to college and live your dreams. Now I just want to be a musician and live mine.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrON7Qamp2K
“Going to college wasn’t necessarily my dream. You know how my parents-”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDkOPt97Hb
“Look we’re not here to talk about your parents or the past. We need to talk about you and me and our relationship. Also, I have a gig next week at one of the biggest festivals in the county. Come by with the kids to see how things go.” 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Y0gdkcUJ9
Peter’s phone then beeped signaling a text message. Jane then stood up from her chair and stretched. She was exhausted both physically and emotionally. 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILccZ4crhd
“Sweetie…” 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jOHMftpdJ
Jane stopped and looked at her husband. “What?”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnnR1LYCgU
“It’s my former boss. He said he found a job across the country that I may be interested in.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fm8VkRjjt
“I’m not moving our family,” Jane said with a frown.347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9QIqfcvIV
“I’ll just go.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEykpYKAHIH
“What’s the job?”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnsfTK9sNI
“It’s in sales. I’ll have two weeks on then a few days off. It will be fun.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkfI8jdlSN
“You mean fun for you?”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVfArY56Kb
“I can travel and make an income.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yVmPHeAEU
“You’ll just be abandoning us. That’s nothing new though. You’re never home.” Jane said with a scowl.347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerOY3WwWQt
“I don’t have time for this. But I do have this picture.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBVNJ9WZzg
Jane’s eyes widened and her husband took a photo from his pant pocket and handed it to her. “How did you get this?” she questioned stepping closer to Peter. 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7Pbeumgr8
“A photographer friend at a gig I was playing at gave it to me. Why are you in this photo with your boss?”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdJ3BFnGqm
“That’s not my boss.” Jane didn’t want to have this argument with her husband.347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypOv0rXwcI
“I know it is. His name is Chris Matthews. I met him awhile ago remember?”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOYOd5vovZ
“It’s not what it looks like,” Jane said desperately reaching out towards her husband. 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfAijTk4tK
“You’re cheating on me, aren't you?”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvY4vXOCHP7
“No honey. I’m not. Let me explain.”347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7pof7RLmM
“Save it!” Peter yelled. 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAchQC4mjs
Jane closed her eyes as her husband brushed past her. As he walked away, he said “I’m going to check on our newborn daughter. She’s been crying since I walked through the door. Then I’m leaving.” 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0unl8IzYwM
Jane opened her eyes and turned around as her husband rushed down the hallway. She had to fix things before they even got more out of control. Jane was terrified of what her husband would do next. 347Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsJtE5lBET
