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. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfieAepfqr4
She then heard her oldest son’s footsteps pad across the hardwood floor. “Mom, can I go watch TV?” 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbez9bXbXy
“Sure go ahead. Not too long though because it’s not good for your eyes.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFWrD0hcCo
“Thanks, mom.” Her son replied quickly as he ran away from his mom and turned on the TV in the living room. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8cIj9KmwM
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. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSWC8OpwOy
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. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4EECiFikP
“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?” 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHKkjRmwSF
“Beer,” said Matt. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpYt1wggnE
“And water,” said Sam. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2743EmMkPZ
“Sure. Be right out.” Matt and Sam barely acknowledge Jane as they both walked to the garage. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdrCcoADRF
Peter then turned to Jane and said “You have to hear out new song Jane. It’s going to be a hit.” 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbk19B3nFF
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.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdNAG47lBJ
“I’m doing what I can. I want to live out my creative dreams.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjLtqBGozz
“I’m not saying you can’t. We have to get ourselves out of this hole we’ve dug ourselves in.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcJRGxlvVG
“Isn’t this your fault though?” Peter said.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJVMNQoFoD
“Why would you say something like that?” Jane said as she swayed in the rocking chair a little faster. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM67AXNrqha
“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.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFli2V5ytc
“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.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBA8QctYi2W
“What do you want me to do? Just sit here and not do anything?”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ITWutv0P5
“I want you to pull your weight in this house.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZQzaB1hlV
“I do.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9ZpQkBRlc
“You make $200 a night twice a week. That is not paying the bills or supporting the kids who are 10 years apart.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBhfq9RgjR
“You’re the one who wanted another baby.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMokv8TbpS
“I felt like my biological clock was ticking. Peter...are you saying you regret our children?”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc0kuvn4dW
“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.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqKIKzlX8a
“Going to college wasn’t necessarily my dream. You know how my parents-”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xDBiIJc1X
“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.” 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0L4GQqCJf
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. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsg5FmKZvfq
“Sweetie…” 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgFu3xHYy7
Jane stopped and looked at her husband. “What?”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1AAFXn6XM
“It’s my former boss. He said he found a job across the country that I may be interested in.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFL9JZj02xj
“I’m not moving our family,” Jane said with a frown.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mmdGrdjCe
“I’ll just go.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJKZkHduZY
“What’s the job?”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCVOFfJXWq
“It’s in sales. I’ll have two weeks on then a few days off. It will be fun.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQNmM6ZlK0
“You mean fun for you?”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLB8QO7mB2
“I can travel and make an income.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIrPK04SsC
“You’ll just be abandoning us. That’s nothing new though. You’re never home.” Jane said with a scowl.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJSW3PpxWG
“I don’t have time for this. But I do have this picture.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iCqKX3Kau
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. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDC510zv08J
“A photographer friend at a gig I was playing at gave it to me. Why are you in this photo with your boss?”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf20v9Q2yod
“That’s not my boss.” Jane didn’t want to have this argument with her husband.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMo6krD6M2
“I know it is. His name is Chris Matthews. I met him awhile ago remember?”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrgJS32CK0
“It’s not what it looks like,” Jane said desperately reaching out towards her husband. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxeh21oY8v
“You’re cheating on me, aren't you?”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDkEdUyfZA
“No honey. I’m not. Let me explain.”348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUOSp3vo8t
“Save it!” Peter yelled. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhc3alPKxQY
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.” 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNvTAsUIXV
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. 348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VjDOwxxSF
