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. 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaxECqBuLE
She then heard her oldest son’s footsteps pad across the hardwood floor. “Mom, can I go watch TV?” 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAX25ryttn7
“Sure go ahead. Not too long though because it’s not good for your eyes.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2nxyadQqg
“Thanks, mom.” Her son replied quickly as he ran away from his mom and turned on the TV in the living room. 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡED7S1WgBZp
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. 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsIBL16DYD
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. 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJV97YEfJd3
“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?” 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0ZsZ8xIss
“Beer,” said Matt. 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLRQ1klWBJ
“And water,” said Sam. 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJX59jQs5yQ
“Sure. Be right out.” Matt and Sam barely acknowledge Jane as they both walked to the garage. 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYvj4q0Z4U
Peter then turned to Jane and said “You have to hear out new song Jane. It’s going to be a hit.” 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNieV36Vhd
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.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6bTLJdfmt
“I’m doing what I can. I want to live out my creative dreams.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASN7gyCZvx
“I’m not saying you can’t. We have to get ourselves out of this hole we’ve dug ourselves in.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1XKrWcY6g
“Isn’t this your fault though?” Peter said.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuB7tDymv5R
“Why would you say something like that?” Jane said as she swayed in the rocking chair a little faster. 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyRX9bqxef
“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.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmdB70Ti8x
“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.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR24ROKkhGP
“What do you want me to do? Just sit here and not do anything?”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkgTj4M751
“I want you to pull your weight in this house.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFD7is3VchL
“I do.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NfTgsvQzb
“You make $200 a night twice a week. That is not paying the bills or supporting the kids who are 10 years apart.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3Ll0TDlJn
“You’re the one who wanted another baby.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsDACFcxc2
“I felt like my biological clock was ticking. Peter...are you saying you regret our children?”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSo1did3CW
“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.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmFZ3OnHUA
“Going to college wasn’t necessarily my dream. You know how my parents-”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4McgRuuoXd
“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.” 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8DV8z5Fvb
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. 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xipRYmNhO
“Sweetie…” 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKH9TpXWTU
Jane stopped and looked at her husband. “What?”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhH6TndiKmx
“It’s my former boss. He said he found a job across the country that I may be interested in.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnDIWy0WsR
“I’m not moving our family,” Jane said with a frown.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMNiu7bnTd
“I’ll just go.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzEak8Pt7e
“What’s the job?”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSK6cR2Pzg
“It’s in sales. I’ll have two weeks on then a few days off. It will be fun.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWA0X1UD42
“You mean fun for you?”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5d8Sp4GFX
“I can travel and make an income.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TS64FZnPm
“You’ll just be abandoning us. That’s nothing new though. You’re never home.” Jane said with a scowl.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBiexucaV2
“I don’t have time for this. But I do have this picture.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlHssLJROn
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. 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZZxyMiySs
“A photographer friend at a gig I was playing at gave it to me. Why are you in this photo with your boss?”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV52iWoW0tZ
“That’s not my boss.” Jane didn’t want to have this argument with her husband.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4hFArutQx
“I know it is. His name is Chris Matthews. I met him awhile ago remember?”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHzsQfeZ2S
“It’s not what it looks like,” Jane said desperately reaching out towards her husband. 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLpiytDsjW
“You’re cheating on me, aren't you?”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwEiY8ohCB
“No honey. I’m not. Let me explain.”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLW1MdnAAZG
“Save it!” Peter yelled. 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4yHRtWg1B
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.” 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3MyIDeWBL
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. 345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97CJ5z3sBO
