Page 14 of Poison Vows

How could she believe that she’s unlovable? That no one wants her?

Without warning, the entries take on a sudden shift that leaves me reeling.

March 13

Today, they said having goals makes life a bit more bearable.

Expectation for the future produces hope.

And hope does not disappoint.

I only have hope for three things:

1. Become a doctor and save his life.

2. Find my parents to mend Grammy’s broken heart.

3. Become Mrs. Emmett Easton and be with him forever.

Holy God in Heaven.

Angel… she wants to be… my wife?

An indescribable feeling immediately powers through my body, scattering all the frustration and anger from before, replacing it all with feelings that take my breath away.

Become Mrs. Emmett Easton.

I look up and stare at the quietly bristling man in front of me.

I immediately think of the girl sleeping upstairs. She wrote these words.

Evidently, she was thinking of me… just like I was consumed with needing her back.

Immediately, an eerily crystal-clear image of Angel walking down an aisle to me, dressed all in sparkling white, wearing my diamond rings, with her breathtaking, heart-stopping gorgeous smile only for me, fills my head.

The thing in my chest clenches so painfully that I clutch my chest, pressing hard.

My breath becomes stilted and labored.

“Emmett,” Samuel says, clearly alarmed, but I ignore him.

Marrying Angel…

She wants to be my wife…

Feeling greedy, I clear my throat and read the March 13 entry again.

I don’t know which year it was when she wrote this, but I read over and over again before moving to the next entry.

April 7

I’m going to do everything I can to get back to him.

I hope he doesn’t hate me for leaving so suddenly.

But I’ll apologize and we’ll get back on track.

I haven’t forgotten our unbreakable vows from that rainy day.

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