Chapter six
It was about 10pm when we arrived at Kelley house. As we were about to walk in Kelley stopped me an looked me straight in the eyes.
"I did not have time to straighten up so the place is kinda of a mess." "okay..," I said. I mean how big of a mess could a tiny squirrel make.
We walked in and the place was a mess. Beer and vodka bottles all over the place,(I didn't even know she drank!) junk food and pizza boxes on the ground, and a couple of things shattered.
"Kelley what the hell happened?" "I-I-I I really don't know..." she said trailing off. "I missed you. I missed hearing you laugh at my dumb ass jokes. I missed seeing you everyday. I missed everything about you! I cried everyday so I started drinking to forget you.. It started with just drinking and then I didn't sleep at all and so I was living off of Energy drinks and coffee and junk food. Eventually it lead to more.."
"What do you mean it eventually lead to more Kelley?" Then it clicked in my head. "Kelley please tell me you didn't..." "I'm so sorry.." she said trailing off.
It made me so more sense now. The more time I spent overseas, the less emotion she put into her letters, until finally most of her letters said just come home Ashy, just come home..
"How long?"
"a year an a half" she said trailing off.
"You know I need to Tell Carli or Christie right? Expecally Jill, but she can wait until tomorrow. I can't be the only to know, and I defiantly can't try to be the only one to help you. So which one Christie or Carli?"
"Both.. They both deserve to know, call them tonight because tomorrow I might change my mind, but Jill can wait until tomorrow."
"okay. Kelley it's late we will talk more about this in the morning. okay squirrel?" I said giving her a small. Smile.
"Alright. Good night Ashy" she said giving me a huge hug.
After she went to bed I looked at Cujo. "Boy we got a long night."
I started with the alcohol. I threw away all the empty bottles and poured out all the full bottles, so she wouldn't be tempted. Next I picked up the assorted chips and pizza all over.
Lastly I started picking up what was shattered. I picked up the the picture that was against the wall. It was a picture of me and her the day I got deployed. I was in my uniform and she was in her soccer jersey and cleats because she was going to a game stright after she sent me off at the airport. I smiled at the picture and saw how happy she was in the picture, and now just to think about what she has deteriorated into.
I picked up my laptop and logged into Skype. I pressed Carli and Christie icon and it started to ring.
Carli started to speak. "Do you not know what time it--" "it's Kelley" I said seriously. "Is everything okay?" Christie and Carli asked at the same time. "Where do I start..."
"We got to her apartment and she told me it was kind of a mess, and I was like how bad could it be. We go inside and there is beer bottles, vodka bottles, chips and pizza boxes EVERYWHERE. I sent y'all some pictures of it."
"The place looks horrible," Christie said looking down at her phone. "I didn't know she drank" Carli said. "me either" I said "but let me just finish out the story."
"I asked her what happened and why. She told me she was tired of crying and tired of missing me so she started to drink to numb all the pain. After she started drinking she couldn't sleep so she just stared living off of coffee and energy drinks and junk food. Then she just couldn't handle it anymore.."
At the point I started to break. It just hitting me that she was doing all of this because of ME. If I didn't go to Iraq and just stayed being a goalkeeper she wouldn't be like this.
I slowly gave my composure and glad that Carli and Christie were letting take my time.
I took a deep breath. "She said she couldn't handle it anymore. So she started cutting." I heard and saw both of them gasp and throw their hands up to their mouths.
"How long?" Christie asked. "A year and a half.." I said trailing off.
Carli looked like she had been it by a truck. "I'm coming down tomorrow the earliest flight I can find." Carli said. "Me too" Christie said.
"Thank you guys" I said. "it will mean a lot to her and to me.. And tomorrow I have to call Jill and inform her on Kelley so the next camp Dawn may have something to help her a little bit."
I gave them a smile and told them I would talk and see them tomorrow.
I got up and saw that Cujo was asleep by the door. I decided the rest of the mopping up alcohol could wait until tomorrow. I just didn't want to talk to Jill tomorrow...