Wrecked

The boys confession

"So I left the divorce papers on the bench and my son drove me straight to the airport." Dailia squeezed elena's hand as she spoke to the group. Her head was dropped, her eyes emerged into the fire as she finished her story.

I watched a few eye brows rose around the circle, the women words catching a few people off.

We had all known that the two ladies were in love, we could see it in the way they looked at each other. We could sense it in the air whenever they were with each other.

But I don't think any of us had suspected that they were both married to men and had ran away together before this whole mess happened.

I watched Elena press a soft kiss onto her partners hand that was entangled with hers. Dailia glanced up from the fire slowly to met the eyes next to her. I watched her entire body relax once their eyes connected, what they had was true love. I hoped that everything worked out for the two of them.

"Wait so, you're children knew about all of it?" Ari spoke up, pointing out something that i hadn't even picked up on. But know that the question was out there I couldn't help it as my interest peaked.

"Our son's met the first day of school this year- they introduced us. My daughter was the one who told me she'd never seen me happier than when I was with her. She told me; I'm sured you really did love dad. But people fall in and out of love everyday, your love made me and Jack but now I think you have to follow your heart mum." Elena brushed away the tears that fell from her eyes. "I'll never ever forget that. Because, besides having them, Dailia is the best decision i've ever made in my entire life."

She turned to the women and the group all knew the moment was personal and most people turned away. I couldn't help myself, though i was too enraptured with their pure love.

"I love you more and more every day, I can't wait to get back and start a life with you." Elena's hands held onto either side of Dailia's face as they both had tears streaming down their face.

Dailia leaned into Elena's hands before leaning forwards to press their lips together.

"I hate how long it toke me to admit it, but i've loved you since the very first day I met you."

I had to look away at that point, their confessions seeming too personal for any one to be bearing witness to.

My attention caught onto James who had begun to talk. James' son was fast asleep in his lap and his fingers were absentmindedly playing with his hair.

"My wife and I were bringing the kids to Hawaii to tell them we were getting a divorce." His words shocked us all. During the first days the family had seemed like a tight knit unit- the death of his wife and daughter had left James looking broke.

As i glanced around the circle that was surrounding the fire I watched all the smaller groups of people. I watched their faces and realised that I didn't know any of these people- not really. I didn't know what had put them on that plane, I didn't know what small things were eating at them, flooding them with guilt, or motivating them to stay alive.

As my eyes met Jesse's from across the circle, his lips turned up in a tiny gesture, I realised I didn't even know him.

No, I did know him. I understood him better than any one else, I could just sense the kind of pure heart he was. I just knew the core of what he was, I couldn't put my finger on it but I just knew that we were connected in a way that didn't even make me question anything else about him.

James continuing stopped my train of thought.

"We were always going to love each other but we both agreed our love wasn't the kind of soulmate, mind-shattering love that we'd both always dreamed of. We both loved our children more than we'd ever loved each other and i'm so, so, grateful to have them in my life."