
Today’s snippet theme is Dumped. This is the scene with Jazz remembering what happened with her ex. Enjoy.
An snippet from Conquering Jazz…
Mia’s look of sorrow cut through her. Jasmine pulled her hand away and walked to the window. Looking out blindly, she ignored Mia as she came up behind her. Mia hugged her tightly, holding onto her while Jasmine lost herself in the memories of that night over four years ago.
Anxiously, she rushed from the car and ran up to the front door of the Tudor style house. She was so happy. She couldn’t wait to tell Derek.
Taking out her key, she fumbled to open the door. Then, dropping her bag and keys on the entry table, she walked into the living room, following the sound of the music. Confused, Jasmine looked around the beige and green room they had decorated together. Derek wasn’t there.
She made her way to the stairs and called out his name, but the music drowned her out. Jasmine debated if she should go back downstairs and turn it off. Deciding she was too excited to bother, she continued upstairs to the bedroom. Reaching the bedroom door, she opened it.
The moment she saw them, she felt like her heart had been ripped out of her chest.
Derek’s head was bent as he held another woman. He had only his slacks on, and the woman was in the robe Derek had given Jasmine for Christmas. She must have made a sound. They turned to look at her. She felt the knife in her heart twist as she looked at the woman’s rounded belly. She was pregnant.
Rage filled her as she flew across the carpet. Jasmine stopped as she saw her fiancé move the woman behind him protectively. She tasted the salty taste of her own tears as they rained down her face. She screamed at Derek, demanding an explanation. He just stood there with his head bowed and said nothing.
The woman moved away and walked to the other side of the bed. Jasmine stared at her in contempt. The woman pleaded with him to explain. Still, he said nothing. Jasmine took off his ring and flung it at him. It bounced off his bare chest onto the floor. Finally, he looked up at her. The pain in his face tore at her. He turned his back and walked to the window.
In a soft voice, he spoke. “Get out, Jazz. I can’t love you. I can’t love anyone.”
Numb. She felt numb as she walked to the door. Jasmine looked back as the woman rushed to his side and pleaded with him to explain.
He responded in the same tone. “Let her go, Lyric. She’s better off without garbage like me. Let her go.” She watched as he started to sob, and the woman named Lyric hugged him as if to comfort him.
Turning, she walked out the door, stifling more tears. She refused to cry anymore.
Copyright © McKenna Jeffries, 2008.
All Rights Reserved, Liquid Silver Books.
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