A drunken mistake

~Scarlett. 

I sat quietly in the car, not even the cold from the AC could soothe the rage burning inside me.

Grandma wouldn’t stop calling and her texts kept coming too. Each one reminded me that I wasn’t allowed to act “irrationally,” and how unnecessary everything I did at the ceremony was. 

“You should have at least considered your sister's condition and given us the chance to settle this amicably. Sienna is pregnant, and the Rashfords adore the child she's carrying. We wouldn’t want anything to happen to her. For the family's sake, you should have….”

The words blurred and I couldn’t bring myself to read another word.

My grip tightened around the phone while I opened my contacts, scrolling desperately as I hoped to find just one name.

Just one person who might care enough to ask if I was okay. If Collin's behavior hadn't hurt me too much and tell me just how unfair they'd treated me. 

But I only kept scrolling. 

Name after name, they were all empty and useless. Everyone seemed satisfied with their little, perfect union. 

And it was at that moment that I realized I was completely alone. 

Even my own family had chosen Sienna. 

I tossed my phone aside and drove back to my matrimonial home, each turn reminding me of the countless times I'd head home, quietly hoping I would return to find a better version of my husband.

My legs dragged weakly against the ground as I stepped into the house. The sight of the perfect home I once shared with Collins hit me like a wave.

I grabbed a drink and chugged it down, hoping it would take my mind off Collins but it didn’t. If anything, it only made things worse.

I remembered the unusual mornings when Collins would randomly smile at me, and my heart would race for the rest of the day, foolishly thinking he was finally starting to love me.

I remembered the nights I prepared big meals so we could eat together at the table.

He barely said anything… but it still meant the world to me.

But at that moment, it all meant nothing.

Collins had chosen the woman he loved—Sienna, who was now carrying his child.

“Ahhhh!” I screamed, throwing the glass of liquor in my hand at the large TV screen.

The glass shattered, I whimpered, still praying it was all just a dream. But the worried whispers of the maids behind me were a constant reminder that it wasn’t.

The maids suddenly fell silent and that familiar perfume smell hit me. 

Collins. 

I turned and our eyes met. I couldn't help but see the satisfied look on his face. My make-up was smeared and my eyes looked like they'd pop. 

And standing proudly next to him was of course, Sienna who burst out laughing the moment she saw me. 

I hated that I finally gave them what they wanted to see, but that moment, I was too hurt to pick myself up. 

“What are you doing here?” Collins sneered and I watched his teeth clench the moment his eyes landed on the broken TV.

“What else besides ruining things do you do best, Scarlett!” Please. Not in front of the maids. 

Sienna held her head, leaning towards Collins. “I can't take this anymore,” she whispered. 

“Leave, Scarlett.”

He didn't even look at me. 

My body trembled as I managed to get off the ground and Sienna didn't bother pretending. “I wished you were never born, Scarlett,” she started. “You've always wanted to take everything from me. But I'm glad you didn't have your way. You're nothing but a thief and I'm glad everyone is finally seeing that side of you.”

“Sienna that is not true,” I whispered. “You know. You know I've always loved you as my sister. I….I never even wanted to marry Collins. I never mistreated you. You know it.”

Anything…. anything but being accused of being the “evil sister.”

“Please, Scarlett,” Collins scoffed. “I saw it in your eyes. How desperately you wanted me to yourself.”

“And what do you expect me to have done!” I screamed. “Remain married to a man who's obsessed with my sister while I just sat someone in the background…..?”

Sienna's hand struck my face. 

“You witch!” She screamed. 

“Drag this thing out.”

The maids reached out to me without hesitating, pulling me out before I could form words. 

I heard Collins worry in the background– asking Sienna if she was okay. Whether her palm didn't hurt from hitting me. 

But for me? Collins never cared. Not even that time when I bled while trying to make food for him. 

I was recklessly thrown out the gate, never to return.

Sienna had finally come back to take her space. One I'd only been lucky enough to ever occupy. 

I crawled back into my car and my phone screen lit up. My sudden divorce with Collins had made the news. P

I don't know what I was thinking but I picked up my phone, hoping that people would see things from my own side of the story but ….

“Scarlett? Please. Everyone else Sienna and Collins have been the ones with the chemistry.”

“She only witched her way into that marriage with Collins. I'm glad Sienna has finally gotten her man back. I heard she's pregnant. With twins.”

“She knew from the beginning that Collins was never hers. Yet she married him anyway. Serves her right.”

My phone slipped out of my hands and my body sank into the seat. 

The sound of the rain violently hitting the ground was all I had left. 

And maybe I needed it to hit me too. 

I stepped out of the car and headed for the road, tears streaming down my face as the water drenched me. I couldn't stop myself….not even if I wanted to.

Pp

With each step, I staggered, my eyes barely open. 

And with one gasp, I opened my eyes to a sports car in front of me, only a few seconds away. And that was the last thing I remembered before it all went blank.