Authors: Charisse Spiers

Accepted Fate (61 page)

BOOK: Accepted Fate

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I look back at Breyson's mom and realize something is very wrong. My heart plummets to the pit of my stomach and I allow her to pull me to the couch, where dad turns on the television to the news. The reporter comes on the screen; an attractive young woman in about her mid thirties. I had hoped that maybe I was overreacting until the words started flowing from her mouth.

"Earlier this evening a code was called by a flight attendant on a plane from Alabama to New York; that the plane had been taken hostage by a man in his early twenties. He somehow smuggled a gun onboard and gunfire has been confirmed by the recorded phone conversation to air traffic control. The plane was forced to detour and went down off the east coast. The Coast Guard is working to assess the wreckage and a search has been issued for possible survivors. Currently, none have been reported. An investigation has been launched. Please stay tuned for further information. A list has been compiled of victims aboard the flight. This presentation will be concluded by a list of names of the passengers confirmed by the airline. If you are immediate family to one of the names below, the airline will be contacting you with further information updating you on new information as it is received."

Oh God, please no. Please don't let his name be on that list.
Tears build in my eyes and spill over, streaming down my face. My heart is about to beat out of my chest as the list scrolls up the television screen and then my heart stops, dying as the name
Breyson Abercrombie, Hattiesburg Mississippi
scrolls behind others I don't recognize.

I stand to my feet, screaming and crying. "No. No. No. No." This is not happening. This is just a bad dream. Today is all a bad dream.

"Kinzleigh!" Dad is walking towards me and I take off in the direction of my room, climbing the stairs as fast as possible. I have to get to my phone. I'm going to prove this isn't happening. I'm just going to call him right now.

When I get to the top of the stairs, I run down the hall and barge through my door. Ripping my phone off the charger, I press the home button, lighting up the screen. A pending message shows across the screen and the recipient is
Brey
. Holding up my phone at my dad standing in the doorframe, I scream, "See! A message… It's just a coincidence."

Tears are soaking my face and my dad just looks at me with pity. Opening the message, I see his beautiful face. It's a video and I watch with what little piece of my heart is still beating and not dead. My heart aches as he speaks. I love him more than myself.

"Hey baby. I know you're going to be really confused and I'll try to explain the best way I know how. I need you to listen to me because I don't have much time. Everyone on the plane has been held hostage and he's taking it down. Don't panic baby because I need you to hear everything that I have to say. Just this once I need you to listen to me okay? I need to say this.... I love you Kinzleigh. With all that I am. Just remember, when you remember me, how much I loved you. No girl will ever compare to you. You're a one of a kind. I guess I should have stayed home after all." His eyes are red and I can tell he's scared but trying to be strong. He always is.

The bastard attempts to laugh at a time like this. "I need you to always remember me Kinzleigh. I need you to remember so you never forget the kind of love we shared. If you forget, none of it will mean anything. In the short time I've known you, I've grown to love you more than I could ever explain. If I could choose dying today or going back to the time before I met you, I would choose dying today because the time I've spent with you has been amazing. You're the best thing that has ever happened to me, but I have to break a promise I made to you baby. I know I said I would never leave you and trust me, it's not by choice. I need to ask you to forgive me. I can't die knowing you don't forgive me. I'm going to have to leave you physically, but I'll always be with you in your heart. Anytime you need me, I'll be there. Kinzleigh I'm sorry. I wanted to give you the world. I wanted more time with you dammit."

I can see a tear hit the screen. He's looking down. Is he hiding to do this? I need to wipe my eyes to see more clearly, but I can't turn away. He places a ring in front of the screen. It's gorgeous. "I was going to give you this for Valentine's day. I was going to give it to you in exchange for a promise that one day I could replace it with an engagement ring. That promise no longer applies, but I do need you to promise me something else. I need you to promise me you'll move on. I need you to promise me you'll let yourself love again. I want you to follow your dreams, get married and someday have babies. I want you to let somebody take care of you. You're a special girl Kinzleigh. Don't make someone miss out on loving you because of me. No one will ever love you like I love you because we were soul mates, but my soul has been called to a higher place, cutting our time short. You have so much love to give someone; please don't waste it. Don't make me die in vain. If I had a way, I would come back for you and I'll still try until I take my last breath. I don't care if I'm at the bottom of the fuckin' ocean. I just want to tell you one more thing and then I have to go. I want you to know that you've made my life full. I meant every word of everything I have ever said to you. You saved me. You saved me from a life full of misery and meaninglessness. Thank you for trusting me with your heart."

He raises my anklet over the phone. "I'll never let it go. I love you beautiful girl." The recording stops and my heart just completely died. I can't feel it beating anymore. My body goes numb and I get angry. The only thing I can do is scream and I do.

I scream and fall to the floor before throwing my phone at the wall, causing it to break into several pieces. "You can't do this to me! You can't leave me! You promised! You promised! What am I supposed to do now? I can't live without you! How can you ask me to promise that! I will never love anyone else! I don't want to! Please come back, Breyson, Please. I'll beg! Do you want me to beg? Huh?"

I'm screaming at the ceiling, pulling at my hair so hard it should hurt, but I don't feel it. I'm screaming so loud my voice is becoming hoarse. "How am I supposed to raise your baby without you? This wasn't supposed to happen! You broke your promise to me! I trusted you! How can you do this to me?" I'm crying so hard I don't even realize everyone in my family and his just heard me announce I was pregnant.

My breathing becomes rapid and short. I can't catch my breath but I can't stop screaming. This is all his fault. He made me fall in love with him and then left me. Is this some kind of joke? Konnor falls to his knees and wraps his arms around me. I begin hitting him repeatedly with my balled up fists; as hard as I can, trying to get away, but he holds me anyway, becoming my punching bag.

My chest cavity gets heavy from the lack of oxygen. I can't see from all the tears in my eyes. I'm now in a full on panic attack, hyperventilating. I begin wheezing and the room starts fading out, slowly. The last thing I remember hearing is Konnor screaming, "Call 911, we need a fuckin' ambulance!"

Stay tuned....

The journey continues in Twisting fate

Coming 2014

A note from the author:

I want to thank you for purchasing Accepted Fate. I hope you enjoyed reading the story as much as I did writing it. I have fallen in love with these characters. My emotions have been taken on a wild ride as I brought their story to life from the realm of my mind. As an Indie author, feedback from you, the reader, is imperative. I would be extremely grateful if you would take the time to leave a review on Goodreads, the book page you purchased from such as Amazon, etc. or both. Thank you so much for your support. Writing my first novel has been an amazing journey; one that I am excited to continue. This ends the first segment in the Fate series. Stay tuned for book two, Twisting fate, as the journey continues. For updates on release dates, you can find me at the following:

Goodreads
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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7443394.Charisse_Reid

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Acknowledgements:

I am so thankful to each and every person that has supported me throughout this journey. It has been absolutely amazing and a dream come true. Reading for me is an escape and I’m not sure where I would be without it. Thank you first and foremost to my closest friend Victoria Ashley. My writing journey began with her and I would have never given this a shot without her. We met under the strangest of circumstances and a beautiful friendship has blossomed. We connected and I discovered a love for editing that has now made me her full time editor. One amazing day, she said that I should try to write a book. At first, I took it lightly and brushed it off because I didn't think I had the creativity to sit down and write a novel; especially after reading some of the beautiful stories that I have. Amazingly, a story chose me without any thought and I gave it a shot. I owe the success of this book to Victoria Ashley, my biggest supporter. I believe without a shadow of a doubt, God placed her in my life. Please, check out her books. They are amazing and you will love the stories.

I want to thank all of my beta readers. They are my best friends and they are as follows: Kristen Elkins, Leslie Ishee, Amy Baggett, Misty Vanover, Kayla Buckley, Rebecca Pugh, Chelsea Spiers

Without their feedback, I wouldn't have been motivated to continue with this
story. They have been absolutely amazing. They took time from their busy

schedules to read chapter for chapter as it was written and they are very near

and dear to my heart.

I want to thank all of my family and their support in this new

journey. They have been wonderful in encouraging me to fulfill this dream and listening to all stages as it has come together.

Thank you to all the many bloggers and reviewers that participated in cover reveals, teaser reveals, promoting, blitz, and reviews. Without you, indie writing would not be as successful as it is.

Last but not least, thank you to my wonderful cover designer Clarise Tan of CT cover creations. You are an absolute joy to work with and a gem. You have been so supportive and timely with everything I have asked of you from covers to teasers and banners. Your work is amazing and I am glad we have become friends. Another thing I owe Victoria for is bringing me you.

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Savannah Avila-Editor

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Victoria Ashley- The most amazing friend and supporter, Author of This Regret & Wake up call

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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7232339.Victoria_Ashley

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