August drabbles - 29
New (3)
New... Yes, it was new... And it was smart. And the sleeves were the right length.
It helped him get a job, then an apartment, an address and a phone number. Till one day, dressed in his new, old jacket, Matt was ready to revisit his past.
“I still love you Jen,” he said to his wife at the door. “And I’m clean and sober and I work, and I earn my own keep.”
She didn’t trust him. But she let him see Linda again... And he walked proudly beside his daughter at her wedding, in his new, old jacket.
New... Yes, it was new... And it was smart. And the sleeves were the right length.
It helped him get a job, then an apartment, an address and a phone number. Till one day, dressed in his new, old jacket, Matt was ready to revisit his past.
“I still love you Jen,” he said to his wife at the door. “And I’m clean and sober and I work, and I earn my own keep.”
She didn’t trust him. But she let him see Linda again... And he walked proudly beside his daughter at her wedding, in his new, old jacket.
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