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Not The Same
By: Jamie
ROLLERCOASTER CHALLENGE
Disclaimer: Copyright 2001, Jamie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted without written permission from the author. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
*Note: In this story, Colin's wife isn't Debra...she doesn't exist. This is just for the story, though! I have nothing against Debra!*
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2 am, the clock read...and still the other side of the bed remained empty. On one of the few nights he was actually home at a reasonable hour, all Colin Mochrie had wanted was to see her beautiful face and fall into bed, holding her tight as she fell asleep.
Colin rolled over to face the window of the spacious master bedroom in their home in Canada. He could close his eyes, and see her face, but it wasn't the same. She was always gone.
Memories suddenly flooded his mind. He covered his head with a pillow, trying to keep that day from coming back...
"I do."
"Ladies and gentlemen, may I announce for the first time Colin and Shelbi Mochrie!"
"Colin is like my brother. All I ever wanted was to see him happy. He found happiness with Shelbi. When two people are truly meant to be together, nothing can keep them apart..."
"To Colin and Shelbi!"
Colin's eyes filled with tears. He had thought she was the one. Now every night when she came home, she smelled of a new cologne. Loneliness must've driven her away every night he was gone.
He heard the door creak open and her soft footsteps patter across the floor. He wanted to confront her...say it was over, that her name may be different but so was her personality....but he wasn't strong enough. He faked sleep.
Colin felt her crawl into bed, kiss him on the neck and roll away from him. His eyes snapped open. He wondered if Ryan had room for him...
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