that hadn’t frozen solid, I knew she was right. Only, there was a wide cavern between what I should do and what I was capable of doing just then.
“Well, Ri, I’ll add painting in Paris to my to-do list right behind finding a decent divorce attorney and securing another place to live because Blake is barking about putting the house on the market.”
She clucked her tongue and sighed. Loudly. As if she’d just learned I’d pierced my nipples and planned to shave my hair into a Mohawk.
“Look, it’s easy to judge when your ass isn’t on the line,” I said over my shoulder.
“Yeah, I guess so. And I guess it’s easy to use Blake as an excuse for not living your life. As big a bastard as he is, he’s not the one keeping you from Paris. You’re doing this to yourself.”
I whirled to face her. “That is so unfair.”
“I know it is. The entire scenario that’s brought you to this juncture sucks. But Anna, what would really be unfair is if you used this crap as an excuse to curl up into a little ball and fade away.”
I turned back to my canvas before the first tears broke free and meandered down my cheek. I wiped them away with my sleeve.
“You blame Blake for taking away your life. Don’t give him your soul.”
I heard Rita’s sandals clicking on the concrete floor, walking away from me. I wanted to shout at her, If I’d wanted to go to Paris I would have sent in the damn application myself. Well, okay, I wanted to go to Paris. Someday. Just not right now.
Arrgh. Too much. Too much. Too much was coming at me too fast.
“I have a challenge for you.” My sister’s voice was softer. I glanced over to see her hitching her purse up on her shoulder.
“Don’t withdraw. Just let the application ride. Toss it up to fate and see what happens. Okay?”
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