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    The Difference A Week Makes (Ch. 2, part 1)

    Story written on February 25, 2006 by free2b.
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    Story Shortlink: https://lesfan.com/?p=59734
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    The deep end?
    -Spoiler inspired-

    Previously:

    Her view now completely obscured by the sheet of water cascading down the windshield, Bette decided it was time to go. A fleeting moment of hope that Tina and Angelica would be at the house when she returned caused her mood to turn from unbelievably bad to worse. She scoffed then spewed a sick guttural chuckle at the bittersweet thought of the two them being so close yet so far out of her reach.

     

     

    The car wended its passenger down Laurel Canyon toward West Hollywood. Bette only wished to remain alone with her thoughts the rest of the night. Any reminders of the life she used to have would crumble her already damaged soul, so once the car turned onto her street, she gave a silent prayer for an empty house.


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    Chapter 2, part 1

     

     

    Day 2

     

     

    Bette woke up numb, her eyes listless. She could tell Tina hadn’t returned the previous night even though she would have gone straight to the guest bedroom. The room that became Tina’s when Bette suggested her partner explore her feelings for men. In Bette’s mind, the absence of Tina and Angelica solidified Tina’s choice of a life without her.

     

     

    She lay motionless in bed. The restless night and the memories of the poolside conversation with Shane taxed her already stressed body. Snippets of her confession, as well as her devoted friend’s soothing words, came back into focus as she replayed the evening’s events after coming home.

     

     

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    When Bette entered the house, she instantly noted how quiet it felt, still, in fact. Something was different, maybe it was her depressed frame of mind, but the lack of Tina and Angelica’s presence seemed to have removed any sign of life the house had held only hours before. The air seemed denser, grittier. As Betted moved from the doorway down toward the kitchen, she felt as if she were cutting a path through staleness. Logic dictated otherwise, as she tried in earnest to dismiss the ridiculous observation.

     

     

    Bette considered drowning her sorrows with whatever alcohol she could find until she remembered Alice having chastised her pre-reconciliation habit, stating she was drinking as if it were her job. If Bette weren’t so drunk when Alice made the claim, she would have been offended by flippant remark. However, the idea of taking up that job again now seemed to have lost its appeal. Instead, Bette ventured through the French patio doors to sit at the water’s edge.

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    Comments

    1. No!!, don’t let her do this. Bette has so much to live for even if Tina is not in her life. Send Shane back over quickly, so that she will not take her life. Thanks for the post.

    2. You know you are the only author that has actually put this into words…as I’m sure it was a thought for a lot of people. How could someone not think along this line when they feel so down and that everything has been taken away…really when your as low as Bette is here, what is the option…sad but true….So now where are you going from here….pls post again and soon…very truthful writing!!

    3. Whooaaa!! i can’t believe you did it!!lol bette kill herself…for tina…for her lost life! i think it’s kind of possible! great chapter!thanks!

    7. I thought Bette was trying to kill herself back in S2 when she walked into the pool. Then, in typical IC fashion, nothing was ever said of that incident again. But in S3 or S4—Tina’s not worth it.

    9. Please don’t scratch it. I was considering writing something like this, but I knew I wouldn’t have the courage to post it, so I didn’t bother. The hopelessness you portray in Bette reflects in real life what some people go through when they feel their world has come undone. The grief is so tangible and felt to the core of your being that you can’t imagine it will get any better… In Bette’s case, what makes it so much worse is that she blames herself for everything that happened between her and Tina… when in fact they both are to blame. Thanks for a great post…

    11. Wow…so intense, so raw. Very truthful writing!!! Will Bette succeed in her attempt at having the ultimate control over her own life? Holding my breath for the next chapter. Thank you!

    13. Please do NOT scratch this chapter. This is a dark place where someone like Bette would have very well gone. I for one would like you to continue to explore this abyss that would cause an Alpha-type to choose to succumb. To have control and then spiral out of control can lead you to make very desperate decisions…but only you can make those choices to regain your soul. Thank you for going down this path…I look forward to where it leads.

    14. Plausible that she would think this, but not that she would actually attempt it. Bring back the voice of Melvin in her head, that’s where her strength comes from. It may also be where her stubborness and drive come from, but that voice will get her through this alive. In the end Melvin was right, she supported Tina and Tina’s baby, and for what, nothing. Don’t give her your life too.

    19. Bette sees no other noble way out of her predicament. I doubt she’ll fight off an outside intervention, but will do nothing to insure such an intervention occurs. She’s tired of swimming upstream and never having anyone truly “get it.” Brava, Bette! But will you get your release?

    20. i have been reading this site for months now and it’s my first time to comment i read this story and cryed i hope somebody finds her in time because we did’nt find our friend in time and rat poison is not a nice death to watch got to go “sobbing

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