Let Go Ch. 2

Alice sat up and stretched slowly. She turned her head, and Lara was still asleep. She grabbed the sheet she was in and wrapped it around her. She walked out of the room slowly and walked out into the living room. She took a seat on the couch and raked her fingers through her hair. She closed her eyes and cried out loud. She covered her mouth and lowered her head. 
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            Lara rolled over and opened her eyes. She didn’t see Alice at her side and sat up. 
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“Alice?” she pushed a strand of hair behind her ear. She heard something coming from the living room and got up from her bed. She grabbed her robe from her door and put it on. She walked out of her room and into the living room. She sighed softly when she saw Alice on the couch, crying. “Alice?” Alice looked up and wiped her eyes.
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“I’m sorry,” she sniffed and wiped her cheeks. “I didn’t mean to wake you.” Lara walked over to the couch and took a seat. 
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“You didn’t wake me, you wasn’t by my side.” She rubbed Alice’s back softly. “You don’t have to hide your tears, you need to let go.” 
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Alice shook her head. “I don’t know what to do anymore Lara. I just feel like something’s wrong without Dana. Nothing is the same.”
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“Al, I know what you’re feeling because I feel the same. I know that you’re still grieving along with me. Before you know it, everything’s going to be okay. Everything’s going to go back to normal.” Alice turned towards Lara.
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“Everything will not go back to normal. I can’t just sit here and tell myself that right now. I just want my best friend.” Alice broke down and leaned against Lara. “I miss her so much.” Lara wrapped her arms around Alice and kissed the top of her head. “Why did God have to take her?” Lara closed her eyes, and the tears began to fall. 
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“I know it’s not far, but it was her time to go.” Lara turned away as she said those words. Alice pushed Lara away from her and got up.
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“She was only thirty-three fuckin’ years old! She still had a life to fulfill! God took her from us, I hate him for it!”
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“Alice, you can’t blame God for this. Breast cancer can happen to anybody, Dana was one of the unexpected.”
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“Lara, please! Not right now! I can’t do this! I’m sorry!” Alice ran off and went into the bedroom. She began to grab her things and get dressed. Lara sat on the couch and began to cry. She ran her fingers through her hair and covered her face.
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            Alice woke into the Planet and saw Shane in the corner with her hood up. She walked over to her friend, and Shane looked up. Shane stood up and looked at her friend. 
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“C’mere.” Shane wrapped her arms around Alice and buried her head in her shoulder. Alice rubbed Shane’s back and kissed her hair. Shane pulled away and wiped her eyes. She took a seat, and Alice sat down also. 
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“Al, I completely fucked up. I don’t know what I was thinking. I-I know that Carmen never wants to see me again. I can’t stop thinking about her. I don’t know what to do.” Shane laid her head on the table. Alice reached over and grabbed Shane’s hand. She rubbed it softly. “I know you probably hate me, but I heard what my father told me that night he left with that woman. I took it to the head, and I ran when I had a chance.”
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“Shane, I don’t know what else to say. I’m sorry that this had to happen like this. I just wish that—.” Alice looked up and saw Lara coming in for work. Shane looked up and saw what Alice was looking at. “Shane I-I, I’ll be back.”
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“I’ll still be here,” she put her hood up and leaned back in her chair. Alice walked away from the table and followed Lara to the bathroom. Alice walked in and waited for Lara to come out of the stall. Lara opened up the stall and walked out. She jumped and saw Alice standing there in front of her. 
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“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to—.”
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“It’s alright, you didn’t scare me.” Lara laughed nervously and walked over to the sinks. Alice played with her hat and sighed.
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“About this morning, I’m sorry that I exploded, I didn’t mean to be a bitch. I—.” Lara kissed Alice softly and pressed her hand against her face. Alice dropped her hands and wrapped her arms around her. Lara pulled away and pressed her head against Alice’s.
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“I completely understand how you felt. You don’t have to be sorry for your feelings.” Alice nodded and bit her lip. “I got to get to work, we’ll talk later.”
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“Okay.” Lara kissed her again and walked out of the bathroom. Alice leaned against the sinks and sighed softly. She raked her fingers through her hair and turned around. She closed her eyes and opened them up again. She looked and saw Dana’s reflection in the mirror. She closed her eyes again and opened them up. She saw herself.
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The Pineapple Head says

January 1, 1970 at 12:01 pm

I would love to see you continue this story.

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Mineralka says

January 1, 1970 at 12:01 pm

well written, please continue!

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rbelinda18 says

March 30, 2006 at 4:03 am

this is great please post soon

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