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The Starting Line: Chapter 22
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Bette continued walking down the aisle towards the front of the church. Father Joe remained seated in the front pew. I backed up a bit until my feet hit the steps of the alter.
“Bette, what the fuck are you doing here?!”
“Language, Shane, honestly.”
“Don’t fucking talk to me about my language! Did you call her?! How did you two hook up anyways?!”
Bette stopped at the front pew but didn’t sit down. “I came down here to look for you when you took off. I recognised him from that photo from the article you had. When he said he hadn’t seen you, I left him my number in case you turned up.”
I shook my head. “You had no business coming down here.”
“Now my Child, don’t go getting upset at her for worrying about you. She was only looking out for you.”
“I told you to stop fucking calling me that! I haven’t been anyone’s child for years! And how could you go and call her like that?!”
“Shane, we were all worried about you. What was I supposed to do, just let you disappear and not even look for you? You just took off! No goodbye, no note, nothing! Why didn’t you call anyone?”
“I just had to get away for a while, OK? What does that matter?”
“It matters because you didn’t say anything! We had that talk when you felt restless, and I thought we worked through it. I thought you understood that you could come to me!”
“And you know my door is always open to you too… always has been.”
“So what? So I left town for a bit, who cares?!”
“Shane, you’ve been gone for over a month! It’s not like you took a vacation or something! Sandra finally told us the second week you were gone that you took time off, but even she started asking Marina if anyone heard from you after a few weeks. And your roommate Shelley came into The Planet looking for you. You just left! We didn’t know if you were OK or hurt or what!”
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Awesome chapter! can’t wait to read more. Shane is such a complex character..you are writing her really well on your story.
Heartbreaking chapter, I shed a few tears myself. Love your writing as this story continues to be one of my favorites.
It hell when you know that you are loved by many,yet your pass gets in your way.Shane will need to learn to love herself and live for the present and a wonderful future
OMG! That was a fantastic fix. Gut wrenching. Emotional. Thank you! I love the drama but now I’m worried there won’t be as much, lol. Well, whatever comes next I look forward to with baited breath. Oh yeah, since you asked, I’m from Brisbane. :D
Whoa mama and OMG! This is a pivotal point in Shane’s life. I don’t know what led to it but I’ll sure read it now. Shane couldn’t have had a greater breakdown if she froze in the fetal position. And I would know.
simply stunning…I kept thinking, well screaming in my head “run”, I understand how letting go is supposed to cathardic, but damn getting ganged up on, even though they had the best intentions and Shane I know really needed to get it out to be able to grow..but still “run!” As always your story is a bright spot to my day, cheers!
Wow Kd, I read this story yesterday and couldn’t comment because it is so so heartbreaking. I still really don’t know what to say because what I really feel is something you may not want me to write in public. Anyway you sure can belt them out there. I am going to PM you. Md
This ripped my heart out. Absolutely devastating and so on the money with Father Joe and Bette and their actions and reactions. Bette’s saying “f***ing” absolutely illustrated her frustration and anger finally coming out at Shane and no longer walking on eggshells with her, which is necessary in a true relationship, though meaning no disrespect to the church or Father Joe. The only slightly false note is, I wish Alice hadn’t been there, or Bette had told Shane Alice was back there. I felt like Shane confided in Bette privately at all times, tina wasn’t even there, and now for her to come unglued in front of Alice..the MOUTH…especially as she didn’t know Alice was there.. It would have been hard enough for her to know she lost it with Father Joe and Bette as it was. I am not sure why Bette brought Alice anyway. I don’t know, maybe it’s just me. You said at the end that Alice was really there for Shane through the years but with as vulnerable as Shane is right now, and knowing Alice, I just wish she hadn’t been there. In all else…there are no words. I shall require more milk duds to help me through this.
another great and powerfull chapter !!!i was really thinking that shane was going to run.. pps
i have to say i have never been a big fan of shanes but i have read all of your chapters, and i think it is the best background and most personal account of her life i have read so far, great, great job!!!!!!!!!!