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Wherever You Go, There You Are
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Previously
Tina is determined to stay in the hotel room, holding on to the off hope that Angelica may return to the room. She has ordered up room service and flips on the television for company. She just hangs up from placing her order when the news anchor catches her attention.
“The Governor today attended the Grand Opening of a new youth shelter. This shelter is designed to service the youth of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Unique in its mission The Governor claims this state needs more facilities like these for our young.”
It wasn’t what the news anchor was saying so much that made Tina catch her breath but the picture on the tube. It showed the Governor shaking hands.
Tina unconsciously spoke, “Bette ….
Chapter 11
‘Oh my God that’s Bette!’
That was her first thought recognition. Recognition of the person, recognition of the past … her past life, recognition of the world she abandoned.
“Bette”
All of Tina’s locked emotions boiled up within her in that one word. All the pain and anguish from her not so distant past came back personified ten times over. The emotions she has kept hidden away for the last sixteen years and more buried in her past push their way forward. All the feelings she has so effectively avoided flashed over like amber sparks from a raging forest fire. The heat starts in the center of her body, radiating out. It is all consuming. Looking at this quick glimpse of Bette was as fleeting as the passage of time. She looks like Angelica. Bette looks like Angelica. Angelica looks like Bette. Of course they do that had been the plan, their plan. The smile is the same smile. Those eyes still are the same expressive eyes. The way the two work together, her eyes that the smile sets dancing with a light that comes from within.
At the recognition of the similarities, the pain of Bette’s betrayal, the pain of running away, the abandonment of her happy life start to blend with the pain of her child lost. These pains continue to become confused, the loss of her child so suddenly the pain that Tina experience all those years ago become today’s pain. The heart crushing blow of being betrayed by Bette’s adultery becomes the heart crushing blow of having her child missing. These two pains merge into one overwhelming pain of agony which physically pierce Tina’s heart. A shooting stab leaves Tina clutching her chest barely able to breathe.
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We’re getting clooooooooooooooserrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
OMG, this is taking soooooooooooooo long.
Please let those skateboarders be ones that hang out at Shane’s place and the shelter and let Bette find Angie Tina should call Bette even though she doesn’t know anything about angie.PPS
Hey Jwet, loving these last two chapters! I’m impatiently waiting on your next post and the fateful meeting of the Portards. Sunday can’t come quick enough! Have a good week!
GETTING CLOSE…bring it on JWet! Awesome as usual!
I can feel Tina’s pain. Angie seems to be having a great time. I hope she meets up with Shane or Bette soon.
If Shane sees Angie she will know her. if she looks like Bette. When Angie tells them her name that will clinch it. We are getting very close. thanks till Sunday
I love how you’re weaving in the different elements of their lives so that they finally meet.
Thanks for the story.
Slowly they move back in time and forward towards one another – you write it so well.
I’m impatient! I’m ready for the Portards to meet up!!! PPS Great story and great writing.
I can’t imagine that it was easy at all for tina to live life w/out Bette. When she had a reminder in Angelica’s eyes and hair and color, everything screams Bette. It’s a wonder tina made it 16yrs before cracking. It’s also amazing that anger as an emotion can be so overpowering it can destroy everything in it’s path for years and years from the event. Suck it up tina and get out there looking for Angelica!!!
Ah, Tina, Tina, Tina, it’s not ALL about you! Get your ass off that bed and take some kind of action. Hmmm….Angie and a green eyed girl, whatever could become of that? I still think it will be Shane who recognizes Angie for who she is.
when is the meeting between angie and her other mother? will angie realize how much she looks like bette?
I’m deep into this story but so much pain. Love the way you’re bringing everyone together. Can’t wait for the next post and take care of yourself.
Great update. Ah guilt, avoiding dealing with things because of guilt, looks like the time is coming for Tina to start dealing in a major way.
Thank goodness for credit cards. Most of the time they are bad news if used wrong but in this case the credit card will help lead the police and Tina to LA and the two lost loves of Tina Kennard. Bette needs a little TLC also. Maybe TK can be of some help with that. Angie will be a huge help with that once BP meets AK.
This is getting close to Bette and hope Angie will meet Bette soon!
Exciting!!!! Where will be Bette involved in there? Doesn’t matter as long as she is there !!! Plus, the skinny skateboarder reminds me a bit of Shane… Am I wrong? More!!!!
OOooohhhhh!!! Are we getting closer to Angelica and Bette meeting??? I really hope so, and do I feel a little flame between Frankie and Angelica??? Tina is torn up inside. Her daughter ran off and the love of her life isn’t there anymore. Will this pain ever end?? I hope so. Thanks for the great chapter. PPS!
I second coops comment, and add that in my mind any story that has Tina withholding the existence of a child with B as the intented other parent is really hard to read. It seems cruel beyond imagination. But great writing and I look forward to the day B&T actually meet:-)PPS
You know, slow burn is good – but gee is it also excrutiating!
Oh u didn’t leave me hanging like that??!!! wonderfully written, so much pain in T’s life…and Bette almost a recluse it seems…Al is such a good friend to keep trying…T needs to find Ange and Bette soon for her own sake as much as theirs…Thx
Get Tina to LA. After, get her a good therapist(lol).
i love the way this is developing. but for fucks sake, tina, just do something. life is a crap shoot and ya just gotta buck the hell up. i might have an opinion on this, ya think??? thanks.
Oooh, what a treat. I had a rough day at work, but the reward of your post. I feel for this Tine; I really do; sometimes self realization is the toughest love of all. Now, can she forgive herself so she can forgive Bette. And as usual, I love Alice. She is as head strong as ever in all your stories and looking out for Bette. I just hope the family will forgive Tina. Thanks for sharing; can’t wait for Sunday!
Yay! Getting there! Thanks for the update Jwet!