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Lest I Forget (8)
I woke up feeling like I hadn’t slept at all. I’d finally cried myself to sleep the night before after sobbing for what had to be more than an hour, and I was definitely feeling it now. My eyes were dry and felt like they were on fire, which I suppose shouldn’t have surprised me. I felt like I’d cried enough to fill the Pacific by myself.
It was still dark, and there wasn’t a lot of noise coming in from the hall. After moving my hand over the little table next to the sofa for a minute or two in the dark, I managed to come up with my watch. 3:15am, and I was more than sure I wouldn’t be able to go right back to sleep. With a sigh, I got out of bed and walked groggily to the restroom. After splashing some water on my face, I felt a little more awake, and was able to walk into Alice’s room without hurting myself too badly. I bumped the table leg, but attributed that more to my unfamiliarity with the room than any clumsiness on my part.
Alice looked exactly the same. I know it’s dumb, but that always surprised me, and this time was no exception. With a defeated sigh I pulled the chair back over to her bedside and kissed her cheek before I sat down, taking her hand in mine and kissing it before I started to speak.
“I had a bad dream again, baby,” I confessed softly. It was true, too. I’d had a lot of them before I’d woken up, mostly about her never waking up again. I left that part out, though. “I need you to wake up so you can help me get back to sleep, okay? I can never sleep well without you, Al.”
As I kissed her hand again I thought about how true that was. When I’d had to leave town for work, I’d never been able to sleep a full night because she wasn’t beside me. It was still like that. I guess when you get used to sleeping next to someone for so many years, you have a hard time letting go. I suddenly realized that I had tears in my eyes, and wiped them away angrily with my free hand.
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Damn! I forgot to comment last chapter. So sorry, MT! Great New Year’s present! Such a sweet chapter. Love that Dana could not sleep well without Alice. True soulmates. So many great touches: Dana pacing when Al wasn’t looking, showering together over the years, the knitted blanket, etc. — wonderful. Poor Dana. It is really hard to keep vigil like that. Stupid Gemma’s girlfriend! I would be willing to give her Jules if Kallie doesn’t work out. Interesting touch about Helena and Tina. I do like that Dylan was apparently there for Helena until the end. You rock, MT. Best wishes for 2008! Thanks so much for the new chapter!!
By the time I finished reading this chapter, I am a lot more sober after partying all night. OMG, MaGoose, again you saved me from typing half of my comments. I love the blanket too, so A, so sweet. I was about to start a “Feed Dana” campaign and then they brought her a Thanksgiving dinner. I also like the nice surprise about T & H getting back together. I am elated to find A slowly waking up. Poor D she really needed to get some rest. I am starting to worry about her again. She could not afford to be sick. I lmao when MaGoose offered Jules. As for you, MT, I am sorry to hear that you are depressed. I am sure MaGoose will not mind letting the D from “Closure” to take care of you for a day or two. Then everyone will be happy. Thank you MT, like MaGoose said, “YOU ROCK.” And please continue to rock in 2008. So keep your chin up and I wish you happiness, good health & prosperity this coming year!
Hey MT, what a way to start the New Year. Your writing continues to blow me away. I loved the part about the blanket, such an Alice thing to do…so cute. You’re teasing us a little with this story though, when I read the first chapter I accepted that there was no hope for Alice and that I had to read the story accepting it was destined to end a certain way…that was before I realised that you were in love with Alice, now slowly each chapter you are feeding us grains of hope and I’m starting to wonder if you have it in you to do anything really bad to your woman!