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Summer Vacation. Chapter 39
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Previously.
Bette stalled, “Hi … it’s Bette … is Tina there …?”
Lottie grinned, kicking the door to with her foot, “Oh hi Bette, yeah, she is, but she’s just with a client … she’ll just be a minute,”
Bette paused, not prepared for the sound of her sister’s voice just then, happy and jovial and everything opposite to what she was currently feeling, she held a picture of the same smiling child in one hand, her mind running over the emotions she couldn’t hold off when she thought of the letter,
“Bette?” said Lottie quietly, Bette’s silence unnerving her,
“I’m sorry …” said Bette quickly, hanging up the phone,
Tina wandered back into the room, finding Lottie sat perched on the edge of her desk, looking puzzlingly at the phone in her hand,
“Who was that?”
Lottie stared at it, confused, “Um … Bette … but I think she just hung up on me …”
In the living room, Bette slumped against the back of the sofa, the phone still in her hand, Lottie’s picture in the other, before slowly and uncontrollably dissolving into tears.
Summer Vacation Chapter Thirty-Nine
Tina took the phone from Lottie, “Thanks, I’ll call her back I guess,”
Lottie walked away, confused, convinced that it was something she either said, or didn’t say that seemed to put Bette off,
She returned to her seat, mulling over those two simple words and their cloaked meaning, ‘I’m sorry …’
Tina dialled the house, waiting for Bette to pick up,
“Bette?”
Bette’s sobs alerted her, the regular sniffs and hiccups in her voice a sure sign that she was or had been crying, “Hey Tee …”
Tina’s voice melted, “Baby … what’s the matter?”
She didn’t need to ask if anyone was hurt, in a crisis Bette was always together, if it was Angie or Kit in trouble, or indeed any of their friends Bette would be matter of fact and stoic, the only times she cried were if her own emotions caught her off guard when she wasn’t prepared,
Bette sniffed, “I’m being silly,”
Tina shook her head, “Baby …”
Her tone of voice settled Bette’s sobs, allaying her worries and fears, she felt less like a child hearing her mothers words from beyond the grave, less unsure, less afraid as when she heard her sister’s voice coming through all bubbly over the phone, then she’d suddenly felt the enormous weight of everything upon her, the expectation to be a replacement for the person they both lost and the father who’s own words had stated he wanted nothing to do with her,
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HEY! OH NO! huney, you left us with like…thats….thats not even a cliffhanger, thats just…ahhhhhh! wake up baby, post the other chapter!!! ok, ok, sorry, don’t wake up, you need your sleep. but geeez, i wasn’t expecting that one. a fantastic chapter as always sweets, and ya know, i was feeling so warm and fuzzy, even with bette’s emotional worries just at the start, and i was thinking ‘this really weaves it all together, family, community, our interconnections’ and then i hit that ending and now i’m all revved up, in a good way, so its a whole other good kinda story…the cliffhanger variety. i hope the kid’s ok!!!!
Sofa, great stuff. What is going on with Lottie? I hope it isn’t anything too serious. Gotta watch that Anise! Thanks so much for a great chappy! Can’t wait to read the next one.
Sofa, she can’t miss her birthday party after all Alice’s planning! What a great update. You had a lot of stuff packed in those 3 pages. Angie views Lottie like a big sister instead of an Aunt. Have I told you lately that I love this story!
God, I like to get a little twisted every now and again, but even when I was 20 I would not have attempted 9 or 10 anythings, with or without a beer chaser. You wouldn’t need epilepsy to have a fit after that. What was that about it being easy to be brilliant when you’re 20? No doubt, an episode of pure genius. And that Greg is a stalwart in an emergency, fucking sissy, backing away when the going gets tough! Thank god for Molly. I noticed HB’s comments re: the tendency of several characters to overindulge-she would be correct. I suspect Lottie may not be needing a lecture once revived. She may get one anyway, and perhaps from more than Bette alone. Does this mean the party’s off? BTW, I think my arse is an ass. I believe there may be the odd (and I do mean ODD) person out there that think’s I’m an ass.
No, NO, NO! You are killing me! What’s wrong with Lottie????? Bette is going to be PISSED at her grad students.
Not nice to leave us like that my friend lol. Damn this is so good and hope Lottie will be ok, she shouldn’t drink to much alcohol but please let her be ok. Bette gonna kick some ass. Please post more, thanks!
I LOVE LOTTIE; don’t let her be too sick. pps
Love this story. Hope Lottie is ok and i hope Bette doesn’t flip out on her for drinking so much. PPS
Hello Sofa, oh my god whats happening with Lottie, that was quite an ending to leave us on. I’m still loving the layers you create with these characters and their emotions. Bette is such an analytical person she dissects everything to try and make sense of it, and it seems Angelica has taken on this personality quirk. I love how you have created such a nice family dynamic between all these characters, Alice’s worrying, Shane and Carmen, Dana and Lara, everyone is such a staple for their family and Che is just so cute. I love the dynamic you have between Bette and Tina, you can see how they have evolved and yet still hold onto some of their past tendencies. Absolutely Brilliant. Sincerely, JC
pfft…bette and her *own* unquestioned issues with the drinky drink. i shall not say more here, but if she flies off any handles over any more sisters drinking, then i’m going to elaborate. *snicker*
what a place to stop….when is the next post gonna be up????? AHHHHH WAITING FOR UPDATES AFTER CLIFF HANGERS LIKE THIS SUCKS!!!!!
Oh no Sofa, I’m with your honey there, wake up and tell us what happened to Lottie, I think I’m going to be a while before I find out whats going on in Bettes head about the mother thing. Thanks for the post. Md
Is Bette going to fry Greg’s ass to a crisp, like a slab of bacon in a cast iron skillet? Damn, 10 shots of Sambuca is enough to give anyone a seizure… even if they don’t have a medical condition.
OMG, OMG…..I don’t remember anything about Meds!!! What the heck is going on….This is not the way to bring in a birthday!!! PPS
The meds were to stop seizures. What a way to spend your birthday, sick from drinking to much and now for Lottie having a seizure. I know that Bette will fly to the hospital to check on her sister and then will be really angery with her grad students for getting her sister (a minor) drunk.
Drinking when one has epilepsy is not good! she had way too much to drink and she forgot her meds. greg better start running NOW… the one thing i love about this story isn’t so oddly wild. in fact it’s just everyday life… i9 enjoy how the characters are being written, no one is prefect each ash their flaws and yet all are accepted regardless.heck what more can you ask for.