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Someone I Once Knew
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“What are you worth if no one’s looking? How do you know you’re even there? “
– Wasted by Marya Hornbacher
Someone I Once Knew: Part One
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Angie loaded the last of her things into her mother’s SUV. She turned and looked at her home, and her mother Bette standing in the doorway. She walked up to the distraught woman and gave her a hug. Bette hugged her back and gently kissed her on the top of her daughters head.
“I don’t want to leave.” Angie whispered.
“I know baby, but don’t worry. This won’t be for long…Mama T and I…we just need to work some things out.” Bette tilted her daughters face up facing her own. “I love you…and I’m only a phone call away if you need me…anytime.”
She gave Angie a reassuring smile and then pulled her in for another embrace. Tina came out with her last suitcase and added it to the rest of the bags in the back of her car. “Ange, come on we have to go.”
Angelica gradually let go of her mother and walked to the car. Tina slowly walked over to Bette.
“Call me when you guys are settled?” Bette said quietly, her gaze set on Angelica.
“Yeah…” Tina said as she turned and walked to her car. As they pulled away Angie watched in the side mirror as her home got smaller and smaller.
When the car was out of sight, Bette retreated to the empty house. Already feeling lonely she sat on the couch and sighed, the room was starting to get dark as the sun set; but she didn’t bother to turn any of the lights on.
The images of their last argument started to flood mind. Bette knew this was coming, but a part of her was still in denial that everything would be okay. For the past six month her once perfect life turned into an unbearable nightmare. After losing her job at the University things started to spiral out of control. She and Tina fought about everything little thing. Then when Tina went back to work at the Studio, Bette’s old feelings of failure and worthlessness hit her like a wave. After always being the one to provide for her family, she now felt like she had nothing to offer to them.
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please continue!!! :)PPS
It’s always a pleasure to read your work, looking forward to more.
Nice start to this one…don’t think a story of this sort has been done before…hope u give us some back ground to it as well. Post soon
Wow, AMAZING! Your writing is so spot on to a terrible disease that hits so many peoples lives. My heart is breaking for the Porter clan. I really hope that Bette finds her way out of the bottle and gets help so she can work on bringing her family home.
First of all, I hope that your health will return to the good side soon. Now, what is Bette doing? It is one thing to drink but then to become abusive is another issue altogether. I hope that they can work out their issues and get back onto the same page and house.
Bette has hit rock botton,Only she can help herself. She can go to rehab, or drink herself t death.
I hope this story helps you get through the tough times. PPS if you can.
This is good start and please continue, thanks!
wow, powerful ! Can’t wait for more! :D
Glad to see you back, but sorry to hear that you’re having some tough times….writing can definitely be therapeutic, hope you find it so….Will love to read more when you can!
Great to see you back, sorry life has been bad, hopefully the worst is over for you. Lovin this keep posting cos it may help you through your problems and help someone else too.PPS :¬)
This is such a good start, I really want to read more. I’m sorry that life sucks for you right now.
Wow what a gret start to another story, wonder what has happened to Bette, love to see how this going to go.
Glad you are back. But wow what a heavy stuff. Great story.
Gee Coffee, I don’t remember reading any shite stories of yours, maybe I’ll have to go back and look, in fact the only reason I stay to read more this a.m. is because I saw you there. WELCOME BACK Sorry to here things are not good right now but thing is now they can only get better. Your story starts in a not so good place so along with you I hope we see a turn around as quickly as possible. Thank you, Md
glad to see you back here…and post when you can.
That was a very good start. Thanks for taking on the task of addressing an issue that is difficult for people to be in. Please post when you can.
keep your head up coffee…hope things turn around for you soon.
Thanks for the post Coffee. I always look forward to your stories. Sorry life has been hard lately, hope writing will help you. Post when you can.
Glad to see you back! This looks to be a heart wrentcher. Thanks!
Welcome back, Coffee. We missed you and your stories. So sorry that life has not been kind to you. However, be sure that there is always light at the end of the tunnel of your journey. Perhaps, rewriting this story will help you to heal the wounds and mend your heart. It could be therapeutical for you and probably will make you stronger and to find the right path you are looking foor. We are with you, Coffee. Just hang in there. Sincerely, Lucero & Marsha (JC’s Salsa Aunties from Mexico City)
Coffe welcome back and sorry things have been tough for you.I remember this but with differences and I am looking forward to more when you can.
Hello Coffee… I am sorry to hear that life is throwing you curve balls at this point in your life and I will hold a prayer for you to get well and better. Wow this was so powerful… to even imagine Bette striking Tina… that is hard… and so very powerful… the completeness of emotions you bring onto your words is just so very powerful… and so very rich… I do so hope that Bette takes the time she needs to find herself… maybe she needs to be away… to find herself once more… and I think that Tina needs to look deep inside herself and realize her own fault in the failing of their relationship he desire to place her wife on the back burner so to speak is just as much at fault as Bette’s weakness to succumb to her demons… wow… you are amazing… I hope that life allows you to use the power of words to help heal your pains… hugs, JC (Nephew to those salsa ladies)
OMG. Bette hit Tina, i am glad that Tina left. Bette needs to hit her lowest point befire she can even consider getting back up. Great story PPS :)