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Reconciliation Part 13
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Part 13
Dylan stepped towards Helena not entirely certain if she should greet her with a hug, a handshake or simply a wave hello. To be safe, she opted for the latter, “Hi Helena, I’m so glad you agreed to speak to me. I can’t begin to tell you how much this means to me.”
Helena responded coolly, “It means a lot to me too.”
Dylan handed Helena a DVD, “Before I forget, I wanted to give this to you. Since you didn’t make it to the showing, I wanted you to have this. It’s the final cut of the film. I hope you will watch it. There is a special thank you to you at the end. I could have never completed this without your help.”
Helena took it and shook her head remembering that this film was the trigger for much of the pain she went through over the past two years. She shook the disc, smiled and responded politely, “I’m glad you were able to complete it. I hope it brings you all the success you could imagine.”
Dylan smiled in response, “It already has. I am amazed it has been so well received.”
“It’s an important story and you tell it well.” Helena acknowledged as she looked at the happiness in Dylan’s face. Helena could see again how her eyes sparkled and her dimples showed when she smiled.
“I have you to thank for believing in me and for allowing the story to move forward even after what happened.”
Helena turned her back to Dylan and stepped toward the inside on the restaurant. “Dylan I did believe in you. I went out on a limb for you but…” Her voice faded and she shook her head, rather than completing her thought.
Dylan came up and stood behind Helena. She wanted very much to touch and hold her, “Helena, I know I let you down. It was not one of my proudest moments. I am still ashamed of it all.”
Helena huffed and rolled her eyes.
“Helena there has been a lot of things in my life that I am not proud of. Actually, I can come up with more things than I am not proud of than things I am proud of. My childhood was not…well I’ll just say, it was less than ideal. I don’t really have much that I really want to remember. I grew up in a small town in West Virginia called Weirton. It was totally coal miners, steel mills and very blue collar. My parents were divorced when I was very young. My father was not around much. He got remarried and had a new family. He didn’t include me in his new family much. Whenever he did come around, he and my mother got into these horrific confrontations. When he wasn’t around, my mother had a stream of men that came and went through her house and her life. There were frequent drunken and loud parties that lasted all night. They often would go from loud parties to louder arguments.”
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Squirl, that was a truly an introspective and creative review of the challenges Dylan may have faced as a child/teenager. Her experiences clearly may have led her to succumb to Danny’s exploitative demands due to a fear that Helena’s love was temporary. I am so glad to see that Helena was able to respond emotionally to Dylan’s story – I was fearful that she would remain cold and distant. I hope that IC handles their reconnection as eloquently this season – I’m keeping my expectations very low for the actual show to avoid the risk of being disappointed yet again. Do I get to hope for a reconnection date or romantic evening in the future for these two??? Hugs, East
OMG Squirl, you have just givin that line “the truth will set you free” a whole new concept. For Dylan to let all that out to one person all at once is most likely the first time she has ever done that and also the first time she has ever looked that deep inside herself. Helena would be wise to evaluate her own feelings before she says or dose to much. That was hard to read and a very powerful cleansing experience of truth. Thank you, Md
WOW, u managed to make me feel for Dylan…knew u could…where to from here..hmmmm…pps
Wow this was hard to read, it was so filed with emotions I had to swallow a couple of times myself. It all makes sense now and I hope Dylan is sincere and Helena is willing to give her another chance, afterall deep down inside she knows she still loves Dylan. Thanks for writing us this story, this is what should have got (or hopefully will get) in the show. Great job Squirl !
Welcome JC, then Latin nephew. I have missed and now welcome your master’s thesis evaluation of my stories. Actually you often give me insight into my own stories, so I am happy to see your “long winded response” to my even more long-winded story. And BTW you do make sense. Thanks
I finally-finally had some time to sit down with a nice hot cuppa coffee and catch up on my reading. (: Wow, Squirl, this was such a beautiful and moving chapter. Personally, I never quite liked Dylan in the show, she seemed so cold. But in your story, you have managed to bring to life the “humaness” I wish I had witnessed of her in the show. Thank you for letting into another dimmension of this pairing. (: Just amazing. I’m really looking forward for more to come. (:
J.C. was so right He hit it right on the head. Dylan was one of ,y faorite persons. She and Helena was so right for each other. It was like IC didn’r want Helena to be happy. Dylan was one of the best . Maybe Helena can forgive and not be such a hard core person thanks
Hello My Friend… first let me say that I feel like the biggest douchbag going… I have been meaning to catch up and catch up and catch up on this story of yours so much… I feel like such an A-hole cause Everytime I had some time and energy it was taken from me and I feel like I have failed you as a reader and a friend and I am sorry for that. But I have caught up finally; you have this unique gift to get inside your characters so deeply and with such a fierce passion that it becomes sometimes hard experience to read the inner thoughts and inner workings that you so powerfully display through your words, you take minuet details, minor pieces of body language, gestures, a millisecond glimpse and you create incredible profiles of humanity. Your ability to exercise each emotion within each character and create a real sense of retribution and redemption is awe inspiring. Each glimpse you gave us of Dylan’s past only served to build a more enchanting character, an all to human character that no matter what your stripes are in life is someone you know…. Someone you might even love and care for. Everytime Dylan pushed forward with her story you could feel not only her emotional well build up to that climactic moment when she finally uttered the words ‘I Love You’ to Helena, you also showed us just how the walls that hold up Helena can just as easily crash down, for not only did she blame Dylan for breaking her heart, but for also making her lose her way in life, her very identity, and yet here we are face to face, both souls unbearably touched by each others sacrifices, damages and love, only to what; Find out who they truly are… some say that Bette and Tina are soulmates, they were destined to be together no matter what no matter the trials and tribulations… but you my friend have crafted a tale of real Soulmates, the ones who never realize who they were or who they are or who they will be until they are broken, shattered and completely vulnerable and exposed. That is the sure sign, when you have nothing left in your life, but complete desolation and the only thought you have no matter how painfully hard it is, is a single name, and here it was ‘Dylan’ and ‘Helena’ for they each tore each others souls apart and never realized that the only way to heal them was to admit, and feel again… wow… I am so sorry that was such a long winded response that most likely made no sense but yeah, you completely rock and roll my friend, and once again I am so sorry to have let you down by not being here for you, love and hugs, JC (Latin Nephew to those Salsa Angels)
Thanks for giving us a lot more to go on then Ilene could ever be bothered to provide.
Now I feel sorry for Dylan…poor thing..I hope that Helena gives her a chance to prove her love. pps