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Balm For The Soul – Chapter 5
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Three months that’s exactly how long it had been since she
had been here last she thought as she sat at the bar and sipped her rum and
coke. Yet it seemed as if this place was frozen in time. As she looked around
she saw the same tired, faceless people…and somewhere along the way she had
become one of them. Since not being able to locate Bette, and Angie being gone
from her life, everything seemed to have taken a nose dive. Although, she knew
she couldn’t afford to lose her job she had been late to work again this
morning, just getting out of bed anytime at all seemed to be a problem.
Cutting her eyes to the left she noticed a petite, woman with
jet black hair, sit down on the bar stool next to her. “Hey, can I buy you a
drink? I’m a good listener if you want to talk.” The stranger said with a small
smile.
“Don’t feel like talking and you can keep the drink. I was on
my way out.”
“I wouldn’t be so quick to leave it looks like you are the
only new face in the crowd. Could be your lucky night, I’m Cathy by the way.”
Sticking out her hand for Tina to shake.
“Well Cathy, I’m Tina and I am not looking to get lucky
tonight or any other night. So my answer to both your questions is still no.”
“Wow that’s pretty straight forward…you must have had one hell
of a day.” She chuckled softly while retracting the hand she had offered to
Tina.
“More like one hell of a calendar quarter.” Tina mumbled as
she drained her glass and tossed a twenty on the bar for the drink.
“Well Tina it was nice talking to you or not. I think I will
go join my friends who have finally arrived. Maybe we will meet up again
sometime…have a good evening.” Cathy replied as she slipped off the bar stool
with her drink in hand.
“You too Cathy and next time I will buy you a drink.” Tina quietly
laughed to herself as she threw up her hand in a wave while walking away.
Two Weeks Later
Tina had been reviewing applicants for the position of
intramural sports coordinator, for the last week. She had looked at so many all
the information was beginning to run together in her mind. As Director of the
Center, it was her responsibility to find someone who is qualified to fill the
position, but they must also be willing to work for lower wages since the
center operated on a tight budget. The sound of someone rapping on her office
door pulled her focus away from the task at hand as she said, “come in.”
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please post soon that was very good thanks…
Love this story. You can’t get there soon enough for me.
Thanks very uch for all the updates. It was great to read them one after the other. Great story.
Thank you for this good story. Can’t wait to see what happens.
sammy47 thank you for this story and the frequent updates. It’s a heartwrenching storyline. I think WOW is the only way to describe it so far. I feel for Tina’s plight but can’t help feeling like she doesn’t deserve to have Angie back. I can’t believe she quit her job to take care of Henry’s son when his mother died (and he was six years older than Angie) yet she worked and neglected her own baby for years putting her job first to the point of losing custody. Then she leaves the state and gives up visitation rights and moves across the country for a low paying job. I’m sure she could have found a job in New York or surrounding area if she cared enough about being with her child. I agree with Kit that Tina has a lot of ‘balls’ thinking she could just call on Bette to come to her rescue after throwing her away for 10 years. She is selfish, uncaring and insensitive; not concerned about Bette or Angie’s well-being or emotional state. To think that she has any right to seek Bette out after 10 years of separation just because she doesn’t have the money to fight Henry in a court battle is beyond insane. I know Bette would never refuse to help especially since she is rich and has been pining away for the daughter she lost but even if Tina regains custody Bette will never be recognized as a parent and can’t adopt Angie unless Henry or Tina give up parental rights. I also wonder if Tina intends to even let Bette back into Angie’s life as someone significant. She sounds like she just wants to use Bette to get her child back for herself not for Bette. She will likely just come into Bette’s life to turn things upside down and hurt her some more. This promises to be an emotional rollercoaster. Tina better be prepared to do more that say I’m sorry and I never stopped loving you. Yeah Bette cheated but Tina crucified her for it; now she’s getting a taste of her own medicine from Henry. Too bad Bette and Angie are in the middle of it all. They are the ones suffering the loss most but the title of the story is Balm for Soul which is promising. Looking forward to reading more soon.
Very intriguing storyline. Thanks for the frequent posts. Can’t wait for the next one!
You are a fast writer.Thank you for the update,looking forward to the next chapter.
Ok im nervous i want bette and tina to find each other..sigh*