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Before the Fall – Nine
She tiptoed to the small bed where her nephew slept and sliding off her old sneakers she crawled into bed with him. Cuddling up against his smaller body she sniffled and closed her eyes.
“When my mommy comes she’ll take both of us out of here. We’ll live in a nice clean house and she won’t ever yell. And she won’t ever hit us. She’ll be the best mommy in the world, Davy. She won’t ever have strange people in the house. She’ll take care of us. Don’t worry I’ll take care of us both until she comes,” she promised David.
““
“Bette wake up. Wake up, Ms. Sleepyhead.”
Bette’s eyes slowly opened to see Alice’s face peering down at her. She closed her eyes again trying to hold on to the images in her mind. Trying to add to the memory she’d just uncovered.
But nothing else came.
She opened her eyes again and was surprised to still see Alice there.
“You stayed,” she whispered.
Alice looked puzzled before she nodded.
“Of course we stayed. We said we would. Besides you’re the only one who has a private pool now, Bette. So that’s a plus.”
“I think maybe I upset Shane,” Bette admitted as she attempted to sit up. Alice reached out and helped her into a more comfortable position. She tried to push away the disturbing memory.
“Nah,” Alice dismissed the idea with a wave of her hand. “Shane knows you didn’t mean it. And even if you did you’d have to do a hell of a lot more than snapping at her to run her off. Shane’s like glue. She’ll stick to you until the end. Anyway we got Chinese are you hungry? And don’t get mad we let you sleep in a little bit.”
Bette glanced at her bedside clock and realized almost three hours had passed since she’d gotten home.
“I’m not mad. Alice, can I ask you something?”
Alice took a seat on the edge of the bed.
“Ask away.”
“This picture I’m getting about myself…it’s not a pleasant one. I need you to tell me the truth, okay? As my best friend. I wasn’t a very nice person was I?”
“It’s not that you weren’t a nice person,” Alice began hesitantly. “You were just very set in your ways. You didn’t tolerate fools. You had a standard in which you lived and expected people to measure up to it. Were you mean? Sometimes. Cruel? I never knew you to be intentionally cruel, but some people are of the mind that you were cruel. Those people don’t know you like I do. You were selfish. You didn’t like to look back on regrets, you liked moving forward. Marching towards the future you used to say. You didn’t care what anyone thought of you.”
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Wow! It would be so strange having no memory of the past and then have it all come rushing back at you like that. Thanks for the update–looking forward to the next!
oh my god! Oh my god! All the memories came flooding back? That’s going to be really intense. What’s going to happen? Why? How? When? Amazing, Speedy, you write stuff close to my heart. Lovely writing! Thanks for the soon update! I’m so glad to read it! It’s perfect! :D
You do know that I was meaning to write that I like the friendship between everyone right? The middle part was hillarious! Then the suddenly gaining back memory part just took my breath away. hehe
Thanks, this is a great read!!
damnnnn, that was good! you write them all so well…anxiously awaiting your next post….love belena!!!
This was good…really good. Will Bette let everyone know that she got her memory back right away? Will she call Helena? Will Helena come back to LA? Bette can’t travel right now. More please.
wow Speedy this was soo cool. i really feel for Bette getting all your memories back like that. I loved the pillow fight and how the friends all stick together.PPS
Your writing is great as usual. You gave us some laughter, the dedication of friends, as well as self awareness on one’s self. You are an excellent writer and it’s a pleasure to read your stories. Thank You!
Thanks for the post.
ARRRGGGGHHHH. Speedy you are killing me. So what happened when they fell into bed together. More please and soon
Oh come on!!! You didn’t stop there!! You’ can’t stop there!!! It’s so not fair!!! I becam e addicted to this story!!! Speedy, post an update as soon as possible, please!!!!
Oh come on!!! You didn’t stop there!! You’ can’t stop there!!! It’s so not fair!!! I became addicted to this story!!! Speedy, post an update as soon as possible, please!!!!
I am on the edge of my seat here, i cannot believe you just stopped there!! Meanie! You are one incredible writer, truly in awe of your style, love it! Thank you, pps.
oh hell i’m a tibetter cheering for bette to get her brain back and make it good with helena!!!! damn u r good…pps…i’m on the edge of my seat…..yeah, i do feel 4 Tina but she should go get her a woman who truly loves her, shes too nice to play 2nd best….
great chapter.. please, please, please, post again soon..:)
This story makes me so sad! All this heartbreak! :'( But I still love it, of course. :D
This is absolutely my favourite story on here. Post again soon!
Who? What? Why? Oh my, so they did cross the line!!! I am luvin’ all of it. Please post soon!