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Before the Fall – Seven
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“Um…” Bette began. She didn’t want to hear what Helena had to say. She knew that it wouldn’t be anything good.
She didn’t want to deal with it.
“Bette I don’t know what I was thinking…but this isn’t really working. And I know that I should have—“
“I have a headache,” Bette cut her off placing the tray on the coffee table. Slowly and carefully she rose to her feet and Helena jumped up grabbing Bette’s crutches.
“Bette I need to tell you this.”
Bette situated the crutches under her arms and kept her face averted.
“Helena I’m sure it can wait. Can’t it? Another day? Another time?”
She heard Helena’s sigh and felt like sighing herself.
“You’re right of course. Another day, another time. Do you want me to take the tray into your bedroom?”
“Please.”
Once Bette was in her room and alone she alowed herself to relax back onto her bed and contemplate the ceiling.
She knew that she wasn’t imagining that her friends were hiding something from her. Even Helena. Especially Helena, she mused.
She’d brought it up with Dr. Adams who had repeated what Helena had told her. That she should take things slow and not be over stimulated. That a deluge of information wouldn’t be good right now.
She understood that but that didn’t mean her curiousity was sated. It wasn’t and the more she thought about it the more worried she became.
Obviously it had something to do with her. And she was sure Helena.
She had noticed a few things in the weeks she’d been out of the hospital.
For one Helena tried extremly hard not to touch her. And if she did it was always impersonal. No ever brought up Helena when they talked to her. There were no shared stories of her and Helena. Everything else was brought up and Bette couldn’t help but notice the distinction.
She had come home expecting and hoping that something would jog her memory and it would all come flooding back. Nothing had happened when she’d set foot in her house.
She hadn’t seen any pictures of Helena and her. Or any pictures for that matter. It seemed she hadn’t kept any in sight. Which she found slightly odd. Her friends were great and Helena was great and she hadn’t put any pictures out?
She found herself getting a strange and disturbing picture of herself.
Dr. Adams thought that the slower she took things the easier it would be for her. And Bette agreed with that. That was why she kept thinking about this relationship she had with Helena.
What if she never got her memories back? Would that be fair to Helena? To have Helena by her side when she couldn’t recall a thing about her? When she didn’t love her?
She liked Helena. Could see an attraction there but there wasn’t any love. At least none that she was aware of. She really did like her. She liked the way Helena looked at her and smiled at her.
She could see Helena loved her.
She could even maybe see falling for Helena.
But that wouldn’t be a good idea. Because Helena would always have memories of what they’d been like before and it wouldn’t be fair.
Dr. Adams had told her that any decesions she made had to be thought on long and hard.
She closed her eyes feeling the slight throbbing pain from her wrist and the full-blown headache.
She was going to have to break up with Helena.
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The one thing that’s wrong with computers is that they can crash. Darn them… darn them all to heck! This is gonna get hella complicated if Bette tries to break up with Helena even though they’ve never been together. Drama hurts my poor heart but it’s addictive.
Sorry about your computer…thanks for finding a way to post for us. I can imagine how Bette feels…everyone is keeping her in the dark. What will Helena say when Bette tries to breakup?
It’s good. :D Follow your heart. I think maybe Bette knows that Helena isn’t really her girlfriend, but doesn’t want to admit it you know? Like she doesn’t want to know the truth. Well, my theory is that she loves Helena all the while, but is too afraid to admit it. Great job speedy. I know how it feels to have everything lost in computer wreckages BUT, maybe it’s fate, or your characters want you to potray them differently or… The flying sphagetti monster wanting some booze. I loved your writing so much, and would very much hope you would continue! Please Post again! Your’e the best!
Yay, an update! Most excellent. I quite enjoyed it. Sucks about your computer, though. Hope to read more soon.
Great chapter, as always. A little painful though, to see them so uneasy. I hope this gets resolved swiftly, and have them smile :) Thanks, Speedy
Great update. So sorry to see the awkwardness. It seems Bette has some intuition about what Helena was going to tell her but she didn’t want to hear it. But she wants to break up with her. Even with her insomnia she has to be in control. If Bette does break up with her Helena needs to hightail it back to NY and let Bette come for her.
Great to see you found the courage to re-write all this again. I’m sorry you lost everything you had so far but you’re a great writer so don’t let this get you down Speedy. I hope you won’t let them break up but the situation is indeed very akward for bth of them. Maybe give them some psace and let Bette realize she misses Helena and wants her back :)Thanks for posting.