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    Before the Fall – Ten

    “Hello?” Bette asked.

    “Bette? What’s wrong?” Helena asked in concern.

    “Nothing,” Bette muttered wondering what she was going to say.

    How could she get the words out?

    “What? What’s going on?” Helena asked sound unconvinced.

    “I dialed wrong,” Bette said feeling panicked and overwhelmed.

    I can’t do it.

    “Dialed wrong? Bette that is my phone right?” Helena sounded exasperated.

    “So, you got in okay?” Bette asked changing the subject abruptly. She had spent most of the night thinking about how she was going to tell Helena that she’d regained some of her memory back.

    She’d drawn a complete blank.

    Helena was silent a moment.

    “Yes. Of course.”

    “Well I was worried since you didn’t call,” Bette couldn’t help but say and winced, because she was sounding like her old bitchy self. More accurately she was sounding exactly like herself.

    “I was busy,” Helena muttered.

    “I’m doing fine by the way,” Bette added bitingly.

    It was so easy to fall back into old habits, Bette thought. They’d each taken on their old roles with one another. And they’d only been on the phone for a minute.

    How could she change when she couldn’t even have a conversation with Helena without saying something mean and attempting to bait her?

    “Are you mad at me?” Helena asked in what seemed to be genuine surprise.

    “No. Why would I be mad at you?” Bette lied with a sigh. Mad wasn’t the right word for what she was feeling.

    You left me, Bette felt like saying. When I needed you the most you left me. So no I’m not mad at you.

    Heartbroken maybe.

    Angry at myself, Bette mused. For pushing you so far away.

    This wasn’t going to be easy.

    There would be no short cut to being a better person.

    “I don’t know,” Helena answered.

    I’ve hurt her again. I always hurt her.

    “Well I do have your cell phone and your mother called.”

    “Oh. I must have forgotten it.”

    Bette didn’t point out that obviously Helena had left it behind. She wanted to get off the phone and forget that she’d ever known Helena. Maybe it would have been better if she’d never remembered.

    They both would have been free of one another.

    Comments

    1. I love the depth of this… and this story in general. As much as I don’t like cliffhangers you’re able to keep me captivated with every word. Thank you for that and please continue soon.

    2. Come on Bette – work this out! Go and see her! Bette is such a pain in the ass sometimes…I hope she makes good use of her second chance. Great update. Great writing.

    3. Fantastic chapter, as usual. I feel so sorry for Helena, Bette seems so confused, i hope she figures it out and just tells Helena. Can’t wait for the next one, thanks!

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