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Chapter 17 – Only together, only forward

”Do you think Tina’s behavior after Kit’s death could be a mirror image of your behavior towards her after Oli’s death?”
”You mean she pretended she didn’t care and wasn’t there for me… to get revenge?”
”Yes”
”I don’t think Tina could have done it in retaliation or intentionally. Maybe her subconscious was doing it with an eye on how I’d behaved before, but no more. No, Tina is not that kind of person”
Salma wrote something down in her notebook again and continued. ”What was the moment that brought you together again and led to the current relationship between you?”
”We made love the night she came to support me during the election campaign five months ago. There was a lot of confusion after that, but that was the moment when we connected. The rest was what leveled that connection, made it more correct and healthy, but that moment was that night. And her letter a month after that. That letter was a great revelation for me, breaking down the wall that remained between us at that time. Tina always wrote letters at difficult and important moments in our lives and they had a great therapeutic effect”
Bette had already told Salma about the letters in the last session, but they hadn’t gone into it yet.
Today, Salma wrote down a few topics in her notebook, each of which she and Bette will deal with in the future. In addition, she wrote out what she thought was a positive effect on Bette’s mental health and what was a negative effect. She also made notes about what she thought was specific in Bette’s character, sketched possible scenarios for Bette’s subconscious during their therapy, and outlined the issues that Bette had already been able to solve on her own, while working with a past therapist, or with the help of her family. The session was over for the day.
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Bette arrived home and met Angie and Natalie in the kitchen. They were baking a cake for their friend’s birthday and having fun. Bette asked the girls if they’d seen Tina, and they pointed at the patio at the same time. The brunette smiled slightly, gave Angie a quick kiss on the temple, and Angie gave her a taste of cake cream.
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This story is very sad, yet inspiring. From the depths of despair can come hope if one will just look for it. Bette and Tina have both repressed their feeling of loss and hurt for a long time. And although this loss is something they will never get over they must learn to live with it and to put their lives into a loving and caring relationship with each other and with Angie. Its time to acknowledge the loss, feel the pain, heal each other and learn how to go forward as a result. Loss of a child is devastating. Dealing with it even more difficult. It can tear families apart… these two need each other… I believe they have made a good and positive start. They just need to get to the point where they turn to each other every time, when in need of comfort and solace and to be present when those times arise.
Thanks for the update….
Thank you for reading, Martha!
I really like your phrase “from the depths of despair can come hope if one will just look for it”
I think it makes a lot of sense.
Hi Ada,
This was so good, i almost don’t have words to describe how this chapter touched my heart.
I don’t have children and can’t imagine what a devasted loss it is when your child suddenly dies, but you did a excellent job to describe what Bette and Tina went through when they lost Oli.
I have full confidence in that this therapist will help Bette and Tina to come to terms with the loss of Oli and give it a place.
For the rest, I can only say that I fully agree with what Martha has written in her comment.
This is definitely one of the best chapters you have written!
I know I don’t always write a comment but I’ll follow your story from the beginning and through to your last chapter!
Thank you, be careful and stay healthy!
Thank you so much for such wonderful words, Bibi!
Although your comments are not frequent, they are always very interesting to read. The feedback is really important to me, and the fact that you gave it this time is so nice. I hope that you will enjoy the continuation of this story no less. Thanks and be careful too!
Ok, it was not easy chapter also.
I like the story about how Tina’s cold reaction on Kit’s death might be subconsciously reaction and even revenge for Bette’s reaction for Oli’s death. I think it’s very trustworthy. – as the story in s3 when i think all Henry story was Tina’s subconsciously revenge to Bette for carpenter.
Yeah, when viewing s3, I had the same thoughts.
Thank you, Zhenya!
Wow! Such an emotional chapter and very well articulated. The depth of these characters is never ending. Great chapter.
Thank you very much! This is so important.