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Chapter 17 – Only together, only forward
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”Oh, we were having a family weekend. You know, we got together with our close friends, our daughter and her friend, and we just did stuff”
Salma smiled and put her mug of tea on the table. ”Did it do you any good?”
”Yes, we had a good time, it was very nice”
”Do you often get together like this? Do you have many friends?”
”Not so much. They are more my family than just friends. We have been inseparable for many years. We don’t get to meet often, but we always keep in touch one way or another. Why are you asking this?”
”I was curious” Salma nodded almost imperceptibly, looking at Bette and studying the emotion with which she spoke about her friends.
”We are lucky to have them, they are good people and always there”
”Are you always there for them if they need help or support?”
”I try to be a fine friend and not let them down,” Bette was beginning to get a little annoyed for talking about friends, and she couldn’t see any connection between this topic and the problem she had come here with. ”I’m sorry, but I don’t understand why we’re talking about them. We have a great relationship, there are no problems”
”I want to see how you react when you talk about other people. This will help me understand you better” Salma’s voice was calm and reassuring.
They talked about things that weren’t directly related to the one Bette had come for. After 20 minutes, they came to what Bette had told her during the previous session.
”How long after Olivia died did you go to therapy?”
She didn’t remember the exact time frame, so she answered approximately. ”We started therapy about a month and a half after Oli’s death, and it lasted about seven months”
”What happened next? Why did you stop seeing a therapist?”
”I went on a long business trip, I was away from home for almost a month, and after returning, I felt that I didn’t want to talk about it anymore. I didn’t want to bring up the subject of death or anything related to it. Before that, I felt unbearable pain, it seemed to me that I was going crazy from this pain, that it was incompatible with life. But after I got back, I just stopped feeling it.”
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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.