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Great Unexpectations Chapter 21
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Bette stood up, anxious for her drink, and began quietly pacing the floor. Putting her hand to her forehead, trying to keep her mind from spinning from the flood of images and words she’d taken in. Faye as her benefactor. Helping her, silently from the wings. Watching her from afar. Faye, now sick. Needing her help. She recalled that merely hours ago her mind was consumed by nothing except soothing Tina. That time now seemed like years ago.
Tina took the opportunity that this impromptu intermission afforded to gently ask, "Faye? What about this illness of yours? Are you in treatment?"
"I’m treating the symptoms, Tina. I have several pain medications. I’m trying some herbal remedies. I meditate. I’ve chosen the non-invasive route. This is a recurrence of cancer. It’s having another go at me, as they say. It’s more aggressive this time. I can’t go through chemotherapy again. It almost killed me the first time. I can’t afford to become that weak again. Not when I’m so close to finding her. And we are close. We missed her by just three hours last week. We tracked her down to some seedy motel, but she’d already checked out", she sighed. Shaking her head. So close. "Besides. Even with the treatment, it has progressed too far to have any reasonable expectation of remission. I’d rather use the time I have left to actively search for my daughter. Not wasting away in my sick bed."
Hearing this made Bette’s heart ache as she remembered Melvin’s refusal of treatment near the end of his own illness. Richard returned to the room and handed Bette her drink. She did not bother with asking what it was, or with smelling it to learn for herself. She quickly tossed back the drink and immediately felt the back of her throat burn. She winced, waiting for the burn to stop and the calm to start.
Tina sipped her water while remaining seated. Her eyes were fixed straight ahead, looking at nothing in particular. "Faye?", she asked. "Why us? I understand your wanting help, but why us? Surely, you must have somebody else to-"
"There’s nobody. Nobody that I trust as much as I do you and Bette. I know that may sound odd. We’ve only been on speaking terms for, well, not even twenty-four hours yet. But I’ve been watching you ladies for quite a while. I know what people think of you. Personally and professionally. I see how you are raising your daughter. I see how you take care of one other. And believe me, the irony of this situation does not escape me. Me asking you for help with my child after I so callously attacked you when you lost your child. I have no right. I know this. But I also know that I have no choice."
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Interesting. Faye and her kid were abused.. and any statute of limitations may havve run out. I’m still not clear on the why this random couple she was once awful to is who she is turning to.. but at least this answers a lot of questions. Although it kind of kills the buzz on Tina beating her ass. Hope there are some sweet B/T scenes coming up. PPS.
Wonderful, intriguing story. PPS.
It’s terrible to be a mother whose child is abused let alone by it’s own father; and horrible to be in a position to do nothing about it and to carry that guilt cuz as mothers all the responsibility for our childrens’ welfare is dumped on us…poor Faye..nice that B & T get to help someone or do they…I guess so.
I hope she is not intertaining thoughts of B&T taking Cora in after she is gone. That would be too much to ask especially someone who is not a friend or even related to you. Bette and Tina being who they are will probably help her find her daughter but that should be as far as they go.
I wonder about Cora’s state. Right now I’m imagining the worst: drugs and prostitution. Love your writing as always!
Well…..that was really sad. I hope they decide to go back for more info. PPS!!
Despite this new relevation, my opinions re: Faye shift with the same ease as that “one small calorie” in those ancient Diet Pepsi adverts. Now I pity her, now I don’t. One thing I do hope is that if Bette & Tina do decide to help Faye (and something tells me they will, at lease Bette will, anyway), that, as rufus said, there aren’t any repercussions for them from that low-life she was married to. …Ugh, and the more I think about it, I’m sorry Bette was ever convinced to bring that tape to the debate. The whole thing is just sad. I can fully understand the need for Bette to just want her family around her right now. Right. I look forward to another of these well-written (and thought-provoking) chapters, red. Please post soon. Thanks
Wow, this is very interesting. Hopefully Faye will be alive to see her daughter and to talk to her. I am also hoping that Bette and Tina will help out. Not sure why I feel this way but it would help to bury all the bad feelings once and for all.
I fear that if B&T do help, that this man will come after them and Angie. It seems that Faye would try to “immobilizing” this man as well as searching for her daughter. This is a such a good story Red. Thank you! More please!
Well Red, I’m finally able to sit down again after that brutalization of my Yankee ass by the Tigers which means I can let ya know that your last updates were fab, well, for a Tiger fan. LOL. Can’t wait to read more…
Wow that was sad!
Well that explains Buckley’s behavior. Still not sure what B&T can do. I’m guessing Buckley want’s them to get Cora psych. help when she gone. So the question remains, if Richard has all of the “buddies” working to find Cora, why can’t his “buddies” get rid of the dad? I don’t think Buckley is beyond getting rid of her ex, especially since she’s dying.
Hope you will let us see some sweet moments from Bette/Tina/Angelica coming up. Bette needs that after hearing about Faye.
I’m with Probie. Just off the SOB so the only competition they have with finding Cora is the time Faye has left. This story makes me wish that Tina on the show had gone back to the Center for Social Justice instead of getting back into the movie business. While the thought of Tina giving someone hell at work is sexy, I miss the Tina who wrote the grant that earned the CSJ all that charity money. That angle got dropped like a damn hot potato. :(
If Bette and Tina do help Faye, I hope they won’t face any unpleasant repercussions at the hands of her horrible ex. Right now they need some quality downtime to process everything.
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