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I Will Not Let You Fall
She had a meeting with her parole officer tomorrow morning, after which she planned to visit Mrs. Carroll. Getting back into the society challenged her and even casted a bit of anxiety over her. Therefore, what she needed at the moment was a wholesome night of invigorating sleep.
The bedroom was small and square, but compact. The main colours were ivory, pale brown and deep chocolate, which looked like a well-blended yet subtle combination. Everything that had to be in a common bedroom fitted into it – a double bed with a single nightstand, a cupboard and a full body lenth mirror.
Pushing the bathrobe off her shoulders and letting it fall to the floor, Bette walked a short distance toward the mirror. Standing in front of it, she examined her well-preserved and physically attractive body, which was all thanks to her commitment to a healthy lifestyle and daily exercises while in prison. She allowed herself to take in everything, from the soft curly hair that was just a little overgrown and the dark eyes looking back at her, to her angular shoulders, her breasts and her tight stomach, her long, lean legs. And then there was the scar. The jagged seven-inch-long scar slashed vertically across the left side of her neck. It had flattened and faded to faint silver over the years. Bette remembered every second of pain during its creation, could still feel the blade as it had penetrated through her skin. But she had already grown used to the scar and accepted it as a part of her flesh, a part of her past. The past that had taught her so much.
Moving in closer to the mirror, Bette scrutinized her face. It was strong and serene, the skin was in a good shape, yet Bette could recognize that gone was the face of a youth. Two frown lines of concentration between her brows were deeply etched into her tanned skin. The lines around her eyes weren’t as deep as her thirty five years would suggest, which proved that her smile had rarely made it all the way to her eyes. But then again, no laugh wrinkles could be found around her mouth, a phenomenon that confirmed there had hardly ever been any smile.
Bette pulled on a tank top that Ayola had given her to sleep in. Rummaging in her rucksack, she put out a pair of clean underwear and pulled it on. She then got the rest of the stuff out of the rucksack. Amongst clothes, books and hygiene products there was a scruffy notebook. Bette paused for a moment.
Slowly lowering herself on the bed, she took the notebook into her hands and began flipping through it. The notebook was so full of notes that there was not a clear spot to be seen on its sheets. It seemed as if it were about to fall apart any second.
Bette carefully turned page after page, running her eyes superficially over the written at different times notes, pieces of poetry, reminders, trivial thoughts and emotional confessions. But then she stopped abruptly.
There was a wrinkled and slightly faded photograph tucked between pages. Before opening the notebook Bette had always thought that she had gotten rid of the photograph, but somehow the photograph had remained tucked into the notebook ever since Mrs. Caroll had brought it to Bette on one of her visits. And each time Bette had bumped into the photograph, she would stare at it for hours, just as she would do now. And even though she knew how pointless and foolish it was, deep down she still cared.
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Thanks for another update!
Devastating chapter. You’re very surprised me – i didn’t see this coming, that Bette spent 10 years in prison. Most sad part of this that everyone gave up on her – even Tina. Althought we might be expected it from this Tina, who trully never loved Bette.
So, what future waiting for Bette?
What Tina did for 10 years – was a perfect parents girl, college, dating with right peoples, good job?
And when B&T will meet again (i guess through Ayola because she’s in TV business) what meeting will bring them?
Hi Valerie:
Thank you for this amazing chapter. Bette is coming back from prison, clean and ready to have a new life.
All her suffering, the hitting, the claustrophobia, the scorn, all of that, have mature her soul, tempered her mood, her impatience, possessiveness and arrogance and has given her the strength for a new beginning. Fortunately, she still has hopes.
I guess the picture she is seeing now has a lot of memories. She loved Tina and Tina loved her.
Bette made too many mistakes, she was ‘set up’ for a criminal life and she kept in the game, in some way to protect Tina, but Tina wasn’t even aware at the beginning about Bette’s criminal activities, and it was very hard for her when she knew about Bette’s activities.
Tina is not there; Bette threw her out from the prison on her first visit, maybe for good maybe for bad. I’m wondering, what the poor girl did with her life, but you will tell us soon in your updates.
I hope they both find each other and reconnect again, but more mature, and in a more serious relationship.
Thanks again Valerie for this wonderful chapter and hope…, really hope you will post soon.
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Poor Bette but I guess her conviction was the only way for her to get some kind of life back. Also I’m not so sure Tina ever stopped loving her and just gave up because of Bettes wish for her to never come visiting her and forget about her. Also 10 years is a long time so not really fair on Tina to expect her to just put her life on hold for a person who doesn’t want anything to do with her.
I guess they’ll meet again through Ayola and hopefully get a happy ending, I’m such a romantic and it’s Tibette after all:)
Happy to see a new chapter. Looking forward to When Bette and Tina meet again.
Hi Valerie,
Very interesting chapter!
After 10 years in prison, Bette can finally start her life over. It is so sad that she has no one to turn to. The only one who cared was Mrs. Caroll and i have a suspicion she passed away and that that the reason is she didn’t visit anymore.
She is lucky she met Ayola, love that girl already and i think like the others that she is the one who brings Bette and Tina in touch again.
I would like to know how Tina’s life went, what she did, does for work, did she go through life like the sweet girl her father wanted. Did or does she still think about Bette.
I am looking forward to the next chapter!
Wow! I have loved this story from the very beginning and so happy to see you are back Valerie!
This was an amazing new chapter and am looking forward to the next! Thank you!
Very interesting chapter. Thanks for the update and I’m looking forward to more
Thanks for the post Valerie. Really enjoy this story and its my favorite on here. Very good detailed writing. I hope for a happy ending but I dont want this story to end anytime soon. So many possibilities. PPS
Great glad she got out early.. And I worryher neighbor has past away or very sick..i hope Tina kept the apartment even if it did remind her of happier times. She may have moved on but I’m sure her heart still belongs to the same person all these years…thank you great chapter..
I don’t generally review but this time I’d like to do it .
I started to read your fic two days ago and I wasn’t able to let it go until now, It’s amazing
You began your story in 2014 and in my opinion your writing has improved over time, it’s more mature. (I hope you don’t mind me saying this !)
Anyway, I hope to read a new chapter real quick.