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If I Fall: Chapter 20
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Consumed and overwhelmed by all the conflicting feelings threatening to boil over inside of her, Alice couldn’t think of anything coherent to say except, "Dana, just go, okay?"
Dana was visibly taken aback by her words, unsure if Alice understood that she was standing there apologizing to her. "But Al…"
"No," she put her right hand in the air, open-palmed and facing Dana. "Please. I appreciate your apology, alright? Consider it accepted. But I just can’t be around you right now."
"But why?"
"It’s too hard Dana. We can’t keep doing this, I’m with Julianna now. And in all honesty, I just don’t think being friends is going work."
"What? You can’t mean that," the athlete exclaimed. "I told you I won’t put any pressure on you anymore. That whole bathroom thing won’t happen again, okay? Please Al, just—"
"Dana I can’t," she stated defiantly.
"But why?"
The writer quickly looked back to the stage to make sure Jules was ensconced with attending to her many admirers, which she was, before abruptly grabbing Dana’s forearm and pulling her outside. They quickly made their way through the crowd and stepped into the cool night air when Alice finally broke their contact and let go.
"Ow, Alice!" the athlete bemoaned, rubbing her arm gingerly.
"Sorry," she muttered, "so much for the big, tough athlete."
"What?"
"Nothing."
"So can you tell me why we’re out here?" Dana questioned cautiously, not wanting to sound bothered by it since any alone time with Alice was better than nothing.
"Because Dana. This needs to stop."
"What does?"
"This," she emphatically motioned between the two of them with her hand. "Whatever there is still be between us, it’s just making it impossible for me to be around you, okay? So, I’m sorry but I can’t possibly be your friend right now.
"But Al, please, just give it a chance. You can’t just kick me out of your life again."
"I have to Dana," she stated in a near whisper before dropping her head.
"No, you don’t," Dana inched closer, her eyes pleading with the writer’s. "Like I said, I realize I can’t keep putting you in those uncomfortable situations like I did before. I won’t let my feelings get in the way of our friendship again. I promise. I just…I don’t want to live without you."
"God Dana, don’t you get it?" Alice yelled exasperatingly.
"Apparently not," Dana shot back.
"I want you to put me in those situations! I want to be that close to you again. I want to run my hands through your hair and kiss you until you understand how much my body aches to be close to yours. I want to be able to forget how much being with you cost me in the first place," she bit her bottom lip as she reflected upon what she just said. "But I won’t do that to myself again, I can’t."
"Al…," the brunette began, unsure of what to say next.
"Please, Dana. Just…just leave me alone."
And Alice, with tears in her eyes, somehow managed to tear herself away from Dana’s somber stare and walked back into The Planet with her heart in her throat, leaving Dana alone and trying figure out how the best relationship she’d ever had had gone so terribly wrong.
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As promised, I have returned, so huzzah or some other such thing. To start with, I must have skipped over your disclaimer this morning…I read it and didn’t stop laughing for a good five minutes. Thinking about it now is making me giggle again. I’m glad I don’t have any roommates, or I’d be off to the loony bin for sure. As for the story…well, I hope you’re being serious about the angst letting up soon. Sure, I can be a drama whore in my story, but it’s usually only for a chapter or two. Alice needs to get over herself. I mean, yeah, protecting yourself is all well and good, but you only get so far in life by observing it going on around you. And Dana needs to prove herself with more than just words. (Sidenote…when they finally do reconcile, can it be on a tennis court? The tennis dresses make me drool). And I’ll be glad to take Jules off Al’s hands when she goes back to the love of her life. Oh, and I’m glad somebody agrees with me on the Mariah thing. The very idea makes me cringe, but I have a friend who swears up and down that she’s actually pretty good. Whatev. Okay, now that I’ve babbled your life away, I’ll leave this with a plea for you to post again soon. I still heart this story even though it makes me want to tear out my hair.
forget what muted said about the angst! we LOVE the angst… how can we have steamy, tension filled bathroom moments without angst? don’t hurry it- they’ve only just now started admitting the problem- that ought to be good for at least a few more chapters! : ) loved the scene with Bette too–“The unfamiliar feeling of optimism was a welcome change, and it was as if Bette’s words lifted up a bit of the burden she’d be carrying around lately.” very nice Swis. Post soon.
oh how i’ve waited for you, checking each day to see if you’ve posted and today my lord wat did i see your name…soo worth the wait wat a sad ending tho i love this story great work!!!!!
Nice Update, filled without alot of Danish angst, but we know what happens after Danish angst….Danish Lovin’
If I didn’t know how much you loved danish too, I’d be worried. :-) I must ask that you make us suffer at least a little while longer, but please throw us a bone once in a while. :-)
i love the angst. keep it coming. but i do see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Please update this story there are not enough dana and alice storys out there…… the story is great
am i first?? i’m never first for anything! anyway, i have to say this was a great chapter! i feel so bad for dana but she put herself in this position. can’t wait to see what happens next. post soon!
Okay, I need to rush to my dead end job so I just skimmed this over, but it looks more than good. I’ll read it when I get home tonight and leave a much better, or at least more well-thought-out, comment then. Yay, you posted right after me! We rule.
Yippee! Fresh Danish! Great chapter swismiss. I am looking forward to how the story continues to unfold…
So glad to see you updating this story. Feeling sorry for Dana but, yeah, she put herself in this position. Your writing is wonderfully easy to read and the whole story seems to flow so well – lovin’ it!
haha, way to call me out, cape! Nah, the angst is good. I do heart the tension, as long as it leads to good things. You’ve already promised it will, so carry on. :P
Oh I fvuking love this story :) it has been a long time since you posted but I’m sure we all remember the story as I do. Keep posting and post soon thx chick xx
wow. glad you’re back posting again :)
where u at swissmiss i miss you and this story so so much. u kno ur my favourite please come back soon :)