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Just The Girl 2.0 – Chapter Fourteen (based loosely on HYD: Returns)
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: The Things That Remain Unspoken..
Couldn’t take the blame.
Sick with shame.
Must be exhausting to lose your own game.
Selfishly hated,
No wonder you’re jaded.
You can’t play the victim this time,
And you’re too late.
Don’t cry to me.
If you loved me,
You would be here with me.
You want me,
Come find me.
Make up your mind.
By this point in the rock ballad, Tina decided she had heard enough. Stretching an arm across the bed, she flicked the switch on the alarm clock and turned off the radio, bathing her lonely motel room with only the faint buzzing sound from the air conditioning unit. There was a limit to how much bitter, angry and heartbreaking songs she could listen to in a day. And damn, the current radio show on her favorite FM station was pushing it this morning. It was one of two things: either the jock was heartbroken himself, or the schmuck was just in a sad, sadistic mood. Either way, his choice of music did nothing but depress the hell out of Tina – especially on a day in which her spirits needed to be uplifted the most.
And as she lay there on the bed, sprawled out on her back, she let her mind drift to the forbidden place – to where it seemed to be eternally nestled, its home. With Bette. To her dismay and absolute heartache, it was always, always Bette.
“Shit!” She cursed out loud, spooked when her cellphone started sounding off beside her ear – startling another year out of her young life. There was no one calling or sending her a text message. Nope, the annoying tone that was assaulting her hearing was the one she set as an alarm for her phone’s calendar – reminding her just what today was. As if she needed reminding. She closed her eyes and scoffed, burying her face beneath her hands to stifle a loud groan. With a wearisome sigh, she put an end to it all by feeling for her mobile beside her head. Annoyed at herself for forgetting that she had placed it on her pillow after returning Bette’s drunken phone call, she continued grumbling as she pressed the necessary buttons to switch off the alarm. Every year at this date, at exactly 7 in the morning, she would wake up to the high-pitched ascending chime of her cell phone – reminding her until she disabled it that today was April 20; Bette’s birthday and also their anniversary. She never needed the reminder, but she always set it in the off-chance that she would forget, which was highly unlikely in the first place. Funny how she forgot to delete the reminder a day before this crucial period in her life – when the last thing she needed was to remember the importance of it.
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talaula says
Wow, just amazing Alch. I’m guessing good ol Ken Kennard will make an appearance, and maybe Helena? Thanks for the post.
Suejan says
Brilliant, excellent, fantastic …
Englishmuffin says
oh god 3 weeks,hmmmm maybe we could skip a few weeks and just get them back together or is that just wishful thinking from me. lets just hope that the futures bright and that after 3 week Tina will be sorted and they will be together again*fingers crossed*.what a brill chapter though,so PPS thanks
mush1912 says
i cannot say how much i love this story and the length of the chapters! keep them coming Alch but i really can’t believe how Tina can manage to not hug Bette and go back home, especially considering how damn sweet and adorable and sorry she is…i know i couldn’t!! pps
banana says
Fantastic chapter Alchemy – bittersweet and beautiful. So nice to see their old banter back, if only momentarily (at least for now). I get Tina’s reasons too, and agree with Jwet that it’s good she can stand firm with Bette even when Bette does her Bette thing and pushes. I did like it in this instance tho that Bette showed up at the diner, I think they needed that brief moment of connection even tho Tina still needs some space and time. Bette can back off too, now that she has been reassured,. Thanks for the shoutout Alch – I owe thanks to my absent friend mightymouse whose posts convinced me to read your fic – which is doubtless one of the best out there. You have me as nervous as the others with your three week preview, and things changing. Crossed fingers and toes it means good things for TiBette and not bad! Post soon!
jayrr says
Great post, I actually got a little teary. Also, I think Bette needs to learn the difference between a partner and a girlfriend. Keeping something like this from Tina for three years was not cool.So Bette’s gonna go hang out with Melvin? I wonder what he’ll have to say about this.
jp22 says
Ah, so sad, but there’s hope at the end there. Three weeks is going to seem like an eternity, and I gotta say, that teaser line for the next chapter has me slightly worried… Unless of course, the things that can change in 3 weeks simply include Bette learning how to be patient, Tina cutting out junk food, and maybe… hm. Shane learning that celibacy can be okay for shortish periods of time? Those things are (sort of) good things. Other things…. If I don’t give those things voice, then they can’t come to pass, right? So I’m gonna just shush. Anyway! Great update. Love the story, so thanks for posting, Alchemy. Cheers! :)
trecelovinit says
Wow…it’s gonna be a LONG three weeks! PPS
m_s_gypsy says
Tears and laughter in every lines. You’re amazing. Three weeks is forever, anything can happen, but there is light in the end of the tunnel. On another note, Harry Potter is so bitin!
sgtmags says
Holy cow! That chapter completely blew me away! (Not a writer…can you tell?) Tha was an incredible emotional ride Alchemy! I don’t even know how many times I stopped breathing…just amazing! More, soon, please?
pattifloatn says
As painful as that chapter was, I do understand Tina’s thinking. She needs some time to her self. I hope that things get better for the girls.
theotlv says
I am out of town for five days and return to read this…! Girl… I’ m telling you that you will kill me before my time! I loved it. Thank you very much for that chapter. I will wait impatiently like Bette for the next one. Many kisses
elf11 says
Oh,my!Now I’m a mess – crying around-.Really good writing,I’ve always loved this story…I hope that not many things will change in three weeks,at least not their love for each other,anyway bring them back together.You’re a great writer,PPVS.
pekegal says
Oh! Oh! Oh!…I know this one…it’s “Feels like home” by Chantal Kreviazuk. Right? You really go for the heart jugular…whole new meaning to so near and yet so far (Tibette at resturant talking on cell). That paragraph that you wrote…”So I can trust you again. So I can love you wholly without remembering all the hurt, all the angst and bitterness…” Wowser! I nearly went online to buy stock at Proctor and Gamble (owner’s of Kleenex). So much angst. OK…a glimmer of hope at the end (3 weeks huh?) I hope you don’t mean that literally…fix it Alchemy! PPS!
alejita_57 says
Wow that was heartbreaking… kinda reminded me of a past relationship … Thanks for the update.. Great story.
Jwet says
Oh God I love this Tina has it out there but pulls it back. Its what you have to do to someone like Bette who will push even when it’s to her detriment. Oh what a long long long three weeks it’s going to be. I can only imagine what trouble Bette will get herself in trying to make the time move faster. Thanks for you story I have read every chapter and love them beyond reason.
chakakadin says
hi alchemy, never left a comment before but i really really love your story and how you write it. you are just an extra-ordinary writer and can make a career out of it. this chapter brought so many tears in my eyes and though it really pains them to be apart for 3 weeks, i totally get tina’s reasons. i just hope we don’t wait for 3 more weeks for the next update. and i’m hoping that there will be a happy couple in the end. ps. i always read your new updates twice successively!!!
bombasticbully says
Soooo gooood! That was heartbreaking. Thanks for the post!
Jackiee1 says
Yes, got my fix, thank you
denEmat says
ahhhhhhh so amazing so heartbreakingly beautiful and hopeful at thesame time!!! So amazing. Thank you hopefully you’ll post again soon!
carolyn1m says
that was really lovely and heart-tugging! so bittersweet..at least you have them moving forward..you are,right? thank you as always
xuanmuxiaowei says
hi,I am from China, really love your stroy and thank you for the update. You made my day.
ntnrml61 says
I think we all share the same sentiments… Truly heartbreaking yet hopeful. Brilliantly written Al..I must have used a half a box of Kleenex on this one! :) POST SOON….PLEASE
ut says
OMG that was heartbreaking and sad, glad they talk and hope they will get back together soon. Please post more, thanks!
glazedcarrots says
Hands down, best fanfic chapter… Ever. I love this story!!