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Lady Slayer
Chapter 31
Bette stared at the space in front of her, her feet wouldn’t move her from the spot she stood in and her eyes wouldn’t move from the wooden chair that she would never see rock again…
The pain in her chest had seemed to subside to a manageable level, but not to a level where she could utter a word about Lily’s passing to anyone.
Her cell phone had rung several times during the morning, but she couldn’t bring herself to answer it. On checking the ID, she had seen that it was Kit, and with a quick SMS, she knew that it would appease her sister’s wondering, but not to the extent that she told her what was going on.
The previous day had been so much harder than she had ever anticipated it would, but then, she hadn’t even given it a thought of how it would feel to lose Lily, not the actuality of the event. Her mind had passed over her diagnosis and its meaning, but not to the point of the end result, why would it…, it wasn’t meant to happen yet…
The only thing she could compare the previous day’s happenings with was the days leading to her mother’s death. It was apparent it was imminent and along with Lily, they had those silent shared looks that confirmed that time was short.
But they all knew.
The night they slept in one another’s arms it was as if they all knew that when morning came Maxy would have slipped away.
But it was the pain that was the only comparable.
There was no way on God’s given earth that Bette had been prepared to sit on the deck with Lily, holding the woman’s hand in her own, only to discover that after a short time she was gone.
There was no obvious deterioration in her health. There were no words between them to share as the last. There were no long nights, wondering if it was going to be the last…
They had cleared the breakfast dishes together…
Lily’s headache. Was that the sign she should have taken more notice of…? Was that it…? Was the sudden pain she felt that made her hold her head in her hands the thing triggered it all…?
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Thank god you’re taking this up again, too often you writers get caught up with your lives and forget about us readers. I’ll forgive you as long as you keep updating, even though it’s killing me to start w/these chapters again. Thanks, does JB have levi’s??? I’m guessing, Of Course!!
Hiya mate! Thanks for the email. I’m still flying high along with you and the other gals who have shared their experiences with me this week. Keep the momentum going Jo, cause we will be happy to read your rejuvenated thoughts as you put them down on paper…er..screen! LOL. I’m thrilled to see LS having more life left. So…the infamous JB DOES have Levi’s…well what do you know? LOL! Awesome! PPS
Hey Jo. Your report was awesome. It’s really great your w/e was so inspiring & amazing. I’m jealous but so pleased! To actually be in the prescence of these ladies – wow So, LS. I’m so glad it’s back. It is still as powerful & emotional as the first time I read it. And the 2nd &…..
Your report was amazing and made me wish I was there even more…thank you for sharing it with us. OH…and I just knew she would own a pair. : )
i own a pair too, wearing them now as a matter of fact LOL
Haha ! I knew it, I knew it ! Are her Levi’s® jeans 501 ? Did you happen to find that out ? I guess not, huh ? She might have found it weird if you had asked her the model, I guess… LOL ! Anyway, thanks for the info, that will make my re-reading of “Do you remember when…” even more… delicious.
Mate, I am glad you have your inspiration back! I was really missing your writing! Can’t wait for the new chappy! And I know I already said it, but your report ROCKED! *back to my place under a rock* xoxo