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Laid Up: Another Season 3 – Chapter Two
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“I think some in-patient like care would help you.”
“I know. I am holding it together because of you, but I feel like…like I’m spinning out of control and at some point I’ll just spin out of the universe and not exist,” Jenny confided.
“Carmen’s right. We can’t help you through that.”
“I’m a burden.”
“You’re not Jen. It’s just that your issues are bigger than us.”
“There’s a place in Skokie.”
“Where’s Skokie? Central Cal? Up North.”
“It’s outside of Chicago. The town where I grew up. There’s a clinic.”
“Maybe it’s a good idea.” Shane attempted a casualness that she didn’t feel. She wanted Jenny to get help as soon as possible. She knew that seeing someone once a week was not going to be enough to help her. Jenny needed attention.
“It’s three in the morning there. I’ll call later this morning. I’ll call my mom. I’ll call.”
Shane pulled Jenny to her and hugged her tightly.
* * * * *
Several hours later, Bette was seated at her breakfast table. She had set up what looked like a very busy office—papers were scattered everywhere. She wore her glasses and read through one page, moved it aside, looked at another, put it in a blue file folder, glanced at another and placed it inside a manila folder and continued through all the papers—some going in the blue, some in the manila, quite a few in a green folder, and others in a red folder. She stood and put the tea kettle on, opened the refrigerator, and took out a baby bottle of milk. Bette was wearing Tina’s navy blue pin-striped pajamas and her hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail. Picking up a tri-folded brochure, Bette unfolded it and scratched her head as she read through it one more time. She sighed, shook her head, flung the brochure onto the table and dropped her head into her hands. Bette wasn’t crying, but she wanted to. She couldn’t cry. With all that had happened and was happening, she felt empty—out of tears, out of ideas, out of plans. The sliding door separating the kitchen from the backyard slid open and Alice entered. She saw Bette and moved to her quickly.
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Seems like with Bette and Tina its they always need to talk. A person in a coma can still hear, ,radio,TV,and human voices. Bette needs to tak,and talk and talk. Tina always loved Bettes voice. thanks
Ooooh–Bette is a wench for saying that about Tina, but I understand the frustration and doubt she must be feeling about Tina’s recovery. I love your footnotes!
The L Word 3: The Missing 6 Months! Thank you for taking on this task. To quote Nelly (and DeBarge): “I like it,(I know you like it)I like it,I really,really like it.I want it,adore it.” …Glad you’re back! Keep up the good work! Reading your writing is my pleasure!
As much as I love Bette…and I do, she is my favorite character…I think that was an incredibly selfish thing for her to say…that she thinks Tina is in a coma because she is somehow punishing her. Geez Bette! Thanks!
i hope tina will wake up soon and see her baby, so she and bette can start their family again
I have to agree with Seahurst…Bette is so egocentric and selfish. And, she is my favorite character. Her vows included in sickness and in health.
When a loved one is in a coma for a long period of time, your own brain begins to wonder why this is happening. You begin to fight within your ownself as to why the person you love is still in this state. In this case Bette can not understand why Tina is not there (awake) and by now she is struggling with life in general. Why is it that some people can wake up within a matter of hours while others never wake up? Tina is there, she somehow has to pull herself out of the gray fog. Hopefully with the new faculities she will get the needed therapy.
Well, is Bette using daring Tina to wake up by saying that?
she has to keep talking to her… tina can hear … coma patients can hear whats going on around them.. so bette needs to keep telling tina all about angielica and the girls and how much she loves her… bette had to stop the negitively… just positive things to get tina back…keep it going… please continue
No one can say how you will respond to a loved one on a coma. It must be totaly devestating. I personaly don’t think that Bette’s remark is selfish at all. It may be irrational, but think one’s mind goes into overdrive when you fear lossing the one they love. I cried while reading this story. (Sorry, I am a Tina fan) Please let Tina be alright. let her wake up! Lovely Story!!
when my dad passed away he was sick before hand for a long time…the last day he slowly fell into a coma, anyway, my point being is that they tell you even though the person in a coma can’t respond, the hearing is the last thing to go. They can hear you as you talk to them…and so I talked and talked…Bette get off your confused horse and TALK. Again, we have not had a bountiful story like this to sink our teeth into for awhile…THANKYOU