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Lest I Forget (11)
“We need to get ready for the party. The guys’ll be here soon,” she said, getting up out of my arms and taking out plate and glasses to the sink. I stared after her, wondering what the hell was going on and what I could do to get her to talk to me.
As she handed me a dusting cloth, I realized it was going to have to wait. We cleaned the house in silence, with me still confused as hell.
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“I thought you were mad at me,” I whispered to her now. She’d opened her eyes as I’d been talking, and while her grip was weak, she was still holding my hand. She shook her head ever so slightly in response to my last statement and tried to smile at me, although it still didn’t look much like any smile I’d ever seen. It didn’t matter, though. I kissed her anyway.
I’d just sat down and was going to start talking again, since she always loved talking about that party. Over the years we’d had a lot of them at the house, but she’d always remembered the first one the most fondly, I think. She’d told me once, long ago, that while it had been going on she had felt for the first time that everything in her life was finally okay. At the time I’d found the confession unbearably sad, but looking back on it now it made me feel happy and proud to have been a part of that for her. Alice has always been so intent on caring for other people that she seldom settles down. She’s always been pretty energetic, and a lot of it comes from not wanting to take the time to be quiet with herself. That night, though, for one of the first times in her life, she was.
Before I could say anything, though, Dr. Hernandez came into the room and cleared his throat. “I just wanted to let Alice know what we talked about earlier,” he said apologetically to me. Alice’s grip on my hand tightened at his words, and suddenly I felt awful for not saying anything about it yet. To be honest, I’d been trying really hard not to think about it, and since I’d started reminiscing before she woke up, it was just as easy to do that afterwards too.
I smiled at her, then looked at the doctor sadly, trying to plead with him to be gentle with my eyes alone.
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Another excellent chapter, MT! This is really such a moving story. It’s funny — I can empathize with Dana. When the story started, I expected Alice to not make it. I know I should be happy that she will, but, I am still sad that she will lose her ability to talk. And, yes, I know they are not real people. You just write them so well that it is hard not to think about them as such. You are doing a great job in writing what Dana is going through. You get into an almost “institutional” mode when you are keeping vigil like this. I think her talking about their past is a good way to get away from that for at least a little bit. I’m glad Dana is thinking ahead about getting Alice some help for the depression that she might feel. I’ll be curious to see what the real deal is with Alice and the Chicago trip. Thank you so much for the update. I know it must be hard to write such an emotional story when you are feeling down. I’ll add by hugs to wondering’s and my hopes that you are feeling better.
Awesome chap…ya even managed to get jenny mellowed with age
Hey, sorry to hear things are so difficult for you at the moment. The story as always was wonderful, I’m glad that Alice seems to be pulling through a little bit but the challenges ahead seem pretty enormous. The relationship you have written for this pair over their lifetime however gives me hope that they will have the strength to come through it. Sending you big hugs and hoping the sun starts to shine for you!
*gives hugs* Tis is a very good chapter MT. I agree with Magoose that with your stories, you write them so well that I can’t help but sometimes feel it’s real. Your stories are all very moving, yes even the short ones *wink* I hope everything will be okay MT. Thanks for the chapter.
Once Again Amazing!!! I love the flashabacks, so freaking adorable! I never want to get out of bed either!!!Hope you are feeling better! Put your face in the sun a little bit, it always makes me feel better!!