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Round n Round We Go (Ch.16)
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I sat there with them for a while, and then on the radio, some classic tune came up. Within the first few chords, I recognized the piece. It was Debussy’s La Mer. I knew this because I loved Debussy, especially when I was younger, I played every violin composition of his, and I mastered the piece “The Girl with Flaxen Hair” just for a girl. With the floating notes, my left hand fingers bounced up and down subconsciously, as if they still remembered how to play the tune.
Grandmother must have seen it. “Do you still play the strings, Elizabeth?”
I suddenly felt ashamed to have been caught and balled up my fists. No, I gave it up, seven years ago, and had sworn not to touch it ever again, for it brought up memories, false memories, good memories, too good for me to bear. “No, I don’t have time for it anymore.”
“Ah, pity.” Aunt Victoria pitched in. “I always liked when you played a tune or two. You had some real talent. Though I didn’t understand anything about art, Marcus and I thought you played gracefully.”
“Thank you, aunt Victoria.” I gave her a sad smile, hopefully she couldn’t quite see that given her condition.
She resumed drinking her tea. But before I put down my cup and excused myself from the two, she said to me. “You should start again, Bette. Don’t give up something so beautiful.”
I blinked at her words several times, and managed to escape from the two elegant but intimidatingly sophisticated women. Their words, their gaze, always penetrated me and touched something in me that I didn’t even know existed.
Around three, I pulled out William’s old Lincoln Mark X convertible and headed to my son’s school, enjoying the slight humming that came from its old engine. It was already near December, but the afternoon sun was still beating its heat on the hood of the car. To avoid the dangerously bright sun, I put on a pair of sunglasses. Surprisingly it alleviated my headache as well. I was content about it.
As I pulled over to the driveway in front of the school gate, the bells rang in the building and soon kids were flying out of the doors, chatting and laughing, nothing in the world could prevent them from having a good time. I immediately searched for the chocolate colored boy. Then a golden strand reflexed a ray of sunlight into the corner of my eyes. Instinctively, I looked over to the light source.
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I know what you’re thinking. It’s just complicated, sad, messy.
But it’s inevitable. For Bette, she sometimes can be very stubborn, so that she could protect herself but also be oblivious to other things.
Let’s just say that the emotions are waking up.
And you are probably worried for her well-being. She’s shown quite the dangerous syndromes. You’ll see what I have stored for the future.
I’ll try not to be away for too long.
Peace.
So sad how things have gotten for Bette. Glad that the three had a good evening together. I love this story! Thank you!
That was a good evening. I couldn’t help but grin every time I picture Bette with the kid. She can be a little childish sometimes too, but she has the potential as a great mother.
Thank you for reading. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Very sad, indeed! And something is telling me that Bette’s hand tremors and headaches are the signs that something is really, really wrong with her brain… I can’t even utter the ‘C’ Word, I hope I’m mistaken..
Nicely done, though! Can’t wait to read more.
Oh my god you’re commenting on my story! I loooove yours!
Ah, don’t worry, I don’t have the gut to give Bette such a sickness, She’s not well that’s true. But I’ll fix it too.
Thank you so much for the support! It’s a lot coming from a writer I admire.
I want Bette to release all her anger at Tina and go off, just get it out her system because honestly I feel like Bette, I honestly dont think its fair that everyone is all nice with Tina when clearly she destroyed her lover heart and betrayed they’re blood, all of plan to extort money or whatever and now she’s happy cool laiding with the family argh! why do Bette always get the pain in these stories argh!..oh I know because she care about Tina more than herself I need Alpha Bette with Tina and mama Bette with Michaelangelo…but then a happy ending when its all said and done haha..I cant wait for their conversation
Your wish is my command. :) Bette’s angry, she is, no matter how hard she tries to not show that in front of her son, she’s gonna lose it when she and Tina are alone.
She just needs a trigger…
You’ll see how she gets worked up, and release the emotion all together.
Thanks for commenting! I always love your comments.
Sad very sad. Thx for your post!
It is, sad indeed. Thank you for the comment. Please continue to read!
This is sad wish they can talk and work thing out. Glad they have a good time and hope to see more of it. Please post more, thanks
I think there’s a lot that had happened, and when neither one of them intended to talk about the past, more issues build up and when one of them lose their cool, it’s gonna be some avalanche.
Thanks for commenting!
You have me worried about Bette, looks like she is serious ill.
Loved the dinner with them.
I hope they will talk soon and get this mess out of the way and start the family they are to supposed to be.
Bette is not well, I could tell you. But not so badly ill.
Her health issue is what I’m going to write about later. Now they have a lot of issues to work out.
I like the idea of starting a family again. Yet, it’s not gonna be easy. I am working on it!
Thank you for reading. I hope you’ll enjoy more.