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Survival: Chapter 6
“You and I had something special, too,” Dana responded. “It’s just that Alice and I…” she trailed off, uncertain how to continue without hurting Lara’s feelings more than she already had.
“It’s ok,” Lara said, offering Dana a strained smile. “I get it.”
“Lara, I really do want us to be friends,” Dana continued. “But, if you think that will be too hard, I’ll understand.”
“No, I want to be friends, too,” Lara replied sincerely. “I’ll be ok with this, I promise. I just hope the rest of the gang is ok with me being back.”
“What do you mean?” Dana asked.
“Come on, Dana,” Lara replied, looking down at her hands. “They mostly kept their thoughts to themselves, but they’re obviously all upset about the way I left.”
“They’ll get over it,” Dana said assuredly. “They’re just feeling overprotective about me right now; that’s all.”
Lara felt tears stinging her eyes as the familiar feelings of guilt she had lived with for the past couple of months washed over her again. “I’m so sorry I left,” she said, her voice full of emotion.
“Hey,” Dana responded, grabbing Lara’s hand and squeezing it supportively. “Stop apologising for that, ok? You would never have left if I hadn’t shown you the door. What happened between us is my fault, not yours.”
Lara glanced up at Dana with grateful smile. “You know what?” she said. “I’m really glad I came back.”
“I am, too,” Dana responded warmly. She leaned forward and pulled Lara into a tight hug before getting out of the car. Bending down to give Lara a parting wave, she said, “I’ll see you soon, right?”
“Definitely,” Lara replied, waving back. As she pulled away from the curb, she suddenly felt relief flood over her. Although things hadn’t turned out the way she had hoped, she felt better than she had in weeks knowing that she had Dana in her life again.
***
“So, fill me in, Al,” Ellie said, sitting two cups of tea on the table and settling onto the couch beside her sister. “What’s going on with you and Dana? And where does Lara fit into things?”
Alice shrugged. “I don’t really know what’s going on between Dana and I,” she said. “All I know for sure is that the last time Lara appeared in Dana’s life, things between me and Dana fell apart.”
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(29 votes, average: 3.38 out of 5)
Great update – please try and get your real life in order quickly and continue with this great story.
Thanks for the awsome update!!! PMS!!!
Well, you were right…that was pretty sappy, but wonderfully so. I actually said “awww” out loud there at the end. Ellie and Lara would totally be cute…is it weird that I can picture them together in my head, having no idea what Ellie looks like? Oh well. This was fantastic, as they always are.
what a nice surprise to find such a quick update this evening! And, it’s totally sweet that you give me credit for spurring you to bring a sister into the mix. (though I have to say you’ve one upped me with the whole notion of Lara still being with a Pieszecki—just thank you for not bringing Lenore into the picture! Again, I loved the way you capture the inner turmoil of all the characters. And the way they work through it in relationship to the other characters (not only Alice and Dana, but also the whole gang with Lara, and Ellie with Alice and Lara with Dana and…well, you get the picture….I’m totally loving where this story is going!) I do think you’ve managed to nail the ‘living’ with cancer issue…as opposed to ‘dying’ with cancer, and I for one think that’s fantastic. Good luck with real life, and I’ll be waiting patiently for your return! :)
so cute. i knew the ellie and lara thing was coming. though i didn’t know ellie was completely gay. go figure, right? well super update. thanks for being so quick. love it.
wow!!! my god you have no idea how much i enjoy reading your story its written so well and danish is so cute in this im glad dana will not be dying can’t wait for the next one keep up the good work :)
I’ve been out of town so was so glad to catch up on your updates-wow, this chapter really moved things along. I heart this fic and how you are shaping things. The “debriefing” was totally sisterly–nice touch. And thank you for keeping my girl Lara in the mix, yay! Can’t wait to see what is in store for her (but I like what you’re getting at…) and Danish too. Please post soon, I’ll be leaping with joy!
bluemini are you ever going to come back?? i miss this story lol please oh please come back haha anytime u want soon though hehe;)