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    The Burden of Control – Chapter 14

    Story written on January 31, 2006 by tibette99.
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    Author Notes:

    Echo Park…revelations and questions.
    Nothing is what it seems…

    Tina: Did she ever show her work?

    Bette: Local galleries only.
    She didn’t really enjoy the accolades that went with a larger showing,
    so she only accepted smaller venues.

    Tina: What made you go into the business end of the field?

    Bette: I actually started my undergraduate studies as an art
    major, but my father encouraged me to pursue a more ‘promising degree’, as he
    put it. He did well for himself in the
    business world and I guess he was disappointed that I didn’t share his passion
    as I did my mother’s. My sophomore year
    I decided to double major in art and art history. It wasn’t the choice my
    father would have made for me, but I’d be able to use a degree in art history
    to secure a position in a gallery or a museum.

    Tina: And now you own your own gallery. Very impressive.
    (pauses) I wish I were more artistically inclined. I’m the only person I know who can manage to
    butcher stick figures.

    Bette: (laughs) I’m sure that’s not the case at all. All it takes is practice. Drawing didn’t come easy to meit definitely
    wasn’t a natural ability. I threw more canvases away than kept over the
    years. Especially in college where
    professors attempted to correct hand positions and stylesit really frustrated
    me at times. (pauses) When I moved out here
    I rented a tiny studio downtown and spent a good portion of my time staring at
    a blank canvas. I decided that I
    wouldn’t last in LA as a struggling artist very long if I didn’t go out and
    look for a job. I took the first
    position available. I was the assistant to the assistant of the vice director
    of MOMA. I spent more time running out
    to get coffee and food than working around the actual artwork.

    Tina: (grimaces) Sounds interesting.

    Bette: (smiles) You could say that. After about six months or so I was done. I
    was ready to leave California,
    ready to move back home and ready to go back to school for business.

    Tina: Why didn’t you?

    Bette: Perseverance.
    It’s not like I hated my job. It just wasn’t what I expected.

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    2. missed your writing glad you’ve written another chapter–have to agree on season 3-i watch then get very mad at the writers and ic for what they are doing to b & t and the rest of the gang if it wasn’t for fan fic keeping to the real chatacters from s1 i’d be very depressed–i hope no one else breaks them up or kills them off write soon

    3. missed your writing glad you’ve written another chapter–have to agree on season 3-i watch then get very mad at the writers and ic for what they are doing to b & t and the rest of the gang if it wasn’t for fan fic keeping to the real chatacters from s1 i’d be very depressed–i hope no one else breaks them up or kills them off write soon

    4. tibette—glad to see you back. I have missed this story. Don’t let S3 get you too down. I am supporting the show and I think I am actually coming to terms with B & T. I still have hope that they will find each other again…and I always have authors like you…who will make us happy in the end. please post soon.

    6. You’ve returned! Thanks for continuing the story, even if you were nudged into doing so. This chapter was definitely worth it. I do hope we won’t have to wait another couple of months before the next post. :-)

    7. Don’t get discouraged by season 3 at this point there is nothing we can do to change it but you have a story you want to write continue on in the direction you intended and give us readers something to look forward too!!!!

    11. yay im glad you are back!. Nice chapter..maybe Tina’s dream was a way to get her attention to Bette…she soo needs T right now. I hope she tells T about her illness because although the girls will be there for her..who she really wants by her side is Tina ;) Post soon!.

    12. So glad you posted really missed this story. Tina’s dream was so loving and full of promise, and to “wake up” realizing it was only a dream…UGHH. Tina needs to talk to Bette. She needs to tell her about the baby. Don’t get discouraged about S3, who knows where all this drama is going to lead. Please update soon and thanks for the story.

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