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TLW10 – What condition is that?
Everyone clears out of Tina’s office closing the door behind them.
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Bette sits unmoving, staring at her clasped hands on the desk. Her expression is quiet anger. Her phone rings. She moves slowly to pick it up. She stares at the caller ID display. Earlier this morning Bette would have been overjoyed to receive a call from Tina Kennard, her estranged partner but right now she was the last person Bette wanted to speak to. After several moments of indecisiveness Bette reluctantly answers the phone.
Bette: Hello?
Tina: Bette?
Bette: I’m here.
Tina: Are you okay?
Bette: Why do you ask?
Tina: I saw the Peabody posting.
Bette: Congratulations.
Tina: I’m sorry, Bette.
Bette’s expression is growing colder as her anger boils at Tina’s audacity.
Tina: Is there anything I can do?
Bette: Well maybe you could support me. I’ll take some time off from work and start looking into a new career.
Tina: That’s not fair Bette.
Bette: Why did you even go after the Peabody? Was it some kind of vendetta against me?
Tina: You’re being ridiculous!
Bette: Oh I agree, it is ridiculous to think that just because I shared my life with you, and supported you, that you would have any compunction at all about fucking with my livelihood.
Tina is completely dumbstruck at Bette’s outburst.
Tina: Wha…
Bette: You could have at least warned me.
Tina: It – it’s not so easy to tell you things, Bette!
Bette: Obviously. How many more secrets are you keeping from me?
Tina: Bette I’m not keeping any more secrets. I regret keeping things from you but we haven’t been on the best of terms lately. I didn’t call to gloat or to argue. I was concerned about you.
Bette: I’m sorry Tina. I don’t mean to take this out on you. I’m just really upset right now.
Tina: I know but this wasn’t my doing. You have to believe me.
Bette: I know it wasn’t. I know exactly who is responsible. Helena Fucking Peabody that’s who. The woman is a fucking dragon. She’s making my life a living hell. She’s using you to get to me. You know that don’t you. You need to stay away from her Tina.
Tina: Bette I don’t even know the woman but I’m grateful to her. I plan to contact her immediately to thank her.
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MuCh better than the show.Thank you.PPS
Defiantly better than in the show!
Thanks for posting this story again.
Yep I agree so much better
Without a doubt, your version is much better
I like your ending much better than IC’s.Well written and detailed.
Bravo! Thank you.
Better than the Show !
Don’t go to Strangers – Etta James http://youtu.be/cnz1rKwI67w Listen to it when reading the last page.