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Bette’s Side
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This is my worst fear. For Tina to forget all the love we shared and for hate to overpower the love she feels for me. And I don’t blame her, I really don’t. I just thought that this would be easy. But I was wrong.
 
I am wrong.
 
Is there still a chance for us?
 
"Hi." I said as I approached Tina’s mom. "I’m sorry about your husband."
 
"We saw this coming." Tina’s mom said. "Have you seen Tina?"
 
"Yes." I said as I started to tear up. "She won’t talk to me."
 
"Give her some time." Tina’s mom said. "It’s not the right time.
 
"Please help me. I don’t want to lose her." I pleaded.
 
"What do you want me to do?" Tina’s mom asked.
 
"Tell her that it was all a plan. I tried to tell her but she won’t listen to me, she won’t even let me speak" I said.
 
Tina’s mom just looked down and I thought that things couldn’t get any worse but it did.
 
"Oh my god.." I said as tears started to fall from my face. "You wanted this to happen."
 
"I’m sorry Bette." Tina’s mom started. "But I don’t want my daughter to live a life where–"
 
"Just stop it, okay?" I said as I turned around and walked away.  
 
I felt my whole world collapsing and I am being trapped in it with no one to hug and nowhere to go.
 
I should have known bettter.  
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Tina’s Side
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The ceremony just finished and I haven’t seen Bette since our confrontation earlier.
 
I felt my tears starting to fall again but not for my father’s death. It was because Bette left without taking a second chance with me.
 
Am I expecting too much from her? But if she really loves me she could have stayed longer and attempted to talk to me again. But where is she? Did she already left?
 
"How are you feeling?" My sister asked me. "I saw you talking to Bette."
 
"I miss her." I confessed. "I love her so much even after what she did to me."
 
"So are you two back together?" Kim asked.
 
"No. I don’t even know where she is. Is she still here?" I said.
 
"I saw her talking to mom after the two of you talked." Kim said. "How are you?"
 
"I’m fine. Exhausted." I said.
 
"What are your plans?" Kim asked.
 
"I don’t know. Stay here, go to New York, Chicago, Boston." I answered.
 
"No L.A.?" Kim inquired.
 
"No." I said.
 
"But you’re life’s in there. Your job, your friends, Bette." Kim said.
 
"There’s no Bette and I anymore." I stated.
 
"But do you want too?" Kim asked but I just kept silent. "I saw Bette today and she looked awful just like you and I’m thinking that she’s not doing very well without you."
 
"That’s her fault." I said.
 
"I’m just saying." Kim said as she reached for my hand. "If she looks as awful as you do maybe she’s regretting how things ended up between the two of you."
 
"I doubt that." I said as I rolled my eyes.
 
"Why? Have you talked to her?" Kim asked.
 
"What’s there to talk about?" I said.
 
"Why would she be here if she has nothing to say. She must have some things to say." Kim answered.
 
"Sorry." I said. "She said she was sorry."
 
"And??" Kim asked.
 
"I don’t know. I wouldn’t let her speak." I said.
 
"But you wanted to know. You want to know." Kim said . "I know you have questions and Bette have the answers. You might not believe her but at least you’ll know the answers."
 
"Are you defending her?" I exclaimed. "Kim she broke up with me. She left me for another woman!"
 
"Hey! I’m not saying that I am taking Bette’s side." Kim said as she put her hands on my shoulders. "All I’m saying is that Bette would not be here, crying her heart out to you and to mom if she just wanted to hurt you even further."
 
"She cried in front of mom?" I asked my sister.
 
"Yeah, she’s clearly as broken as you are." Kim said.
 
I was surprised to learn that Bette cried in front of my mother. Bette is not really the type of person who showed weakness, and for her to cry in front of my mother is unbelievable.
 
"Why would she be crying in front of mom?" I asked myself.
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