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Would She?
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She thinks back twenty-fives years ago. She had just starting to gain the weight back, answering the phone instead of allowing the machine to get it. Smiling sometimes and crying a little less often.
Bette supposed Dr. Foxworthy had had a lot to do with it.
Bette had been ashamed to go, but she started thinking about Alice, understanding now what that pain must have been like for her and how much Bette needed to escape it. It scared her to know that there was more of her that wanted to die than to continue living each blessed day in sadness.
For a long time it seemed as though there were nothing anyone could do. Not Kit, Alice, Jenny or Shane, but they all kept watch over Bette those weeks after the judge allowed Henry to adopt Angelica and ordered Bette to stay away.
Bette lay in the bed, not wanting to bathe or eat, just sleeping, and in between the sleeping, the tears, so many tears.
“What can we do?” they asked, faces heavy with worry, hands busy rubbing Bette’s shoulder, tucking the comforter around her; touching her head for fever, and wiping her tears away.
Bette sadness was because of a mistake, because of love!
When her best friends came to see her, they had solemnly fixed their faces with bright smiles outside of Bette’s bedroom door. They rushed in, the flowers and balloons they carried with them making a racket.
Kit had tried to prepare them. First on the phone and then again when they stepped through the front door.
Smiles fell away, and their faces were suddenly long and eyes going wet just to look at Bette. Alice had to grab hold of the bookshelf, topping the miniature ceramic penguins perched on its top.
Shane had been the first one to ease herself down onto the edge of the bed and pat Bette’s thigh. She looked at Bette and shook her head as she ran her hand over her hair that was shattered over the pillow.
Bette had cut off some of her hair right after the hearing. She had stood in front of the mirror weighed down with anguish and hollow. Bette had lightly ran the blade over her wrist.
Angelica came to mind, and so did Kit and Alice and her friends, and Angelica again and Angelica, Angelica….only Angelica.
In the end, Bette use the blade to cut away at her hair. Shane stroked Bette’s head and then her cheek, running her finger along the dark half moons beneath her eyes. Those half moons made her look like a cancer patient, and in some strange way, Shane supposed Bette was.
Bette wouldn’t look at Shane or any of the women; she just lay there, motionless, staring at the wall. Shane slipped off her jacket, kicked off her shoes, and climbed into bed beside Bette, wrapping her arms tight around her.
The others followed suit, each finding a small space to rest in and some part of Bette to hold. They prayed. They had all been there in some part of that shadowed place Bette had climbed into.
They understood that a damaged heart could do this to a person, and there was nothing trifling or shameful about it.
TBC
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I didn’t forget this at all. Just some of the details though. I’m glad you decided to repost this. I’ll be sure to check this out again later as right now I have to jet.
I certainly didn’t forget this story. I’m glad to see you’ve returned. Can’t wait until you post again…
keep it coming, I’m almost crying here. I feel for Bette. Love it as I did the first time yuo posted it. Post soon
I with everyone else. I am so glad you are back. PPS
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Aw :( I think I’m a bit more down than when I started reading, which is a good thing. I study better in this mood. yay for your return…I’ll be reading anything with your name tagged to it. want tos ee where you’re going to go with this for sure
here i go crying again… but i believe in true love and know they will find their way back to each other…please continue
I really love this story. Yes, it’s incredibly sad but there’s something wonderful and noble about it as well. Please continue. To me, it shows how life can run away from you and it’s 25 years later and they both still wish they had made the effort, the sacrifice to stay together. Too many regrets. PPS.
Not sure I caught this the first time around, but I’m certainly glad I did this time. Heartbreaking and yet… hopeful? Can’t wait to see more!
welcome back. I think i am reading this for the first time…I hope it has a happy TiBette ending! either way, I’m sure it’s good because you wrote it…..anyway, so Bette and candace huh?
I am so glad you’re deciding to repost this. I can’t wait for more! You’re a fantastic writer that always comes up with such original ideas! Keep them coming!!
I cannot express to you how happy I was to read your author’s notes. Writing is your home…so, welcome home. :)
Nope, didn’t forget, just waiting and hoping to see more of it. Thanks for re-posting.
For as much as this story saddens me, it also gives me hope and faith in true, absolute love. I have no doubt that regardless of time, hurt, anger, pain, and people that in the end Tina and Bette will eventually realize that together is where they belong.
I can not wait to read more. I am glad you are back. I did not forget. Thank you PPS
Love that is lost can open you heart and let the blood out. until you are a ghost of your self. There is not a cure for a broken heart. thanks for writing this again. thanks
I remember this story…as a matter of fact I was thinking about it the other day…I remember some of the comments I left…they were quite heated towards Tina. Are you bringing those emotions back up to the surface Michellia? If so I am ready…I hope you fast forward to where you left off. …cause I am ready dearheart.
Wow…ouch…
Yeah still remenber this story and though you will continue this and hope soon. Good to reread it again. Post soon please, thanks!
When I read this the first time I was mad as hell at Tina and wished for a house to befall on her. I am here to say now that those feelings have not changed…lol! It’s good to see this story again, I too, was thinking about and wondered if you would finish. I am still finding it hard to have them come together after all this BUT since you are writing it I think I can be swayed. Post soon!
i loved this story…
Hey Mich glad to see you’re back, it would have been such a shame to waiste a talent as yours sweetie. I love this story very much and can almost feel Bette’s pain. Thx for reposting it
This is one of the first stories of yours that I read and so appreciate the fact that you’re sharing it again! I definitely appreciate seeing it again, seeing it from a different perspective!
Im glad you decided to return with this story. Hope to see moore, post soon
I was just thinking about this story…glad you decided to repost.
I know this story by heart and I’m very glad I have the opportunity to read it again. I’m thrilled that you are back among those other great fanfic writers who in my opinion look up at you just the way I do. Welcome back again.