In the Morning…
I disclaim…this is just for fun. I have a toddler, a baby, a husband and am about to have to pay back my student loans. So if you want to sue me be prepared to know that is all I have. (
Chapter 1
Chloe closed her eyes and rested her head against the back of the velvety headrest. Nancy's incessant chatter filled the air but all that Chloe could hear were Brady's words to her. They reverberated off of her memory cells, calling out to her and chastising her for her stupid mistakes.
Brady Black had finally had enough. Enough of her stalling and her excuses. Enough of her taking Phillip back without a second thought. To be honest he was not the only one. She saw the looks that people gave her, Nancy included. Those mixed looks of uneasiness, bewilderment and pity. It wasn't that Chloe expected people to be happy for her and Phillip. She could not even say that she was happy. Maybe the only happy one in all this was Phillip.
Chloe began to think about her last visit with Brady. She snuck out of her bedroom and ran the few blocks over to his new/old loft after word had came that there could be no make-up for the masters class audition she had missed. It felt so comforting to go there but at the same time it caused her to confront what scared her most…the raw and unshielded emotions that Brady brought out in her. She came there for reassurance and for solace. However, when Phillip had called her cell phone in the middle of their conversation, Brady's demeanor changed. He had told her that he could not watch the roller coaster that was Phillip and Chloe's relationship without being nauseous himself. It was too much to ask of any friend and he called her on it to make a decision. When she could not vocalize her thoughts he drove her home and unceremoniously dropped her off leaving her to ponder her future without Julliard and without her best friend.
The irony was that Chloe had not spoken to Phillip since that night. She blocked his calls and made excuses to get away from him at school, including a few well timed faked nausea attacks in Mr. Wood's class. She heard Phillip's whining voice in the hallways and went the other direction, leaving him and Belle to ponder the best apartments in Manhatten. She shifted her focus to Shawn and figuring out what had happened with him and Jan. She figured that maybe happiness was contagious and if Belle became happy she would too.
However, without Brady or the prospect of Julliard, Chloe just felt lost. She was two weeks behind in history and math. Mr. Woods had threatened to call the Wesley's if she did not hand in her term paper by Monday. While she new she needed to focus, she just could not get the strength to do it.
TBC
I disclaim…this is just for fun. I have a toddler, a baby, a husband and am about to have to pay back my student loans. So if you want to sue me be prepared to know that is all I have. (
Chapter 1
Chloe closed her eyes and rested her head against the back of the velvety headrest. Nancy's incessant chatter filled the air but all that Chloe could hear were Brady's words to her. They reverberated off of her memory cells, calling out to her and chastising her for her stupid mistakes.
Brady Black had finally had enough. Enough of her stalling and her excuses. Enough of her taking Phillip back without a second thought. To be honest he was not the only one. She saw the looks that people gave her, Nancy included. Those mixed looks of uneasiness, bewilderment and pity. It wasn't that Chloe expected people to be happy for her and Phillip. She could not even say that she was happy. Maybe the only happy one in all this was Phillip.
Chloe began to think about her last visit with Brady. She snuck out of her bedroom and ran the few blocks over to his new/old loft after word had came that there could be no make-up for the masters class audition she had missed. It felt so comforting to go there but at the same time it caused her to confront what scared her most…the raw and unshielded emotions that Brady brought out in her. She came there for reassurance and for solace. However, when Phillip had called her cell phone in the middle of their conversation, Brady's demeanor changed. He had told her that he could not watch the roller coaster that was Phillip and Chloe's relationship without being nauseous himself. It was too much to ask of any friend and he called her on it to make a decision. When she could not vocalize her thoughts he drove her home and unceremoniously dropped her off leaving her to ponder her future without Julliard and without her best friend.
The irony was that Chloe had not spoken to Phillip since that night. She blocked his calls and made excuses to get away from him at school, including a few well timed faked nausea attacks in Mr. Wood's class. She heard Phillip's whining voice in the hallways and went the other direction, leaving him and Belle to ponder the best apartments in Manhatten. She shifted her focus to Shawn and figuring out what had happened with him and Jan. She figured that maybe happiness was contagious and if Belle became happy she would too.
However, without Brady or the prospect of Julliard, Chloe just felt lost. She was two weeks behind in history and math. Mr. Woods had threatened to call the Wesley's if she did not hand in her term paper by Monday. While she new she needed to focus, she just could not get the strength to do it.
TBC
