Author:Meagan Musick
Chapter 1
Title: Change in the life of Gilmore
Summary: Changing up Rory's life a little, especially her love life. Its her senior year in high school.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls nor do I own the characters.
Rory's POV
I walked around my small, but sufficient room searching for the cleanest skirt to wear to school. I threw myself down on the bed as I felt the tears trying to free themselves. I couldn't start today off with a breakdown. Today would be better than the rest. It was my first day back to school since... since everything had happened.
"Rory?" I heard Luke's voice fill the silent house as he walked in through the front door.
I wiped furiously at my eyes and poked my head out of my room. "Right here Luke." I grabbed up the closest skirt put it on quickly. Grabbing up my backpack I shut the bedroom door behind me. "You know I you don't have to take me to school, im fine with taking the bus. I did it every other morning."
He shook his head slightly and I saw the pain still etched on his face. "I know, but just let me take you please?"
I nodded silently and just followed him out of the house and into his beat up truck.
The ride to Chilton was fairly silent. He occasionally spoke up asking how I have been sleeping or making sure my eating habits have been ok. Then he dreadfully brought up the subject we had been avoiding so well. "Have you been by the hospital to see your mother?"
I kept my head down for this question, not wanting to look at him. "Not yet, but I was going to go today after school on the bus. Just get some alone time in and prepare myself you know?"
He nodded and came to a stop in front of the huge stone building. "Well if you change your mind on the whole bus thing, you know where to reach me."
I grabbed my stuff from the seat and slowly walked to the school.
Lunch hour at Chilton
I sat at a table by myself, not bothering with Paris and her banter today. I glanced up from my book, letting my eyes wander over the crowded cafeteria and out of the corner of my eye I saw someone I hadn't seen in over a year.
"Well, well if it isn't Mary herself."
I raised an eyebrow in his direction not really interested in catching up with him. "Im in the middle of a book right now Tristan. Maybe I can get back to you later." And with that I continued on with my reading, knowing he probably wouldn't go away.
"Alright, I'll hold you to that. And we will catch up later. No doubt about it." I was surprised that he walked away after his last comment but thankful.
After school
I stood at the curb of the parking lot at Chilton, waiting for a chance to cross the path of cars. The bus stop was in sight but I dreaded the destination the bus would hold for me this time. Finally there was a break in traffic and I walked briskly to the tiny bench where I would wait for my bus. I sat on the cold metal and clutched my book to my chest hoping it would offer some warmth to my body; no such luck.
"Need a ride somewhere?" I looked up at the silver, sleek car in front of me. "I don't really have anywhere to be if you need a lift home."
I shook my head. "No thanks Tristan, besides my bus is right there." I stood up as the bus waited to pull in from behind tristan's car.
He looked almost disappointed that he had to abandon the hope of giving me a ride home.
Hartford Hospital
I took a deep breath before approaching the nurse at the desk, and I slowly let it out. "Can I have Lorelai Gilmore's room please?"
"What's your relation to Miss Gilmore?" She asked with no real concern of the situation.
"I'm her daughter..." She nodded as she typed in a few things into her computer with her neatly painted nails and she smacked on her gum like a damn cow.
"Right, Lorelai Gilmore is in room 232, it's just around the corner here." Her finger pointed to the right and I saw a sign marked "Rooms 230-245" and followed her directions.
I searched down the hall until I came to her room. I didn't know what to expect to see when I walked in that room. I hadn't seen her since that night I tried so hard to forget. I lay my hand on the handle and gently twisted it until the door opened. The door squeaked quietly which gave an even more eery feel to this horrible situation I was in.
I saw her there, lying in bed looking helpless. Both arms had IV's in them and all kinds of machines were surrounding her. Some made beeping sounds and others just had little lines moving up and down. She had a breathing tube in her nose and a horribly colored gown on. She always made fun of the colors on the hospital gowns. I sat in a chair that was properly positioned in the room for a visitor.
It took all I had to reach out and touch her hand, but slowly my shaking hand rested on hers. I cleared my scratchy throat to say something. "Hi mom... I haven't seen you in a while. Well to be specific its been two weeks. I don't know if you understand time right now, seeing how you're in this stupid coma. Which by the way you need to come out of, cause everyday you don't, the doctors lose a little hope for you."I shut my eyes tight, hoping it would actually stop the tears from flowing. It didnt work as well as I had hoped it would.
I looked up when a nurse walked into the room. "Hello, I assume you're Rory her daughter?" I nodded my head, but never let go of my mothers hand. "Your grandparents came by today, so we will be moving your mother into a more private and 'luxurious' room as per Emily's request."
"Im sorry about them. They always think that being rude to people will compensate for lack of emotion." I looked back to my mother's still body. "Is there any update on my mom's condition?"
The nurse slowly shook her head. "She's staying the same which isn't good, but isn't bad either. At least her brain activity is still slowly processing things as opposed to shutting down completely, you know?" I nodded even though I barely understood. "Well I'm done with her vitals so I will see you around."
The nurse left and I got the feeling that I should go too. I had homework to catch up on and Luke would be calling the house soon to make sure I'm home. "I love you mom." I gave her a quick kiss on the forehead and left the sad hospital room that now housed my mother.
A few days Later
I hadn't been to the hospital since my first visit. For some reason I couldn't being myself to go just yet again. That first visit was horrible enough.
I walked out of Chilton, relieved it was the end of the day and already Friday. The parking lot was buzzing as usual. Everyone talking about their weekend plans and who is giving who a ride home in their brand new Porsche. All very stupid subjects if you ask me. I looked both ways before stepping onto the black top and crossed it quickly to my bus stop.
"Please let me give you a ride home today Mary. I don't have any plans, and you can just imagine how lonely I am on a Friday." I looked over to see a pouting Tristan, who had walked over to me this time instead of driving in his car.
"I really don't need a ride Tristan and I don't know what your deal is being so nice to me now, but im not falling for it just so you know." I didnt give him any attitude, just a 'matter-of-fact' tone in my voice.
He shrugged his shoulders. "Fine, whatever you say Rory."
I was shocked by the fact that he had used my name. Was he being nice to me because he had heard what happened to my mom? I didn't think it was big enough to be in any hartford papers, but maybe it had gotten around via Emily Gilmore's gossip-mill.
Monday Afternoon (Chilton)
I walked to my locker peacefully, just minding my own business as usual. My mother was more prominent in my thoughts today since I had gone to see her before school this time, rather than after school. However, my train of thought was broken when his voice spoke to me. "Mary, you look so worried today."
"Really Tristan what is with you? Are you really so desperate to get into every girls pants and fantasies that you can't leave me alone, even after two years in military school?" I just stood there, looking at him expectantly.
"Whatever Rory, I don't know what I did to you this time, but apparently you can't appreciate a kind sentence so just forget it."
My eyes got wide as I realized we had contracted a bit of an audience in the hallway and I just took off with my books in my arms and ran to the double doors that held my freedom. School was nowhere near over with but I couldn't take it anymore. I had to get out and see her. I knew she wouldn't be able to talk back, but at least she could listen right? The bus pulled into a stop right across the street from the hospital and I carefully stepped off.
After a nice long venting with my mother, or rather her body, I exited the hospital doors into the crisp air of Hartford. My hair blew in the soft wind and my nose fell numb in its presence. As I looked out towards the direction of the bus stop I noticed a familiar silver car waiting a few aisles down in the parking lot. One of the doors opened to the car and the familiar blonde stepped out into my view. "What are you doing here?" I shouted in his direction.
He started walking towards me. "I followed you here after you ran out of school. I figured Rory Gilmore ditching was worth checking out. But it appears that maybe I fell upon something rather serious and im sorry if im intruding." He put his head down as he reached me, as if actually ashamed that he had invaded this personal time for me.
I just let the tears fall and ran off to the safety of the Hartford bus that had pulled up just in time for me to escape this horrible situation.
To be continued...
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