Why Me?
"Don't walk away from me…"
They were sitting by the lake, and she got up to walk away. He grabbed her arm, and he wouldn't let go.
"Brad, let go, your hurting me!"
"Oh yea, maybe then you'll listen!" He got up.
She just wanted to hang out with Lane today instead of him, and he flipped out. Starting yelling, saying that she
never wants to hang out with him and that they are wasting there time on this relationship. She couldn't take the
arguing anymore, so she walked away. But then he had grabbed her arm, and it hurt. He wouldn't let go either…
"Brad what's your problem - I said to LET GO of me!"
She shook her arm from his grip and held it close to her with her other hand.
"What the hell do you think your doing??" she yelled.
"I think I'm trying to have an adult conversation with you - but you wont have it!"
"That's not true, I tried to listen but you wont stop yelling at me!"
"Well yelling seems to be the only way that you WILL listen!"
"Shut up Brad! Tha…"
Before she could finish, he slapped her. Her head jerked to the side while his hand forcefully hit her cheek. She couldn't believe it - she knew he got mad and that he could lose his temper but she never thought he would hit her. Never.
"Oh my god… Rory, baby, I'm so sorry!!"
He went to touch her face as a gesture of sympathy but she turned away.
"Brad, can I please go now…"
"Rory wait we need to talk, you need to stay with me, I didn't mean to do this, honest, I don't know what I was thinking I just got caught up in the moment and, oh God Rory please, please don't walk away…"
She didn't know what to do. She was afraid if she tried to leave he would hurt her again, but at the same time she felt just as unsafe staying with him. But, hey, maybe it was an accident. She knows he loves her and that in a regular state of mind he would never do anything like this.
"Ok Brad, Ill stay."
"Thank you - come sit down with me we have a lot we need to talk about - I'm so sorry…"
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"Billy Madison."
"Happy Gilmore."
"Water Boy."
"Eight Crazy Nights!"
"That doesn't count he isn't actually IN the movie, he just, talks." Luke said.
"Oh your just jealous because you cant think of anything else Adam Sandler is in which would mean that I won!"
"Sure, Lorelai, you won."
"HA! Knew it. So where's Jess and Brad today?"
"Jess is upstairs and I think Brad said he had to work or go to the library or something…"
"Oh, so he's meeting up with Rory."
"No why would you say that? He said work or library."
"Yes, work or library. That's exactly where Rory said she was going."
"Work?"
"No, library. Then to Lanes house."
"I see."
"Yup, that means they are secretly meeting up and don't want us to know about it."
"Didn't do a very good job of it."
"Apparently not, can I have another cup of coffee?"
"Sure thing."
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They had talked, and she just said what he wanted to hear so she could get out of there quick. How could he do this? He betrayed her trust, there relationship would never be the same. Every time they argued the fear would remain that maybe he would snap and hit her. But that's not him, he was so apologetic about it - obviously he didn't mean to. What am I going to do? she thought. Lorelai was at Luke's, she saw her there on her way home. Thank god Lorelai didn't see her. She didn't want to do anymore talking right about now. She just wanted to go home and get some ice on her face - it was extremely red and even a little puffy. She didn't think he hit her that hard, but she guessed the shock of him doing it overruled the pain of the actual hit. Some make-up should cover it. She definitely didn't want her mom to find out - shed flip. It was a one time thing and she didn't want to break up with Brad over it. A year down the drain because of an accident? No way. She heard the door open.
"Rorrrrry! The best Mom in the whole wide world is home with lots and lots of food for dinner!"
Damn, she's home early… Rory thought.
"Ok Mom, Ill be out in a sec!"
"Sure thing babe, Ill keep it warm for you. So how was your day?"
Rory thought for a second… she hated lying to her Mom and hardly ever did and when she did, she usually ended up telling her the truth later.
"It was interesting I guess!" Rory yelled out to the living room, she was still in the bathroom trying to cover up the
red handprint on her face. Interesting sounded good enough.
"Interesting huh? How's Brad?"
Oh my god, she knows! How'd she find out? What am I going to say? Rory panicked and a million thoughts ran through her head.
"Mom, I can explain…"
"Its Ok Rory, you don't have to lie to me to meet up with Brad you know. Just tell me, I thought we were open with things like this?" Lorelai said calmly.
Whew, she doesn't know. She's just mad that I lied about going to Lanes… well, I didn't lie, its not like I planned to meet up with Brad. He just, showed up when I was on my way to Lanes and took me to the lake. Well, whatever, at least she doesn't know… Rory thought.
"I know Mom I'm sorry, It wont happen again I promise."
"Alright… well what are you doing in there? Get out here and eat!"
Rory finished up putting on makeup and sighed. You couldn't tell at all, that's the way she planned to keep it. She
walked out of the bathroom with a big smile on her face and sat by Lorelai.
"Thanks Mom"
"Your welcome honey…"
"Don't walk away from me…"
They were sitting by the lake, and she got up to walk away. He grabbed her arm, and he wouldn't let go.
"Brad, let go, your hurting me!"
"Oh yea, maybe then you'll listen!" He got up.
She just wanted to hang out with Lane today instead of him, and he flipped out. Starting yelling, saying that she
never wants to hang out with him and that they are wasting there time on this relationship. She couldn't take the
arguing anymore, so she walked away. But then he had grabbed her arm, and it hurt. He wouldn't let go either…
"Brad what's your problem - I said to LET GO of me!"
She shook her arm from his grip and held it close to her with her other hand.
"What the hell do you think your doing??" she yelled.
"I think I'm trying to have an adult conversation with you - but you wont have it!"
"That's not true, I tried to listen but you wont stop yelling at me!"
"Well yelling seems to be the only way that you WILL listen!"
"Shut up Brad! Tha…"
Before she could finish, he slapped her. Her head jerked to the side while his hand forcefully hit her cheek. She couldn't believe it - she knew he got mad and that he could lose his temper but she never thought he would hit her. Never.
"Oh my god… Rory, baby, I'm so sorry!!"
He went to touch her face as a gesture of sympathy but she turned away.
"Brad, can I please go now…"
"Rory wait we need to talk, you need to stay with me, I didn't mean to do this, honest, I don't know what I was thinking I just got caught up in the moment and, oh God Rory please, please don't walk away…"
She didn't know what to do. She was afraid if she tried to leave he would hurt her again, but at the same time she felt just as unsafe staying with him. But, hey, maybe it was an accident. She knows he loves her and that in a regular state of mind he would never do anything like this.
"Ok Brad, Ill stay."
"Thank you - come sit down with me we have a lot we need to talk about - I'm so sorry…"
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"Billy Madison."
"Happy Gilmore."
"Water Boy."
"Eight Crazy Nights!"
"That doesn't count he isn't actually IN the movie, he just, talks." Luke said.
"Oh your just jealous because you cant think of anything else Adam Sandler is in which would mean that I won!"
"Sure, Lorelai, you won."
"HA! Knew it. So where's Jess and Brad today?"
"Jess is upstairs and I think Brad said he had to work or go to the library or something…"
"Oh, so he's meeting up with Rory."
"No why would you say that? He said work or library."
"Yes, work or library. That's exactly where Rory said she was going."
"Work?"
"No, library. Then to Lanes house."
"I see."
"Yup, that means they are secretly meeting up and don't want us to know about it."
"Didn't do a very good job of it."
"Apparently not, can I have another cup of coffee?"
"Sure thing."
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They had talked, and she just said what he wanted to hear so she could get out of there quick. How could he do this? He betrayed her trust, there relationship would never be the same. Every time they argued the fear would remain that maybe he would snap and hit her. But that's not him, he was so apologetic about it - obviously he didn't mean to. What am I going to do? she thought. Lorelai was at Luke's, she saw her there on her way home. Thank god Lorelai didn't see her. She didn't want to do anymore talking right about now. She just wanted to go home and get some ice on her face - it was extremely red and even a little puffy. She didn't think he hit her that hard, but she guessed the shock of him doing it overruled the pain of the actual hit. Some make-up should cover it. She definitely didn't want her mom to find out - shed flip. It was a one time thing and she didn't want to break up with Brad over it. A year down the drain because of an accident? No way. She heard the door open.
"Rorrrrry! The best Mom in the whole wide world is home with lots and lots of food for dinner!"
Damn, she's home early… Rory thought.
"Ok Mom, Ill be out in a sec!"
"Sure thing babe, Ill keep it warm for you. So how was your day?"
Rory thought for a second… she hated lying to her Mom and hardly ever did and when she did, she usually ended up telling her the truth later.
"It was interesting I guess!" Rory yelled out to the living room, she was still in the bathroom trying to cover up the
red handprint on her face. Interesting sounded good enough.
"Interesting huh? How's Brad?"
Oh my god, she knows! How'd she find out? What am I going to say? Rory panicked and a million thoughts ran through her head.
"Mom, I can explain…"
"Its Ok Rory, you don't have to lie to me to meet up with Brad you know. Just tell me, I thought we were open with things like this?" Lorelai said calmly.
Whew, she doesn't know. She's just mad that I lied about going to Lanes… well, I didn't lie, its not like I planned to meet up with Brad. He just, showed up when I was on my way to Lanes and took me to the lake. Well, whatever, at least she doesn't know… Rory thought.
"I know Mom I'm sorry, It wont happen again I promise."
"Alright… well what are you doing in there? Get out here and eat!"
Rory finished up putting on makeup and sighed. You couldn't tell at all, that's the way she planned to keep it. She
walked out of the bathroom with a big smile on her face and sat by Lorelai.
"Thanks Mom"
"Your welcome honey…"