Here's another chapter! :)
Chapter 12
A few weeks had passed and Christmas was nearing. Sophie was still enjoying her diner job. Lorelai hadn't been to Friday Night Dinner since the fight. Rory still kept to her contract and Sophie went with her so that she wouldn't have to do it alone.
Lorelai, Rory and Sophie were at home drawing up their Christmas plans when the doorbell rang. Thinking it was Luke, Lorelai got up and answered it.
"Oh. Hi." She said.
"Lor...can I come in?" Christopher said.
"Um sure..." Lorelai said leading him inside.
Rory and Sophie looked up as they walked in. As soon as Sophie saw him though, she got up and ran to her room upstairs.
"What's up with her?" Christopher joked.
"Really Chris? Have you forgotten that you promised her you'd be at her football match when you were last here?" Lorelai said.
"She's still upset about that?"
"Of course she is!" Lorelai said incredulously. "For the first time, she was actually excited about you coming specifically for her! Although, she didn't admit it, she was!"
"I'm sorry.." Chris said guiltily. "I had work. I couldn't get out of it."
"You always have work! You never have time for your daughters!" Lorelai said angrily.
"That's not fair! You don't give me the chance. You just immediately replace me with that diner guy!" Chris said angrily.
"I didn't replace you. Luke was there for us! You weren't!"
"Yeh well it was hard!" He protested.
"Yeh I learnt it the hard way! I had to raise two kids by myself!" Lorelai snapped. "I let you in Chris. I said you could be there for them but you chose not to be!"
"I wanted to marry you! After Sophie, I said we should get married!"
"We were too young! You could have still been there even after I said no! I never kept them away from you! Do you know how hard it was for me, Chris? I was 17 and I was raising two kids by myself!"
"Yeh well having a second child was never on the agenda! It was a mistake! I didn't want another one and I know you didn't!" Chris said angrily without thinking.
Lorelai was stunned.
"Um...mom..." Rory said quietly.
Lorelai looked at her who pointed down the corridor towards the living room and there she saw Sophie standing there in shock with tears running down her face. "Soph...he didn't mean it..." She said.
Sophie just shook her head and ran out the house.
"Get out!" Lorelai shouted at Chris.
"Lor.."
"GET OUT! I need to find my daughter!" Lorelai shouted.
Christopher reluctantly left.
Sophie ran to the only place she felt safe. Luke's. She was so upset. Her dad had said that he never wanted her and he implied Lorelai hadn't either. She went into the diner where Luke was just closing up.
"Sophie?" Luke said concerned when he saw the state she was in.
"Please. Can I go upstairs? I can't see my mom right now. Please." Sophie begged.
"Um yeh, go on up." Luke said and watched her run up the stairs. He'd never seen her like this. He didn't know what to do. He didn't have much time to think when he suddenly felt a huge rumbling and then everything started to shake.
He knew exactly what it was. An earthquake. But Stars Hollow had never had one before. He immediately ran upstairs to find a scared Sophie. "Get under the table!" He said immediately knowing what to do.
Sophie did what he said and Luke grabbed his cellphone before joining her under there. He looked at Sophie. "I need to call your mom. I need to let her know you're safe." Luke said softly. "She'll be worried."
Sophie didn't stay anything but eventually nodded.
Luke called the home phone and Rory answered. "Hello?" She said. He could hear the fear in her voice.
"Rory, are you ok? Is your mom there?" Luke asked.
"No, she went out looking for Sophie." Rory said worried.
"What?" Luke said concerned, thinking about his girlfriend outside during an earthquake.
"I'm scared. I don't know what to do. Sophie ran out and then mom kicked dad out and then she went out looking for Sophie and then the shaking began." Rory rambled.
"It's ok. Stay calm." Luke said softly. "And don't worry about Sophie. She's here with me." He said.
"She's ok?" He could hear the relief in her voice.
"Physically yes. Just promise me, you'll stay under a sturdy table." He said.
"I am. I learnt it at school. But what about mom?" Rory said.
"Don't worry, she'll be fine. Stay on the phone if you want." Luke said.
"Thanks Luke." Rory said quietly.
Meanwhile, after she had kicked Christopher out, Lorelai had left the house to look for Sophie. She had gotten to the square when the earthquake had started. She froze. This had never happened before. She looked around her trying to find shelter but she couldn't. She was rushing towards Luke's when suddenly a big branch came falling down hitting her over. As she fell, he head hit the pavement hard and she was knocked unconscious. The last thing she remembered thinking was that she really hoped her girls were ok.
After about 15 minutes, the shaking became less violent and after 20 minutes, it had stopped altogether.
Sophie looked at Luke, having heard his conversation with Rory. "Mom went out looking for me?"
"Don't worry, I'm sure she's fine. She'll have found shelter." Luke said hiding his worry. "Come on, let's go out." He said helping her out from under the table.
Rory left her house too and went towards the square. She saw Luke and Sophie come out of the diner and saw others appear as well. She was running over to them when she saw a figure lying under some branches. Her eyes widened when she saw who it was. "MOM!" She said running towards her.
Luke and Sophie heard her scream and ran over. Sophie had forgotten all her upset and anger towards her mom when she saw her mom lying there not moving. "Oh my god..." Sophie said quietly, clinging onto Rory.
Luke bent down and felt for a pulse. He felt one but it was weak. He pulled out his phone and rang for an ambulance. He looked up at the girls who were holding each other, crying, and he just hoped beyond hope that Lorelai would be ok. He needed her. He loved her so much. But the girls needed their mom. He stood up and pulled the girls into a hug, trying to be strong for them as they waited for an ambulance. People from the town were watching this scene, shocked.
Hope you enjoyed the bit of drama! Wanted to spice it up a bit! Sorry to leave it on such a cliffhanger! ;)
