Chapter 13
It's been three weeks since Gail got shot on the shoulder. Gail's parents said she should come and live with them while she was recovering but she said she was fine. Holly has been by her side ever since the shooting. If she said she needs something Holly would do it without complaining.
Every day before she goes to work she would change the dressing on the wound and she would do the same before they went to bed, if Gail is sleeping in the morning Holly would climb in bed and kiss her on the neck until she wakes up. It's not all the time that it works, so when it doesn't work she would run her wet hair on her face. Gail keeps on telling her how cruel it is but she keeps on doing it.
First days Holly wouldn't sleep, she would stay up all night making sure that Gail wouldn't hurt herself, because when Gail is sleeping she is like a child who would be tossing and turning. One time she hurt herself when she was sleeping and when she woke up from the pain she couldn't stop complaining.
Holly would come home early everyday just to spend more time with her. They would sit in the living room and they would talk about how Holly's day has been and Gail would talk about how boring it is staying home.
One thing they didn't talk about is how Gail was expecting and what happened for her to be pregnant. Ofcorse Holly isn't stupid, she knew what happened. What she didn't want to accept was that Gail cheated on her.
Since they left the Hospital which was a month ago they never talked about it. Every time Gail would try to talk to her about it Holly would find a way to divert the conversation or she would just walk away.
All Gail wanted to do was to explain to her what happened and yet Holly didn't want to talk about it, it's been killing Gail that the only person who knew what she was going through didn't want to talk about it.
It's been two months and still Holly refuse to talk about what happened. It was on a Thursday afternoon. Holly wasn't supposed to be home for two more hours but that day she came home early. She opened the door and the first thing she noticed when she opened the door was her fiancés bag on the stairs and Gail was standing on the stairs.
H: What is going on?
G: I wasn't expecting you to be home so early, I am going to stay with my parents for a while…
H: Why?
G: You know why Holly…
H: No Gail, I don't know why. Explain to me please, because what I am seeing here is your bags on the flour and you telling me that you are leaving. I don't understand what I did…
G: Nothing…
H: Then why ae you leaving?
G: You know why
H: You keep on saying I know why, stop saying I know why because I don't know a dam thing.
G: I am leaving because I have so many things in my head I need to sort out. I am pregnant Holly and you refuse to talk to me about it.
H: So you were just going to leave…
G: I was going to leave a note to explain myself, that way I don't have to face you, that way we won't be shouting at each other like we are right now.
H: I am sorry, I don't want to talk about it because I can't stand the idea that you cheated on me. I thought you loved me Gail…
G: I do…
H: Then why… why go and sleep with somebody…
Gail was now seating on the sofa and Holly was standing up and walking up and down the room. Gail was now in tears, she was trying not to shout back at Holly who was shouting at her.
G: It was a mistake
Holly didn't answer back, instead she walked away…
G: This is why I didn't want to talk to you; this is why I was just going to leave… Every time I try to talk to you this is what you do.
H: Have you got any idea how this whole thing is killing Me.? I don't want to talk about how you screwed up some guy.
G: Holly would you please let me explain... Please
H: Explain what! You know what I don't get is why did you say yes to my proposal when you did this to me.
G: I didn't want you to find out like this, I was drunk okay… he told me we didn't do anything when I asked him but I guess he was lying.
H: Who did you sleep with?
G: It doesn't mater
H: Yes it dose
G: It doesn't because it's not going to change anything; it's not going to change the fact that you are mad at me; it's not going to change the fact that you no longer look me in the eye and tell me you love me. It's not going to change anything. So I think it's best if I go right now than you keep on treating me like this.
She's staring at me; I'm sitting wondering what she's thinking
Ummm nobody's talking, 'cause talking just turns into screaming (oh,)
And now as I'm yelling over her, she yelling over me,
All that that means is neither of us are listening,
And what's even worse, that we don't even remember why we're fighting
So both of us are mad for nothing (fighting for),
Nothing (crying for),
Nothing (ooh,h)
But we won't let it go for nothing (don't let for),
Nothing.
It should be nothing
To a love like what we got oh, baby
I know sometimes it's gonna rain,
But baby can we make up now
'cause I can't sleep through the pain (can't sleep through the pain)?
Girl I don't wanna go to bed mad at you
And I don't want you to go to bed mad at me
No I don't wanna go to bed mad at you
And I don't want you to go to bed mad at me (oh, no)
Umm
And it gets me upset girl when you're constantly accusing
(asking questions like you already know)
We're fighting this war, baby, when both of us are losing
(this ain't the way that love is supposed to go. What happened to working it out?)
We fall into this place where you ain't backing down, and I ain't backing down,
So what the hell do we do now?
It's all for nothing (fighting for)
Nothing (crying for),
Nothing... (ooh,h)
We won't let it go for nothing (don't let for),
Nothing.
It should be nothing
To a love like what we got oh, baby
I know sometimes it's gonna rain (Oh, it's gonna rain),
But baby can we make up now
'cause I can't sleep through the pain (can't sleep through the pain)?
Girl I don't wanna go to bed mad at you
And I don't want you to go to bed mad at me
No I don't wanna go to bed mad at you
And I don't want you to go to bed mad at me (oh, no)
Oh, baby this love ain't gon' be perfect (perfect, perfect oh, no)
And just how good it's gonna be
We can fuss and we can fight
Long as everything is alright
Between us before we go to sleep...
Baby we're gonna be...Happy...
Oh, ...oh,
Baby, I know sometimes it's gonna rain (it's gonna rain),
But baby can we make up now (can we make up now?)
'cause I can't sleep through the pain (can't sleep through the pain)?
Girl I don't wanna go to bed mad at you
And I don't want you to go to bed mad at me
No I don't wanna go to bed mad at you
And I don't want you to go to bed mad at me (oh, no, no, no)
Gail stood up from where she was seating, grabbed her bags, Holly tried o stop he but Gail made up her mind already. She turned around kissed her on the lips and said goodbye.
H: So are you telling me that we are done.