Thanks for all of the reviews, guys! I'm very thankful to all of you! Now,
on to CHAPTER 14!!! Wow. 14 already! Dang.=)
Just as a reminder. this is where the story is at:
Maria had the "miscarriage"
It's been about 2 ½ weeks since Courtney was kidnapped
She is about 1 month 1 week pregnant
OK, well I think that's all the info ya need! READ ON!
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Chapter 14
Courtney woke up to darkness and rolled over to see the time. It was only 5 o'clock. She flopped over and groaned at how early it was. She rolled over again and tried to fall back asleep. After what seemed to be hours, she was still awake. She rolled over again and looked at the clock. Now it was 6 o'clock. There was a little light seeping into the cabin, but not enough to not need a light. And seeing that she wouldn't be able to fall back asleep now, Courtney got up and turned on the lights. The brightness was blinding and she had to close her eyes for a second to get them to adjust to the light. When she reopened them she saw the same scene she had been looking at for almost 3 weeks now.
About an hour later, after she was washed and dressed, she walked over to the calendar on the desk. She studied the dates for a minute and then headed back to the couch. She was a little over a month pregnant.
Soon after that thought, as if on queue, the door to the cabin opened. Courtney turned around, expecting to see the guards with her breakfast. Instead she saw a face that she hadn't had to look at bout 2 weeks. It was Maria.
"What are you doing here?" Courtney asked, "And why so early?" It was only about 7:30 now.
"I couldn't sleep last night, so I decided to come out here to tell you the good news myself!" Maria said with fake cheer.
"Well then tell me and leave," Courtney spat back.
"I was just released from the hospital yesterday," Maria said. Courtney's eyes grew wide at that statement, "Yes, that's right. Poor little 'Courtney' had a miscarriage."
Courtney knew how much this baby meant to Jason. He must be crushed, she though silently, "This plan of yours won't work much longer, Maria. Jason loves me, not you. He'll realize that you're not me."
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," Maria said in a mocking voice, "You see, Courtney, Jason and I have been together for two weeks now, already. And he's kissed me, and held me, and he hasn't suspected a single thing. So just get over it. You 'hero' Jason isn't coming to save you."
"You're wrong," Courtney said. She was on the verge of tears but she wouldn't let herself cry in front of Maria, "Now get out."
Maria turned around and left. On the drive home, she had to stop. She hated seeing Jason hurt each day, and now she had hurt Courtney too. She had seen the tears welling up in Courtney's eyes. She was tearing her cousin apart, piece by piece. What kind of a person was she to do that? She thought to herself. But quickly reality overtook her and she started the car back up. What's done is done, she thought, and there's no backing out now.
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When Jason woke up that morning Maria was already gone. He got up and took a quick shower then went downstairs to see if she had left a note. He saw one lying on the desk, scribbled quickly in pencil:
Jason-
I went out for an early morning jog. I needed to clear my head. I'll be back as soon as possible.
Courtney
Jason read the note twice. It didn't seem right. Then at the bottom where her name was, he looked closer. He could see where something had been erased. He took it over to the couch and looked closer. He could see the faint outline of the word Maria.
-----Flashback-----
Sonny thought for a minute. Then carefully said, "Well, It's just an idea but. . . ."
"Sonny, what?" Jason said. He was not one to be very patient.
"Are you sure that it's even really Courtney?" Sonny said. He hadn't dealt with imposters before, and maybe he was jumping to conclusions, but this sounds awkward enough to make sense.
----End Flashback----
Jason shook his head. He was just imagining things. He crumpled up the note and tossed it. A few minutes later Maria walked in.
"Hey," she said casually, "Did you get my note?"
"Yea," Jason said. He didn't feel much like talking right now. Thoughts about what Sonny had said in his head and the hurt from the miscarriage filled his head.
"Want some breakfast? You look starved," Maria said. Thankfully, she knew how to cook like Courtney did.
"No, I'm fine. I've actually got to run over to Sonny's," Jason said, making up an excuse.
"Jason, I'm sure their not even up yet, I mean it's pretty early still. Why don't you let me fix you some breakfast?" Maria said. She knew he was trying to avoid her.
Jason thought about it. She was right, "Ok," he said.
Maria went to the kitchen and in about 20 minutes she came back with a tray with pancakes and syrup, with two tall glasses of orange juice.
"They look wonderful," Jason said. She always did know how to cook.
"Oh, I forgot forks, just a second," Maria said. She hurried back and grabbed two forks. She came back out and when she got to the couch she dropped one. She turned around and bent over to pick it up. Jason watched, waiting to catch a glimpse of the serpentine tattoo she had on her lower back. But it wasn't there. Jason frowned. It should be there, her jeans were definitely low enough to show it. He shrugged it off and when she sat down and handed him a fork he dug it. It was delicious.
After breakfast Sonny actually did need Jason, so he left for the rest of the day. Maria then spent the day contemplating where to go from here. For a while she was actually thinking about disappearing and leaving Jason a note about where to find the real Courtney. But then, like always, reality overcame her and she threw away that thought.
At the end of the day Maria went upstairs and as she passed by the nursery, something in her made her enter the room, instead of continuing to the bedroom.
She looked around. The floor was still covered in canvass, and some of the paint cans were still half open. It looked exactly the way Courtney had left it two weeks ago.
Maria sat down and took a little of the canvass in her fingers. Why was she doing this? She had seen the hurt in Courtney's face today, and the pain that Jason had felt at the hospital. Why was she separating two people that clearly belonged together? It just wasn't right.
This time 'reality' didn't overcome her. Instead she just kept thinking about all the horrible things she had been doing for the past two weeks.
Finally after what seemed to be hours, she got up.
"I know what I have to do," she said.
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WHAT DOES SHE HAVE TO DO! Is she going to set Courtney FREE?!?! What is going to HAPPEN! *wink wink* ok, well review please!
~Dawndrina~
Just as a reminder. this is where the story is at:
Maria had the "miscarriage"
It's been about 2 ½ weeks since Courtney was kidnapped
She is about 1 month 1 week pregnant
OK, well I think that's all the info ya need! READ ON!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Chapter 14
Courtney woke up to darkness and rolled over to see the time. It was only 5 o'clock. She flopped over and groaned at how early it was. She rolled over again and tried to fall back asleep. After what seemed to be hours, she was still awake. She rolled over again and looked at the clock. Now it was 6 o'clock. There was a little light seeping into the cabin, but not enough to not need a light. And seeing that she wouldn't be able to fall back asleep now, Courtney got up and turned on the lights. The brightness was blinding and she had to close her eyes for a second to get them to adjust to the light. When she reopened them she saw the same scene she had been looking at for almost 3 weeks now.
About an hour later, after she was washed and dressed, she walked over to the calendar on the desk. She studied the dates for a minute and then headed back to the couch. She was a little over a month pregnant.
Soon after that thought, as if on queue, the door to the cabin opened. Courtney turned around, expecting to see the guards with her breakfast. Instead she saw a face that she hadn't had to look at bout 2 weeks. It was Maria.
"What are you doing here?" Courtney asked, "And why so early?" It was only about 7:30 now.
"I couldn't sleep last night, so I decided to come out here to tell you the good news myself!" Maria said with fake cheer.
"Well then tell me and leave," Courtney spat back.
"I was just released from the hospital yesterday," Maria said. Courtney's eyes grew wide at that statement, "Yes, that's right. Poor little 'Courtney' had a miscarriage."
Courtney knew how much this baby meant to Jason. He must be crushed, she though silently, "This plan of yours won't work much longer, Maria. Jason loves me, not you. He'll realize that you're not me."
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," Maria said in a mocking voice, "You see, Courtney, Jason and I have been together for two weeks now, already. And he's kissed me, and held me, and he hasn't suspected a single thing. So just get over it. You 'hero' Jason isn't coming to save you."
"You're wrong," Courtney said. She was on the verge of tears but she wouldn't let herself cry in front of Maria, "Now get out."
Maria turned around and left. On the drive home, she had to stop. She hated seeing Jason hurt each day, and now she had hurt Courtney too. She had seen the tears welling up in Courtney's eyes. She was tearing her cousin apart, piece by piece. What kind of a person was she to do that? She thought to herself. But quickly reality overtook her and she started the car back up. What's done is done, she thought, and there's no backing out now.
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When Jason woke up that morning Maria was already gone. He got up and took a quick shower then went downstairs to see if she had left a note. He saw one lying on the desk, scribbled quickly in pencil:
Jason-
I went out for an early morning jog. I needed to clear my head. I'll be back as soon as possible.
Courtney
Jason read the note twice. It didn't seem right. Then at the bottom where her name was, he looked closer. He could see where something had been erased. He took it over to the couch and looked closer. He could see the faint outline of the word Maria.
-----Flashback-----
Sonny thought for a minute. Then carefully said, "Well, It's just an idea but. . . ."
"Sonny, what?" Jason said. He was not one to be very patient.
"Are you sure that it's even really Courtney?" Sonny said. He hadn't dealt with imposters before, and maybe he was jumping to conclusions, but this sounds awkward enough to make sense.
----End Flashback----
Jason shook his head. He was just imagining things. He crumpled up the note and tossed it. A few minutes later Maria walked in.
"Hey," she said casually, "Did you get my note?"
"Yea," Jason said. He didn't feel much like talking right now. Thoughts about what Sonny had said in his head and the hurt from the miscarriage filled his head.
"Want some breakfast? You look starved," Maria said. Thankfully, she knew how to cook like Courtney did.
"No, I'm fine. I've actually got to run over to Sonny's," Jason said, making up an excuse.
"Jason, I'm sure their not even up yet, I mean it's pretty early still. Why don't you let me fix you some breakfast?" Maria said. She knew he was trying to avoid her.
Jason thought about it. She was right, "Ok," he said.
Maria went to the kitchen and in about 20 minutes she came back with a tray with pancakes and syrup, with two tall glasses of orange juice.
"They look wonderful," Jason said. She always did know how to cook.
"Oh, I forgot forks, just a second," Maria said. She hurried back and grabbed two forks. She came back out and when she got to the couch she dropped one. She turned around and bent over to pick it up. Jason watched, waiting to catch a glimpse of the serpentine tattoo she had on her lower back. But it wasn't there. Jason frowned. It should be there, her jeans were definitely low enough to show it. He shrugged it off and when she sat down and handed him a fork he dug it. It was delicious.
After breakfast Sonny actually did need Jason, so he left for the rest of the day. Maria then spent the day contemplating where to go from here. For a while she was actually thinking about disappearing and leaving Jason a note about where to find the real Courtney. But then, like always, reality overcame her and she threw away that thought.
At the end of the day Maria went upstairs and as she passed by the nursery, something in her made her enter the room, instead of continuing to the bedroom.
She looked around. The floor was still covered in canvass, and some of the paint cans were still half open. It looked exactly the way Courtney had left it two weeks ago.
Maria sat down and took a little of the canvass in her fingers. Why was she doing this? She had seen the hurt in Courtney's face today, and the pain that Jason had felt at the hospital. Why was she separating two people that clearly belonged together? It just wasn't right.
This time 'reality' didn't overcome her. Instead she just kept thinking about all the horrible things she had been doing for the past two weeks.
Finally after what seemed to be hours, she got up.
"I know what I have to do," she said.
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WHAT DOES SHE HAVE TO DO! Is she going to set Courtney FREE?!?! What is going to HAPPEN! *wink wink* ok, well review please!
~Dawndrina~