Deal
by
Disclaimer: I disclaim. I don't own anything. Melinda Metz and Jason Katims own all, the WB, Fox, maybe even UPN own some portion. I'm not them!
Author's Note: I think that Isabel didn't really deal with Alex's death in the show. So, what better time to handle it than... summer?
Summary: It's summer 2001, and though Alex was killed weeks ago, Isabel Evans hasn't had the time to process and deal with her grief. What will her summer be like?
Rating: By chapter.
Prologue--PG
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The danger is over. Tess is gone, and there is no blame left to me. Instead of making me feel good, though, suddenly I feel drained and ready to collapse. It doesn't help that some nagging voice in the back of my head is telling me that I need to deal with Alex's death, now, because if I don't... well, I don't know. We never got that far.
But it's all over. And though Khivar had his part in this tragedy, it wasn't because of me. It's sick, I know, but I'm almost thankful that it was Tess. Because if it had been Khivar, killing Alex because he was too close to me, I couldn't have lived with myself.
But the danger is gone. The adrenaline rush is over, the guilt that I've felt ever since Liz mentioned the idea, and at the same time, suppressed, is resolved. I never really took a moment to rest since he died, and now that I'm coming down from the emotionally and adrenaline-rush created highs, I have to deal.
This is going to be one hell of a summer.
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