Title: Chapter 10: What happens next.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Wish I did, but I don't. And this one is just like the movie, I do not own the movie either. I just totally love it and it belongs to the person who thought it up. Just borrowing some lines from it.
Summary: So what happens after the meeting?
Timeline: The first year of SMK. 1993-1994.
Author's note: I know this is probably nothing that nobody expected, but I did say in my first story that this DOES follow the movie, "You've got mail". Sorry it took so long to get this up. I was supposed to have it up Sunday, but I had a bit of a writers block. Hope you enjoy!!
~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~SMK~*~
Amanda sat in the café wondering why she did what she just did. Amanda lost track of time and didn't know what was going on.
Soon a waiter came over to Amanda: Ma'am, we are closing. You have to leave now.
Amanda snapped out of it, looked around, and noticed that no one else was there: Oh, I am sorry.
Waiter: No problem ma'am.
Amanda left. Before she reached her car she passed by a trashcan and threw the flower away.
She drove all the way home. When she got home she went straight to her computer and found out that Bruce was not on line, and he did not send her an e-mail.
She went straight up stairs, collapsed on her bed, and cried herself to sleep.
Meanwhile...
Lee just got back to his apartment after walking around the city for a long time. He listened to the machine and heard his girlfriend, now ex-girlfriend, yell at him over the answering machine about how he stood her up. He didn't care all he could think about was that his long time best friend was Amanda. He didn't know what to feel.
Monday at work Lee was talking to Bob.
Lee: She was mean, and stubborn, and the only thing pleasant about her was the way the curls in her hair rested gently on her shoulders.
Bob: Yeah, but if you just try to get to know her, she might wind up being a real...(Lee opened his mouth to finish Bob's sentence when someone called him.)
Lee: Bob, I'll see you later.
Amanda made it through the first half of the day ignoring Lee.
At lunchtime, Amanda and a few of her friends at work went out to lunch.
Amanda has told them all about Bruce and she told them about how they were to meet.
Lisa was the first one there and when she saw Amanda, she didn't even wait for her to sit down: So, what happened?
Amanda: He never came.
Lisa: He stood you up. (Making it a statement instead of a question.)
Amanda sat down and said: I wouldn't really say that. I figured that there had to be a reason why he didn't show up. Something terrible, and unexpected that made it impossible to show... What if he took one look at me and left?
Lisa: That is so impossible!
Amanda: Maybe he was walking over and he got robbed.
Lisa: Knocked unconscious.
Amanda: And by the time that he came too, it was very late, and he had to go to the police.
Just then Rose came up: What happened?
Amanda: He was unable to make it.
Rose: He stood you up?
Lisa: He could of gotten into a car accident.
Amanda: Yeah, and he was rushed to the hospital.
Lisa: He could be unconscious.
Amanda: In a comma.
Rose: Oh!!!
Amanda: What?
Rose: He could have been that guy that got picked up last night.
Amanda: Who?
Lisa: That killer.
Amanda: No.
Rose: So he was arrested last night.
Lisa: And couldn't call you.
Rose: It was a good thing he didn't show up...
Lisa: You've could have been killed.
Amanda: It couldn't have been him!!
Rose: So how long did you wait there for him?
Amanda: Not too long. Lee Stetson showed up.
Rose: Lee Stetson?
Amanda: I don't really want to talk about it. (Amanda picked up her menu.)
Just then the last friend showed up, Jackie: So?
Rose: He didn't show.
Jackie: He stood you up!?
Lee never showed up to work on Tuesday and Amanda found out why; he took a vacation.
That night, once again, "Bruce" did not write to her. So she decided to write to him. She sat down and started typing.
"Dear Bruce,
I have been thinking about you so much more then usual, since Saturday night. I sat there at "Paradise Café" for so long; I felt so foolish. Why didn't you show up? I whish I knew why. I have known you for the past 20 years and I thought that I knew you. You just don't seem like that kind of guy who would do something like that.
Anyways, while I was waiting for you I did something so mean, so rude, so not me. "Harry" showed up and sat with me. We were talking and for the first time (that I can remember) I said some evil mean words. Even though the words didn't mean a thing to him; considering that I am just someone that he wants out of his life; what if it did? What if I did hurt him? Did I loose a friend forever?
A friend in need,
Kate"
By the time she finished her letter, she had tears in her eyes, she shut down her computer and went to bed.
Meanwhile... earlier that day...
Lee lounged around in his sweatpants, t-shirt, and bathrobe. He sat on the couch with some Guacamole dip, some wine, and watched the T.V. He didn't pay much attention to it though. He didn't know what to do with the new information that he found out.
Lee: I'm Harry. (Takes a good swig of the wine) I'm Harry. (Takes another good swig) What am I going to do? (Looks around as though looking for someone to talk to.) I need a dog!
After spending the rest of the day and most of the night just thinking, he finally got to his computer and found a letter from Amanda. He quickly read it and decided at first not to do nothing about it. He walked away from the computer and just started pacing.
After a few moments he decided to write to Amanda.
"Dear Kate,
I am in Chicago..."
Lee didn't like where that was headed so he deleted and tried again.
"Dear Kate,
I was stuck in a meeting in my office, on the 28th story, and the electricity went out, and I couldn't use a phone to call you."
Realizing how pathetic that sounded he deleted it all again and tried one last time.
"Dearest Kate,
I cannot tell you the reason why I could not make it on Saturday. Maybe one day I can explain and I hope that in time you can forgive me.
I am also sorry for what happened. You went to go meet a friend and met the enemy instead. I am sorry for adding additional pain to you; you never deserve that. As for what you said; whatever it was; I am sure that he deserved it and he more then likely provoked you into saying it. Kate, you have lost no friend, he will come around soon. I am sure of it. As for me, I am always here for you, listening, waiting patiently for a reply.
Your friend always and forever,
Bruce"
TO BE CONTINUED!!!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Wish I did, but I don't. And this one is just like the movie, I do not own the movie either. I just totally love it and it belongs to the person who thought it up. Just borrowing some lines from it.
Summary: So what happens after the meeting?
Timeline: The first year of SMK. 1993-1994.
Author's note: I know this is probably nothing that nobody expected, but I did say in my first story that this DOES follow the movie, "You've got mail". Sorry it took so long to get this up. I was supposed to have it up Sunday, but I had a bit of a writers block. Hope you enjoy!!
~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~~*~SMK~*~SMK~*~
Amanda sat in the café wondering why she did what she just did. Amanda lost track of time and didn't know what was going on.
Soon a waiter came over to Amanda: Ma'am, we are closing. You have to leave now.
Amanda snapped out of it, looked around, and noticed that no one else was there: Oh, I am sorry.
Waiter: No problem ma'am.
Amanda left. Before she reached her car she passed by a trashcan and threw the flower away.
She drove all the way home. When she got home she went straight to her computer and found out that Bruce was not on line, and he did not send her an e-mail.
She went straight up stairs, collapsed on her bed, and cried herself to sleep.
Meanwhile...
Lee just got back to his apartment after walking around the city for a long time. He listened to the machine and heard his girlfriend, now ex-girlfriend, yell at him over the answering machine about how he stood her up. He didn't care all he could think about was that his long time best friend was Amanda. He didn't know what to feel.
Monday at work Lee was talking to Bob.
Lee: She was mean, and stubborn, and the only thing pleasant about her was the way the curls in her hair rested gently on her shoulders.
Bob: Yeah, but if you just try to get to know her, she might wind up being a real...(Lee opened his mouth to finish Bob's sentence when someone called him.)
Lee: Bob, I'll see you later.
Amanda made it through the first half of the day ignoring Lee.
At lunchtime, Amanda and a few of her friends at work went out to lunch.
Amanda has told them all about Bruce and she told them about how they were to meet.
Lisa was the first one there and when she saw Amanda, she didn't even wait for her to sit down: So, what happened?
Amanda: He never came.
Lisa: He stood you up. (Making it a statement instead of a question.)
Amanda sat down and said: I wouldn't really say that. I figured that there had to be a reason why he didn't show up. Something terrible, and unexpected that made it impossible to show... What if he took one look at me and left?
Lisa: That is so impossible!
Amanda: Maybe he was walking over and he got robbed.
Lisa: Knocked unconscious.
Amanda: And by the time that he came too, it was very late, and he had to go to the police.
Just then Rose came up: What happened?
Amanda: He was unable to make it.
Rose: He stood you up?
Lisa: He could of gotten into a car accident.
Amanda: Yeah, and he was rushed to the hospital.
Lisa: He could be unconscious.
Amanda: In a comma.
Rose: Oh!!!
Amanda: What?
Rose: He could have been that guy that got picked up last night.
Amanda: Who?
Lisa: That killer.
Amanda: No.
Rose: So he was arrested last night.
Lisa: And couldn't call you.
Rose: It was a good thing he didn't show up...
Lisa: You've could have been killed.
Amanda: It couldn't have been him!!
Rose: So how long did you wait there for him?
Amanda: Not too long. Lee Stetson showed up.
Rose: Lee Stetson?
Amanda: I don't really want to talk about it. (Amanda picked up her menu.)
Just then the last friend showed up, Jackie: So?
Rose: He didn't show.
Jackie: He stood you up!?
Lee never showed up to work on Tuesday and Amanda found out why; he took a vacation.
That night, once again, "Bruce" did not write to her. So she decided to write to him. She sat down and started typing.
"Dear Bruce,
I have been thinking about you so much more then usual, since Saturday night. I sat there at "Paradise Café" for so long; I felt so foolish. Why didn't you show up? I whish I knew why. I have known you for the past 20 years and I thought that I knew you. You just don't seem like that kind of guy who would do something like that.
Anyways, while I was waiting for you I did something so mean, so rude, so not me. "Harry" showed up and sat with me. We were talking and for the first time (that I can remember) I said some evil mean words. Even though the words didn't mean a thing to him; considering that I am just someone that he wants out of his life; what if it did? What if I did hurt him? Did I loose a friend forever?
A friend in need,
Kate"
By the time she finished her letter, she had tears in her eyes, she shut down her computer and went to bed.
Meanwhile... earlier that day...
Lee lounged around in his sweatpants, t-shirt, and bathrobe. He sat on the couch with some Guacamole dip, some wine, and watched the T.V. He didn't pay much attention to it though. He didn't know what to do with the new information that he found out.
Lee: I'm Harry. (Takes a good swig of the wine) I'm Harry. (Takes another good swig) What am I going to do? (Looks around as though looking for someone to talk to.) I need a dog!
After spending the rest of the day and most of the night just thinking, he finally got to his computer and found a letter from Amanda. He quickly read it and decided at first not to do nothing about it. He walked away from the computer and just started pacing.
After a few moments he decided to write to Amanda.
"Dear Kate,
I am in Chicago..."
Lee didn't like where that was headed so he deleted and tried again.
"Dear Kate,
I was stuck in a meeting in my office, on the 28th story, and the electricity went out, and I couldn't use a phone to call you."
Realizing how pathetic that sounded he deleted it all again and tried one last time.
"Dearest Kate,
I cannot tell you the reason why I could not make it on Saturday. Maybe one day I can explain and I hope that in time you can forgive me.
I am also sorry for what happened. You went to go meet a friend and met the enemy instead. I am sorry for adding additional pain to you; you never deserve that. As for what you said; whatever it was; I am sure that he deserved it and he more then likely provoked you into saying it. Kate, you have lost no friend, he will come around soon. I am sure of it. As for me, I am always here for you, listening, waiting patiently for a reply.
Your friend always and forever,
Bruce"
TO BE CONTINUED!!!