Chapter Seven:
Clarice and Hannibal went into the bakery together and got breakfast. Clarice told him she had to go home to Tami and not keep her waiting.
"I'll be back Hannibal...give me a few weeks to leave her and then I'll be back..." she calmly told him with no hesitation in her voice.
He smiled and gave her an even nod.
*Clarice's House a week later*
"Why are you leaving me Clarice? Why, tell me the fucking reason Clarice!" Tami was in hysterics, she couldn't contain herself, Clarice thought that at one point she would go into shock. Clarice looked at her and sat on the couch, "because I don't see us going anywhere...ok? I just don't see myself with you for the rest of my life..."
"Is this because you met someone else Clarice, because if you did I swear to God..."
Clarice got up and approached her in a rage, "or what? What will you do Tami? You want to fucking fight your way through this until I change my mind? It's not going to happen, get the fuck out of my house! I want your shit packed and out of here by tomorrow, do you understand me?" There was a fire in Clarice's eyes that Tami had never seen before, she immediately backed off and left the room.
Clarice heard the bathroom door slam and she winced. 'God, I never knew this would be so hard...'
Clarice sat on the couch, tears in her eyes, unsure now of the decision she had made. Why was she leaving her anyway? To be with Hannibal? To lead a normal life? She laughed at herself, "a normal life with Hannibal Lecter...yeah, that's going to happen."
She then began to think about how she would have to change to be with him, to change her speech, her looks and her whole personality just to be with him. She didn't know if that's what she wanted anymore.
"Sure," she thought, "I want some kids, but do I want Hannibal's children? They would be hunted for the rest of their lives...all because I couldn't handle not being in a 'regular' relationship. He's brainwashed me into loving him...I know he has..." she cried and got up and ran to the bathroom door and banged on the door. She was screaming and crying, telling Tami to let her in. There was no reply.
"Baby, I'm sorry...please, let me in..."
Silence.
"Tami..." still nothing...
"TAMALA?"
She got the spare key from the top of the door and unlocked it and ran inside, what she saw would stick in her memory forever.
Tamala was on the floor, wrists slit, and eyes focused on hers.
Clarice and Hannibal went into the bakery together and got breakfast. Clarice told him she had to go home to Tami and not keep her waiting.
"I'll be back Hannibal...give me a few weeks to leave her and then I'll be back..." she calmly told him with no hesitation in her voice.
He smiled and gave her an even nod.
*Clarice's House a week later*
"Why are you leaving me Clarice? Why, tell me the fucking reason Clarice!" Tami was in hysterics, she couldn't contain herself, Clarice thought that at one point she would go into shock. Clarice looked at her and sat on the couch, "because I don't see us going anywhere...ok? I just don't see myself with you for the rest of my life..."
"Is this because you met someone else Clarice, because if you did I swear to God..."
Clarice got up and approached her in a rage, "or what? What will you do Tami? You want to fucking fight your way through this until I change my mind? It's not going to happen, get the fuck out of my house! I want your shit packed and out of here by tomorrow, do you understand me?" There was a fire in Clarice's eyes that Tami had never seen before, she immediately backed off and left the room.
Clarice heard the bathroom door slam and she winced. 'God, I never knew this would be so hard...'
Clarice sat on the couch, tears in her eyes, unsure now of the decision she had made. Why was she leaving her anyway? To be with Hannibal? To lead a normal life? She laughed at herself, "a normal life with Hannibal Lecter...yeah, that's going to happen."
She then began to think about how she would have to change to be with him, to change her speech, her looks and her whole personality just to be with him. She didn't know if that's what she wanted anymore.
"Sure," she thought, "I want some kids, but do I want Hannibal's children? They would be hunted for the rest of their lives...all because I couldn't handle not being in a 'regular' relationship. He's brainwashed me into loving him...I know he has..." she cried and got up and ran to the bathroom door and banged on the door. She was screaming and crying, telling Tami to let her in. There was no reply.
"Baby, I'm sorry...please, let me in..."
Silence.
"Tami..." still nothing...
"TAMALA?"
She got the spare key from the top of the door and unlocked it and ran inside, what she saw would stick in her memory forever.
Tamala was on the floor, wrists slit, and eyes focused on hers.