DOESN'T GO AFTER HIM
Ally was pacing around her office, occasionally stopping and dropping her head. It was a late night and 2 months since Larry had left. She still hadn't gotten over him. It was like a consistent throbbing in her head where everything she thought of, or anything that someone said always led back to something Larry had said or done. She leant over her desk and opened the lowest draw, and pulled out a small photograph of Larry and Sam. He had seemed so happy.what did she do wrong? It was the question she asked herself constantly. Why had he left her? What had she done wrong? She never stopped to think what would have happened if she had gone after him. It was always what would have happened if he had never left.but she was slowly getting over him. One step at a time, or whatever excuse it took to convince herself that Larry was scum and that she didn't need him. She put the photo back into the drawer and grabbed her coat. She wasn't going to sit here and sulk as she did every day, she was going to go out.somewhere where no one knew her. She walked slowly downstairs and out of the building till she came to a small bar at the corner of the road. She went inside and ordered herself a soda. 'No alcohol.' She thought. 'I'm not that depressed. It's a new day.' She sat down and looked around at the few people scattered around. She dropped her head again. 'This is not going to work."
"Hi." Ally looked up.
"Hey." She replied to the guy standing above her.
"The name's Peter." He said.
"Ally." She replied cautiously.
"I was wandering if I could buy you a drink or something." He said.
"Actually, I have to go." Ally said getting up and walking away. She stopped herself.
This guy was cute.and nice enough. Why let Larry get in the way of her life?
"Raincheck?" She asked. Peter smiled.
"Sure. Do you have a phone number?"
"Erm.just pick me up here." She handed him her card.
"Okay. Tomorrow? Eight?" He asked.
"Sounds good." She said walking out of the bar. She smiled inwardly. She wasn't going to let Larry get in the way. She was over him.or that's what she hoped anyway.
The next morning Ally stumbled into work late. She had forgotten to set her alarm clock, and hadn't ironed her skirt.she was slightly dazed. She walked out of the elevator, ignoring the eyes on her. Nelle giggled as she walked past. Ally spun around and glared at her. "What?" She snapped.
"Oh nothing. Late again?" Ally said nothing. She shuffled past her and walked to her office.
"Oh Ally." Elaine started.
"Not now Elaine, people are giggling and staring.I feel.off."
"About that." Elaine said following Ally into her office. Ally stopped at her doorway and turned around.
"What?" She asked.
"Um.never mind." Elaine said.
"Why does everyone keep doing that!" Ally yelled. She walked in and slammed the door. Then she spun around and was about to stomp to her desk when she realised that her chair was taken up by the oh-so-familiar man. Ally stopped and dropped the bag she was holding. She bent over, picked it up and put it on her desk avoiding eye contact.
"Ally." He started.
"What are you doing here Larry?" Ally asked still avoiding eye contact.
"I have a case." He simply said.
"So you decided to drop in, why?" She asked finally looking up into the familiar eyes. He looked so.Larry. His dark purple suit and light blue shirt.
"It's against Cage and Fish. Haven't you heard?" He said.
"No, actually. I just arrived." At that moment Richard opened the door.
"Ally.Larry, hey.Ally, I have a case for you. Everyone agreed that you should get it. He handed her a file and grinned. "Have fun". He walked out. Ally opened the file. She read it over, occasionally reading out loud.
"Andy Perry. 16 years old. Suing his girlfriend 20 thousand dollars for emotional distress? What the.Why couldn't anyone else do this. Oh, of course. Opposing council."
"Larry Paul." Larry finished. "Hi."
"This is just great." Ally said sarcastically.
"Is there any chance of settling?" He asked.
"Let me meet with my client first. We'll meet in the conference room say five?"
"Sounds good. I should go." He said. "I'll see you and your client at five." He said getting up and opening the door.
"Yeah. See you." Ally said. She walked around the desk and sat down. Her life just kept getting better. She breathed in. 'You can get over him." She tried to persuade herself, but it didn't seem to be working. "Argh!" She yelled. She grabbed the file and re-read it again. Then she phoned her client and organised a meeting.
Later that day, Ally and her client were sitting in her office. "So, Andy.what's the story?" She asked.
"She.Jessica.dumped me." He said. Ally simply stared at him.
"Why are you suing her?" She asked finally.
"We've been going out for almost 2 years now. And all of a sudden she dumps me, for no reason. I've confronted her, but she doesn't say anything." He said.
"Look, Andy.this isn't much of a case." Ally started.
"Ms Mcbeal, I just want to know why. I love her.and she just left. It's not so much about the money, I just want to know why." He said. Ally looked at him.
"Okay.we can try and find out. But this is not going to go to court. Her lawyer is.well.he's not going to let us get 20 thousand dollars because a girl dumped you. If that happened to everyone we'd all be rich." She said.
"I'm okay with that. I just want to know why." He said.
"Okay. Meet me back here in an hour, we have to see if we can settle this."
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Ally was pacing around her office, occasionally stopping and dropping her head. It was a late night and 2 months since Larry had left. She still hadn't gotten over him. It was like a consistent throbbing in her head where everything she thought of, or anything that someone said always led back to something Larry had said or done. She leant over her desk and opened the lowest draw, and pulled out a small photograph of Larry and Sam. He had seemed so happy.what did she do wrong? It was the question she asked herself constantly. Why had he left her? What had she done wrong? She never stopped to think what would have happened if she had gone after him. It was always what would have happened if he had never left.but she was slowly getting over him. One step at a time, or whatever excuse it took to convince herself that Larry was scum and that she didn't need him. She put the photo back into the drawer and grabbed her coat. She wasn't going to sit here and sulk as she did every day, she was going to go out.somewhere where no one knew her. She walked slowly downstairs and out of the building till she came to a small bar at the corner of the road. She went inside and ordered herself a soda. 'No alcohol.' She thought. 'I'm not that depressed. It's a new day.' She sat down and looked around at the few people scattered around. She dropped her head again. 'This is not going to work."
"Hi." Ally looked up.
"Hey." She replied to the guy standing above her.
"The name's Peter." He said.
"Ally." She replied cautiously.
"I was wandering if I could buy you a drink or something." He said.
"Actually, I have to go." Ally said getting up and walking away. She stopped herself.
This guy was cute.and nice enough. Why let Larry get in the way of her life?
"Raincheck?" She asked. Peter smiled.
"Sure. Do you have a phone number?"
"Erm.just pick me up here." She handed him her card.
"Okay. Tomorrow? Eight?" He asked.
"Sounds good." She said walking out of the bar. She smiled inwardly. She wasn't going to let Larry get in the way. She was over him.or that's what she hoped anyway.
The next morning Ally stumbled into work late. She had forgotten to set her alarm clock, and hadn't ironed her skirt.she was slightly dazed. She walked out of the elevator, ignoring the eyes on her. Nelle giggled as she walked past. Ally spun around and glared at her. "What?" She snapped.
"Oh nothing. Late again?" Ally said nothing. She shuffled past her and walked to her office.
"Oh Ally." Elaine started.
"Not now Elaine, people are giggling and staring.I feel.off."
"About that." Elaine said following Ally into her office. Ally stopped at her doorway and turned around.
"What?" She asked.
"Um.never mind." Elaine said.
"Why does everyone keep doing that!" Ally yelled. She walked in and slammed the door. Then she spun around and was about to stomp to her desk when she realised that her chair was taken up by the oh-so-familiar man. Ally stopped and dropped the bag she was holding. She bent over, picked it up and put it on her desk avoiding eye contact.
"Ally." He started.
"What are you doing here Larry?" Ally asked still avoiding eye contact.
"I have a case." He simply said.
"So you decided to drop in, why?" She asked finally looking up into the familiar eyes. He looked so.Larry. His dark purple suit and light blue shirt.
"It's against Cage and Fish. Haven't you heard?" He said.
"No, actually. I just arrived." At that moment Richard opened the door.
"Ally.Larry, hey.Ally, I have a case for you. Everyone agreed that you should get it. He handed her a file and grinned. "Have fun". He walked out. Ally opened the file. She read it over, occasionally reading out loud.
"Andy Perry. 16 years old. Suing his girlfriend 20 thousand dollars for emotional distress? What the.Why couldn't anyone else do this. Oh, of course. Opposing council."
"Larry Paul." Larry finished. "Hi."
"This is just great." Ally said sarcastically.
"Is there any chance of settling?" He asked.
"Let me meet with my client first. We'll meet in the conference room say five?"
"Sounds good. I should go." He said. "I'll see you and your client at five." He said getting up and opening the door.
"Yeah. See you." Ally said. She walked around the desk and sat down. Her life just kept getting better. She breathed in. 'You can get over him." She tried to persuade herself, but it didn't seem to be working. "Argh!" She yelled. She grabbed the file and re-read it again. Then she phoned her client and organised a meeting.
Later that day, Ally and her client were sitting in her office. "So, Andy.what's the story?" She asked.
"She.Jessica.dumped me." He said. Ally simply stared at him.
"Why are you suing her?" She asked finally.
"We've been going out for almost 2 years now. And all of a sudden she dumps me, for no reason. I've confronted her, but she doesn't say anything." He said.
"Look, Andy.this isn't much of a case." Ally started.
"Ms Mcbeal, I just want to know why. I love her.and she just left. It's not so much about the money, I just want to know why." He said. Ally looked at him.
"Okay.we can try and find out. But this is not going to go to court. Her lawyer is.well.he's not going to let us get 20 thousand dollars because a girl dumped you. If that happened to everyone we'd all be rich." She said.
"I'm okay with that. I just want to know why." He said.
"Okay. Meet me back here in an hour, we have to see if we can settle this."
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