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The whole night, Rory avoided Tristan and it bothered him. Everyone, except for Rory and Tristan, talked the whole time during dinner and Lorelai felt that something happened between Rory and Tristan. When dinner was over, Emily asked if they would like to go back to the room but Rory didn't want to. However Tristan insisted and Rory knew that she has to talk to him.
"Rory…" Tristan began when they got to the guest room
"Tristan," she interrupted
Tristan shrugged and put his hands in his pockets, "this bothers me a lot Rory…I just told you the reason why I care for you and my love confession…and then you avoided me the whole dinner…don't you know it's kind of harsh for you to do that to me?"
"uh Tristan…I'm sorry about that but uh…" Rory frowned, "I needed to think…"
"think about what?" he interrupted
"Tristan, please be patient with me!" Rory said aloud, she was frustrated with her feelings toward Tristan
"I'm tired of being patient Rory! I took everything slow ever since we became real friends and then you tell me to be more patient! I can't stand waiting even if I wanted to try to wait for how long just for you to love me back Rory…" he blurt and paused when he saw her odd expression
"Rory…?"
she mumbled something and Tristan couldn't understand her
"what? What did you say?"
"you can't love me…and I don't want to love anymore…"
Tristan stood there in silence, confused about her statement, "why…?"
"just because…I'm sorry Tristan…" Rory excused herself and left the room. Tristan was tired of her running away and he didn't leave the room right away, he only stood in the middle of the room thinking about why Rory said that.
"Are you alright Rory?" Lorelai asked when they got home
"yeah…" she replied
"well…"
"I'm going to bed now, goodnight mom and dad," she said and went to her room.
Lorelai shrugged and turned to Christopher, "am I missing something?" he asked
Lorelai sighed and said, "you know that boy, Tristan Dugrey is in love with Rory and I think something happened,"
"that's what I thought…"Chris said
Lorelai let out a sigh and sat down on the couch. She has been feeling down lately, and there were times she wanted to cry. But she couldn't cry now, not in front of Chris.
"it's aright Lor, you can cry…" he said, Lorelai looked at him. She forgot that he could understand her, he knows how she feels because he feels the same too.
"Oh Chris…" Chris sat down beside her and she hugged him, allowing her tears to fall on her face.
"Chris…" Lor said as she wiped her tears away
"yeah?"
"would you like to come with us to Fez?" she asked, "it's a last thing we could do…as a family…"
Chris slowly nodded his head, Lorelai nodded back and started to cry again. Chris comforted her and kissed her forehead, "it's alright Lor…I'm here," he mumbled.
"I can't believe her!!! How could she be absent for more than a week? Doesn't she already know that she's going to have a hard time to make up for her missed classes?" Paris complained
"why are you complaining Paris? I thought you two weren't close?" Henry Cho said
"well, I do care about her and I'm kind of worried because she's not answering my calls back…and I need her for my group project too,"
Tristan shrugged. Rory was absent again and it was Wednesday. Is this how you're avoiding me Rory? By not going to school? Tristan wondered and Henry was watching him. He knew that his bud was head over heels and according to Lane, she told him that she wasn't being herself.
"In fact I saw Rory last Friday night," Tristan sighed
"you did?" Paris raised her eyebrows
"at her grandparents' place, they invited my family for dinner with her family and…"
"what is this? Meeting the folks? Looks like you and Rory are gonna get married," Madeline complimented
"thanks Madeline," Tristan said sarcastically
"so that means something happened between the two of you," Paris said
"what?"
"so it's true Tristan?" Louise asked
"not that something happened…just a conversation…"
"ah, now I get it…but why would she still be absent? Is it because she's avoiding you?" Madeline asked
"that's so unlike her…being absent just to avoid you," she emphasizing the 'you' at Tristan
"look I don't want to talk about this…"
*Brrr*
"great, we better get to class and we'll continue this later, Tristan," Paris said and she walked off to her class. Madeline and Louise shrugged and followed her. Henry approached to Tristan's side and patted him on the shoulder and left for his class. Tristan only stood in the hallway as students went off to their classes. And after a few minutes standing in the hallway, a woman he recognized appeared in the hallway with Headmaster Charleston, it was Rory's grandmother.
I wonder why Mr.s Gilmore is here…
"Mrs. Gilmore?" Tristan approached
"Tristan," she said, "hello,"
"hello," he said
Headmaster Charleston cleared his throat, "ahem Mr. Dugrey, aren't you supposed to be in class right now?" he said
"oh well…I know I should be in class but I…"
"it's okay boy, you're wondering about Rory aren't you?" Emily asked him
Tristan looked away, "oh well…"
"well, Tristan, I know how much you care about my granddaughter and I like you young man," she began and glanced at Charleston, who wore a sad expression, "Rory is leaving Chilton and she's in Fez right now,"
Tristan frowned, "what?"
"Tristan…"
"what do you mean she's leaving Chilton?"
Emily and Charleston exchanged worried glance, "I can't tell you the reason why and you will have to talk to her when she gets back…"
Tristan nodded, "when?"
"two weeks from now…"
Tristan nodded and started to walk away. He didn't feel like going to class so he decided to cut school and headed for the Hartford Park where he hangs out by himself.
"Yey! We're in Fez!" Rory grinned happily. Lorelai and Chris smiled. Seeing her happy made them happy and they won't let anything ruin it.
"I'm glad you're having a great time sweetie," Lorelai said as she placed her arm around Chris's waist and he did the same thing
"well, hey, look at that…what is that they're selling?
"COFFEE!!!"
Chris shook his head and they giggled, "you and your addiction, is bad,"
Rory and Lorelai pouted
"stop that,"
They still continue to pout and Chris rolled his eyes, "just stop it and I'll buy you coffee,"
"yey!"
"gees," he said
"but you love us anyways," Lorelai said
"oh yeah, sure I do," he said sarcastically and Lorelai playfully punched him on the arm. Rory smiled. She like seeing her parents in good terms and she wished that they would stay together.
"come on dad, let's get coffee," Rory said and they crossed the street where a man was selling coffee.
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