From: "Michelle Coursen" mcoursen@comcast.net
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Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:51 AM
Chapter 6: Don't Count Your Chickens
Summary: Kathryn finds something about Annette.
Rage. That's what was running in Annette's head. She was sitting home trembling with rage when she thought of her conversation with Kathryn. Who the hell did she think she was? Annette knew all of Kathryn's skelotons and knew full well that what type of damage that could do.
"Annette telephone." Her father called over to her.
Annette wheeled herself to the table and picked up the phone. She was instantly calm once she heard Sebastian's voice.
"When am I going to see you?" Annette asked. She hated the whining sound of her voice, but she couldn't help it. She didn't get out much and since the accident her parents decided it would be the best for her to have home instruction.
Sebastian sighed and tried his best to be patient. "That's the reason I'm calling. My parents want you to come for dinner."
Wow! That was wonderful news to Annette. She didn't think that she made that great of an impression on Tiffany, but guess she did. "Why I would love to." Annette gushed happily.
"Ok then talk to you later." Sebastian said and hung up the phone.
Annette sat there with the phone in her hands and wanted to burst into tears. Gone was the once tender guy she fell in love with. Instead was a cold emotionally distant person that she barely knew. No matter how hard she tried to cling to him he withdrew himself more each day. Annette sighed and hung up the phone. Things will be okay she tried telling herself.
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Kathryn had finally made her way shopping and was now indulging herself this very moment.
"Kathryn?" A woman's voice called behind her.
Kathryn turned around from a rack and stood face to face with Mrs. Hardgrove. Oh lovely Kathryn thought bitterly. Even though she was never formally introduced to her, Kathryn knew her by face since she recently became a new teacher at Manchester Prep.
"Hi." Kathryn said politely. What the hell is she doing here in Barney's? It wasn't like her teachers' salary and her husbands meager salary let them afford to shop at somewhere this upscale."How's Annette?" Kathryn asked, not really caring.
"Oh it's wonderful news. She regained some feeling in her legs." Mrs. Hardgrove bragged proudly.
That was news to Kathryn. She only asked to be nice and thought her response would be something like "Fine just the same."
"Wow that's great!" Kathryn said with false happiness in her voice and looked around for an escape.
"Oh yes it's wonderful-" Mrs. Hardgrove babbled on. Kathryn tuned her out and racked her brains for an excuse to get the hell away from her. Mrs. Hardgrove finally stopped babbling and smiled at Kathryn. "Want to get some lunch together?" She asked.
Kathryn would rather hang herself by her collar. Instead she smiled brightly. "That would be nice." Oh god I would do anything for a snort right now Kathryn thought to herself as she followed Mrs. Hardgrove.
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Sebastian sat in front of the tv not really watching. His mind was too busy to focus on the show on. He sat there thinking about his life. When her first met Annette he couldn't wait until he got her in bed so he could collect Kathryn as his prize. But something happen on the way though, he fell deeply in love with Annette and Kathryn was pushed out of his mind. Then the accident happend, and Sebastian filled with guilt vowed to always stand by Annette. But now it was getting harder to stand by his vow. Every time Annette tried to cling more to him, he resented her more and more. He knew it wasn't right, but he couldn't help it. To him Annette represented a cross he was forced to carry, not someone he loved.
"Hey big brother." Kathryn said brightly and broke Sebastian out of his thoughts.
"What do you want?" Sebastian said sourly as he watched her saunter over by him. She was lovely, he had to admit, but she was so deadly. Once he was consumed by her , but now he knew how better and wisely kept his distance.
"Guess who I saw?" Kathryn asked.
"Your conscience?" Sebastian asked sarcastically.
Kathryn rolled her eyes in annoyance. "I'm serious."
Sebastian shrugged his shoulders and averted his eyes to the tv. He really didn't care and could care less what Kathryn was fishing for.
"Well since you won't guess. I will have to tell you." Kathryn said and planted herself in fron of the tv. "Didn't anyone ever tell you that this eats away at brain cells?" Kathryn asked pointing to the tv.
"You would know. You killed enough already." Sebastian sniped at Kathryn.
Kathryn ignored Sebastian's snippy attitude. "Your precious Annette's mother."
"So?"
"Well brother dear, seems that your Annette has made some sort of recovery and isn't planning on telling you."
Sebastian sat there taking in the news. Yes he was suprised, but wasn't gonna show Kathryn. He knew the only reason she told him was to force some sort of reaction from him. "That's nice." Sebastian said blandly and turned back to the tv.
Kathryn sat there fuming. "Did you hear me?" Kathryn asked.
Without taking his eyes away from the tv, he answered her. "Yes, now can I finish watching my show?"
Even though he didn't look at her, he sensered her annoyance."Your an ass!" Kathryn yelled at Sebastian and stormed away.
Once she was gone, Sebastian allowed himself a chuckle.God she was so predictable! It was ironic really, the first time that he felt himself falling in love with Annette was when she made him laugh by just being silly. Laughter was not part of his daily life then and he fell in love with Annette's care free attitude. Now for the first time since falling in love with Annette, the only person that made him laugh was Kathryn.
Subject:
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:51 AM
Chapter 6: Don't Count Your Chickens
Summary: Kathryn finds something about Annette.
Rage. That's what was running in Annette's head. She was sitting home trembling with rage when she thought of her conversation with Kathryn. Who the hell did she think she was? Annette knew all of Kathryn's skelotons and knew full well that what type of damage that could do.
"Annette telephone." Her father called over to her.
Annette wheeled herself to the table and picked up the phone. She was instantly calm once she heard Sebastian's voice.
"When am I going to see you?" Annette asked. She hated the whining sound of her voice, but she couldn't help it. She didn't get out much and since the accident her parents decided it would be the best for her to have home instruction.
Sebastian sighed and tried his best to be patient. "That's the reason I'm calling. My parents want you to come for dinner."
Wow! That was wonderful news to Annette. She didn't think that she made that great of an impression on Tiffany, but guess she did. "Why I would love to." Annette gushed happily.
"Ok then talk to you later." Sebastian said and hung up the phone.
Annette sat there with the phone in her hands and wanted to burst into tears. Gone was the once tender guy she fell in love with. Instead was a cold emotionally distant person that she barely knew. No matter how hard she tried to cling to him he withdrew himself more each day. Annette sighed and hung up the phone. Things will be okay she tried telling herself.
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Kathryn had finally made her way shopping and was now indulging herself this very moment.
"Kathryn?" A woman's voice called behind her.
Kathryn turned around from a rack and stood face to face with Mrs. Hardgrove. Oh lovely Kathryn thought bitterly. Even though she was never formally introduced to her, Kathryn knew her by face since she recently became a new teacher at Manchester Prep.
"Hi." Kathryn said politely. What the hell is she doing here in Barney's? It wasn't like her teachers' salary and her husbands meager salary let them afford to shop at somewhere this upscale."How's Annette?" Kathryn asked, not really caring.
"Oh it's wonderful news. She regained some feeling in her legs." Mrs. Hardgrove bragged proudly.
That was news to Kathryn. She only asked to be nice and thought her response would be something like "Fine just the same."
"Wow that's great!" Kathryn said with false happiness in her voice and looked around for an escape.
"Oh yes it's wonderful-" Mrs. Hardgrove babbled on. Kathryn tuned her out and racked her brains for an excuse to get the hell away from her. Mrs. Hardgrove finally stopped babbling and smiled at Kathryn. "Want to get some lunch together?" She asked.
Kathryn would rather hang herself by her collar. Instead she smiled brightly. "That would be nice." Oh god I would do anything for a snort right now Kathryn thought to herself as she followed Mrs. Hardgrove.
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Sebastian sat in front of the tv not really watching. His mind was too busy to focus on the show on. He sat there thinking about his life. When her first met Annette he couldn't wait until he got her in bed so he could collect Kathryn as his prize. But something happen on the way though, he fell deeply in love with Annette and Kathryn was pushed out of his mind. Then the accident happend, and Sebastian filled with guilt vowed to always stand by Annette. But now it was getting harder to stand by his vow. Every time Annette tried to cling more to him, he resented her more and more. He knew it wasn't right, but he couldn't help it. To him Annette represented a cross he was forced to carry, not someone he loved.
"Hey big brother." Kathryn said brightly and broke Sebastian out of his thoughts.
"What do you want?" Sebastian said sourly as he watched her saunter over by him. She was lovely, he had to admit, but she was so deadly. Once he was consumed by her , but now he knew how better and wisely kept his distance.
"Guess who I saw?" Kathryn asked.
"Your conscience?" Sebastian asked sarcastically.
Kathryn rolled her eyes in annoyance. "I'm serious."
Sebastian shrugged his shoulders and averted his eyes to the tv. He really didn't care and could care less what Kathryn was fishing for.
"Well since you won't guess. I will have to tell you." Kathryn said and planted herself in fron of the tv. "Didn't anyone ever tell you that this eats away at brain cells?" Kathryn asked pointing to the tv.
"You would know. You killed enough already." Sebastian sniped at Kathryn.
Kathryn ignored Sebastian's snippy attitude. "Your precious Annette's mother."
"So?"
"Well brother dear, seems that your Annette has made some sort of recovery and isn't planning on telling you."
Sebastian sat there taking in the news. Yes he was suprised, but wasn't gonna show Kathryn. He knew the only reason she told him was to force some sort of reaction from him. "That's nice." Sebastian said blandly and turned back to the tv.
Kathryn sat there fuming. "Did you hear me?" Kathryn asked.
Without taking his eyes away from the tv, he answered her. "Yes, now can I finish watching my show?"
Even though he didn't look at her, he sensered her annoyance."Your an ass!" Kathryn yelled at Sebastian and stormed away.
Once she was gone, Sebastian allowed himself a chuckle.God she was so predictable! It was ironic really, the first time that he felt himself falling in love with Annette was when she made him laugh by just being silly. Laughter was not part of his daily life then and he fell in love with Annette's care free attitude. Now for the first time since falling in love with Annette, the only person that made him laugh was Kathryn.