Hey guys, I have decided just to work hard on this fic and just get it over
with and then start working on my others. Here's the nest part, and I would
like to thank * PrincessWitch2010 * I am sooooooo grateful for a reader
like you!! Hehe. If you didn't give me that great idea, I don't think I
would be writing this so soon. I loved your idea, and I used most of it in
here, just changing some parts. Thank you so much girl!
~Family Portrait~
(It's nighttime the next day, and it's raining hard outside. Melanie and Rachel are sitting inside the kitchen by the breakfast table. They're talking and Melanie has tears in her eyes.)
Rachel: OH honey, I'm so sorry.
Melanie: It's okay mom. It's not even your fault anyway.
Rachel: I wasn't so sure about letting you go.....but you seemed so.....determined to go.
Melanie: I really did want to go and see him again......but I also had this dreading feeling, but I just tried to ignore it. (puts her head in her hands) I'm so stupid......I shouldn't have gone.
Rachel: Yes sweetie, you shouldn't have. But you're not stupid.....and well, you didn't know what to expect.
(suddenly the doorbell rings and Rachel gets up looking confused. She looks down at her watch and then at Melanie, who is now sipping from a mug of hot tea)
Rachel: I wonder who could be coming at a time like this.......
(she gets up and walks out of the kitchen, and we follow her. She opens the door slightly and gets this weird look)
Rachel: You.
(she swings the door open and there we see Ross, soaked wet from head to toe because of the rain)
Ross: (quietly) Me.
~~
Rachel: (over coming the shock, the glares at him and begins to talk bitterly) What do YOU want? Haven't you done enough damage?
Ross: Look Rachel, I know you hate me......and I know you DESERVE to hate me....and I'm sorry for every single fight and everything....but I came to see Melanie and to say sorry for----
Rachel: For what Ross? For yelling at her? For making her feel so unloved? For finding a bitch as a replacement for her? (Ross tries to interrupt, but she goes on) For letting that girl treat Melanie like trash? Saying that she was messed up because I was and because Emma was dead! (yells) For what Ross? For breaking her heart?
(she tries to close the door but Ross stops her)
Ross: Rachel, please?!
Rachel: I'm sorry Ross......but hearts can't be mended that easy.
(Ross looks down and they stay like that for a while. Rachel staring at him and Ross looking down. When he looks up again, although he is still soaked wet, you can see tears sliding down his cheeks)
Ross: Rachel, like I said, I'm sorry for every fight.......for every single hurtful thing I said to you.....and well, for leaving that night. But I couldn't take it anymore....and I was scared that something worse may happen.
Rachel: Sorry cant fix everything, you know. (she looks down, holding back tears)
Ross: Look, all I want to do is say sorry to my daughter. I have the RIGHT to.
Melanie: (yells out from behind) No you don't! I am NOT your daughter! I practically never was!! You weren't there on my first day of high school.....you weren't there when I had my first date, 'interviewing' the guy and making him look stupid!! (begins to sob) You weren't there telling me how nice I looked in my first prom dress!! (quietly) You weren't here for anything.......and you didn't want me either.
Ross: I did want you. I DO want you.
Melanie: But I don't want YOU! I hate you!! I HATE YOU!! Don't EVER try to come here again and try to be my father again!! Because right when you left......I DIDN'T HAVE A FATHER! (she spins on her heal and runs up the stairs sobbing. Ross is watching her run up, looking both hurt and upset. Rachel is just looking down)
~~
Ross: So what, you're just going to let her run away like that? You know the truth Rachel...she does too....I AM hr father.....and even if I wasn't here, I will always be.
Rachel: (looks up at him sadly) No Ross....you're not. Maybe biologically.....but like she said, rigth when you left that day, you weren't her "real" father anymore.
Ross: That's bull shit!
Rachel: NO, it's NOT! She has the right to say that!! Even CHANDLER has been more like a father for her!! He truly does understand her! He's been there......he's your replacement.....and Melanie loved him. Loved him more than anything......and you cant change that anymore Ross!! Just go back to where ever and go get married....have more kids! What ever.....just (almost like a threat) Leave Melanie ALONE.
~~
(lightening lit up the sky as Ross and Rachel stared at each other, Rachel looking angry and Ross looking really sad)
Ross: Okay Rach, fine. I'll leave you alone.....I'll leave both of you alone.....but please, I want to leave knowing that you're not mad at me. (Rachel tries to speak, but he continues) I know that leaving that night was stupid......I've known that for all these years......I wanted to come back, but the truth is that I was scared. I had a feeling this would happen.....and I didn't want my daughter to hate me! So I left you guys alone......and I met someone else. But that didn't mean that I forgot you guys completely. You're my real family....(shrugs) maybe we didn't work out, but you know it's true. SO please Rachel, just at least TRY to forgive me.....! You know I've been stupid and what I did was dumb......I know it too. But you cant change the past.......but we can help change the future.
(Rachel stares at him with tears in her eyes and he stares at her. After a while he looks down sadly and shifts his feet)
Ross: Okay......I'll leave.
(he turns to leave and takes a few steps)
Rachel: (quietly) Ross?
(Ross turns around and looks at her questioningly and thunder rumbles close by and a flash of lightening fills up the dark sky)
Rachel: (quietly) Why don't you come in? It's cold and you're soaked wet.......
Ross: (looks inside and at the stairway) Are you sure?
(Rachel nods, turns around, and walks into the house. Ross closes the door and follows close behind her. As they walk into the kitchen, we look up the stairway and we see a door open at a crack. As we go closer, we see Melanie sitting on the floor inside the room, looking out the crack of the door. And we see that she watched the whole thing, and she saw Ross come inside. She has tears in her eyes. She closes the door and now the only thing lighting up the room is the faint glow of the moon from outside. She hugs her knees and puts her head down on them, sobbing as another flash of lightening illuminates the the sky and her room for a split second. We fade out.)
~~to be continued~~
Okay, I've got tons of homework and make up work to do, so that's all I can write right now.....sorry! And also, I'm pretty depressed today, since only yesterday I found out that I'm moving to Spain in less than 4 months.....and I don't wanna leave!! All my friends are here!!! *SOB* Well, it's unfair, but I guess I'm used to it. Well, anyway, I hope you liked this chapter.......if you did, thank PrincessWitch2010 baby!! Thank you again girl!
~Family Portrait~
(It's nighttime the next day, and it's raining hard outside. Melanie and Rachel are sitting inside the kitchen by the breakfast table. They're talking and Melanie has tears in her eyes.)
Rachel: OH honey, I'm so sorry.
Melanie: It's okay mom. It's not even your fault anyway.
Rachel: I wasn't so sure about letting you go.....but you seemed so.....determined to go.
Melanie: I really did want to go and see him again......but I also had this dreading feeling, but I just tried to ignore it. (puts her head in her hands) I'm so stupid......I shouldn't have gone.
Rachel: Yes sweetie, you shouldn't have. But you're not stupid.....and well, you didn't know what to expect.
(suddenly the doorbell rings and Rachel gets up looking confused. She looks down at her watch and then at Melanie, who is now sipping from a mug of hot tea)
Rachel: I wonder who could be coming at a time like this.......
(she gets up and walks out of the kitchen, and we follow her. She opens the door slightly and gets this weird look)
Rachel: You.
(she swings the door open and there we see Ross, soaked wet from head to toe because of the rain)
Ross: (quietly) Me.
~~
Rachel: (over coming the shock, the glares at him and begins to talk bitterly) What do YOU want? Haven't you done enough damage?
Ross: Look Rachel, I know you hate me......and I know you DESERVE to hate me....and I'm sorry for every single fight and everything....but I came to see Melanie and to say sorry for----
Rachel: For what Ross? For yelling at her? For making her feel so unloved? For finding a bitch as a replacement for her? (Ross tries to interrupt, but she goes on) For letting that girl treat Melanie like trash? Saying that she was messed up because I was and because Emma was dead! (yells) For what Ross? For breaking her heart?
(she tries to close the door but Ross stops her)
Ross: Rachel, please?!
Rachel: I'm sorry Ross......but hearts can't be mended that easy.
(Ross looks down and they stay like that for a while. Rachel staring at him and Ross looking down. When he looks up again, although he is still soaked wet, you can see tears sliding down his cheeks)
Ross: Rachel, like I said, I'm sorry for every fight.......for every single hurtful thing I said to you.....and well, for leaving that night. But I couldn't take it anymore....and I was scared that something worse may happen.
Rachel: Sorry cant fix everything, you know. (she looks down, holding back tears)
Ross: Look, all I want to do is say sorry to my daughter. I have the RIGHT to.
Melanie: (yells out from behind) No you don't! I am NOT your daughter! I practically never was!! You weren't there on my first day of high school.....you weren't there when I had my first date, 'interviewing' the guy and making him look stupid!! (begins to sob) You weren't there telling me how nice I looked in my first prom dress!! (quietly) You weren't here for anything.......and you didn't want me either.
Ross: I did want you. I DO want you.
Melanie: But I don't want YOU! I hate you!! I HATE YOU!! Don't EVER try to come here again and try to be my father again!! Because right when you left......I DIDN'T HAVE A FATHER! (she spins on her heal and runs up the stairs sobbing. Ross is watching her run up, looking both hurt and upset. Rachel is just looking down)
~~
Ross: So what, you're just going to let her run away like that? You know the truth Rachel...she does too....I AM hr father.....and even if I wasn't here, I will always be.
Rachel: (looks up at him sadly) No Ross....you're not. Maybe biologically.....but like she said, rigth when you left that day, you weren't her "real" father anymore.
Ross: That's bull shit!
Rachel: NO, it's NOT! She has the right to say that!! Even CHANDLER has been more like a father for her!! He truly does understand her! He's been there......he's your replacement.....and Melanie loved him. Loved him more than anything......and you cant change that anymore Ross!! Just go back to where ever and go get married....have more kids! What ever.....just (almost like a threat) Leave Melanie ALONE.
~~
(lightening lit up the sky as Ross and Rachel stared at each other, Rachel looking angry and Ross looking really sad)
Ross: Okay Rach, fine. I'll leave you alone.....I'll leave both of you alone.....but please, I want to leave knowing that you're not mad at me. (Rachel tries to speak, but he continues) I know that leaving that night was stupid......I've known that for all these years......I wanted to come back, but the truth is that I was scared. I had a feeling this would happen.....and I didn't want my daughter to hate me! So I left you guys alone......and I met someone else. But that didn't mean that I forgot you guys completely. You're my real family....(shrugs) maybe we didn't work out, but you know it's true. SO please Rachel, just at least TRY to forgive me.....! You know I've been stupid and what I did was dumb......I know it too. But you cant change the past.......but we can help change the future.
(Rachel stares at him with tears in her eyes and he stares at her. After a while he looks down sadly and shifts his feet)
Ross: Okay......I'll leave.
(he turns to leave and takes a few steps)
Rachel: (quietly) Ross?
(Ross turns around and looks at her questioningly and thunder rumbles close by and a flash of lightening fills up the dark sky)
Rachel: (quietly) Why don't you come in? It's cold and you're soaked wet.......
Ross: (looks inside and at the stairway) Are you sure?
(Rachel nods, turns around, and walks into the house. Ross closes the door and follows close behind her. As they walk into the kitchen, we look up the stairway and we see a door open at a crack. As we go closer, we see Melanie sitting on the floor inside the room, looking out the crack of the door. And we see that she watched the whole thing, and she saw Ross come inside. She has tears in her eyes. She closes the door and now the only thing lighting up the room is the faint glow of the moon from outside. She hugs her knees and puts her head down on them, sobbing as another flash of lightening illuminates the the sky and her room for a split second. We fade out.)
~~to be continued~~
Okay, I've got tons of homework and make up work to do, so that's all I can write right now.....sorry! And also, I'm pretty depressed today, since only yesterday I found out that I'm moving to Spain in less than 4 months.....and I don't wanna leave!! All my friends are here!!! *SOB* Well, it's unfair, but I guess I'm used to it. Well, anyway, I hope you liked this chapter.......if you did, thank PrincessWitch2010 baby!! Thank you again girl!