**Disclaimer** I really don't own the Gilmore Girls!!!
Months passed by and nothing really changed. Chris was too hurt to speak with Lorelai, and she would not accept his parents' checks of money to compensate for the time he didn't spend with Rory. She felt more and more suffocated as each day passed by, and she knew she would need to get out soon.
For a couple of weeks, she had been wondering what would happen if she were to leave. She and her mom had been bickering more than ever and she didn't know how much she could take anymore. She was ready to take drastic measures to turn her life around. She wanted to be independent; to figure things out on her own. She wanted to raise her child her own way; with out her mother telling her what to do every step of the way.
One night, she decided it was time to go. Emily and Richard were going out and the maids were off for the night. It was the perfect night to leave with Rory and never come back.
Earlier that day, she was looking through her father's desk drawers when she found an envelope. She saw that it was addressed to her and looked inside it immediately. Tucked in it were checks for money signed by Strobe Hayden. There had to be at least 10 of them.
"One for every month since Rory's birth...." She muttered to herself.
She was in utter astonishment for a few moments until she heard her father's voice in the other room. She quickly stuffed the envelope back into the drawer and scurried out of the den, going unnoticed.
"I cannot believe them!" Lorelai thought to herself in exasperation.
"Why would they do that? How could they do that? They must be insane. It's not as if they don't have enough money as it is; but they have to go and steal from me and my baby! I told them to send the money back. I told them that I couldn't accept a pity fund! How dare they keep my money against my wishes! That's it! I'm outa here! They can have the money, I don't care, but they can't have Rory! I am leaving tonight!"
Lorelai couldn't believe the thoughts that were going through her head, but she couldn't stop them either. While Emily and Richard prepared for their party, she packed a bag for her and Rory, put her in the stroller, and crept out of the house.
She was scared, but she couldn't help but feel much more free and alive than before.
"It's time to make my own rules," she thought.
Not sure where to go, she used the little money she had to take a bus to a town a few stops away.
"Stars Hollow," she read on the sign as she entered the town.
"Charming name, sounds like something out of a storybook," she thought.
When she got off the bus, she asked a woman where to find a place to stay. The woman gave her a strange look, eyeing the baby in disapproval. She told her to take the main road to the Independence Inn.
"Thank you," Lorelai said, trying to sound polite.
When she got to the Inn, she decided to find a back door to knock on to avoid any more looks like the one she got from the direction lady. Without an ounce of fear or apprehension, she knocked on a door behind the building.
"Hey, what do I have to lose?" She thought to herself.
An older middle aged looking woman walked out and asked,
"May I help you, dear?"
A bit taken aback by her kindness, Lorelai stumbled on her words.
"Uh.yes.maybe. My name is Lorelai and.I have a baby with no job, no money, and no place to stay. I don't normally ask for favors but right now I really need one from you. Please help me; I'll do anything I can to help out around here, even if it is just for room and board."
The woman scanned the girl before her carefully.
"Can you clean?" She asked.
"Yes, I can clean very well. I'll clean anything you want me to! Well, almost anything. There was this one time when my great Aunt asked me to clean her...oh never mind. That's not something we'll need to worry about," Lorelai replied, accidentally adding her usual wit.
The woman paused again before speaking.
"Why don't you come in and have something to eat with me? We can discuss how you will pay off your room and board later," she smiled kindly.
"Oh, you can't even imagine how much this means---"
"Please, don't thank me. Just come inside and eat, you two look famished and tired. I'll give you a room for the night and we can figure out living accommodations tomorrow."
The two women walked inside and Lorelai smiled, feeling for the first time that everything was going to be ok---for now anyway.
Months passed by and nothing really changed. Chris was too hurt to speak with Lorelai, and she would not accept his parents' checks of money to compensate for the time he didn't spend with Rory. She felt more and more suffocated as each day passed by, and she knew she would need to get out soon.
For a couple of weeks, she had been wondering what would happen if she were to leave. She and her mom had been bickering more than ever and she didn't know how much she could take anymore. She was ready to take drastic measures to turn her life around. She wanted to be independent; to figure things out on her own. She wanted to raise her child her own way; with out her mother telling her what to do every step of the way.
One night, she decided it was time to go. Emily and Richard were going out and the maids were off for the night. It was the perfect night to leave with Rory and never come back.
Earlier that day, she was looking through her father's desk drawers when she found an envelope. She saw that it was addressed to her and looked inside it immediately. Tucked in it were checks for money signed by Strobe Hayden. There had to be at least 10 of them.
"One for every month since Rory's birth...." She muttered to herself.
She was in utter astonishment for a few moments until she heard her father's voice in the other room. She quickly stuffed the envelope back into the drawer and scurried out of the den, going unnoticed.
"I cannot believe them!" Lorelai thought to herself in exasperation.
"Why would they do that? How could they do that? They must be insane. It's not as if they don't have enough money as it is; but they have to go and steal from me and my baby! I told them to send the money back. I told them that I couldn't accept a pity fund! How dare they keep my money against my wishes! That's it! I'm outa here! They can have the money, I don't care, but they can't have Rory! I am leaving tonight!"
Lorelai couldn't believe the thoughts that were going through her head, but she couldn't stop them either. While Emily and Richard prepared for their party, she packed a bag for her and Rory, put her in the stroller, and crept out of the house.
She was scared, but she couldn't help but feel much more free and alive than before.
"It's time to make my own rules," she thought.
Not sure where to go, she used the little money she had to take a bus to a town a few stops away.
"Stars Hollow," she read on the sign as she entered the town.
"Charming name, sounds like something out of a storybook," she thought.
When she got off the bus, she asked a woman where to find a place to stay. The woman gave her a strange look, eyeing the baby in disapproval. She told her to take the main road to the Independence Inn.
"Thank you," Lorelai said, trying to sound polite.
When she got to the Inn, she decided to find a back door to knock on to avoid any more looks like the one she got from the direction lady. Without an ounce of fear or apprehension, she knocked on a door behind the building.
"Hey, what do I have to lose?" She thought to herself.
An older middle aged looking woman walked out and asked,
"May I help you, dear?"
A bit taken aback by her kindness, Lorelai stumbled on her words.
"Uh.yes.maybe. My name is Lorelai and.I have a baby with no job, no money, and no place to stay. I don't normally ask for favors but right now I really need one from you. Please help me; I'll do anything I can to help out around here, even if it is just for room and board."
The woman scanned the girl before her carefully.
"Can you clean?" She asked.
"Yes, I can clean very well. I'll clean anything you want me to! Well, almost anything. There was this one time when my great Aunt asked me to clean her...oh never mind. That's not something we'll need to worry about," Lorelai replied, accidentally adding her usual wit.
The woman paused again before speaking.
"Why don't you come in and have something to eat with me? We can discuss how you will pay off your room and board later," she smiled kindly.
"Oh, you can't even imagine how much this means---"
"Please, don't thank me. Just come inside and eat, you two look famished and tired. I'll give you a room for the night and we can figure out living accommodations tomorrow."
The two women walked inside and Lorelai smiled, feeling for the first time that everything was going to be ok---for now anyway.