Starting Over
Anyone of us
Satine sat paralysed for a few seconds before jumping up and running after him. 'Christian!' She called. 'Wait!' He pretended not to hear her. Tears of anger were running down his face and he didn't bother to wipe them away. He paused for a second at the front door. Satine grabbed his arm. 'Look, up there. It was nothing.' 'Why don't you go back to James.' He spat fiercely at her. 'You only had me because you wanted to get him back.' Startled, she let go of him and he quickly slipped out. As the door banged shut he leant against it, the tears running faster now. He didn't care if she could hear his sobs. On the other side Satine started to cry as well. They sobbed in unison as they slid down to the ground. Hugging themselves as if they were all alone in the world. Phyl came out of the dining room and sat next to Satine. She didn't do anything for a few moments but then Satine leaned over and hugged her. They rocked silently back and forth, the tears still running.
Christian wiped his eyes on his sleeve and sniffed. Shakily he stood up. He slowly turned and saw the balcony. Angrily he stomped down the steps and into the night. How could she? He thought as he kicked a stone along the pavement. He thought she was in love with him and their she was with James. The mental image kept on coming into his mind over and over. He didn't know what was worse, Satine asking James what he felt for her or James singing to her. That was their special way of communicating their love. Theirs and no one elses. 'Hey Christian!' Ed's voice came cheerily through the darkness. He was standing in his doorway, watching the world go by. '....Woah! What's the matter with you?' He asked when he saw the look on Christian's face. 'Did you know about Satine and James.' 'Oh that. Come in.' He held the door open and Christian entered.
'Come on, Satine, it can't be that bad.' Phyl handed a cup of tea to Satine who took it. Her hands were shaking so she set it down on the table in front of her. 'It is. You didn't see the look on his face.' 'Yes but there's nothing going on between you and James, is there?' 'No but...' She looked at Phyl and sighed. 'I guess you ought to know. James and I used to be a couple.' 'Oh my...What happened?' 'We met on New Year's Eve 1894 on the top of Mark Fletcher's roof. We got locked out so we had to spend midnight outside. At first we both hated each other but by 2 o'clock, when the others had actually realised where we were, we were in love. The next two years were a dream and I thought life would never get better. Then one day I came home to find him in bed with my best friend, Vivienne. I ran away and vowed I would never go out with anyone again. That lasted 3 years until I met your brother. There was something different about him. I saw in him what I saw in James all those years ago. I guess deep down I never stopped loving James and I thought that Christian was his replacement but then I started loving Christian for who he was and I finally let James go.' 'So what did you feel when you saw him again. I saw the look on your face.' Phyl took a sip of her tea and looked intently at Satine.
'She told me that when she saw him again all her feelings for him, her anger and her love came back. She was confused and didn't know what to think so I told her to listen to her heart.' 'Well she did that.' Christian said bitterly. 'She chose James.' 'Know she didn't. If she had chosen James she would have told you when she realised who she wanted. It's you she wants not him. She still loves him but not like she loves you. She loves him as a friend and she loves you as a husband.' Christian smiled, even though he didn't want to. 'But last night...I heard him..sing to her.' 'He wasn't declaring his love he was telling her that she used to love him and that he knew she didn't anymore.' 'Oh my...What have I done?' Christian rested his face on his hands. 'Do you think I've lost her forever?' 'No, not if you go now.' He didn't need telling twice. He was out of the door.
As he got close to his house he could hear Satine's voice. As it touched his heart he could feel it start aching for her. He was just a few houses down when he could see she was on their balcony, resting her hands on marble ledge.
'I've been letting you down, down Boy I know I've been such a fool Giving in to temptation When I should've played it cool The situation got out of hand I hope you understand'
'It can happen to anyone of us Anyone you think of Anyone can fall Anyone can hurt someone they love Hearts will break Cos I made a stupid mistake It can happen to anyone of us Say you will forgive me Anyone can fail Say you will believe me I can't take my heart will break Cos I made a stupid mistake A stupid mistake'
'He was kind of exciting A little crazy I should've known He must have altered my senses Cos I offered to walk him home The situation got out of hand I hope you can understand'
'It can happen to anyone of us Anyone you think of Anyone can fall Anyone can hurt someone they love Hearts will break Cos I made a stupid mistake It can happen to anyone of us Say you will forgive me Anyone can fail Say you will believe me I can't take my heart will break Cos I made a stupid mistake A stupid mistake'
'A stupid mistake He means nothing to me I swear every word is true Don't wanna lose you'
'You won't.' Satine whirled around to see Christian standing behind her, a bunch of flowers in his hand. Nervously they edged towards each other. 'I'm sorry for overreacting earlier. I should have listened.' 'I don't blame you. I would have done the same thing if I were you.' 'Really?' 'Actually I would have slapped you.' Satine said with a smile. Christian chuckled lightly. 'Look, I'm sorry too. I should have told you when he first came back.' 'It's ok.' 'Really?' 'Sure.' He said. He leaned in to her and kissed her tenderly. 'These are for you...I picked them from next door.' He said when he saw the look on her face. 'Well they are lovely. Thank you sweetie.' She said taking them off him. 'Come here.' She wrapped her arms around him and gazed deeply into his eyes. 'Are we good?' 'We're good.' Christian answered before kissing her again.
Satine sat paralysed for a few seconds before jumping up and running after him. 'Christian!' She called. 'Wait!' He pretended not to hear her. Tears of anger were running down his face and he didn't bother to wipe them away. He paused for a second at the front door. Satine grabbed his arm. 'Look, up there. It was nothing.' 'Why don't you go back to James.' He spat fiercely at her. 'You only had me because you wanted to get him back.' Startled, she let go of him and he quickly slipped out. As the door banged shut he leant against it, the tears running faster now. He didn't care if she could hear his sobs. On the other side Satine started to cry as well. They sobbed in unison as they slid down to the ground. Hugging themselves as if they were all alone in the world. Phyl came out of the dining room and sat next to Satine. She didn't do anything for a few moments but then Satine leaned over and hugged her. They rocked silently back and forth, the tears still running.
Christian wiped his eyes on his sleeve and sniffed. Shakily he stood up. He slowly turned and saw the balcony. Angrily he stomped down the steps and into the night. How could she? He thought as he kicked a stone along the pavement. He thought she was in love with him and their she was with James. The mental image kept on coming into his mind over and over. He didn't know what was worse, Satine asking James what he felt for her or James singing to her. That was their special way of communicating their love. Theirs and no one elses. 'Hey Christian!' Ed's voice came cheerily through the darkness. He was standing in his doorway, watching the world go by. '....Woah! What's the matter with you?' He asked when he saw the look on Christian's face. 'Did you know about Satine and James.' 'Oh that. Come in.' He held the door open and Christian entered.
'Come on, Satine, it can't be that bad.' Phyl handed a cup of tea to Satine who took it. Her hands were shaking so she set it down on the table in front of her. 'It is. You didn't see the look on his face.' 'Yes but there's nothing going on between you and James, is there?' 'No but...' She looked at Phyl and sighed. 'I guess you ought to know. James and I used to be a couple.' 'Oh my...What happened?' 'We met on New Year's Eve 1894 on the top of Mark Fletcher's roof. We got locked out so we had to spend midnight outside. At first we both hated each other but by 2 o'clock, when the others had actually realised where we were, we were in love. The next two years were a dream and I thought life would never get better. Then one day I came home to find him in bed with my best friend, Vivienne. I ran away and vowed I would never go out with anyone again. That lasted 3 years until I met your brother. There was something different about him. I saw in him what I saw in James all those years ago. I guess deep down I never stopped loving James and I thought that Christian was his replacement but then I started loving Christian for who he was and I finally let James go.' 'So what did you feel when you saw him again. I saw the look on your face.' Phyl took a sip of her tea and looked intently at Satine.
'She told me that when she saw him again all her feelings for him, her anger and her love came back. She was confused and didn't know what to think so I told her to listen to her heart.' 'Well she did that.' Christian said bitterly. 'She chose James.' 'Know she didn't. If she had chosen James she would have told you when she realised who she wanted. It's you she wants not him. She still loves him but not like she loves you. She loves him as a friend and she loves you as a husband.' Christian smiled, even though he didn't want to. 'But last night...I heard him..sing to her.' 'He wasn't declaring his love he was telling her that she used to love him and that he knew she didn't anymore.' 'Oh my...What have I done?' Christian rested his face on his hands. 'Do you think I've lost her forever?' 'No, not if you go now.' He didn't need telling twice. He was out of the door.
As he got close to his house he could hear Satine's voice. As it touched his heart he could feel it start aching for her. He was just a few houses down when he could see she was on their balcony, resting her hands on marble ledge.
'I've been letting you down, down Boy I know I've been such a fool Giving in to temptation When I should've played it cool The situation got out of hand I hope you understand'
'It can happen to anyone of us Anyone you think of Anyone can fall Anyone can hurt someone they love Hearts will break Cos I made a stupid mistake It can happen to anyone of us Say you will forgive me Anyone can fail Say you will believe me I can't take my heart will break Cos I made a stupid mistake A stupid mistake'
'He was kind of exciting A little crazy I should've known He must have altered my senses Cos I offered to walk him home The situation got out of hand I hope you can understand'
'It can happen to anyone of us Anyone you think of Anyone can fall Anyone can hurt someone they love Hearts will break Cos I made a stupid mistake It can happen to anyone of us Say you will forgive me Anyone can fail Say you will believe me I can't take my heart will break Cos I made a stupid mistake A stupid mistake'
'A stupid mistake He means nothing to me I swear every word is true Don't wanna lose you'
'You won't.' Satine whirled around to see Christian standing behind her, a bunch of flowers in his hand. Nervously they edged towards each other. 'I'm sorry for overreacting earlier. I should have listened.' 'I don't blame you. I would have done the same thing if I were you.' 'Really?' 'Actually I would have slapped you.' Satine said with a smile. Christian chuckled lightly. 'Look, I'm sorry too. I should have told you when he first came back.' 'It's ok.' 'Really?' 'Sure.' He said. He leaned in to her and kissed her tenderly. 'These are for you...I picked them from next door.' He said when he saw the look on her face. 'Well they are lovely. Thank you sweetie.' She said taking them off him. 'Come here.' She wrapped her arms around him and gazed deeply into his eyes. 'Are we good?' 'We're good.' Christian answered before kissing her again.
