"I just don't get it - Rory said she would be home all night so why would she not answer the phone?" Lorelai looked at Sookie and she could see the worry on her face.
"Oh Lorelai don't worry about it, they probably went out to get some ice cream or something,"
"Yea, Ice cream… of course why didn't I think of that. Oh wait, I did and I came to the conclusion that we have ice cream in the freezer and that it would be stupid to go out and get ice cream if it was right there in the freezer just waiting to be eaten!" Lorelai sighed and thought of reasons why Rory would be gone or might not answer the phone.
"Sookie!" Lorelai yelped.
"Lorelai!"
"What if they are… you know???"
"Lorelai stop it you know they aren't. Rory's got a little more sense than that!"
"Yea I know… but what if something's wrong?"
"Oh would you stop it already! They are fine, if something was wrong Rory would call you."
"What If she cant! What if giant blobs of, I dunno.. um… stuff attacked her and she cant make it to the phone!"
"Your over reacting. And the blob reference was completely irrelevant."
"Yea I know, but it's the last movie we watched together. I hate not spending time with her. Brad just seems
to be taking up ALL her free time now and it bugs me."
"Your just feeling like that after a year and 2 months? Lorelai, its time to start getting used to him…"
"I am I am I just… I don't know maybe your right. But I still want to stop by."
"No! Lorelai don't! … Ok I was being sarcastic go see what's going on over there."
"Thanks Sookie you're the best."
Lorelai gave her a hug and started on her way outside. It was about 9:30 and she had been calling for the past 15 minutes. First it was just to see how everything was, then she started getting worried when Rory didn't answer her cell phone or the house phone. She drove home and saw that all the lights were off in the house, which was a little weird since they were supposed to be watching movies all night. Oh no, maybe there… Lorelai cut off her thought when she saw that Brad's car wasn't in the driveway. She got out of her car and walked toward the door and went to unlock it, but it wasn't locked. She walked in and looked around a little bit.
"Rory?" she called out, but didn't get a response.
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She heard someone open the door and instantly ran out of bed and locked her bedroom door. Please don't let that be Brad… she thought. She wasn't ready to talk to him, her face was swollen, her back was sore from being thrown down and she had a headache. This had never happened to her before, she didn't even know anyone that this has happened to. She's only 17 - he's only 18. Why her? How would she hide it this time? Its not fair she shouldn't have to live this way. They had been doing so well, but now that was all over. Something had to be done. But right now - she just wanted to know who was in her house. She prayed it wasn't Brad. Then she heard the voice, the familiar voice that was so reassuring and comforting she almost cried for joy that it was her and not him.
"Rory?" she heard - she unlocked her bedroom door.
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"…Hey mom."
Lorelai looked over at Rory and could barely see her, after all, all of the lights were still off.
"Rory baby, where's Brad? Did you guys fight or something?"
She walked into the kitchen and flipped on the switch and put her things down. She looked over at Rory who just walked in.
"Oh my God! Rory! What the hell happened?!"
Lorelai ran towards her daughter and held her face in her hands, looking her up and down and then kissing her forehead and hugging her. Rory panicked, she saw the pain in her moms eyes just from looking at the bruise, it would kill her to know its from Brad…
"I'm fine Mom, um, Brad went home."
"Well damn Rory what happened? First you don't answer the phones then I come home and the lights are off and the doors unlocked, now you have a black eye!"
"Mom calm down! Brad, he um, had nothing to do with this…"
Another lie. What's wrong with her, Lorelai would help her and comfort her and never let anything bad happen to her - but she couldn't ask for help. She just stood there.
"I didn't think so, well, I had hoped not… but what happened??"
She sat Rory down next to her at the kitchen table and they were knee to knee looking right at each other. This was Rory's moment of truth, should she tell her mom? She ran a list of pro's and con's through her head, she could tell Lorelai was getting anxious and frustrated because Rory wouldn't tell her what had happened. Here it goes… Rory thought.
"Oh Lorelai don't worry about it, they probably went out to get some ice cream or something,"
"Yea, Ice cream… of course why didn't I think of that. Oh wait, I did and I came to the conclusion that we have ice cream in the freezer and that it would be stupid to go out and get ice cream if it was right there in the freezer just waiting to be eaten!" Lorelai sighed and thought of reasons why Rory would be gone or might not answer the phone.
"Sookie!" Lorelai yelped.
"Lorelai!"
"What if they are… you know???"
"Lorelai stop it you know they aren't. Rory's got a little more sense than that!"
"Yea I know… but what if something's wrong?"
"Oh would you stop it already! They are fine, if something was wrong Rory would call you."
"What If she cant! What if giant blobs of, I dunno.. um… stuff attacked her and she cant make it to the phone!"
"Your over reacting. And the blob reference was completely irrelevant."
"Yea I know, but it's the last movie we watched together. I hate not spending time with her. Brad just seems
to be taking up ALL her free time now and it bugs me."
"Your just feeling like that after a year and 2 months? Lorelai, its time to start getting used to him…"
"I am I am I just… I don't know maybe your right. But I still want to stop by."
"No! Lorelai don't! … Ok I was being sarcastic go see what's going on over there."
"Thanks Sookie you're the best."
Lorelai gave her a hug and started on her way outside. It was about 9:30 and she had been calling for the past 15 minutes. First it was just to see how everything was, then she started getting worried when Rory didn't answer her cell phone or the house phone. She drove home and saw that all the lights were off in the house, which was a little weird since they were supposed to be watching movies all night. Oh no, maybe there… Lorelai cut off her thought when she saw that Brad's car wasn't in the driveway. She got out of her car and walked toward the door and went to unlock it, but it wasn't locked. She walked in and looked around a little bit.
"Rory?" she called out, but didn't get a response.
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She heard someone open the door and instantly ran out of bed and locked her bedroom door. Please don't let that be Brad… she thought. She wasn't ready to talk to him, her face was swollen, her back was sore from being thrown down and she had a headache. This had never happened to her before, she didn't even know anyone that this has happened to. She's only 17 - he's only 18. Why her? How would she hide it this time? Its not fair she shouldn't have to live this way. They had been doing so well, but now that was all over. Something had to be done. But right now - she just wanted to know who was in her house. She prayed it wasn't Brad. Then she heard the voice, the familiar voice that was so reassuring and comforting she almost cried for joy that it was her and not him.
"Rory?" she heard - she unlocked her bedroom door.
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"…Hey mom."
Lorelai looked over at Rory and could barely see her, after all, all of the lights were still off.
"Rory baby, where's Brad? Did you guys fight or something?"
She walked into the kitchen and flipped on the switch and put her things down. She looked over at Rory who just walked in.
"Oh my God! Rory! What the hell happened?!"
Lorelai ran towards her daughter and held her face in her hands, looking her up and down and then kissing her forehead and hugging her. Rory panicked, she saw the pain in her moms eyes just from looking at the bruise, it would kill her to know its from Brad…
"I'm fine Mom, um, Brad went home."
"Well damn Rory what happened? First you don't answer the phones then I come home and the lights are off and the doors unlocked, now you have a black eye!"
"Mom calm down! Brad, he um, had nothing to do with this…"
Another lie. What's wrong with her, Lorelai would help her and comfort her and never let anything bad happen to her - but she couldn't ask for help. She just stood there.
"I didn't think so, well, I had hoped not… but what happened??"
She sat Rory down next to her at the kitchen table and they were knee to knee looking right at each other. This was Rory's moment of truth, should she tell her mom? She ran a list of pro's and con's through her head, she could tell Lorelai was getting anxious and frustrated because Rory wouldn't tell her what had happened. Here it goes… Rory thought.