A/N - OK finally got the other chapter uploaded! It took my about 2 hours
cos every time I clicked on the document I wanted to upload it changed the
page and wouldn't let me! Boo hoo. Thank you to a lovely person who had a
go at Bob for me (
Chapter 12 - Hope
Eloise carefully removed the bundle from around her neck and lovingly cradled it against her chest. The neighbours probably thought she was delivering something, but she wasn't. This wasn't just a bundle or rags. This was her daughter. The daughter she was about to abandon on her parents doorstep in the hope that they would understand and wouldn't turn the baby away. Sometimes she couldn't believe she was doing this. Abandoning her own flesh and blood, abandoning the one thing that meant the most to her in the entire world. Carelessly throwing away something some women spent thousands of dollars trying to get. And here she was about to dump her only child on her parent's doorstep. For a moment she considered just running. Pulling Hope tighter into her body and running until she couldn't run anymore. But no matter how far she ran, how many miles she covered she could never escape this. No matter where they went no one would approve of her and David, and the last thing Eloise wanted to do was to ruin Hope's life because her parents just happened to be related.
She felt David squeeze her hand softly and knew in that instant that this was what she had to do. Slowly she removed Hope from her chest and placed her gently down on the step. She stroked her small, pink cheek and placed the letter down next to her. Then she sat. Sat and stared at her daughter, not believing that she was about to do this. Again she felt David silently squeezing her hand, reassuring her. She leaned down and kissed her daughter goodbye as she whispered,
"I'll always love you Hope"
Then she began to walk, she wanted to get away from this place she couldn't stand it anymore. She needed to go before she changed her mind. She heard David knock on the door and then the pad of his feet on the ground as he jogged up to her. They walked the rest of the way in silence. Only pausing when they heard the sound of a door opening, and a man stepping out.
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Chandler opened the door warily; he always was especially at night. He just kept imagining that it was them, that they'd come home. That he and Monica might start speaking again. He slowly leaned his head out of the door and looked around, there was no one there. Just as he was about to close the door he heard a faint cry coming from his shoes. He looked down and gasped. There lying at his feet was the most perfect baby he had ever seen. Slowly he picked the child up and brought her in, disgusted that someone could just leave their child on the street.
He walked into the living room and placed the child on the couch. As he did he noticed the note inside the baby's towel. Slowly he removed it and began to read,
Dear Mom and Dad,
That was all he needed to read. He knew what the rest would say. That they couldn't cope. Would they take the baby in, blah blah blah. He placed the note down next to him and looked at the small child again. She really was perfect, the most gorgeous thing he had seen in a long time. With her tiny little arms, and perfect fingers. Everything in proportion. He just wanted to pick her up and hold her forever. Never letting go. As he looked at this tiny little creature he realised how stupid he had been. How could something so beautiful come out of something that he thought was so sordid and wrong? It just didn't happen like that did it? Only beautiful things produced beautiful things. For the first time in months he smiled his first real smile as he cradled his first grandchild. As he rocked her gently he picked up the note again and began to read. All the while telling himself that they'd be able to sort everything out. That David and Eloise would be able to come home again and they could all live as one big happy family. As soon as he was halfway through the note that thought vanished from his head. He jumped up almost knocking his grandchild from his arms as he shouted.
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"You ready?" David asked gently as he sat himself down.
"As I'll ever be" she whispered back
They settled themselves in each others arms. It had been Eloise's idea, she said she didn't want to feel alone when the time came, she wanted to feel his arms around her. As they snuggled closer together she felt safe, protected, and calm. She knew she was doing the right thing. Slowly she turned to him and pressed her lips to his in what she knew was her last kiss. She enjoyed the lingering moment before pulling away.
"I love you" she whispered gently,
David kissed her forehead gently, "Ditto"
They both knew that this was it. They had to do this now before they lost their nerve. Slowly David pulled out two identical paper bags. He'd managed to get them from someone in the squat, telling them Eloise needed something to help her sleep. The guy had said it was a freebie. Hoping to get more business. He'd never get any more from David. He slowly passed one of the bags to Eloise as he opened his own. Slowly, almost mechanically they opened their bags and put as many of the tablets as they could into their mouths. As David felt the darkness closing in on him he was vaguely aware of a soothing presence beside him. He knew then, that this was fate. How things were meant to be.
A/N - OK sorry it's another short one but I'm halfway through Harry Potter 5 so I just had to type as much as I could in about 10 minutes lol! Also went see Peter Kay last night so I couldn't upload then.
Chapter 12 - Hope
Eloise carefully removed the bundle from around her neck and lovingly cradled it against her chest. The neighbours probably thought she was delivering something, but she wasn't. This wasn't just a bundle or rags. This was her daughter. The daughter she was about to abandon on her parents doorstep in the hope that they would understand and wouldn't turn the baby away. Sometimes she couldn't believe she was doing this. Abandoning her own flesh and blood, abandoning the one thing that meant the most to her in the entire world. Carelessly throwing away something some women spent thousands of dollars trying to get. And here she was about to dump her only child on her parent's doorstep. For a moment she considered just running. Pulling Hope tighter into her body and running until she couldn't run anymore. But no matter how far she ran, how many miles she covered she could never escape this. No matter where they went no one would approve of her and David, and the last thing Eloise wanted to do was to ruin Hope's life because her parents just happened to be related.
She felt David squeeze her hand softly and knew in that instant that this was what she had to do. Slowly she removed Hope from her chest and placed her gently down on the step. She stroked her small, pink cheek and placed the letter down next to her. Then she sat. Sat and stared at her daughter, not believing that she was about to do this. Again she felt David silently squeezing her hand, reassuring her. She leaned down and kissed her daughter goodbye as she whispered,
"I'll always love you Hope"
Then she began to walk, she wanted to get away from this place she couldn't stand it anymore. She needed to go before she changed her mind. She heard David knock on the door and then the pad of his feet on the ground as he jogged up to her. They walked the rest of the way in silence. Only pausing when they heard the sound of a door opening, and a man stepping out.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Chandler opened the door warily; he always was especially at night. He just kept imagining that it was them, that they'd come home. That he and Monica might start speaking again. He slowly leaned his head out of the door and looked around, there was no one there. Just as he was about to close the door he heard a faint cry coming from his shoes. He looked down and gasped. There lying at his feet was the most perfect baby he had ever seen. Slowly he picked the child up and brought her in, disgusted that someone could just leave their child on the street.
He walked into the living room and placed the child on the couch. As he did he noticed the note inside the baby's towel. Slowly he removed it and began to read,
Dear Mom and Dad,
That was all he needed to read. He knew what the rest would say. That they couldn't cope. Would they take the baby in, blah blah blah. He placed the note down next to him and looked at the small child again. She really was perfect, the most gorgeous thing he had seen in a long time. With her tiny little arms, and perfect fingers. Everything in proportion. He just wanted to pick her up and hold her forever. Never letting go. As he looked at this tiny little creature he realised how stupid he had been. How could something so beautiful come out of something that he thought was so sordid and wrong? It just didn't happen like that did it? Only beautiful things produced beautiful things. For the first time in months he smiled his first real smile as he cradled his first grandchild. As he rocked her gently he picked up the note again and began to read. All the while telling himself that they'd be able to sort everything out. That David and Eloise would be able to come home again and they could all live as one big happy family. As soon as he was halfway through the note that thought vanished from his head. He jumped up almost knocking his grandchild from his arms as he shouted.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"You ready?" David asked gently as he sat himself down.
"As I'll ever be" she whispered back
They settled themselves in each others arms. It had been Eloise's idea, she said she didn't want to feel alone when the time came, she wanted to feel his arms around her. As they snuggled closer together she felt safe, protected, and calm. She knew she was doing the right thing. Slowly she turned to him and pressed her lips to his in what she knew was her last kiss. She enjoyed the lingering moment before pulling away.
"I love you" she whispered gently,
David kissed her forehead gently, "Ditto"
They both knew that this was it. They had to do this now before they lost their nerve. Slowly David pulled out two identical paper bags. He'd managed to get them from someone in the squat, telling them Eloise needed something to help her sleep. The guy had said it was a freebie. Hoping to get more business. He'd never get any more from David. He slowly passed one of the bags to Eloise as he opened his own. Slowly, almost mechanically they opened their bags and put as many of the tablets as they could into their mouths. As David felt the darkness closing in on him he was vaguely aware of a soothing presence beside him. He knew then, that this was fate. How things were meant to be.
A/N - OK sorry it's another short one but I'm halfway through Harry Potter 5 so I just had to type as much as I could in about 10 minutes lol! Also went see Peter Kay last night so I couldn't upload then.
