Chap 19 - Resigning
Two days had passed and Rory was still locked in her room thinking about how things could have possibly turned out this way. But it didn't really matter, things were this way and they wouldn't change just because she wanted them to. She knew she had to move on. She got up from her bed and went to the living room, sat on the couch and dialed a number.
"New York Tribune, good afternoon"
"Hey Monica, it's me"
"Rory? Where are you? You should be here by now"
"Well, the plan changed"
"What do you mean?"
"I'm calling you to say I'm resigning"
"What? You can't be serious"
Rory laughed bitterly. "Well, I am. I'm sending you now the article that I was supposed to publish this weekend by e-mail. My salary must cover the non-two weeks noticed. And that's it. I'm resigning. Id really appreciate if you did everything and sent me the papers as soon as possible"
"But what about your section? And Jess?"
"Jess is fine, I'm sure. And there is a lot of things going on in my life more important than the section right now"
"You sure you want this?"
"Positive"
"Okay. Ill send the papers to your apartment then"
"I'm not living there anymore. I'm in Stars Hollow, at least for now. Please, don't tell anyone where I am," Rory said referring to Jess.
"What happened?"
"Jess. I found him with Laura, and" Rory paused debating if she would or not tell Monica about her pregnancy, "I need some time alone right now," she conclued.
"Right. Ill send you the papers as soon as they are read."
"Thank you. Ill call you"
"Bye"
Monica hang up and started to fit things in their right places. She had noticed how sad and depressing Jess seemed to be, but didn't fell comfortable asking him about his personal life. After all, he was her boss. Then she remembered that Laura had resigned for no reason just yesterday. At least it seemed to have no reason. And now Rory was moving out to this small town and the main reason was Jess. Things were getting really confusing.
She started typing Rory's reassignment, then she printed it and put it on top of the other papers in Jess' desk.
Jess arrived in the office and went to his room closing the door behind him. Just as soon as the door was closed it opened again, reveling an infuriated Jess.
"What's that?", he asked Monica holding the paper that she had typed and printed not long ago.
"Rory is resigning," Monica answered matter-of-factly.
"She can't do that. She-she just can't do that," he said in disbelief.
Monica didn't answer and Jess realized it was really happening. "Il'l go to her apartment and talk to her. She can't do that," he repeated.
"She's moved"
"Huh?"
"She's not in her apartment anymore"
Jess got close to Monica's desk and asked, "What do you know?"
"She called me. She said she's resigning and asked me to take care of the papers. She's sending me her last article by e-mail"
"She told you anything?"
"Just that she needed some time out"
"You know where she is?"
Monica was sorry for him and had doubts about not telling him where she was, but choose to respect Rory's decision. "I don't know," she lied.
"Right. Do me a favor, don't start her reassignment yet"
"Mr. Mariano, she asked me to. She doesn't want to work here anymore. I have to do it"
"Just for one day"
Monica sighed. She really felt sorry for Jess, he was miserable. He had been this way for a couple of days now and she knew he care about Rory. 'Oh, what the hell,' she thought. "I'll do her reassignment first thing in the morning"
"Thanks," he half-smiled and left the building. He went to his apartment and called Luke asking if she was in Stars Hollow. For the first time in a long time Luke lied and told him she hadn't shown up. Jess called Lorelai house a hundred times. Every time he got the machine. His messages were always the same: 'Please Lorelai, is Rory there?', 'We need to talk Rory,' 'You can't avoid me forever,' 'Rory, please, call me.'
Rory listened all his messages wanting to grab the phone and talk to him. Tell him she loved him. But she was so hurt. She just kept staring at the phone, hearing his voice on the machine, while tears rolled down her face.
Jess couldn't take it anymore, its driving him crazy, not being able to talk to her. He had to go after her, to talk to her, to tell her the truth. He went to his fridge, took a bottle of beer and went to his lap top. Half hour later he printed something and went to bed.
Next morning he was unusually early in the office with two envelopes in his hand, waiting Monica.
Monica looked at him and asked, "What's that?"
He took one envelope and took it carefully, "I know you know where she is. And I'm not asking you to tell me. Just give it to her. Its important. Please."
Monica just nodded silently.
He nodded and placed the other envelope on Monica's desk. "I'm resigning too. All the papers are filled. I don't work here anymore." He turned around and left the office and his past behind. Now he was hunting his future, he was looking for Rory.
A/N: I know this chap is really short and it's crap. But I don't know, I'm not really inspired. Next chap will be better thought. I promise you, it's half way done. Thanks for reviewing, you're the best. And, please, keep reviewing!
Para "conterrânea":
Muito obrigado pela crítica. Fico muito lisonjeada em saber que pelo menos uma brasileira leu essa estória. Bem, sobre escrever em inglês, eu não consigo escrever em português. Simplesmente não consigo! Para mim é muito mais fácil já imaginar a cena em inglês, e por isso escreve-la assim. Além do mais, quase nenhum brasileiro lê GG fanfics, então, se eu as escrevesse em português ninguém leria. Obrigado pelas críticas, eu concordo com muitas delas, mas não consigo imaginar a história de outra maneira e só agora estou aprendendo a ser detalhista. Mas o meu maior problema é que quando eu chego ao meio da história me surge outra na cabeça. Agora estou trabalhando mais nessa próxima estória na qual estou sendo bem mais cuidadosa com os detalhes. E daí, às vezes, esqueço da história que eu tinha começado antes. Então eu tenho uma regra: não postar uma história antes de acabar a outra. Ainda bem que esta já está no fim. Eu sei que falo, bem, escrevo muito e fico me enrolando também, e me desculpo por isso. Ah, você escreve fics (em português ou inglês)? E qual é o seu pen name (se você tiver um)?
Obrigado por ler essa estória
Two days had passed and Rory was still locked in her room thinking about how things could have possibly turned out this way. But it didn't really matter, things were this way and they wouldn't change just because she wanted them to. She knew she had to move on. She got up from her bed and went to the living room, sat on the couch and dialed a number.
"New York Tribune, good afternoon"
"Hey Monica, it's me"
"Rory? Where are you? You should be here by now"
"Well, the plan changed"
"What do you mean?"
"I'm calling you to say I'm resigning"
"What? You can't be serious"
Rory laughed bitterly. "Well, I am. I'm sending you now the article that I was supposed to publish this weekend by e-mail. My salary must cover the non-two weeks noticed. And that's it. I'm resigning. Id really appreciate if you did everything and sent me the papers as soon as possible"
"But what about your section? And Jess?"
"Jess is fine, I'm sure. And there is a lot of things going on in my life more important than the section right now"
"You sure you want this?"
"Positive"
"Okay. Ill send the papers to your apartment then"
"I'm not living there anymore. I'm in Stars Hollow, at least for now. Please, don't tell anyone where I am," Rory said referring to Jess.
"What happened?"
"Jess. I found him with Laura, and" Rory paused debating if she would or not tell Monica about her pregnancy, "I need some time alone right now," she conclued.
"Right. Ill send you the papers as soon as they are read."
"Thank you. Ill call you"
"Bye"
Monica hang up and started to fit things in their right places. She had noticed how sad and depressing Jess seemed to be, but didn't fell comfortable asking him about his personal life. After all, he was her boss. Then she remembered that Laura had resigned for no reason just yesterday. At least it seemed to have no reason. And now Rory was moving out to this small town and the main reason was Jess. Things were getting really confusing.
She started typing Rory's reassignment, then she printed it and put it on top of the other papers in Jess' desk.
Jess arrived in the office and went to his room closing the door behind him. Just as soon as the door was closed it opened again, reveling an infuriated Jess.
"What's that?", he asked Monica holding the paper that she had typed and printed not long ago.
"Rory is resigning," Monica answered matter-of-factly.
"She can't do that. She-she just can't do that," he said in disbelief.
Monica didn't answer and Jess realized it was really happening. "Il'l go to her apartment and talk to her. She can't do that," he repeated.
"She's moved"
"Huh?"
"She's not in her apartment anymore"
Jess got close to Monica's desk and asked, "What do you know?"
"She called me. She said she's resigning and asked me to take care of the papers. She's sending me her last article by e-mail"
"She told you anything?"
"Just that she needed some time out"
"You know where she is?"
Monica was sorry for him and had doubts about not telling him where she was, but choose to respect Rory's decision. "I don't know," she lied.
"Right. Do me a favor, don't start her reassignment yet"
"Mr. Mariano, she asked me to. She doesn't want to work here anymore. I have to do it"
"Just for one day"
Monica sighed. She really felt sorry for Jess, he was miserable. He had been this way for a couple of days now and she knew he care about Rory. 'Oh, what the hell,' she thought. "I'll do her reassignment first thing in the morning"
"Thanks," he half-smiled and left the building. He went to his apartment and called Luke asking if she was in Stars Hollow. For the first time in a long time Luke lied and told him she hadn't shown up. Jess called Lorelai house a hundred times. Every time he got the machine. His messages were always the same: 'Please Lorelai, is Rory there?', 'We need to talk Rory,' 'You can't avoid me forever,' 'Rory, please, call me.'
Rory listened all his messages wanting to grab the phone and talk to him. Tell him she loved him. But she was so hurt. She just kept staring at the phone, hearing his voice on the machine, while tears rolled down her face.
Jess couldn't take it anymore, its driving him crazy, not being able to talk to her. He had to go after her, to talk to her, to tell her the truth. He went to his fridge, took a bottle of beer and went to his lap top. Half hour later he printed something and went to bed.
Next morning he was unusually early in the office with two envelopes in his hand, waiting Monica.
Monica looked at him and asked, "What's that?"
He took one envelope and took it carefully, "I know you know where she is. And I'm not asking you to tell me. Just give it to her. Its important. Please."
Monica just nodded silently.
He nodded and placed the other envelope on Monica's desk. "I'm resigning too. All the papers are filled. I don't work here anymore." He turned around and left the office and his past behind. Now he was hunting his future, he was looking for Rory.
A/N: I know this chap is really short and it's crap. But I don't know, I'm not really inspired. Next chap will be better thought. I promise you, it's half way done. Thanks for reviewing, you're the best. And, please, keep reviewing!
Para "conterrânea":
Muito obrigado pela crítica. Fico muito lisonjeada em saber que pelo menos uma brasileira leu essa estória. Bem, sobre escrever em inglês, eu não consigo escrever em português. Simplesmente não consigo! Para mim é muito mais fácil já imaginar a cena em inglês, e por isso escreve-la assim. Além do mais, quase nenhum brasileiro lê GG fanfics, então, se eu as escrevesse em português ninguém leria. Obrigado pelas críticas, eu concordo com muitas delas, mas não consigo imaginar a história de outra maneira e só agora estou aprendendo a ser detalhista. Mas o meu maior problema é que quando eu chego ao meio da história me surge outra na cabeça. Agora estou trabalhando mais nessa próxima estória na qual estou sendo bem mais cuidadosa com os detalhes. E daí, às vezes, esqueço da história que eu tinha começado antes. Então eu tenho uma regra: não postar uma história antes de acabar a outra. Ainda bem que esta já está no fim. Eu sei que falo, bem, escrevo muito e fico me enrolando também, e me desculpo por isso. Ah, você escreve fics (em português ou inglês)? E qual é o seu pen name (se você tiver um)?
Obrigado por ler essa estória