Disclaimer: I do not own Friends. If I did it would not be ending. I do
own The Best of Friends Volumes 1-4, but it's not the same (joke). I don't
know if this is already an episode because I just got into it, but I'm
taking my chances.
Prologue: Ross and Rachel are dating (again). If Gunther had previously got over his crush on Rachel, in the story he still does.
Chapter 1: Meaningless Life
"Monica, Phoebe, I'm sorry," said Rachel.
"You know how much we hate Amanda," said Monica. "The one time we need you and ditch us to have dinner with your stupid boyfriend."
"I'm sorry," yelled Rachel. "But I never knew Amanda so why should I have been at her wedding shower? Besides this dinner was important. It was our anniversary dinner."
"Well, if you would rather be with your boyfriend than with us then maybe you should stop hanging out with us all together," yelled Phoebe.
"FINE!" yelled Rachel, grabbing her coat and walking out the door. She lingered in the hallway for a minute she couldn't believe after all this, her friendship with Phoebe and Monica was over. Rachel blinked back her tears and went to Central Perk to meet Ross. She was pretty sure he was going to propose tonight, so she had dressed up a little nice. When she got to Central Perk, Gunther was cleaning the counter. The place was entirely deserted.
"Hey, Gunther," said Rachel. "I'll have a latte."
"Coming right up," said Gunther.
Rachel sat down on the couch. Gunther came over and brought her the latte, when he noticed how sad she was.
"What's wrong?" asked Gunther.
"Nothing," said Rachel.
"Rachel, I've known you for ten years," said Gunther. "I know when your upset. You can tell me."
"Okay," said Rachel. "This woman, Amanda, is getting married and had a bridal shower last night. She used to live in our building. Of course she moved out and I never knew her. From what Monica and Phoebe told me, she was really annoying. She invited Phoebe and Monica and they asked me to go with them. I told them yes, but I remembered that I had an anniversary dinner with Ross. So I sort of ditched them and had dinner with Ross. This morning, I went over to apologize, but we ended up fighting. They said if I would rather be with Ross than with them I should stop hanging out with them. Now our friendship is over and it's all my fault."
Rachel buried her head in her hands. Gunther rubbed her knee.
"It's okay, Rachel," said Gunther. "You'll get through this."
Rachel looked at Gunther.
"Why is your hand on my knee?" she asked.
"I'm sorry I didn't 5realize I was doing it," said Gunther, quickly jerking his hand away.
They both stared ahead. They were all alone in the coffee house. Finally Gunther could no longer resist. He grabbed Rachel and kissed her. Rachel cried out and kept her eyes wide and kept her hands up. She couldn't believe he was doing this. Gunther slipped his hand up her shirt. It felt slimy on her back. Suddenly Ross walked in. Rachel tried to break away, but Gunther's grip was too strong. Fuming, with anger Ross walked out of the coffee house. Rachel finally broke away and ran to the door.
"GUNTHER WHAT DID YOU JUST DO?" yelled Rachel.
"I'm sorry, Rachel," said Gunther. "It's just, I've been in love with you for seven years and it was hard to watch you with all those other men. I've been able to control myself, but I just couldn't anymore. I love you."
"I'm sorry Gunther," said Rachel, angrily. "But, I have to let you down. You have no future with me. I don't love you. I love Ross. I can't live without him. Now, I think I lost him, so congratulations. You just jeopardized our relationship. I hope you're happy."
Rachel ran out of the coffee house and looked for Ross. Luckily, he hadn't gotten very far. Rachel finally caught up with him in his apartment building. Rachel followed him inside his apartment.
"Ross, I'm so sorry," said Rachel.
"So you would rather be with Gunther?" said Ross, angrily.
"No," said Rachel. "Gunther, came on to me I swear."
"BUT YOU LET HIM FEEL YOU UP!" yelled Ross.
"I'm sorry," sobbed Rachel. "I shouldn't have let him. If I had known he was going to do that I would have waited outside for you."
"Look," said Ross. "I was going to propose tonight, but since you would rather be with Gunther, maybe I should just move on. Look, it's over Rachel. This is the third time we've been dating and already, I can see it's not going to work out. It's over. Forever. You need to leave."
Ross went into his room and slammed the door. Tears came streaming down Rachel's face. She threw herself against his door.
"Ross, I'm sorry," sobbed Rachel, sinking down on her knees. "I love you. I want to be a family for Emma. I don't want anyone, but you. I love you. Please forgive me."
There was no reply.
"Ross, don't leave me," sobbed Rachel.
There was still no reply.
"Ross," whispered Rachel, but he was beyond hearing. Rachel left and went home. Rachel slowly trudged into her apartment. She saw a note on the refrigerator. It said:
Rach, I have a date tonight. Hey, could you stay at Ross's tonight? Be back at 11:00 P.M. -Joey
It seemed like Joey always had a date more than usual. Rachel's head was pounding. She went into the bathroom to get some Advil when she saw a large orange bottle. My sleeping pills, thought Rachel. I don't know why I still have them. I never had trouble sleeping when I bought them. Rachel took the bottle out and put on the counter. She looked at the label. Take no more than two, she read the bottle. She put the bottle down on the counter and shook her head. Then she went into a freezer and took out a pint of chocolate-chip cookie dough and sat down in the leather armchair.
Thoughts of today's events immediately ran through her head. Monica and Phoebe hated her now, Ross never wanted to see her again, Joey was always out, and Chandler probably wouldn't be speaking to her because of his loyalty to Monica. Rachel never felt so alone in her life. She felt her life was meaningless. What's the point in living if you're always alone? Thought Rachel. Rachel put the ice cream back in the fridge and took the pills out of the bottle. There were twenty-seven of them. Rachel wrote a note to all of her friends and Ross and wrote: "To: Phoebe, Monica, Joey, Chandler, and Ross" on it. She decided to take the pills one by one. She popped the first pill into her mouth. I hope in time, everyone will forgive me, thought Rachel as she popped the second pill into her mouth and swallowed it with water and reached for the third. She knew in her heart she was making a mistake for herself, but she knew she couldn't bear to be alive anymore. ONE HOUR LATER
Ross sat on his bed staring at the engagement ring. He had really wanted Rachel to be his wife, but it didn't seem possible after seeing her groped by Gunther. Maybe I should have given her another chance, thought Ross. I should call her and listen to her. Just as he was about to pick up the phone, it rang. Ross quickly snatched it out of it's cradle.
"Hello?" said Ross.
"Ross, it's Joey," said the voice on the other line.
"Oh, hi," said Ross, disappointed.
"You have to come down here," said Joey. "We're all at Beth Israel Hospital."
"Why?" asked Ross.
"Rachel tried to commit suicide," said Joey.
"I'll be right there," said Ross.
He hung up and ran out of the apartment. Oh, my god, thought Ross. Please be okay, Rachel. Please be okay.
Will Ross make it down to the Hospital? Will Rachel survive? To be continued.
A/N: Well, here's another one, written by me. I know this seems too heavy, but it seems drama is my strong point. Chapter 2: Remembering Rachel is coming soon.
Prologue: Ross and Rachel are dating (again). If Gunther had previously got over his crush on Rachel, in the story he still does.
Chapter 1: Meaningless Life
"Monica, Phoebe, I'm sorry," said Rachel.
"You know how much we hate Amanda," said Monica. "The one time we need you and ditch us to have dinner with your stupid boyfriend."
"I'm sorry," yelled Rachel. "But I never knew Amanda so why should I have been at her wedding shower? Besides this dinner was important. It was our anniversary dinner."
"Well, if you would rather be with your boyfriend than with us then maybe you should stop hanging out with us all together," yelled Phoebe.
"FINE!" yelled Rachel, grabbing her coat and walking out the door. She lingered in the hallway for a minute she couldn't believe after all this, her friendship with Phoebe and Monica was over. Rachel blinked back her tears and went to Central Perk to meet Ross. She was pretty sure he was going to propose tonight, so she had dressed up a little nice. When she got to Central Perk, Gunther was cleaning the counter. The place was entirely deserted.
"Hey, Gunther," said Rachel. "I'll have a latte."
"Coming right up," said Gunther.
Rachel sat down on the couch. Gunther came over and brought her the latte, when he noticed how sad she was.
"What's wrong?" asked Gunther.
"Nothing," said Rachel.
"Rachel, I've known you for ten years," said Gunther. "I know when your upset. You can tell me."
"Okay," said Rachel. "This woman, Amanda, is getting married and had a bridal shower last night. She used to live in our building. Of course she moved out and I never knew her. From what Monica and Phoebe told me, she was really annoying. She invited Phoebe and Monica and they asked me to go with them. I told them yes, but I remembered that I had an anniversary dinner with Ross. So I sort of ditched them and had dinner with Ross. This morning, I went over to apologize, but we ended up fighting. They said if I would rather be with Ross than with them I should stop hanging out with them. Now our friendship is over and it's all my fault."
Rachel buried her head in her hands. Gunther rubbed her knee.
"It's okay, Rachel," said Gunther. "You'll get through this."
Rachel looked at Gunther.
"Why is your hand on my knee?" she asked.
"I'm sorry I didn't 5realize I was doing it," said Gunther, quickly jerking his hand away.
They both stared ahead. They were all alone in the coffee house. Finally Gunther could no longer resist. He grabbed Rachel and kissed her. Rachel cried out and kept her eyes wide and kept her hands up. She couldn't believe he was doing this. Gunther slipped his hand up her shirt. It felt slimy on her back. Suddenly Ross walked in. Rachel tried to break away, but Gunther's grip was too strong. Fuming, with anger Ross walked out of the coffee house. Rachel finally broke away and ran to the door.
"GUNTHER WHAT DID YOU JUST DO?" yelled Rachel.
"I'm sorry, Rachel," said Gunther. "It's just, I've been in love with you for seven years and it was hard to watch you with all those other men. I've been able to control myself, but I just couldn't anymore. I love you."
"I'm sorry Gunther," said Rachel, angrily. "But, I have to let you down. You have no future with me. I don't love you. I love Ross. I can't live without him. Now, I think I lost him, so congratulations. You just jeopardized our relationship. I hope you're happy."
Rachel ran out of the coffee house and looked for Ross. Luckily, he hadn't gotten very far. Rachel finally caught up with him in his apartment building. Rachel followed him inside his apartment.
"Ross, I'm so sorry," said Rachel.
"So you would rather be with Gunther?" said Ross, angrily.
"No," said Rachel. "Gunther, came on to me I swear."
"BUT YOU LET HIM FEEL YOU UP!" yelled Ross.
"I'm sorry," sobbed Rachel. "I shouldn't have let him. If I had known he was going to do that I would have waited outside for you."
"Look," said Ross. "I was going to propose tonight, but since you would rather be with Gunther, maybe I should just move on. Look, it's over Rachel. This is the third time we've been dating and already, I can see it's not going to work out. It's over. Forever. You need to leave."
Ross went into his room and slammed the door. Tears came streaming down Rachel's face. She threw herself against his door.
"Ross, I'm sorry," sobbed Rachel, sinking down on her knees. "I love you. I want to be a family for Emma. I don't want anyone, but you. I love you. Please forgive me."
There was no reply.
"Ross, don't leave me," sobbed Rachel.
There was still no reply.
"Ross," whispered Rachel, but he was beyond hearing. Rachel left and went home. Rachel slowly trudged into her apartment. She saw a note on the refrigerator. It said:
Rach, I have a date tonight. Hey, could you stay at Ross's tonight? Be back at 11:00 P.M. -Joey
It seemed like Joey always had a date more than usual. Rachel's head was pounding. She went into the bathroom to get some Advil when she saw a large orange bottle. My sleeping pills, thought Rachel. I don't know why I still have them. I never had trouble sleeping when I bought them. Rachel took the bottle out and put on the counter. She looked at the label. Take no more than two, she read the bottle. She put the bottle down on the counter and shook her head. Then she went into a freezer and took out a pint of chocolate-chip cookie dough and sat down in the leather armchair.
Thoughts of today's events immediately ran through her head. Monica and Phoebe hated her now, Ross never wanted to see her again, Joey was always out, and Chandler probably wouldn't be speaking to her because of his loyalty to Monica. Rachel never felt so alone in her life. She felt her life was meaningless. What's the point in living if you're always alone? Thought Rachel. Rachel put the ice cream back in the fridge and took the pills out of the bottle. There were twenty-seven of them. Rachel wrote a note to all of her friends and Ross and wrote: "To: Phoebe, Monica, Joey, Chandler, and Ross" on it. She decided to take the pills one by one. She popped the first pill into her mouth. I hope in time, everyone will forgive me, thought Rachel as she popped the second pill into her mouth and swallowed it with water and reached for the third. She knew in her heart she was making a mistake for herself, but she knew she couldn't bear to be alive anymore. ONE HOUR LATER
Ross sat on his bed staring at the engagement ring. He had really wanted Rachel to be his wife, but it didn't seem possible after seeing her groped by Gunther. Maybe I should have given her another chance, thought Ross. I should call her and listen to her. Just as he was about to pick up the phone, it rang. Ross quickly snatched it out of it's cradle.
"Hello?" said Ross.
"Ross, it's Joey," said the voice on the other line.
"Oh, hi," said Ross, disappointed.
"You have to come down here," said Joey. "We're all at Beth Israel Hospital."
"Why?" asked Ross.
"Rachel tried to commit suicide," said Joey.
"I'll be right there," said Ross.
He hung up and ran out of the apartment. Oh, my god, thought Ross. Please be okay, Rachel. Please be okay.
Will Ross make it down to the Hospital? Will Rachel survive? To be continued.
A/N: Well, here's another one, written by me. I know this seems too heavy, but it seems drama is my strong point. Chapter 2: Remembering Rachel is coming soon.