Strangers Comfort
"Rory, sweetie, why don't you come back with us tonight. Lucy can arrange the room and we can move some of your stuff in with us."
"Grandma, I told you, I'll be fine in Stars Hollow. I'm going back to Yale in a few days anyway. I just have to finalize the funeral costs."
Emily sighed, "Rory, that is enough nonsense, you are coming back with us."
"Grandma, please, I just need to think. I'll be fine." Rory left the conversation and started to walk back home. The funeral was lovely, better than she could have ever imagined. Everyone was there. Luke stayed near the back, though Rory could still see him crying.
"I never thought this would happen to me. Well, at least not this early. She was supposed to live." She cried out in frustration.
"Rory darling. Are you going to be ok?" Miss. Patty's voice filled her head with thoughts of running . This was the one thing she didn't need right now.
"Yes, I'm going back to Yale shortly. I'll be fine. I just need to be alone."
"Ok sweetheart. Let me know if you need anything."
Miss. Patty reluctantly left her. She started quickening her pace as the tears spilled from her face. Walking with her head down and tears coming from her face; she didn't look as bad as she felt. She didn't see the shadow in front of her. He didn't see her, as the two collided.
"Oh I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." his voice sounded very concerned.
"That's ok." She quickly made her exit when he started talking.
"Oh my gosh. Your crying. I'm so sorry."
"It's fine believe me." She continued to walk away, this time her took her arm.
"I feel horrible, I didn't mean to hurt you I was just looking for where everyone was. I'm visiting from out of town and was admiring the beautiful scenery when I noticed everyone walking this way. Was there a ceremony or something?"
"Just a little get together." She whispered.
"Oh what was the occasion?"
Will he ever shut-up, she wondered?
"Nothing big."
"Oh ok. Well I guess I'll see you around sometime." He said as he noticed she was becoming uncomfortable, " By the way, I'm Mar.."
"Rory, is this man bothering you." Taylor's high pitched yell sounded throughout the neighborhood.
"No, Taylor. I just ran into him. Accidentally."
"Actually I ran into her." The man admitted.
"Are you a monster? How could you be so cruel? Her mother's funeral just ended and now you come in this town acting like you own it. Get your little shenanigan out of Stars Hollow."
"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry. I didn't realize that's why you were crying."
"Yah, well bye Taylor. It was nice meeting you Mar.."
"Mark. I'm so sorry."
Rory walked away as Taylor finished yelling at the man. Rory quickened her steps and started to run back.
"Wait up." Won't he go away she thought?
"What do you want." She stopped and started yelling at him.
"Nothing. I just lost my dad a little while back. And I know you need someone to yell at. Want to yell at me?"
"That is a cheap pick up line and how sick are you?"
"No, I'm just telling you, you can talk to me if you want. Is there a place you want to go and talk?"
"Fine, you obviously aren't going leave me alone."
She lead the way. To where? The obvious. The bridge. When they arrived there she sat down and he followed. She started to cry and spilled out everything she had to say. To a complete stranger.
"It's ok." He comforted her and put his arm around her back as she cried even more. After 5 hours, of just crying and yelling and talking to him, she was amazed.
"Why are you still here?" she wondered out loud.
"Because I know you need someone."
"Yah, but why would you think I need you?"
"Because, I need you to."
"Rory, sweetie, why don't you come back with us tonight. Lucy can arrange the room and we can move some of your stuff in with us."
"Grandma, I told you, I'll be fine in Stars Hollow. I'm going back to Yale in a few days anyway. I just have to finalize the funeral costs."
Emily sighed, "Rory, that is enough nonsense, you are coming back with us."
"Grandma, please, I just need to think. I'll be fine." Rory left the conversation and started to walk back home. The funeral was lovely, better than she could have ever imagined. Everyone was there. Luke stayed near the back, though Rory could still see him crying.
"I never thought this would happen to me. Well, at least not this early. She was supposed to live." She cried out in frustration.
"Rory darling. Are you going to be ok?" Miss. Patty's voice filled her head with thoughts of running . This was the one thing she didn't need right now.
"Yes, I'm going back to Yale shortly. I'll be fine. I just need to be alone."
"Ok sweetheart. Let me know if you need anything."
Miss. Patty reluctantly left her. She started quickening her pace as the tears spilled from her face. Walking with her head down and tears coming from her face; she didn't look as bad as she felt. She didn't see the shadow in front of her. He didn't see her, as the two collided.
"Oh I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." his voice sounded very concerned.
"That's ok." She quickly made her exit when he started talking.
"Oh my gosh. Your crying. I'm so sorry."
"It's fine believe me." She continued to walk away, this time her took her arm.
"I feel horrible, I didn't mean to hurt you I was just looking for where everyone was. I'm visiting from out of town and was admiring the beautiful scenery when I noticed everyone walking this way. Was there a ceremony or something?"
"Just a little get together." She whispered.
"Oh what was the occasion?"
Will he ever shut-up, she wondered?
"Nothing big."
"Oh ok. Well I guess I'll see you around sometime." He said as he noticed she was becoming uncomfortable, " By the way, I'm Mar.."
"Rory, is this man bothering you." Taylor's high pitched yell sounded throughout the neighborhood.
"No, Taylor. I just ran into him. Accidentally."
"Actually I ran into her." The man admitted.
"Are you a monster? How could you be so cruel? Her mother's funeral just ended and now you come in this town acting like you own it. Get your little shenanigan out of Stars Hollow."
"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry. I didn't realize that's why you were crying."
"Yah, well bye Taylor. It was nice meeting you Mar.."
"Mark. I'm so sorry."
Rory walked away as Taylor finished yelling at the man. Rory quickened her steps and started to run back.
"Wait up." Won't he go away she thought?
"What do you want." She stopped and started yelling at him.
"Nothing. I just lost my dad a little while back. And I know you need someone to yell at. Want to yell at me?"
"That is a cheap pick up line and how sick are you?"
"No, I'm just telling you, you can talk to me if you want. Is there a place you want to go and talk?"
"Fine, you obviously aren't going leave me alone."
She lead the way. To where? The obvious. The bridge. When they arrived there she sat down and he followed. She started to cry and spilled out everything she had to say. To a complete stranger.
"It's ok." He comforted her and put his arm around her back as she cried even more. After 5 hours, of just crying and yelling and talking to him, she was amazed.
"Why are you still here?" she wondered out loud.
"Because I know you need someone."
"Yah, but why would you think I need you?"
"Because, I need you to."