The door slammed a she was gone. Vince stood watching from the window, the
same window in which he watched the sun rise that morning. It was a little
after nine in the morning, for her this was a late start. Linda started her
run up hill.
"Hey girl, wait up," the voice yelled from behind her.
"Angela if you're going to run with me, you have to keep up." Linda
laughed.
"When you have our days, no one can keep up with you" she smiled keeping
pace with Linda.
"We've known each other for some time now"
"Lin dear, you were there through my first divorce and my second and you'll
be there most likely for my third, I would say we've know each other for a
long time" Angela laughed
"Yeah and you were there for me, when I needed it, when I found out about
Vince and his good times" Linda said toning down the mood.
"Sweetie what's wrong? Are you two on bad grounds? Is that why you're on
this hell driven run? Come on tell me about it"
"Well Vince and I were all set for time off, a vacation here or there, you
know. But yesterday he tells me, that after all these years he has, after
all these years he said he has been nothing but truthful to me, that he has
a son. And better yet, he'll be coming here to live with us. I just got so
mad at him, we haven't talked it out. And I know what your going to tell
me, your going to give me this Dr.Ruth theory about communication" Linda
said slowing down to a quick walk.
"First of all my dear, Its Dr. Phil who talks communication, Dr. Ruth talks
about sex and from what you told me there is no trouble in that department"
She laughed "But really Linda, Listen to me. You should really talk this
out with him. I'm sure he's kicking himself in the ass for what he did"
They walk in silence for about a half a mile. Linda went over everything in
her mind about how things would play out in the next few days.
"Come to dinner with us tonight, you and Vince. It will do the two of you
good," Angela said as they walked down their street getting ready to go
their separate ways.
"Not tonight, thank you though. We'll have a lot to talk about and I'm sure
things won't be finished by then" Linda smiled starting up her drive way.
"All right, call me if you need anything" Angela waved and jogged off.
She didn't go right into the house like she normally would, She just didn't
feel like it, not today at least. She turned around and stared to run
again, where she would end up she really wasn't sure, she just needed to be
away, to get away from everybody.
That's odd, Vince thought to himself. Normally she would have returned by now. I'll give her ten more minutes. He sat in the kitchen for what seemed like an eternity, till he finally gave up and went on a search for her. Maybe I'm over reacting, I mean maybe she just extended her run. He drove slowly down the streets where she normally went; she wasn't one to go far in case anything should happen Vince would know where to look. She's not here, where could she have gone, maybe something did happen to her, I could never forgive myself, I would rather die alone in the middle of no where then to see anything happen to her. He fumbled with the phone as he tried to remember the number. "Angela, How's it going? Is Linda there with you? Have you seen her this morning?" He tapped his hand nervously on the wheel. "Vince, I saw her this morning, but when I left her she was going up the driveway. Are you sure she's not in the house?" Angela answered. "Yes, I'm sure. She never came in." He said. "No, sorry, she's not here. I'll go out and look for her, she can't be that far" "No that's all right, I'll find her. Thanks" he tossed the phone in the seat besides him.
She threw the rock and it skipped across the lake. Her eyes were red from crying, her head hurt from all the running, but most of all her heart hurt from all the pain. Of course things could have been better had she at least made an attempt to talk this out with him. But all those painful memories and all the hurt she felt from all those years before came back to her.
"Someone like you shouldn't be sitting here all by yourself" A man with an athletic build came and sat next to her. He was no Vince, but he was defiantly good looking. "I normally don't but today isn't the normal day" she smiled trying to hide the fact she had been crying. "It looks it. And if your trying to hide the tears that ran down your face you didn't such a good job. Why don't you tell me about it? I'm a good listener, maybe I can help in some way." He said. "No, I'm fine really" she said. "Listen I didn't come over here to be a pain in your ass, I came over here because it looked like someone could use a friend. Someone as pretty as yourself should not be sitting here crying juts because some ass of a man couldn't see what a rare gem you are" Linda found her-self crying again, and told him everything that had happened before and what was happening now. "Its ok" he said putting his arm around her "You should have left him before, he doesn't deserve you. Any man who would treat you like that deserves to die alone" he said moving closer to her. "Thank you, but I better go," she said getting up. "Don't go back to him, he'll always be the same," the man said taking her hand. "I have to" she said. "Well then I won't let you," he said pulling her close to him. "I believe she said she wants to go" a voice said from behind. "Dude, this has nothing to do with you. So you better leave" "When you're handling my wife like that, it has a lot to do with me. And I'll give you three seconds to let her go and get the fuck up out of here before I really get pissed. You should be grateful I'm giving you that much time" Vince said his face turning red and his hands already in fists. "A brute like him does not deserve you," the man said before walking away. Vince watched him until he was totally out of sight. Linda walked over to him and fell into his arms and cried. "I'm sorry, I should have just....." He held onto her tightly "Don't be, nothing is your fault, it's mine I should have gotten here faster. But he's right, I don't deserve you, you have been there for me all the time and the only thing I've done has been an ass. When I saw him with his hands on you, I just got so mad, but yet I got nervous thinking that someone like him could easily replace me" "I could never replace you, I love you too much" she said "I love you more then anyone could know, and I realized how much I've taken it for granted. Come on let's get out of here." He said taking her hand. "How'd you find me?" she asked as they walked back to the car. "You always come here when you're mad at me. And I always follow you here just to make sure you were all right" He said. "I'm glad you did" she smiled. He climbed into the car and she took hold of his hand. "Thank You" she said He smiled and started the car, The CD he had been listening to started back up again. One of the few men, who really new what love was, Neil Diamond and now Vince McMahon.
Hello again, hello
Just called to say 'hello'
I couldn't sleep at all tonight
And I know it's late
But I couldn't wait
Hello, my friend, hello
Just called to let you know
I think about you every night
When I'm here alone
And you're there at home
Hello
Maybe it's been crazy
And maybe I'm to blame
But I put my heart above my head
We've been through it all
And you loved me just the same
And when you're not there
I just need to hear
Hello, my friend, hello
It's good to need you so
It's good to love you like I do
And to feel this way
When I hear you say
Hello
Hello, my friend, hello
Just called to let you know
I think about you every night
And I know it's late
But I couldn't wait
Hello
That's odd, Vince thought to himself. Normally she would have returned by now. I'll give her ten more minutes. He sat in the kitchen for what seemed like an eternity, till he finally gave up and went on a search for her. Maybe I'm over reacting, I mean maybe she just extended her run. He drove slowly down the streets where she normally went; she wasn't one to go far in case anything should happen Vince would know where to look. She's not here, where could she have gone, maybe something did happen to her, I could never forgive myself, I would rather die alone in the middle of no where then to see anything happen to her. He fumbled with the phone as he tried to remember the number. "Angela, How's it going? Is Linda there with you? Have you seen her this morning?" He tapped his hand nervously on the wheel. "Vince, I saw her this morning, but when I left her she was going up the driveway. Are you sure she's not in the house?" Angela answered. "Yes, I'm sure. She never came in." He said. "No, sorry, she's not here. I'll go out and look for her, she can't be that far" "No that's all right, I'll find her. Thanks" he tossed the phone in the seat besides him.
She threw the rock and it skipped across the lake. Her eyes were red from crying, her head hurt from all the running, but most of all her heart hurt from all the pain. Of course things could have been better had she at least made an attempt to talk this out with him. But all those painful memories and all the hurt she felt from all those years before came back to her.
"Someone like you shouldn't be sitting here all by yourself" A man with an athletic build came and sat next to her. He was no Vince, but he was defiantly good looking. "I normally don't but today isn't the normal day" she smiled trying to hide the fact she had been crying. "It looks it. And if your trying to hide the tears that ran down your face you didn't such a good job. Why don't you tell me about it? I'm a good listener, maybe I can help in some way." He said. "No, I'm fine really" she said. "Listen I didn't come over here to be a pain in your ass, I came over here because it looked like someone could use a friend. Someone as pretty as yourself should not be sitting here crying juts because some ass of a man couldn't see what a rare gem you are" Linda found her-self crying again, and told him everything that had happened before and what was happening now. "Its ok" he said putting his arm around her "You should have left him before, he doesn't deserve you. Any man who would treat you like that deserves to die alone" he said moving closer to her. "Thank you, but I better go," she said getting up. "Don't go back to him, he'll always be the same," the man said taking her hand. "I have to" she said. "Well then I won't let you," he said pulling her close to him. "I believe she said she wants to go" a voice said from behind. "Dude, this has nothing to do with you. So you better leave" "When you're handling my wife like that, it has a lot to do with me. And I'll give you three seconds to let her go and get the fuck up out of here before I really get pissed. You should be grateful I'm giving you that much time" Vince said his face turning red and his hands already in fists. "A brute like him does not deserve you," the man said before walking away. Vince watched him until he was totally out of sight. Linda walked over to him and fell into his arms and cried. "I'm sorry, I should have just....." He held onto her tightly "Don't be, nothing is your fault, it's mine I should have gotten here faster. But he's right, I don't deserve you, you have been there for me all the time and the only thing I've done has been an ass. When I saw him with his hands on you, I just got so mad, but yet I got nervous thinking that someone like him could easily replace me" "I could never replace you, I love you too much" she said "I love you more then anyone could know, and I realized how much I've taken it for granted. Come on let's get out of here." He said taking her hand. "How'd you find me?" she asked as they walked back to the car. "You always come here when you're mad at me. And I always follow you here just to make sure you were all right" He said. "I'm glad you did" she smiled. He climbed into the car and she took hold of his hand. "Thank You" she said He smiled and started the car, The CD he had been listening to started back up again. One of the few men, who really new what love was, Neil Diamond and now Vince McMahon.
Hello again, hello
Just called to say 'hello'
I couldn't sleep at all tonight
And I know it's late
But I couldn't wait
Hello, my friend, hello
Just called to let you know
I think about you every night
When I'm here alone
And you're there at home
Hello
Maybe it's been crazy
And maybe I'm to blame
But I put my heart above my head
We've been through it all
And you loved me just the same
And when you're not there
I just need to hear
Hello, my friend, hello
It's good to need you so
It's good to love you like I do
And to feel this way
When I hear you say
Hello
Hello, my friend, hello
Just called to let you know
I think about you every night
And I know it's late
But I couldn't wait
Hello