Chapter 2
"Guidance"
"See you later, Mary," Lucy called to her sister as she walked into her Creative Writing class. Mary smiled. "Bye, Luce," she whispered. Mary walked into the classroom, feeling nervous. She spotted someone familiar, possibly from her high school. Corey Conway.
"Corey?" Mary asked, surprised.
The tall woman turned and smiled. "Mary Camden?" she asked, as the two friends embraced.
"How are you?" Mary asked, a feeling of guilt rising.
"I'm all right. How are you?"
"I'm fine," she lied. Why am I such an idiot? Mary wondered.
"Sit down, people," Professor Conelly said, as he entered the room. "I believe you owe me essays." Corey smiled at Mary, and then the two friends seated them selves next to each other.
"Well," said Mary as the class ended, "See you later, I guess."
"Mary, I'm so sorry." Mary glared at Corey. "Sorry? I loved Wilson, Corey. I would have done anything. I wanted to marry him."
Corey was silent, and then she asked quietly, "Did you really love him, Mary? Or was it just so you could save yourself from kissing Ben?"
"He told you?" Mary asked.
"Mary, he didn't mean to. It was an, an accident."
"Of course he told you. I'm sure you two are married by now, and he tells you about his past relationships, namely me, his ex-girlfriend whom he dated on and off for four years."
Corey was silent. "Mary," she said, "Wilson and I broke up two years ago, about three months after running into you on Valentine's Day." Mary was speechless. "I'm sorry," was all she could say.
Corey nodded. "Thank you. I'd better get home, though. My boyfriend is taking care of Bernadette for me."
"Boyfriend?" Mary asked. Corey nodded. "I've been dating him for six months. He's really nice. Maybe you can meet him sometime. But Mary, Wilson still loves you. He still has feelings for you. He just can't seem to bring himself to see you after what you did to him and Billy. He wants you to make the move." Mary was silent. "Think about it. Good seeing you." Corey walked out of the room, leaving Mary to stare after her. Mary wanted to cry out, "Please! I made a mistake! You should be with him!" but because Mary had been so greedy for so long, she couldn't bring herself to. She just let Corey walk away.
"Hey," Lucy said. Mary didn't answer. "Mary?" Lucy asked again.
"What?" Mary asked.
"Are you okay? You look pale."
"I'm fine." Mary smiled. "Let's go home."
Lucy smiled and the two of them walked to Mary's car.
"Hi! We're home!" Mary called as she and Lucy entered the house.
"Hey," came Kevin's voice as he greeted them in the hall, sweeping Lucy into his arms and kissing her. They were in love. Kevin cared about Lucy. Carlos had loved Mary too, but she had not returned the love. Mary sighed.
"Guess who is in town?" Kevin asked, smiling.
"Who?" Lucy asked, laughing, her eyes shining.
"Ben. He has vacation time, and decided to stay in Glen Oak for the week." Mary sucked in her breath.
"That's great," Lucy smiled.
"Mary, maybe you should talk to Ben," Kevin said. "I think he'd be interested in talking to you."
"Uh, that's okay. I think I need a break. Um, see you later." Mary made an escape for her room. Kevin watched, smiling. Mary didn't have a clue.
Mary headed up to the attic to check up on Ruthie and see what was up. She peeked in and screamed.
"Mary!" Ben exclaimed. He ran over and hugged her. "It's so good to see you again! I thought we could talk."
"Um, sure."
"Have a seat," Ben said, waving to the bed opposite of him. Mary sat down, nervous about what this was about.
"I heard about you and Carlos, Mary. I know it's because you love me. I love you Mare, and I think we belong together." Mary bit her lip, trying hard not to cry. She loved Ben, she did, and he had given up his vacation time to see her, but she wasn't even sure she loved him, and she didn't want to make a mistake again. She already had made too many.
"Ben, I'm not sure what to say." Ben hugged her. "Don't say anything. I know it's a shock to see me shortly after your divorce." Mary nodded and didn't say anything. Ben loved her. Wilson loved her. Who did Mary belong with? Going back to Wilson and Billy, or going back to Ben?
"Ben," Mary whispered, "I...I need some time. You're right, I'm shocked about this, and I really don't know if we can get back together after so many chances."
"But what about Wilson?"
"I'm not sure, Ben. I haven't spoken to him in over two years. Just give me time." As Ben left after hugging Mary again, Mary was left alone.
"I'm only trying to get my life together again, back to simple. But now it's even more complicated than ever. What am I going to do?"
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"See you later, Mary," Lucy called to her sister as she walked into her Creative Writing class. Mary smiled. "Bye, Luce," she whispered. Mary walked into the classroom, feeling nervous. She spotted someone familiar, possibly from her high school. Corey Conway.
"Corey?" Mary asked, surprised.
The tall woman turned and smiled. "Mary Camden?" she asked, as the two friends embraced.
"How are you?" Mary asked, a feeling of guilt rising.
"I'm all right. How are you?"
"I'm fine," she lied. Why am I such an idiot? Mary wondered.
"Sit down, people," Professor Conelly said, as he entered the room. "I believe you owe me essays." Corey smiled at Mary, and then the two friends seated them selves next to each other.
"Well," said Mary as the class ended, "See you later, I guess."
"Mary, I'm so sorry." Mary glared at Corey. "Sorry? I loved Wilson, Corey. I would have done anything. I wanted to marry him."
Corey was silent, and then she asked quietly, "Did you really love him, Mary? Or was it just so you could save yourself from kissing Ben?"
"He told you?" Mary asked.
"Mary, he didn't mean to. It was an, an accident."
"Of course he told you. I'm sure you two are married by now, and he tells you about his past relationships, namely me, his ex-girlfriend whom he dated on and off for four years."
Corey was silent. "Mary," she said, "Wilson and I broke up two years ago, about three months after running into you on Valentine's Day." Mary was speechless. "I'm sorry," was all she could say.
Corey nodded. "Thank you. I'd better get home, though. My boyfriend is taking care of Bernadette for me."
"Boyfriend?" Mary asked. Corey nodded. "I've been dating him for six months. He's really nice. Maybe you can meet him sometime. But Mary, Wilson still loves you. He still has feelings for you. He just can't seem to bring himself to see you after what you did to him and Billy. He wants you to make the move." Mary was silent. "Think about it. Good seeing you." Corey walked out of the room, leaving Mary to stare after her. Mary wanted to cry out, "Please! I made a mistake! You should be with him!" but because Mary had been so greedy for so long, she couldn't bring herself to. She just let Corey walk away.
"Hey," Lucy said. Mary didn't answer. "Mary?" Lucy asked again.
"What?" Mary asked.
"Are you okay? You look pale."
"I'm fine." Mary smiled. "Let's go home."
Lucy smiled and the two of them walked to Mary's car.
"Hi! We're home!" Mary called as she and Lucy entered the house.
"Hey," came Kevin's voice as he greeted them in the hall, sweeping Lucy into his arms and kissing her. They were in love. Kevin cared about Lucy. Carlos had loved Mary too, but she had not returned the love. Mary sighed.
"Guess who is in town?" Kevin asked, smiling.
"Who?" Lucy asked, laughing, her eyes shining.
"Ben. He has vacation time, and decided to stay in Glen Oak for the week." Mary sucked in her breath.
"That's great," Lucy smiled.
"Mary, maybe you should talk to Ben," Kevin said. "I think he'd be interested in talking to you."
"Uh, that's okay. I think I need a break. Um, see you later." Mary made an escape for her room. Kevin watched, smiling. Mary didn't have a clue.
Mary headed up to the attic to check up on Ruthie and see what was up. She peeked in and screamed.
"Mary!" Ben exclaimed. He ran over and hugged her. "It's so good to see you again! I thought we could talk."
"Um, sure."
"Have a seat," Ben said, waving to the bed opposite of him. Mary sat down, nervous about what this was about.
"I heard about you and Carlos, Mary. I know it's because you love me. I love you Mare, and I think we belong together." Mary bit her lip, trying hard not to cry. She loved Ben, she did, and he had given up his vacation time to see her, but she wasn't even sure she loved him, and she didn't want to make a mistake again. She already had made too many.
"Ben, I'm not sure what to say." Ben hugged her. "Don't say anything. I know it's a shock to see me shortly after your divorce." Mary nodded and didn't say anything. Ben loved her. Wilson loved her. Who did Mary belong with? Going back to Wilson and Billy, or going back to Ben?
"Ben," Mary whispered, "I...I need some time. You're right, I'm shocked about this, and I really don't know if we can get back together after so many chances."
"But what about Wilson?"
"I'm not sure, Ben. I haven't spoken to him in over two years. Just give me time." As Ben left after hugging Mary again, Mary was left alone.
"I'm only trying to get my life together again, back to simple. But now it's even more complicated than ever. What am I going to do?"
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