COMFORTED
AUTHOR'S NOTE
Last chapter in "Always Me". As usual, the original characters don't belong to me. Of course, if Saban wants to sell me Jason, Kimberly, and Tommy, I'd gladly accept his offer. As would everyone else, I think. And to Gothic Ranger Fan, I am truly sorry that you had to go through what you did and while, I'm glad you feel that I made this story realistic, I apologize if it brought back any bad memories for you. That was not my intent. You and others like you are true survivors. May you be now and forever more blessed with nothing but happiness.
At Angel Grove Lake, Tommy blew out a breath and messed up his hair with his hands. Ever since destroying Tressa, he had become even more withdrawn. Man, why did Kimberly have to come? I didn't want her to know that, he thought unhappily.
"Tommy?" a small voice questioned. He turned around.
"Kim," the boy noted. "What are you doing here?" he wondered.
"I, um, I just wanted to see how you were holding up," Kimberly answered.
"I'm fine," Tommy replied.
"Tommy, you're not fine. How can you be fine? You just went through torture," Kimberly pointed. "I'm not going to say I understand what you're feeling, because I don't. I can't. I didn't happen to me. All I can do is offer my support," she continued.
"Kim, I---I didn't want you to know. I didn't want anybody to know," he said miserably.
"She really did a number on you, didn't she?" she asked. His throat constricted, and after a brief pause, he nodded.
"I just wanted to forget," he whispered hoarsely. Kimberly drew him into a hug and he buried his face in her shoulder. And they just stood there. Just the two of them.
THE END
AUTHOR'S NOTE
Whew! I'm done! This was a heavier Power Ranger fic than I normally do. And I'm starting to think that my Ranger Team series was a bad idea since I only received one person's opinion on it. If you or someone you know is being sexually abused, call RAINN's national hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
