C.C.'s eyes fluttered open. She stared up at Niles. He was softly
sleeping. She got up from the bed and got dressed. Then she stared at him.
Why did I forgive him? She thought, After all he has done.........He sent me to
that place Oh My God, that horrible place. C.C. grabbed the edge of the
nearby table to keep from falling. Always so many years ago he made those
comments that sliced a knife deeper into my heart......that's why I didn't
reply, I would start crying. She turned away, not believing what she had
done the night before. The telegram......I can't- Oh My God- A sob wracked her
body and she ran out of the hotel room. She needed to see Fran.
It was five a.m., and storming pretty bad, and she was crying uncontrollably. C.C. got to Fran and Maxwell's door, and as she raised her hand to knock, the door swung open. C.C. gasped. Fran stood there, dressed, but her eyes were red from crying. They both said in unison, "sweetie what happened?" They decided to go down and eat breakfast at the café. Fran told her tale of how Maxwell was yelling at her about the daycare she picked out for the twins. He then left, but first slapping her on the face. C.C. embraced her and began to tell her tale. "A-and I don't know If I can forgive him or not." She said, but nearly began crying all over again because of the song that was playing on the nearby radio:
Restless tonight
Cause I wasted the light
Between both these times
I drew a really thin line
It's nothing I planned
And not that I can
But you should be mine
Across that line
If I traded it all
If I gave it all away for one thing
Just for one thing
If I sorted it out
If I knew all about this one thing
Wouldn't that be something
I promise I might
Not walk on by
Maybe next time
But not this time
Even though I know
I don't want to know
Yeah I guess I know
I just hate how it sounds
"Well" said Fran, "Niles sure had a nerve to do that to you after he hit you. Oh my god honey, I don't know what to tell you, but do you want to just you know hang out today?"
C.C. grinned. "Sure" she said. They ate breakfast and then went up to Fran's room, and put in some soap operas that she had taped. They both cried, and then they went out to the movies. It was very rainy outside, but they caught a cab.
They got back to the hotels, and both decided to get some sleep. C.C. saw Niles' still sleeping in her room, so she slept on the couch in Fran's room. Then they went down to a steak house for dinner. As they payed the check, Fran turned towards C.C. and asked, "C.C., the trial is in four days, aren't you scared?"
C.C. looked up at her friend. "Y-yes Fran" she said shakily and smiled sadly, "I am."
It was five a.m., and storming pretty bad, and she was crying uncontrollably. C.C. got to Fran and Maxwell's door, and as she raised her hand to knock, the door swung open. C.C. gasped. Fran stood there, dressed, but her eyes were red from crying. They both said in unison, "sweetie what happened?" They decided to go down and eat breakfast at the café. Fran told her tale of how Maxwell was yelling at her about the daycare she picked out for the twins. He then left, but first slapping her on the face. C.C. embraced her and began to tell her tale. "A-and I don't know If I can forgive him or not." She said, but nearly began crying all over again because of the song that was playing on the nearby radio:
Restless tonight
Cause I wasted the light
Between both these times
I drew a really thin line
It's nothing I planned
And not that I can
But you should be mine
Across that line
If I traded it all
If I gave it all away for one thing
Just for one thing
If I sorted it out
If I knew all about this one thing
Wouldn't that be something
I promise I might
Not walk on by
Maybe next time
But not this time
Even though I know
I don't want to know
Yeah I guess I know
I just hate how it sounds
"Well" said Fran, "Niles sure had a nerve to do that to you after he hit you. Oh my god honey, I don't know what to tell you, but do you want to just you know hang out today?"
C.C. grinned. "Sure" she said. They ate breakfast and then went up to Fran's room, and put in some soap operas that she had taped. They both cried, and then they went out to the movies. It was very rainy outside, but they caught a cab.
They got back to the hotels, and both decided to get some sleep. C.C. saw Niles' still sleeping in her room, so she slept on the couch in Fran's room. Then they went down to a steak house for dinner. As they payed the check, Fran turned towards C.C. and asked, "C.C., the trial is in four days, aren't you scared?"
C.C. looked up at her friend. "Y-yes Fran" she said shakily and smiled sadly, "I am."