Disclaimer: RENT, and all the characters,belongs to the late, great, Jonathan Larson. I do not intend to make any profit off these stories, it is soley for my enjoyment.
Hope you enjoy! (Oh, the words in italicsare the characters thoughts.)
Chapter 1 Lovely and Lonely
"What are you thinking about?" Mimi asked Roger as they lay quietly on his bed. Roger was looking out the window, his eyes in a daze. He turned when he heard Mimi's sweet voice. He looked down at her with caring eyes and smiled softly. Roger wanted this moment to be fused in his brain forever, so if anything were to go wrong he could look upon this snowy winter day and remember how happy they were.
"Just how beautiful it is, the snow, us, you, me…everything." She examined their situation and wholeheartedly agreed, it was beautiful.
"Hmmm, it is isn't it?" Roger leaned in and gently nuzzled her neck from behind. Inhaling her scent, memorizing it. Oh, how much he loved her!
Chills wracked Mimi's body as the window blew open and a cold draft blew in. Roger held her closer to his body trying to ward off the offending cold. Upset that it interrupted a moment but glad to be closer to Mimi. A minute went by and Roger got up to quietly close the bedroom window. He looked down towards the street and saw children playing in the snow, making snow angels. He smiled to himself.
"What is it?" Mimi asked as she sat up in the bed, her long curly hair falling to her shoulders. She got up and went to stand next to him. Rubbing his arm softly she peeked out the window.
"Nothing." Roger replied as he turned to gather Mimi in his arms again. "Just how much I love you." Mimi smiled up at him and Roger lowered his lips to hers and they met in a kiss.
"I love you, too." Mimi replied as she looked into his eyes. "I always will." She added as she smiled sweetly.
Mark sat in the living room fiddling with his camera. Alone. I'm so pathetic! He thought to himself. Mark was setting up his projector to playback the video he shot from yesterday. He didn't film anything special, just some scenery. He was in the process of getting rid of his bad films from years back. It was harder then he thought it would be. So much of the film had meaning to him, and throwing it away would me like throwing away his good memories. Those films were sometimes the only thing to help him out of his lonely depression. The memories reminded him of the good times and the possibility of more happy moments in the future.
His favorite film to date; besides "Today 4 U" was one he filmed of Maureen and him at the Life Café, when they were together, and happy. Why'd she have to go and leave me? What did I do wrong but love her? He thought to himself. One day Maureen just walked right up to him and told him she was in love with somebody else, a woman. Mark was stunned and just sat there and took the blows, tears streaming down his face. He tried to convince her to stay but she was determined to have it her way. She packed her things and left, walked out of the relationship like it was tea and cookies. And no matter what, Mark never stopped loving her. It hurt him every time he saw her with Joanne, the other woman. It pained him, and he felt lonely. He missed her, and loved her, but he couldn't forgive her. Not after all the pain she caused him.
Mark sighed and sat back on the couch. He needed to find a job he decided, and soon. He continued to set up his reels and fiddle with his camera on the couch. It's going to be a long night.
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