I DO NOT OWN RENT (MR. LARSON DOES REST HIS SOUL). I ONLY OWN DAVID AND SOME OTHER ADD ON CHARACTERS TO COME.
ITALICS THOUGHTS
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Chapter Four
With Maureen
As tears ran down her cheeks Maureen stewed about Joanne...
How could she be so senseless? Why didn't she tell those people who she really was? Maybe I'm over reacting...no I never overreact! She knows that she was wrong. Fuck her! I don't need her anymore...
Maureen's thought was stopped when she spotted a woman looking at her, staring at her. She wasn't very much taller than herself with long legs, medium length blonde hair with a very curvaceous figure. She was obviously in the wrong part of town.
Wow, she's hot. But why is she in alphabet city?
The young woman walked up to her with a sad look in her eyes.
"Excuse me, do you have the time?" Maureen could see that she was really upset.
"It's around 4:45. I hope you don't mind me asking but are you okay? You look like you need some help."
The woman burst into tears "I'm so sorry! I'm all alone here! You wouldn't believe the kind of experience I've had the past 24 hours!" as she couldn't speak any longer she sobbed loudly trembling and almost fainted. Maureen held the young woman as she cried into her shoulder staining her shirt with her tears. The young woman wiped her face "Sorry." Maureen looked down at her shirt seeing the huge wet spot on her smiled at the young woman "It's okay sweets. It looks like you needed that." The young woman held her arms and looked down at the ground. "Come on with me. I can't leave you out here." As they began walking up the block towards the life café which was quite a ways away the young woman began to sneeze, "Here." Maureen said as she took her coat off handing it to the young woman. "Oh are you sure, I don't want to be a bother to you." The woman said as she put on the warm coat immediately feelings it's affects. "No it's cool hunny take it, you need it more than I do."
"Thank you so much, you don't know how much I appreciate it. I'm Sunday, Sunday Meiers." Maureen shook the young woman's freezing hand. "I'm Maureen Johnson, nice to meet ya." The young women stared at one another not realizing that they were still holding each others hand. Sunday let go of Maureen's hands and looked at the ground. "Well, let's get you out of this weather."
With Collins, Mark and Angel
Mark was driving as fast as he could but still trying to be safe all at the same time which wasn't working very well. All he could think about was his friend in the back seat fighting for his life. What would they do if they lost Angel? What would Collins do to himself if he lost Angel? Angel was his life, his everything. Who knows that would happen if Angel left this world. Mark shook that thought out of his head and concentrated on getting Angel to the hospital.
He glanced in the rear view mirror "How's he doin' Collins?" Collins held the unconscious Angel so close to him, never losing his grip. "I don't Mark, she's not breathing! Oh God, Angel please, Oh God" was all Collins could say. He held his Angel, rocking him and lightly kissing his soft face. Even unconscious Angel looked flawless just as his namesake. Out of earshot from Mark who was to busy trying not to hit pedestrians, Collins whispered into his lover's ear "Live in my house, I'll be your shelter. Just pay me back with one thousand kisses. Be my lover..." Collins burst into tears which startled Mark. Never has Mark seen his friend cry like this, never.
Collins really does love Angel. God don't take him away right now. Tom needs him, we all do.
"Baby, please stay with me! Don't leave me here, alone." Collins' sobs were so violent that he started to hyperventilate. "It's to early, please God don't take her now."
Finally the hospital was in sight and Mark pulled into the emergency drive way. Collins was holding Angel so tightly that he didn't know they had arrived yet. "Tom, Tom! We're here let's get him to a doctor!" Mark said as he opened the back door to Joanne's car. Collins gently laid Angel's head on the seat so he could get out of the car and gently pulled Angel out. As if he was holding an old rag doll, Collins lifted his lover with ease and carried him into the hospital with Mark following him.
With Maureen
All Maureen could think about was Joanne. The look on her face couldn't and wouldn't go away. Every time she blinked she saw her and kicked herself inside. Joanne did love her and she knew it. For the first time in Maureen's life with Joanne, she wanted to take responsibility for her actions and wanted to apologize to her girlfriend.
How could I have been so heartless? I'm beginning to act like Benny, well kind of.
"Excuse me Maureen, I know that you did such a service by letting me wear your coat but where exactly are we going?" the young woman inquired. "About two more blocks to go. We're going to the Life Café. It's a cool place, we can get some cocoa there and maybe figure out what we're going to do next. Is that cool?" Maureen smiled at the young woman "Yeah, thank you so much again."
"No problem sweets."
Maureen continued to think about Joanne, hoping hat she would indeed forgive her. Joanne had done so much for her. She gave her everything and anything she wanted, even if Joanne thought it was senseless to buy. Joanne spoiled her, but never did Maureen thank her. Joanne constantly went our of her comfort zone for Maureen, especially when it came to the bedroom. Sometimes Maureen would make Joanne go miles away from her comfort zone but still Joanne loved her and respected her.
"You know what Maureen, I'm sick of your shit! I'm trying to do the best I can!"
Joanne's words rung inside of Maureen's head so much that she hated herself more and more each time. Her thoughts were interrupted for a moment when she finally spotted the restaurant.
"There's the Life Sunday come on!" Maureen grabbed the young woman's hand and together they ran into the restaurant.