Welcome to this week's Tuesday Tales to the word prompt stone. This is an excerpt for my work in progress.
“Peggy was real sick with meningitis and
was on the road to recovery. He
said he just couldn’t throw her out, but promised as soon as she recovered he
would talk to her about finding a place of her own.”
“I
don’t know whose worse, you or him. You both got involved in other
relationships on the rebound.”
“You’re
a hundred percent right. I was a
fool when I married Bill. You’re right in saying my first marriage was on the
rebound, along with the second one to Alex. I don’t think I ever really loved either one of them. I hurt both of them when I asked for a
divorce.”
“You
can’t look back.”
“I
don’t. And then when I was about
to get a second chance with Charlie, I got those damn cards.”
“Personally,
I think deep down you used the receipt of the cards a a legitimate excuse to
resign
“And
what made you come to the conclusion?”
“It
was just a feeling I had. I sensed
you lost your drive to go on stake outs and your adrenaline rush for breaking
into places had diminished. You
lost something with your breakup with Charlie.”
“Yeah
I did. I felt as if a part of me had died. But that’s over now.” Rachael quickly recovered from her
somber mood. “Things are different, I am different. I am stronger and
successful. I might have given up
one career, but I sure as hell made a great, or shall I say we made a great
comeback.”
“We
sure as hell did. I’m able to stand on my own.”
“I
don’t think you’ll ever have a problem. You and Gene are there for the long
haul. I think you have nothing to
worry about.”
“You’re
right.” Leaning across Rachael, Lacy looked out the window. “It won’t be long. I can see the city in the
distance. We should be arriving in
less than an hour.”
“I
think you’re right. I can see the
tall building over the trees.”
“You
know it’s funny, but the close we get to our past, the more I regret coming
here.”
“Why
is that?”
“I
just get this eerie feeling about coming back that I just can’t explain.”
“Is
there something you’re not telling me?” Rachael asked concerned.
“No.
I don’t know. Maybe I’m wrong and I’m just reading too much into Matt’s motives
for having me be a part of his last will and testament. But I just can’t seem to get out of my
mind the reasoning behind this.”
“I’m
sure the reason is going to be just as ridiculous as the way he turned your
divorce into. Let’s just hope he
didn’t leave you with some outstanding debt he never paid bank and you’re being
held liable for.”
“That
would be my luck. I’m at a point I
my life that it’s as close to being perfect as it could
“Okay,
that’s it, enough of the subject.
Let’s not think about it or else it’s going to drive us crazy.”
“So
what do you purpose we do?”
“First
thing to do is check into our hotel and call the hair salon to make
appointments,” Rachael said squirming in her seat.
“You’re
right. I think hair, manicure and
pedicure are in order for both of us.”
“Sounds
like a plan. I also think tonight
we should grab an early dinner and get a good night’s sleep.”
“Just
to set the record straight, it’s agreed that no matter what happens we’re out of
here on the last train tomorrow night?”
“Exactly. The less time we spend in River Lake
Springs, the better off we’ll be.”
Rachael
shook her head in agreement. River
Lake Springs was thing of her past.
She would be content in having bad haircuts instead of returning back to
the place she still had a had time forgetting.
Lacy
pushed Rachael’s shoulder. “Hey, stop drifting. This is a twenty-four hour gig, so we’re rolling in and out
with limited contact with all.
Right?”
“Right. We agreed on all the specifications
before we left. We have to stick
to the itinerary we mapped out.”
“No
doubt. I promised Gene I would
make sure you returned home in one piece.
Remember?”
“Yes
I do. He felt so bad he couldn’t
accompany us.”
“At
least if he joined us we wouldn’t be sitting on this train. Instead we would be sitting in the
truck with a twelve pack of beer drinking it out of a brown paper bag,” Lacy
giggled.
“And
it wouldn’t be a first either. Anyway, this turned out to be the better
way. Look around,” Rachael circles
her left arm, “this car is practically empty except for that older couple and
their cat in the pink travel bag that occasionally meows down the other end.”
“You’re
right. This way neither one of us
had to drive.”
“The
worst part about the drive is that you have to keep the radio low in order to
hear the radar detector.”
“That’s
why the train is your best bet. We
sit, relax, have a few cocktails and maybe even take a snooze. It’s no frills, and we save on gas and
tolls.”
“Don’t
even get me started again. I’m really nervous about the reading of the will. I
did my tarot cards this morning before we left and they were inconclusive.”
“Let’s
not worry about anything. “We’ll
go directly to our hotel and order room service.”
The
stood up when the train conductor made the announcement they would be arriving
in River Lake Springs within ten minutes.
“Are
we ready to confront our demons?” Rachel asked.
“Do
we have any other choice?”
The
train came to a halt. Rachael and Lacy made their way out of the terminal and
into the cocktail lounge. Their
original itinerary had already been broken.
Great scene. Can't wait to find out what's in the cards and the will for them.
ReplyDeleteI am also worried about the reading of that will and am looking forward to seeing what happens. Great feeling of friendship.
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