She Was Alone in the Room...........

My God, it was Jeffrey . . .

First, his face registered shock, disbelief, dismay . . . and, slowly, growing anger . . .

"How could you do this to me," Jeffrey cried, his voice cracking, "After all we've meant to each other. I've given you the best years of my life, i gave up a career for you, so you could have your own. Haven't i always been faithful to you, haven't i always done all i could to please you?"

"But . . . but, Jeffrey, you don't understand . . . the storm . . . the power going out . . . "

"Oh shut up, Charlie, you bastard, i never want to see you again."

Jeffrey rushed from the room, tears filling his eyes . . .

Charles hurried after him, pleading.

And now, she was alone in the room, when . . .

Setanta- Did you click, "Click" ??

They realized that they'd interupted Mugsy and Lola and now there it was, out in the open.....

Mugsy said,....

Yeah, Boss, but let us have our fun, 'k?

Amber burst in suddenly, bedraggled and sodden from the storm, looking ashen, her wide eyes darting fearfuly about the room.

"He's gone then?", Amber managed between heaving gasps, the fear in her voice a tangible thing. "He mustn't find me here ... he just mustn't".

"He won't be back, Amber, dear", she answered, glancing despondently toward the door still ajar from the hasty exits of Jeffery and Charles, "Neither of them will, I fear"

Lola and who? Mugsy? I don't think so. Lola has had a bit too much to drink and clings to another.........not mugsy.........

hmmmm.....

Amber, still standing by the door. Trembling. Soaked from the storm. Water pooling on the wooden floor beneath her feet.

She collapses to her knees, hands covering her face. "No", she sobs, "Jeffery's got to come back! I've just come from the hospital in town. He's got to know what's happened!"

"I'll call Apoo at the convenient store--he always knows what's going on in town--he can find Jeffrey for us . . ."

She walked quickly to the phone, but, picking it up, a look of horror comes over her face.

"Just after i picked it up, the dial tone stopped--the phone went dead!"

Then they heard it, the sound filled them with dread, the sound of . . .

. . . the blender coming from the kitchen. They were not alone!

... and the cheerful, maddeningly repetitious jingling Ice Cream Truck Meleody!

"Oh, NO!", she exclaimed, drawing Amber to her. "Its happened again! Jeffery's relapsed! He's having another of his spells! They warned us this could happen"

The bells grew louder, closer, the menacing promise of ...



(Edited, as I see I should keep multiple instances of this page open to stay abreast of updates as they occur ... that, or think and type faster)


timber

of an ice cream treat! But just as the lonely ladies reached for their purses, a strange man climbed in the window.

The women stood, glued to the floor, frozen in time, not sure what to do, adrift in fear, wishing for Kansas, wanting the Wizard, unable to think, confused and frustrated...........

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