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| The Homecoming | |
| By imawentfan | ||||||
| 27 February 2006 | ||||||
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The Homecoming is a story of rejection and betrayal. The Homecoming She walked into the restaurant feeling a little hesitant, thinking Ellen would suddenly appear and ask her why she was there. She regretted looking for him, she felt like a fool after he had rejected her. She had made the mistake of telling him that she had fallen in love with him. She now knew why he was not interested; he was in love with Ellen. Or at least that’s what she had told her that afternoon. Ellen had approached Jade one day at the coffee shop she went to every morning. “Can I sit down Jade, that’s your name isn’t it, I’m Ellen?” she said as she sat opposite to Jade. “What can I do for you?” Jade asked in a cold voice. “We have something in common.” She said with a smile. “And what would that be?” she said as she wiped her mouth with her napkin. “I came here to talk to you about James”, she said not smiling this time. “Is he alright?” Jade asked fearing the worst. “Yes, but he’ll be even better once you leave him alone. We’ve been together for two years and we’re getting married”, she said. “If you’re so happy why are you worried that I’ll come between the two of you”, Jade said trying to be strong. “Look, just stay away from him, okay”, she said visibly annoyed. “We’re friends if it will make you feel better. I just want him back safe at home”, Jade said. A smile curved on Ellen’s mouth. “You mean you didn’t know he was back,” she said with a look of triumph. “When did he get back?” Jade asked trying to sound unaffected by the news. “Last week, I guess you guys aren’t as close as I thought, and here I was getting worried”, she said as she rose to her feet, grabbed her purse and walked out of the coffee shop. “May I help you, miss”, a waiter asked. “Yes, I’m looking for James”, she said feeling nervous all of a sudden. As she waited she couldn’t wait to see him and how he would react to seeing her there. And then there he was. He stared at her with his intense blue eyes and slowly walked over to her. Jade wanted to say something but was overwhelmed but his presence. She had mixed feelings about seeing him. On the one hand she was delighted to see him but saddened that he hadn’t called her. He reached for her and embraced her in a hug. She breathed in his wonderful scent a mixture of smoke and after shave and suddenly felt safe. “I missed you”, he said. At that she pushed away lightly and felt her eyes swell up with tears. “I’ve missed you too”, she said embarrassed that she was crying. “How did you know I was back?” he asked. “Ellen told me”, she whispered and looked up at him. He turned away and noticed two waitresses looking absorbedly at them and returned to their chores once they noticed he was looking in their direction. He took hold of Jade’s hand and she tried to tug it away from his but he was stronger. He led her down a hallway and into what seemed like a storage room. He motioned for her to walk into the room and closed the door behind him. “I really have to go”, she cried. “Wait alright”, he said as she tried to push him out of her way. He held her shoulders and she pushed him. “I just came here to see if you were really back; I was hoping that Ellen had lied but she didn’t. You know how much I worry about you; why would you not call to let me know you were back?” she said wiping her tears with back of her hand. “I needed time to figure out what I was going to do,” he tried to explain. “Well I’ll make it very simple for you- goodbye” she said as she reached for the door knob and he came up behind her and placed his larger hand over hers. “Wait” he whispered into her ear and his warm breath helped soothe her and she let go of the door knob. He was so close. She turned to face him and looked into his eyes. He took hold of her hands and leaned forward placing his forehead against hers. “I’m no good for you Jade and soon you’re going to meet someone and forget all about me” he said in a soft voice. “You don’t need to explain”, she cried. “I do because I don’t want you to walk out of here thinking that I don’t care about you. Hope brought us together and I will always be grateful for that,” he said. “I’m sure Ellen can give you all you need,” she said backing away from him. “I need you in my life”, he said trying to come closer to her. “You can’t have both of us,” she said. She leaned over and gave him a chaste kiss on his cheek and pretended to be strong and unaffected by his rejection while inside she felt broken and alone.
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