Re: The Edwards Family's Herfordshire Estate Part 2

Cryonix Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:52 am

Gabe: Alright.....yeah, alright. Dude, I'm sorry...I came over here to help YOU out....

Cruel Britannia Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:55 am

Alex smiles.

Alex: Hey so long as I actually did manage to help.... I don't mind.

Jabberwocky Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:36 am

Raquel remains on the bench. She isn't sure if she should laugh, cry, or just block out what just happened in her mind.
So she just sits there and sighs. She could go inside and...and what? Slink with her tail between her legs to her "guest room". Ha..no. She'll just sit there some more.

Pockets Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:41 am

Alexis sits down next to her aunt.

Alexis: Why exactly did you want to come here?

Jabberwocky Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:45 am

Raquel:"Why don't you go ask your fiance. Or Shawn's son. Because apparently it was to mock them and rub salt in the wound of Erin being on suicide watch..."
her voice dripping with sarcastic anger and frustration

Pockets Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:50 am

Alexis looks like she's getting a headache.

Alexis: Well, maybe you shouldn't have thrown it in their faces from the moment you walked in. I know you're trying to set the record straight and everything, but Aunt Quelly, all this just happened today. It's as if as soon as you got here that the rest of the stuff going on, the whole reason why you said you wanted to be here, didn't matter any more.

Jabberwocky Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:04 am

She sighs deeply

Raquel:"I came out of concern for you. Honestly for Alex too."

she looks over at the house

"If I had said nothing...do you honestly think the reaction to me being here would be any different?..."

she looks at Alexis

"After all, I...by admitting my love...a love to a man that has been divorced and hardly ever heard from his ex-wife in 12 years. For over a decade they are divorced and suddenly they get territorial about him? Like he's supposed to either be with her, or unmarried for the rest of his life?...Imagine telling Ben that he can't be with your mother and even being mad at him for being with her...

I...I lost my focus when I came here. This whole everything...all of it...is just..."

she trails off

Pockets Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:09 am

Alexis: I think the reaction would have been very different... and this whole thing has never been about you. It was the way that Shawn went about handling things with Erin that was the problem.

Jabberwocky Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:17 am

Raquel laughs

Raquel:"Oh yes...being told by Gabriel that I "contributed" to his mothers broken heart. Even Alex acknowledged the "Role I played". So bullshit. Sure the majority of this is going to fall on Shawn's skull. But don't go kidding yourself if you think he alone is taking all the blame for this."

Pockets Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:18 am

Alexis: But why deliberately bring it down on your head? You're not saving Shawn any grief by doing this.

Jabberwocky Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:28 am

Raquel:"Alexis...I can sit here saying im sorry I spoke to Alex all night. It's not going to change the fact that it happened. And the moment something happens with them they never let it go. So whats the damn point in me trying to explain? Hell, I didn't even speak to Gabe but I STILL got told off by him. I know I know...he has every right to do that...and the only rights I have are to shut up."

she stands up

"I've done some bad things in my life time. You know that. But I refuse to let love and stating what I believe to be one of those things."

she turns and walks away, not back to the house but on a small path

Pockets Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:33 am

As Raquel is walking away, Alexis turns around on the bench to call to her.

Alexis: You did. You had your say, so let it go. Going on and on about it will change nothing... no wait, it'll make things worse. There are other things going on now we need to focus on... after whatever this is ends you and Shawn will still be there.

Jabberwocky Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:35 am

Raquel stops cold in her tracks. She doesn't say anything. She doesn't even look back at Alexis. She just stops walking

Cruel Britannia Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:41 am

Alex: RAQUEL! Are we upset because you contribute to Erin's pain.... yes.... because whether you wish to believe it or not you did..... but that did not affect our treatmet of you..... our problem lied in the assumptions you made about our family and accusations you made...... such as "we never let it go" .... you're right.... we never let it go when we feel we are justified.... and I will not apologise for that......

Did you even TRY to apologise to me? NO .... because you feel you are justified..... so how is that any different from what WE are doing?

Jabberwocky Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:46 am

Raquel:"Alex...it is very hard to apologize to someone, when they keep walking away."

Pockets Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:48 am

Alexis: If you wanted to, then why are you walking away?

Cruel Britannia Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:52 am

Alex: You did not approach me in apology Raquel.... you approached me and my cousin..... Shawn's son.... whoose mother is VERY ill right now in provocation.....

"No, go ahead and lambaste me. Please just get it out of your system." Remember?

You were asking us to punish you.... as if it was inevitable.... as if we are ruthless animals....

Jabberwocky Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:04 am

Raquel breathes deep and slowly turn around, walking over to both of them

Raquel:"I actually am sorry I said what I said. There is a time and place for things and that was not it. And you are wrong. I don't view you all as ruthless animals. If I thought that don't you think I would be scared for Alexis for wanting to marry into such a family? But I'm not.
I just thought that if you both just vented...I don't know...maybe it would relieve something...I don't know. "

Pockets Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:05 am

Alexis: You... wanted them to get mad at you?

Jabberwocky Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:07 am

Raquel:"What? Of course not. But I already had a feeling that Gabe would be, and after I opened my damn mouth to Alex I knew he was already."

Pockets Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:15 am

Alexis: Then, as you put it, why open your "damn mouth" to begin with?

Jabberwocky Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:26 am

Raquel:"I just..."

suddenly Raquel dry heaves. Her eyes water as she runs over to a nearby bush and drops to her knees. Moments later she is sick, throwing up

Pockets Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:34 am

Alexis jumps up as Raquel runs off, but when she sees why she's not sure whether to help, or let Raquel keep what little dignity she has left. She walks over, slowly, trying to gauge her aunt's reaction to her presence.

Jabberwocky Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:36 am

Raquel is about to look up at Alexis but, thankfully doesn't as she is sick again

Pockets Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:45 am

Alexis turns away from Raquel, and looks back at Alex, still uncertain of what to do.

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