you... you are nothing... Why then does he want to be with you? I think that he is punishing me, and testing my love and determination.”
Monica looked at her, and waited for an answer. She was glad that Allison came to her and gave her the opportunity to finally see what was so special about her. It was really bothering her that Rick so easily exchanged her for someone else.
“These are questions you should ask Rick, not me. I am here because I want you to leave us alone. Monica, we only want to live our lives in peace. I don’t understand why you are acting the way you do.”
“I am the perfect woman for Rick. I would make him happy; we would complement each other, as we always did.” Monica spoke enthusiastically, as if it was a true fact that everybody was able to see. The obsession was a real sickness that was clouding her mind, making her see things that weren’t there and experience feelings that weren’t real. “Look at yourself, you look horrible and have no style at all.”
“Monica, Rick is not a dress you can wear and dispose of whenever you want to. He is a human being, who can make his own decisions and mistakes. He chose to be with you and then, when things did not work out; he continued his life without you. This is how life is, Monica. You have to accept it.”
“I would never let you have him...” she shouted angrily.
“I do not know what our future would be, but if Rick and I end up together, there is nothing you can do to change that. I am leaving now, but I want you to know that I am sorry for what is going to happen with you.”
“I do not need your pity... I can take care of myself... I lost my parents when I was very young, and I did all alone after that. All I have I have because I fought and struggled for it. Rick would be mine again...”
“No, Monica he would not. Even if things between us do not work out, Rick would never go back to be with you.”
“You are wrong! Rick will be my husband. I have already planned out our entire wedding. I have bought the most beautiful dress, and made the seating arrangements. All my friends know about it, and are happy to come. What do you have? Did you think of anything at all...?”
Monica continued to speak, long after Allison was out of the room and into the elevator. She was really starting to freak out, while feeling sorry for the woman in the hospital bed. She had genuinely lost it, and needed some professional help.
“Rick, where are you?” she called him, as soon as she was out of the hospital. “I need to see you.”
“They are letting me go,” the man answered. “Can you come and get me at the precinct?”
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Chapter 12
“We are what our past made us...” Monica’s Diary .
Monica watched the other woman go out of her hospital room, and shook with rage. At first, she had been happy to see her close and personal, but now... now she was experiencing the full force of the jealousy. Allison looked too confident and calm for Monica’s liking, and she even dared to tell her that she would never have Rick again.
There were a few things in life that Monica was never going to accept – the first was that success in life was not important, and the second one was that Rick and she were not meant to be together.
Back in the days when her parents died, she was happy to get rid of them and their oppressing presence. Her father had never shown Monica any kindness or respect, and had always insisted that success was all that mattered in life. That was how Monica’s first obsession started.
From the tender age of sixteen, she had struggled to be the first in everything she did. School, college, apprenticeship – everything she took as a challenge, and worked hard to be on top. Friends and other small pleasures meant nothing to her and all her attention was focused on the big goal of becoming the best.
No one was
Monica looked at her, and waited for an answer. She was glad that Allison came to her and gave her the opportunity to finally see what was so special about her. It was really bothering her that Rick so easily exchanged her for someone else.
“These are questions you should ask Rick, not me. I am here because I want you to leave us alone. Monica, we only want to live our lives in peace. I don’t understand why you are acting the way you do.”
“I am the perfect woman for Rick. I would make him happy; we would complement each other, as we always did.” Monica spoke enthusiastically, as if it was a true fact that everybody was able to see. The obsession was a real sickness that was clouding her mind, making her see things that weren’t there and experience feelings that weren’t real. “Look at yourself, you look horrible and have no style at all.”
“Monica, Rick is not a dress you can wear and dispose of whenever you want to. He is a human being, who can make his own decisions and mistakes. He chose to be with you and then, when things did not work out; he continued his life without you. This is how life is, Monica. You have to accept it.”
“I would never let you have him...” she shouted angrily.
“I do not know what our future would be, but if Rick and I end up together, there is nothing you can do to change that. I am leaving now, but I want you to know that I am sorry for what is going to happen with you.”
“I do not need your pity... I can take care of myself... I lost my parents when I was very young, and I did all alone after that. All I have I have because I fought and struggled for it. Rick would be mine again...”
“No, Monica he would not. Even if things between us do not work out, Rick would never go back to be with you.”
“You are wrong! Rick will be my husband. I have already planned out our entire wedding. I have bought the most beautiful dress, and made the seating arrangements. All my friends know about it, and are happy to come. What do you have? Did you think of anything at all...?”
Monica continued to speak, long after Allison was out of the room and into the elevator. She was really starting to freak out, while feeling sorry for the woman in the hospital bed. She had genuinely lost it, and needed some professional help.
“Rick, where are you?” she called him, as soon as she was out of the hospital. “I need to see you.”
“They are letting me go,” the man answered. “Can you come and get me at the precinct?”
*********************************
Chapter 12
“We are what our past made us...” Monica’s Diary .
Monica watched the other woman go out of her hospital room, and shook with rage. At first, she had been happy to see her close and personal, but now... now she was experiencing the full force of the jealousy. Allison looked too confident and calm for Monica’s liking, and she even dared to tell her that she would never have Rick again.
There were a few things in life that Monica was never going to accept – the first was that success in life was not important, and the second one was that Rick and she were not meant to be together.
Back in the days when her parents died, she was happy to get rid of them and their oppressing presence. Her father had never shown Monica any kindness or respect, and had always insisted that success was all that mattered in life. That was how Monica’s first obsession started.
From the tender age of sixteen, she had struggled to be the first in everything she did. School, college, apprenticeship – everything she took as a challenge, and worked hard to be on top. Friends and other small pleasures meant nothing to her and all her attention was focused on the big goal of becoming the best.
No one was
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