So here it is! after about a month or two i finally had the time to type it up. i also want a vote on if this should be sort of a "finale." vote yes or no. comment please or this will be the finale for quite some time. there is a warning for this one, it is quite different and some problems were revealed within Rebecca's family. hope you enjoy it anyways.
Quote: "Yea, I called her up. She gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her enough or something. I don't know I wasn't really paying attention." Jeff Daniels (Harry Dunne) in Dumb and Dumber
Scene 13
(while all this is happening Elyssa is looking through her notes)
??: Hey. Whatcha doing?
Elyssa: (looks up and smiles) Hey Joe! Just doing my homework.
Joe: Sounds like tons of fun.
Elyssa: (sarcastically) Yeah, tons.
Joe: (sits down and starts playing with a pencil) Was that Rebecca I saw outside?
Elyssa: (uncomfortably) Um, yeah.
Joe: Is she okay? She seemed pretty upset.
Elyssa: Yeah, um, did you practice those steps?
Joe: (looks at her oddly but follows the hint) Yeah I think I got it down okay.
Elyssa: Cool. Here comes Rebecca.
(Rebecca walks up to the table but doesn't see Joe)
Rebecca: Elyssa, do you remember what I said about my mom and...
Elyssa: (interrupts her) You remember Joe, right?
Rebecca: (looks over to Joe) Oh, yeah, hi Joe.
Joe: Hi Rebecca. Um, I have stuff to do, so I'll see you later tonight..
Elyssa: Bye Joe.
Rebecca: See ya.
(Joe walks away and Rebecca sits down)
Rebecca: Thanks for stopping me.
Elyssa: No problem. What were you going to say?
Rebecca: I'll tell you later. Right now I have to study.
(About 2 hours later they pack up a walk back to their dorm room)
Elyssa: Rebecca, what is up with you?
Rebecca: Give me a couple minutes to settle in, geez.
Elyssa: Sorry.
Rebecca: No, I'm sorry. Give me a couple seconds.
Elyssa: Okay.
Rebecca: (takes a deep breath) You promise no to tell anyone?
Elyssa: Always.
Rebecca: That was my mom on the phone. She was texting me from the E.R.
Elyssa: What?
Rebecca: So I called her and she told me Rich "accidentally" hit her in the eye. But it was all an accident and he still loves her and she loves him. The same story over and over. (close to tears) Elyssa, I don't think I can take much more off this.
Elyssa: (is stunned but tries to comfort Rebecca) Listen to me: Call Jesse and get him over here. Then we can continue this conversation.
(Rebecca picks up her phone and texts her brother to come to her dorm. Ten minutes later someone knocks on their door)
Rebecca: (opens the door; sounding sad) Hey Jesse.
Jesse: What's wrong?
(Rebecca is close to tears again and gestures to Elyssa)
Elyssa: Um, your mom texted Rebecca, then Rebecca called your mom and found out she was in the E.R. because Rick hit her in the eye.
Jesse: (sits down and puts his head on his hands) Oh Lord.
Elyssa: She also said that he still loves her and she still loves him.
Jesse: (looks at Rebecca, who is still trying to hold back her tears) Is that all?
Rebecca: (shakes her head and tries to speak through her tears) I told her that she needs to stop lying to herself and she said she didn't want to have "this" conversation. (pauses and takes a minute to compose herself before continuing) She asked me to come home and I said not if Rick was going to be there. She said he was and I said I wasn't coming. Then, she hung up on me. (starts crying)
(Jesse gets up and hugs Rebecca tightly. Elyssa also hugs Rebecca)
Rebecca: I can't take this anymore. He has done this too long.
Jesse: We need to tell Dad.
Rebecca: (nods her head in agreement because she can't speak)
Jesse: We'll visit him tomorrow.
Rebecca: (nods her head again)
Jesse: I have to get back to my homework. (to Elyssa) Look after her.
Elyssa: Always. I'm always here for you guys.
Jesse: Thank you.
(Jesse leaves the room, leaving Elyssa and Rebecca hugging)
Please comment!:D -Becky