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"Do you believe this crap?" Mabel said as she read over Beans' story. "What IS she talking about? I mean, if she's trying to HINT at things, she's not doing a very good job. Am i supposed to try and guess who's who in her dumb story?"
Disgusted she threw down the page. "I don't know," said Blake, "Maybe she's just trying to be creative?"
"Creative my butt Blake," said an offended Mabel. "I swear this girls making fun of me! I mean COME ON look at these NAMES!"
"I don't think she'd make fun you, she seems to really adore you," he said. "No she doesn't she hates me!" Mabel said as she let out a flow of tears. "She hates me!"
"How do you even know she's even talking about you Mabel?" he said comfortingly. "Well what am i supposed to think?!" she sobbed, "Look at these names!"
He paused a moment, then rubbed her back lovingly. "Come on, do you really believe that?" Mabel just sobbed into her pillow. "I hate her! I hate that little brat!" Still trying to comfort her, he spoke up, "Maybe she's just picking names like you do? You know, when, you need a name for a story.... how you just go through a baby book or the phone book and go with what works?" "No she's not!" sobbed an angry and offended Mabel. "She hates me and she's making fun of me!" And she continued to sob. "Be calm," Blake said, trying his best to comfort his wife. "(4) CALM....... ARE YOU KIDDING?!!!! She's making fun of me! After all she knows...and.... everything, and........ i thought she was my friend..... but she's NOT! and i hate her!"
Blake sat there quietly for a moment. "I don't think that at all, but...... well....." then he trailed off. "But then well what?!" she asked furiously. "Well, you did kinda make fun of her life in one of your stories.... very publically so..... maybe this is pay backs?" Mabel didn't say anything. "Yeah well, I can do what i want! My stories are good! They're excellent! They're awesome! (9)My ego is flying too high......I better reel it in, but the point is, she is in SO MUCH TROUBLE with me! And, this SCARES me! And so what, about her stupid life i just thought it made a good story!"
Blake spoke up, "No you didn't. You wanted her to know, so you picked very personal details of her life, to use, and make fun of. You and Mavice even laughed about it and asked me to help you pick out the best name for the character. I'm not on her side, honey, believe me, but....." he said, "Maybe how you're feeling now is how she felt when you did that to her? Especially the last one. I mean, come on, maybe with the others it could've slid by her, she probably didn't notice! But that last one was directed at her, it was obvious. And You WANTED her to know."
Mabel said nothing, just continued to sob. Then her husband chimed in, "At least it's only in an essay question for kicks on the internet, and not mocking your life over network TV. I'm thinking that would be worse, and more hurtful and embarassing now wouldn't it?"
"Oh shut up," Mabel said. She did not find his attempt to comfort, comforting at all. Then she sobbed again, into her pillow. "I cant believe she hates me!"
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Marvin tried phoning Beans but her phone was off, so he came knocking. He told a little bit of what Mabel had said, the hours before. Word travels fast.
"I wasn't making fun of her, and I don't hate her!" said Beans, "Is THAT what she thinks?!" Marvin nodded. "Where would she get an idea like that?" Beans said aloud.
While the truth remained that Mabel was more an aquaintence then a close friend, she and Beans had been somewhat close once, despite Mabels tendency towards schemeing, and her apparently obvious amusement at Bean's somewhat troubled personal life and past. (7) "We gotta lotta similarities, she and I," said Beans, "and she's my friend. I'd never do that to her."
"She's really not your friend Beans," he said. "Half the trouble you complain about, she's caused you you know."
Beans was silent a moment. "I know," she said, "But I'd never do that to her, even if she did it to me... and i don't know that she would, we've never discussed it."
"What do you mean you don't know that she would?!" Marvin said almost shouting. "The woman is RUTHLESS! She doesn't know what it is to have a real friend, let alone be one to anybody! IF you don't mind having daggers in your back, then fine, continue to defend this woman!"
There was silence a moment. "You know she smiles to your face and then goes and trashes you behind your back! And, ALL....all the crap you complain about.....the rotten things said about you, everything... just EVERYTHING you complain about... can be traced to her! She's evil Beans, you must be stupid to think she's not."
"She's not evil Marvin," said Beans in rebuttal, "Don't say that about her. Yes she can be a little rotten at times, but so can we all. She's NOT evil. And, I don't hate her. And i'm NOT making fun of her. That makes me sad that she'd even think that. I thought she knew me better than that."
"Well, aparently not," said Marvin. "Now she's furious with you which will make things worse, in addition to all of the other junk she's done and said about you.. which if you don't mind me adding in.. THAT YOU DEFENDED HER FOR! and inadvertantly blamed other people for because your TOO STUPID or BLIND to admit that she's the one that did and said it! You're a good actress Beans, and you're drawing from real life experiences i know, but.. your little act for them I DO NOT BUY ONE BIT BEANS!" he hollered. "They're calling you a head case now you know, and i know you're not, but frankly anymore you sound like one! No wonder no one talks to you anymore."
"Go to hell," she said, "And take your bastard dog with you."
Then she paused and added adamantly, "(10) I'm in over my head and the water is deep. I know that already. I don't want to talk about this anymore. Now i'm going to have to talk to her about this somehow because i know her too well. She'll NEVER say anything to me about it. She'll just.... stay mad and harbour all that anger and think i hate her and it'll get worse. She's been through almost as much hell as i have in life. She's my friend, and i wouldn't do that to her. I have to fix it."
Then he became sadly annoyed, yet angrier at the same time.
"STOP DEFENDING HER BEANS! STOP IT RIGHT NOW!
She is NOT your friend! And you know that! What is with you defending her! Stop it!"
"I CHOOSE to call her my friend, I'm not delusional thank you! I know the deal." "Yeah, well you're only CHOOSING to hurt yourself Beans!" he said. "You're smart enough to know that. I just can't figure out why you're so loyal to someone who couldn't care less if you died tomorrow."
"Whatever," Beans huffed. "That doesn't mean that i have to be the same way." "No it doesn't" Marvin continued, "But for all those brains in your head you don't act like it. WHY are you constantly defending her, what does she have something on you?"
"Yes, I hacked up my next door neighbour when I was ten," said Beans sarcastically, "No, she doesn't. And i don't know why. She's my friend, and....I feel.... obligated. That's all i can say."
"Yeah well whatever then,"Marvin said, "When you get antagonised again i don't want to hear about it. Your 'obligation' is causing you nothing but sorrow."
"Whatever,' came Beans' relpy. "Crazies, they're all crazies."
Then Marvin added, "They're not the crazies Beans. Sorry but, you continuoulsy defending her makes you a big crazy."
"Yeah whatever," said Beans. "She's not that bad. But, now i'm going to have to do... i don't know what with my little 'stories.' They're supposed to be creative fun, I didn't know they were going to be read into like there's a game involved and i'm secretly mocking my friends......"
She paused, Marivn shot Beans a look. "Like i'm secretly mocking the people i know. I avoid using their names on purpose even if i like them just so they wont be confused and think what Mabel did tonight!" she contiuned. "I'm not mocking her. That's a load of crap. And it's not fun anymore."
Marvin was thumbing through a book of baby names that Beans often pulled out when she was too tired to think of an obnoxious name for a character in one of her stories. "What?" she said to Marvin. "Well, " he sighed, "To avoid any of this in the future, you could stick with 'Seigfried' and 'Florence'." Beans chuckled, "I just may have to!"
Then Marvin said, (6) "Kiddo....... Are you ready to make a dream or two come true?" Beans answerd, "If that involves a long walk for coffee and and donut, then i think you may be onto something." "That's JUST what i was thinking," he said.
"Okay cool, I'll grab my coat," she said. "Okay, i'll wait outside," he said. (8) "You'll know me by the smile on my face......I can't seem to lose it." Then Marvin and Beans' headed out to the Dunkin'. Thank God it was 24 hours.
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2007-10-16 03:35:04
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