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Wellspring Arms & Meditation Center

Jul 19, 2010 09:00

Price was going over lesson plans today, trying to figure out what exactly he'd be covering on Friday. The class was going well so far. And now he was starting to think he could probably take over the world if he wanted to, and he could get his students to go along with the idea ( Read more... )

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montecito_east July 19 2010, 19:43:23 UTC

Mary had been putting on a brave face when talking to Mike, but she could only keep it up for so long. The only other person in town who knew half of what she was dealing with was Price, so Mary stopped by to see him.

"You will not believe who showed up to see me on Thursday," she grumbled the moment she stepped through the door.

stayingfrosty July 19 2010, 21:45:07 UTC

Price, on the other hand, was really just surprised to see Mary at all. Especially in the shop. But he didn't show it, he merely tilted his head in interest. "I've heard a lot of people showed up that I wouldn't believe."

montecito_east July 19 2010, 21:55:17 UTC

"How about my dead father, the one I was so afraid of as a little girl?" suggested Mary. "It wasn't a very pleasant reunion."

stayingfrosty July 20 2010, 00:01:16 UTC

"Well that's just rotten luck," Price said. "Everyone else seeing loved ones, and you... I'm sorry to hear that, Mary."

montecito_east July 20 2010, 00:06:28 UTC

"He wanted me to forgive him," said Mary. "Of course, he waited right before he had to leave to ask for that."

stayingfrosty July 20 2010, 00:10:03 UTC

"Well that's a bit of nerve," Price said. "Did he do anything to deserve it? The forgiveness, I mean."

montecito_east July 20 2010, 00:12:57 UTC

"Not really. He kind of put it all on me, saying that I'll never move on with my life until I forgive him," said Mary. "He was the same as I remembered from when I was a kid. Just because he was dead didn't mean he felt he did anything wrong."

stayingfrosty July 20 2010, 00:27:53 UTC

"Well then," Price said. "I hope you punched him in the face."

montecito_east July 20 2010, 00:31:34 UTC

"I probably would have, if there wasn't a door and an armoire in the way," said Mary. "Besides, my friend Mike already punched him once."

stayingfrosty July 20 2010, 00:35:27 UTC

"Good one Mike," Price said.

He paused, not sure how to ask his next question. "Can I ask why you came to tell me?"

montecito_east July 20 2010, 00:38:36 UTC

"Because in a weird, roundabout way, you're the only person living on the island who has an idea of what happened to me as a child, and I'm finding that I'm getting tired of hanging onto secrets," said Mary.

stayingfrosty July 20 2010, 00:41:17 UTC

"Secrets do have a way of festering," Price said. "And I think I feel honored that you're sharing them with me. Even if it was pure accident that I began to learn them in the first place."

NFB From Here montecito_east July 20 2010, 00:56:40 UTC

"I've been hiding a secret for so long that it keeps building up momentum and taking on a life of its own," said Mary, sighing. She glanced around, making sure once again that there was no one (and no squirrels) within earshot before opening her mouth again.

"My dad was abusive. I ran away twice to get rid of him," she confessed. "The first time, my friend's dad found me and made me go home. The second time, I told my friend Danny why I couldn't go back. Danny was 17 and just a few weeks away from enlisting with the Marines. He took me to his place, then went back to my house and beat the crap out of my dad. I never saw him again until a few years ago when Dad contacted me out of the blue to let me know he'd remarried and had two new little girls."

Re: NFB From Here stayingfrosty July 20 2010, 01:11:41 UTC

Price wheeled out a chair so that Mary could sit as she talked, listening dutifully to each word that she said.

"And he had the guts to ask you to forgive him," Price said. "If he wasn't already dead I'd probably do something nasty."

Re: NFB From Here montecito_east July 20 2010, 01:20:36 UTC

"You'd probably have to wait in line," said Mary. "For years, I kept my secret to myself, and Danny wasn't telling anyone. In hindsight, though, I should have gone to the police much sooner. I never realized my mistake until I found out about my half-sisters. With me out of the picture, there was nothing to stop him from doing the same to them."

Re: NFB From Here stayingfrosty July 20 2010, 01:28:38 UTC

Price nodded. "And letting that happen, that'd be pretty awful," he said. "You did the right thing, then."

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