Choices.............part 4
She ran up to her room, locked the
door and the tears started to flow. She sat on her bed crying
- about what had just happened, and about Bo. It was all too much.
Later on, as she got up to take a shower her cell phone rang.
No one but her family and close friends had this number.
Nora: Hello
Bo: Hi Nora
Nora: Bo! What's happened? Is Matthew ok?
Bo: Matthew's fine. I needed to hear your voice. Tomorrow's the
anniversary of Drew's death.
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Nora: I know Bo. I was thinking about him.
Bo: I miss him a lot
Nora: I know. I miss him too. This must be really hard for you.
Bo: Really hard. I try not to think of the 'what ifs' but I do.
What if he were still here, what a great young man he had become,
what a good life he could have had. And what if he hadn't died,
we would probably still be together.
Nora: He loved you Bo. I know it might not help, but that love
will always be in your heart.
Bo: It does help. Thank you. You are the only one I can talk to
about this. You are the only one who understands.
Nora: I hope you always feel that you can talk to me - about anything.
I'd like to visit his grave with you when I come back.
Bo: I'd like that. It's hard to go alone. When is that case finishing
up?
Nora: It's done. I'm just packing up right now and preparing to
leave in the morning. Tell your father I'll talk to him when I
get back, but we won the case.
Bo: That's great Nora. Greene must be so grateful to you.
Nora: I think I would use a few other words to describe how he
feels right now - I'm not sure grateful fills the bill.
Bo: Wanna talk about it?
Nora: When I get back, OK? I'll be home in a couple of days.
Bo: Why don't I get pa to send a plane for you?
Nora: My car is here and besides I need some time to think about
a few things.
Bo: Sure.
Nora: Bo?
Bo: Yea?
Nora: I'm sorry we argued about Melanie. I hope she makes you
happy.
Bo: Melanie's gone Red. I asked her to leave a few days ago.
Nora: But Bo...
Bo: It just wasn't meant to be. Have a good trip back.
Nora: I'll see you soon. Bye
Nora knew that she wouldn't be able to sleep. She decided to pack up her car and get a head start. She traveled for several hours before finally giving in, sleeping a few hours at a roadside motel. In the morning she started off again. She felt different, like a huge load was lifted from her shoulders. She found herself singing to the songs on the radio, laughing at the corny jokes. She was finding herself excited about the prospects of her life in Llanview. To be with her beloved children, to get back to her practice, to seeing Bo. Is it possible for them to start over? The idea of that made her giddy. She wanted him in her life, she always had.
Several days later Nora and Bo meet
at the designated time in the cemetery. Both had brought bouquets
of flowers to lay at Drew's grave.
Bo: I'm glad you came Nora
Nora: I am too. Drew and I had our differences, but we ended up
as friends. Sometimes relationships need time to sort themselves
out. But the underlying love always wins out.
Bo: Yea, I finally get it. You know Drew's death has taught me
a lot about relationships. Life is just too damn short to waste
- even a minute of it. When something or someone special comes
into your life you have to do everything you can to recognize
it, appreciate it, and hold on to it.
Nora: How true.
Bo takes Nora's hand and leads her out of the cemetery.
The End
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