Impulse: Book
Four
MOVING ON
“Impulse:
A sudden inclination or urge”
The American
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By Mezzo
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INSTALLMENT
FIVE
Jenna
kicked the door to the bathroom open. She looked around the bathroom to see if anyone was
there. Luckily it was empty. She gingerly touched her face. Thankfully the damage was to the inside where no
one could see. It was just slightly puffy. She tasted the metallic taste of blood in her mouth
and spit into the sink. She turned on the tap
and watched her blood mix with the water as it flowed down the drain. She reached over and pulled out a handful of paper
towels, soaked them under the cold water, and brought it up to her face.
“Ouch….fuck….” She switched the compress to her left hand and
tried to work the pain out of her right arm and shoulder.
She
threw the compress into the trash bin and stared at her reflection.
“What
the hell just happened?” Jenna’s
head was reeling. She went through the moments
from the cafeteria to Brett’s office and then everything broke loose.
“It’s
that damn
Jenna
looked at her reflection and the guilt of what she had done washed over her. She hadn’t wanted to hurt Brett. That was the last thing on her mind. She knew that she had changed and she wanted
nothing more than to dedicate her life to making Brett happy. That’s why she moved all the way to
“But
how does it look to them? It looks like a
psycho bitch that hasn’t shown her face in four years just up and decides to move to
where her ex-girlfriend lives and gets a job where her ex-girlfriend works… So, maybe I didn’t think this through very
well.” Jenna spit out another clot of
blood and shook her head.
“You
never do.” Jenna released a heavy sigh
and thought about the other things that Brett had said.
“It
was true. Everything she said was true. What did you hope to accomplish here? You beat her into a coma and you expect her to take
you back with open arms four years later? Maybe
you do need to get your head checked everyday.” Brett’s
words rang in her head once more.‘There are millions and millions of
other people in this world and I suggest you try someone else.’
“Brett
was right. I need to move on. We both need to shut the door to that part of our
lives and move on.” Jenna let out another
sigh and checked her appearance one last time before she went back to her office and
killed time before her
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Tori tried to sleep but
couldn’t. She had never lost control like
she had and it scared her. Never in her life
had she wanted to kill someone. But she had
come very close with Jenna. She knew her
feelings ran deep for Brett, but to love someone so much that you would kill for them. Am I really capable of that? She thought about what Jenna had said. ‘What makes her any better
than me?’ She
remembered the look of horror on Brett’s face and at that moment she realized that
she was the one that placed that look there. “ Jenna and I
had different motivations. She feared she was
going to lose Brett so she tried to control her and she lost control. I tried to protect Brett from a perceived danger
and I lost control. I’m not saying what she did was right but
given her background at the time, she didn’t know any better. The question is what is she doing here now?” Tori got up from her
position on the couch and decided to go to the bathroom and freshen up.
She
opened the door to Brett’s office and spotted Brett’s secretary, Irene.
“Hi,
um I’m just waiting for Miss Montgomery to return.” Tori smiled at the
woman.
“Yes,
Brett said you were sleeping and not to disturb you.”
The woman returned the smile and was obviously looking Tori
over appreciatively. Irene was in her late
thirties and had short brown hair, big brown eyes, and a very pleasant smile. Ooh I think we have a sister. Hey what is Brett doing having a secretary
that’s a sister? Tori
didn’t know how to feel about it so she thought she would leave it be for now.
“Yes
well … can you tell me where the restroom is?”
Even though the worn out executive looked a little tired, she still looked
beautiful to the casual observer.
“It’s
down the hall two doors to the left.” Irene
was obviously taken with Tori because she had this shy blush
on her face and Tori of course noticed immediately.
“Thanks
I appreciate it. Oh I’m Tori. And your name is…..?” Tori held out her hand
and waited for the woman to answer.
“I’m…I’m…I’m
Irene.” The woman was absolutely taken. It didn’t help that the tall woman before her
oozed sensuality even at her worst.
“Well
it’s nice to meet you Irene. I’m
sure we’ll be speaking a lot. Especially
since I’m close friends with Brett.” Tori winked and tried to be subtle but Irene clearly understood how
close her boss and Tori were.
“I’m
sure. Brett’s talked about nothing else
but you this last month. She seems very happy. Anytime you need to get hold of Brett while
she’s here or if you need me to do something for you on her behalf, please feel free
to call me.” Irene smiled and Tori gave her one back.
“Thanks. That’s two doors to the left…..” Tori started walking
towards the hallway and pointed in the direction indicated.
“Yeah,
that’s right, …uh….I mean left. You know what I mean.” Irene had truly never met anyone quite like
Tori
laughed and walked the few short steps to the restroom.
Just as she was about to open the door, the door opened and the two adversaries met
once again.
Tori
and Jenna stared at one another for a moment, the tension between them thick and
deadening.
Jenna
was the first to break the silence. “We
really need to stop running into each other like this.”
Tori
looked into the math professor’s eyes and tried to imagine where the blonde-haired
loon was going with this line of communication.
“I
think your right. It’s doing nothing for
my state of mind and it’s definitely not making you any better looking.” Tori could have sworn
she saw a look of amusement on Jenna’s face.
“Your
right, it’s not.” Jenna looked down
in thought. She was thinking about what she
needed to say. “Look I’m sorry for all the trouble I’ve caused. I know that’s the last thing you want to hear,
but it’s the truth.” Jenna stood at
the doorway of the bathroom and Tori just stood there with a
perplexed look on her face.
“You’re
right. It is the last thing I want to hear. But
I have to admit, I’m kind of confused about what you’re trying to achieve.” Tori gave Jenna a
concerned look. “Since the day I met you,
you have done nothing but make me think the worst of you.
For the life of me, I don’t know what Brett ever saw in you in the first
place.”
Tori
could see that Jenna was hurt by her comment but there was no sign of anger.
“I’ve
asked myself that very question a million times. When
you sit in a hospital room and have nothing else to do but think about everything
you’ve ever done and all that has been done to you, you can do nothing but ask
yourself the hard questions.” Jenna
looked at Tori and thought that maybe now would be a good time
to mend another fence. “Look…. in
the last six years, you and I have spent all of what an hour in each other’s company. But in that time, we’ve managed to make idiots
of ourselves and well… maybe… if we sat down and talked like civilized human beings, maybe we might come to some kind of truce. I know Brett doesn’t want to have anything to
do with me. Believe me. She made that
perfectly clear. But I know we both love her
and my actions have obviously made an impact on you as well.” Jenna looked at Tori
and could see her words were getting through. “Do
you want to go get a drink? I know Brett has a
class.”
Tori
stood there, wondering if this day could get any stranger.
She couldn’t believe she was actually thinking about having a drink with this
woman. What good could it do? When the words left her mouth, she was just as
surprised, as Jenna seemed to be.
“Okay,
Brett doesn’t get back until
“Yeah…
there’s a pub about two blocks away that the faculty goes to. We could go there and be back fairly quickly. Is that okay?”
Jenna waited for
“Yeah,
let’s go.” Tori
thought about this new development and thought it was a good idea. Better to
know what your enemy is doing then letting them run around unseen.
TO BE CONTINUED. Installment Six
Impulse: Book
Four
MOVING ON