{"id":7039,"date":"2010-11-27T11:29:23","date_gmt":"2010-11-27T19:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beltdrivebetty.com\/wyzwmnsworld\/?page_id=7039"},"modified":"2010-11-27T11:29:23","modified_gmt":"2010-11-27T19:29:23","slug":"chapter-21","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wyzwmn9444.live-website.com\/?page_id=7039","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 21"},"content":{"rendered":"

the sound: <\/strong><\/span>Elton John \u2013 Tiny Dancer<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, <\/strong><\/span>The Carpenters \u2013 Rainy Days and Mondays<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, <\/strong><\/span>Terry Jacks \u2013 If You Away<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, <\/strong><\/span>Bread \u2013 Guitar Man<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, <\/strong><\/span>Christopher Cross \u2013 Sailing<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, <\/strong><\/span>Bobby Goldsboro \u2013 Honey<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, <\/strong><\/span>Neville Brothers \u2013 Tell it Like it Is<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, <\/strong><\/span>Tommy James and the Shondells \u2013 Crimson and Clover<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, <\/strong><\/span>The Beatles \u2013 Come Together<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

I wake up again some time later and it\u2019s decidedly dark in the room. I lay cocooned in the eiderdown for minutes trying to remember where the hell I am. \u201cI think the time has come to admit that you\u2019re scared Baby\u2026you obstinate fool\u2026look what not thinking has got you into this time \u2013 apparently your father is right…you are a fool\u2026now just how the hell are ya gonna get outta here?\u201d
I lay back and think of what Michael would have said of my never ending penchant for acting first and thinking later. I burrow back down under the covers.<\/p>\n

I, once again, stare at the ceiling and I realize that again I\u2019ve awoken crying that there are tears rolling down to dampen the pillow\u2026<\/p>\n

Eventually I do stop crying\u2026when I realize that the bladder gets to be the boss of me and I climb out of bed to use the facilities. Once in the bathroom I find towels laid out, a tooth brush, shampoo, conditioner and there\u2019s even and clean clothes. <\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone was in here while I was asleep!\u201d I panic staring about to see if they are still there. I look back to the clothes\u2026they are not my clothes, but they are my size and clean.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn for a penny, in for a pound\u201d I shrug and turn on the facets for the tub. There is simply no chance I am going to get into a shower so soon after that dream. <\/p>\n

I soak in the tub for what seems to be a long time\u2026but knowing me and my propensity for quick and clean it\u2019s likely just a few minutes. I get out and towel myself dry and wander back into the bedroom without getting dressed. <\/p>\n

As I walk past one of the curtained windows I pull aside the curtains to reveal the window high and tiny, nothing like I expected from the size of the draperies. <\/p>\n

I can see sky out there and starts but little else.<\/p>\n

I am dressed and standing at the big mirrored door of the armoire brushing my hair when I hear the door snick open behind me. I whirl around to see rather large man standing in the doorway dressed completely in black arms crossed over his chest. I struggle and come up with a name\u2026\u201dSnot\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMade yerself ta home, I see\u201d he snorts.<\/p>\n

I nod and continue to brush my hair. He announces that I should get my boots \u201cwe\u2019re going out\u201d and before I can ask if he means out doors or out to party or a bar even\u2026he\u2019s gone. \u201cFine then,\u201d I snort as I grab for my boots and haul them on, \u201cbe like that why don\u2019tcha?\u201d<\/p>\n

Once I\u2019m fully dressed, my makeup is on and my hair is braided over my shoulders with a bandana head band tied on for good measure, I head out the now open door of the bedroom through the hallway to the living room\u2026\u201dnot much of a living room if nobody uses it\u201d I think as I pace through the empty, now sterile, looking room. <\/p>\n

Once I get to the door I find myself curiously reticent to open it and head out. \u201cTruly\u2026I only know one person here\u201d and just as I decided to head back to the bedroom to find my stuff and sneak off the door opens and there stands Robert.<\/p>\n

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