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Life is Life...

Postby Hers Always » Fri May 26, 2006 10:40 am

Title: Life is Life
Author: Erin
Spoilers: None
Pairings: W/t
Disclaimer: I'm not making any money, and I don't own the characters from BtVS. Don't sue me, I only have 30 bux in my bank account.
Distribution: I don't really care, just ask

Note: There is no magic, no vampires, no slayers. This story is going to mostly be told by journal entries written by Tara. I'm writing it just to write something. I've had serious writers block. Writing the story this way gives me a little more freedom in structure. I hope you all like it.


Part 1


Dear Journal,

Wow, That sounds so cliché. Today, well, it was good I guess. I miss my mom. I really miss my brother, Donny. It’s been two months. Two months since I fell in love with a girl. Two months since I have been shunned.

A little more than two months ago I met this girl. Willow. We were working at this pet store in the mall. She was new. She was beautiful. We started to talk. At first I was really shy. But after a couple of days I warmed up to her. She does this thing when she gets really excited. She just talks and rambles for what seems like for forever. I digress. She had been working there for about a week before we exchanged phone numbers. We talked every night. It was the most incredible feeling that I have ever experienced. Then one night, I went to a sleepover with some friends. My best friend got drunk and tried to kiss me. I did not want my first kiss to be with someone who was drunk, and I did not want my first kiss to be with someone who was not Willow. My “best friend” got mad at me. She took my parents out to lunch the next day and told them that I was a lesbian. My parents proceeded to drive to the mall and drag me out of the store by my hair. They didn’t care who saw. They were embarrassed enough that I was gay, like I was already wearing a big neon sign anyway. They took me home and asked me if it was true, if I really was a dyke. God I hate that word. Anyway, I tried to lie, but they didn’t believe me. My dad backhanded me, dragged me to my room and locked me in it. I didn’t have a window, so I couldn’t escape. After a few hours they came in my room, making a point to not look at me…I was being shunned…They told me to get in the car. I hung my head in shame and obeyed their request. My mom was crying. I know she loves me still. But it’s what she had to do. They drove me back to the mall and dropped me off. They gave me my drivers license, my birth certificate, and my social security card, and the view of the car driving away from me. I was left with $3.42 cents in my pocket and the clothes on my back…I can’t. I don’t think that I can write anymore. I’ll write tomorrow. I need my Willow. She’ll protect me from myself….
Forever She will be watching over me.
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Re: Life is Life...

Postby SithLordWiccan » Fri May 26, 2006 10:45 am

I always had a soft spot when it came to Tara and her home life. You certainly know how to push the emotional buttons. I can see this is another fic of yours I'm gonna have to keep an eye on.

(Speaking of which, when can I expect to get an update for that one? I really like that one.)
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Re: Life is Life...

Postby Thianne » Fri May 26, 2006 11:42 am

i like the start, please continue. this story has potential!
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Re: Life is Life...

Postby Hers Always » Tue May 30, 2006 9:49 am

SithLordWiccan - yes i know that i am lacking in the updates for my other fic, but a big writers block decided to land on me. so i'm trying to just write anything to get through it.

Thianne - i'm glad you are enjoying so far. it's just something i decided to do on a whim. hope u still enjoy after a while.

ETA: fix a typo

Disclaimers are the same as before.

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Oh my dear Journal,

Where did I leave off? Right, they had just left me with practically nothing. Well, the mall was closed when they dropped me off. I walked across the street and found a payphone and I called Willow.

God she is the sweetest person I know. I feel really guilty though. You see, she was with this other girl and they were having problems. But Willow left that girl…for me. Her name was Lauren. I don’t know much about her, just that she did not treat my Willow very well and never made love to her. How could someone not want to make love to Willow? She is the most amazing creature on the planet.

Anyway, I called Willow and she picked me up and brought me to her place. We had just started dating not even a week ago. So it was a little sudden for me to move. The next day at work, my boss offered me a place to stay for a little while. I took it, feeling that it was too soon to move in with Willow. I hadn’t yet fallen in love with her, and we were such a new couple, it just wasn’t the right time.

Things were going well, but still very hard. I cried myself to sleep every night at what I had lost. But when I woke up things were better. Willow always called me to say good morning. A couple of days after the "incident," I had to go to my parents’ house to get some of my things. I knew they would be gone so Willow drove me there and I went to get some clothes and my art supplies. But something happened that wasn’t expected…my brother, Donnie, skipped school and was home. It was hard. My brother is only a year older than me and we were so very close. I swear I saw tears well up in his eyes. I know that he loves me. But church doctrine states that anyone from inside the church is to have no contact with the shunned. He had to go outside and wait for me to leave before he could come back in. I left him a note though. I told him that I loved him and always will. I hope he keeps the note, and looks at it every once and a while. I hope he at least thinks of me. I miss him terribly.

After I went to my house almost two months ago, things have not really been any better or worse. Well, except about three weeks ago Willow and I decided that I should move into her apartment with her. I was over there almost every night and I saw her everyday. She is what has kept me going. She has been so amazing. She holds me when I cry. And she doesn’t judge me. She just loves me. Yes, now…now we are in love. She told me last week that she loved me.

I know that I haven’t written much my dear journal. Maybe tomorrow a page of your will be filled with happy news. Till then…


Tara
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Re: Life is Life...

Postby Thianne » Tue May 30, 2006 1:39 pm

DIBS! :-D

Yes, now…now we are in love


awwwww....sweet.
poor tara...and poor donnie. and...

hope u still enjoy after a while.


i'm still enjoying so far :-D

Cheers
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Re: Life is Life...

Postby Willowtree252 » Wed May 31, 2006 8:03 am

:pinky yes i like this very much keep it up oh and :wtkiss please :kitty
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Re: Life is Life...

Postby Useful_Oxymoron » Wed May 31, 2006 3:00 pm

God, poor Tara. :( To be exiled from her family just like, so horrid.

You've a great start here, and it's nice to see Tara and Donny getting along swimmingly for once. Makes a nice change. :)

Keep it up!
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Re: Life is Life...

Postby willohand » Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:55 pm

Hey I just found this anmd might I say a big freakin WOOHOO to you. :blush in normal words, I love it. Your going to try to continue with all thats happening there is no real rush. I will be lurking for updates. thanks for this.
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Re: Life is Life...

Postby SithLordWiccan » Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:58 pm

Nice to see that Tara is strong enough to survive. Hopefully Willow can help her out.
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