Here we go.....Chapter 15
Cherry went to the shop the next morning. People who were interested to buy the shop came, talking to Cherry for hours. She didn't realize how many people would want to use this old shop for business. When the papers were signed, Cherry no longer owned the shop. However, her purse was full of new money, and the pressure of managing her own shop was lifted off her shoulders. As she drove down the road in her car, a new pressure was brought on. She pulled into the Cafe's parking lot. Her heart pounded as she walked to the small building, looking for a help wanted sign. Reluctantly, there was one. As she walked through the door she expected everyone to stare at her, remembering what had happened at this very spot. However, no one did.
Everyone just sat and continued to eat their meal. Hardly anyone even noticed she had walked through the door. The Caf' was very busy, and Cherry could see they needed help. The waiters run frantically about, handing people their meals and running back into the kitchen. Cherry stepped into the back room, and wasn't surprised to see her boss looking worried.
"Hi" Cherry said, sitting down by the desk.
"Hello, Sherri." Her boss said, shuffling through paper work.
"Well, I came to-" "Here. We need the help, so your hired." with that Cherry was handed a paper to fill out.
Cherry smiled. "Thanks"
"You start today-right now." Her boss handed her an apron and Cherry quickly ran off to get to work.
She waited tables and delivered orders all day long. She was happy to have the job back. The thoughts she had of her boss screaming at her to get out were now obviously invalid. She talked with old friends, and even made some new ones.
She was also happy to see absolutely no Socs in the Caf' "Maybe they heard what happened to the last one" she laughed. She convinced herself she needed to be more of an optimist. She sold the shop, and got a lot of money, she got her job back, she had a home, Ms. Cathrow was now with her husband, She had good friends, and she was happy. Cherry planned to go visit her mother the next day, just to talk and catch up on what they had missed together. After a long day Cherry felt she needed to go home. She hung up her apron and helped clean up. She cleaned the tables off and thought. No one had said anything about her working here again. That was a relief. When everything was done, and her boss said the word, she left the Caf' and headed home. "Everything was good today. For some reason everything was good" she thought.
When she got into her apartment she hung up her jacket and turned on the TV.
It was only a little while after she felt tired, changed into her silk pajamas and saw Dally sitting on her bed. He smiled, and she smiled back.
He seemed so very real. Now was the time. Cherry urged herself to admit it now.
Cherry felt it in her heart and was ready. She looked inside his deep blue eyes and whispered "I love you"
Dally got up and looked at her. She took his hand and was amazed to find how real he really was. His lips touched hers and soon they kissed so passionately Cherry almost cried. She didn't even stop to wonder how it could happen. When their lips parted Cherry kept her eyes closed for a second. When she slowly opened them he was gone. The kiss was real. It felt so real to her. But now he was gone. She slowly looked around. No smoke. No cigarette. Dally had left. Maybe this time for good. She had admitted it, and that's all he wanted. Of course, he'd never be truly gone forever. He'd always be there with the gang, with Cherry-but in their hearts. This was still his home, and he couldn't leave. After all, where else would he go?
Cherry went to the shop the next morning. People who were interested to buy the shop came, talking to Cherry for hours. She didn't realize how many people would want to use this old shop for business. When the papers were signed, Cherry no longer owned the shop. However, her purse was full of new money, and the pressure of managing her own shop was lifted off her shoulders. As she drove down the road in her car, a new pressure was brought on. She pulled into the Cafe's parking lot. Her heart pounded as she walked to the small building, looking for a help wanted sign. Reluctantly, there was one. As she walked through the door she expected everyone to stare at her, remembering what had happened at this very spot. However, no one did.
Everyone just sat and continued to eat their meal. Hardly anyone even noticed she had walked through the door. The Caf' was very busy, and Cherry could see they needed help. The waiters run frantically about, handing people their meals and running back into the kitchen. Cherry stepped into the back room, and wasn't surprised to see her boss looking worried.
"Hi" Cherry said, sitting down by the desk.
"Hello, Sherri." Her boss said, shuffling through paper work.
"Well, I came to-" "Here. We need the help, so your hired." with that Cherry was handed a paper to fill out.
Cherry smiled. "Thanks"
"You start today-right now." Her boss handed her an apron and Cherry quickly ran off to get to work.
She waited tables and delivered orders all day long. She was happy to have the job back. The thoughts she had of her boss screaming at her to get out were now obviously invalid. She talked with old friends, and even made some new ones.
She was also happy to see absolutely no Socs in the Caf' "Maybe they heard what happened to the last one" she laughed. She convinced herself she needed to be more of an optimist. She sold the shop, and got a lot of money, she got her job back, she had a home, Ms. Cathrow was now with her husband, She had good friends, and she was happy. Cherry planned to go visit her mother the next day, just to talk and catch up on what they had missed together. After a long day Cherry felt she needed to go home. She hung up her apron and helped clean up. She cleaned the tables off and thought. No one had said anything about her working here again. That was a relief. When everything was done, and her boss said the word, she left the Caf' and headed home. "Everything was good today. For some reason everything was good" she thought.
When she got into her apartment she hung up her jacket and turned on the TV.
It was only a little while after she felt tired, changed into her silk pajamas and saw Dally sitting on her bed. He smiled, and she smiled back.
He seemed so very real. Now was the time. Cherry urged herself to admit it now.
Cherry felt it in her heart and was ready. She looked inside his deep blue eyes and whispered "I love you"
Dally got up and looked at her. She took his hand and was amazed to find how real he really was. His lips touched hers and soon they kissed so passionately Cherry almost cried. She didn't even stop to wonder how it could happen. When their lips parted Cherry kept her eyes closed for a second. When she slowly opened them he was gone. The kiss was real. It felt so real to her. But now he was gone. She slowly looked around. No smoke. No cigarette. Dally had left. Maybe this time for good. She had admitted it, and that's all he wanted. Of course, he'd never be truly gone forever. He'd always be there with the gang, with Cherry-but in their hearts. This was still his home, and he couldn't leave. After all, where else would he go?