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The next day, Rory felt happier. She was still sad about the whole Jess thing, but she felt happier. Rory got out of bed, changed into jeans and a long sleeved shirt that read: if I look happy, just slap me; which was pretty ironic for how she was feeling.
After glancing at her mirror, Rory grabbed a random book off her shelf and walked into the living room.
"I hate you!" screamed Lorelai from the kitchen.
Rory walked in and said, "What's wrong?"
"Bert's broken!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"Are you sure?"
"Am I sure," she whispered scornfully, "Of course I'm sure! That's like asking Hitler if he was sure he wanted to kill 12 million people!"
"Fine, fine!..... Why don't you go to Luke's?"
Lorelai stomped her foot lazily and said, "Cause I'm too tired!"
"Lazy!"
"I may be lazy, but....... Okay I'm lazy, end of story....."
"HA!" Rory laughed as she pointed at Lorelai.
"Poo to you!" Lorelai puffed.
Rory just rolled her eyes.
"So, daughter of whom I love very much... to Luke's?"
Rory stood there thinking if she should or shouldn't.
"Pleeaaasseee!!" screeched Lorelai.
"Fine!"
"Aha!"
Lorelai ran to her room to change from her pajamas and ran quickly back down the stairs to a waiting Rory.
"So what're you gonna do today?" Lorelai asked.
"Well, I thought I could just sit at the bridge and read until my eyes fall out......"
"Or you could come with mommy to the inn and help!"
"Hm, I think I like the first one better......"
"Yea, I thought you would...... am I not persuasive enough?"
"Yea, persuasion is not your cup of tea,"
Lorelai gave a disgusted look and Rory offered, "cup of coffee?"
And Lorelai smiled approvingly.
They were passing the gazebo when Rory's stomach felt as though they had butterflies in it. The smile that had caressed the features on her face had fallen into an endless pit of shadows as she saw him, through the glass window. Her walking had become slower and slower, dreading each and every step she took.
Lorelai had noticed how much slower she started walking so she dragged Rory the rest of the distance into the diner. It wasn't that crowded, but Kirk was there; and wherever Kirk was, insecurities followed.
"Morning Luke!" Lorelai screamed across the room.
"What did I tell you about yelling in my dinner!" he shouted back.
"To do it more often?"
Luke rolled his eyes as he turned to grab the coffee pot and a cup for the addict at the counter.
"Rory, coffee?"
"Um, yes please...." She softly said.
Luke had brought both their coffees and asked Lorelai, "So, what would you like to eat today?"
"Hmm, ya know I don't know! Can I see the menu?"
"You've memorized it! Why do you need to see it?"
"I have not memorized it!"
"Oh, sorry, you've memorized all the disgusting unhealthy food! Why do you need to see it?"
"What if I want something healthy today?!"
Luke paused and put the back of his hand to her forehead.
"Are you feeling okay?"
Lorelai swatted his hand away and said, "Yes! I'm feelin' fine!"
Luke raised his eyebrows and turned to Rory.
"She didn't get to spend Valentine's with anyone,"
Luke nodded and said, "Chocolate chip pancakes, commin' right up!"
"Such service!" said Lorelai, "Do you think I should be unhappy everyday?"
"Mm, I think it does something to your skin....." said Rory.
"Everything affects your skin these days!" said Lorelai throwing her hands in the air.
"It's a cruel, cruel world!" Rory said shaking her head.
"That it is, that it is....."
Rory sighed and called, "Luke can I get a coffee to go?"
"Uh I can't right now! Uh, technical difficulties!"
"In a kitchen?" Lorelai asked.
"Do you wanna see it?!" Luke shouted.
"Oo, okay!" Lorelai responded.
"No, Lorelai! Get back to your seat!"
She didn't listen and walked into the kitchen where she started laughing at Luke. Rory furrowed her eye brows and said to no one, "My coffee......"
"I'll get it," said Jess.
Suddenly Rory's eyes looked distant.
Rory just watched him. His fingers looked as if they were dancing delicately in an exotic manner.
She was far off into her own world when Jess said, "Rory?" and started waving his hands in front of her face.
She was struck out of her daze and said, "Huh?"
"Your coffee," Jess said, offering it to her.
She nodded slowly, still staring off a little.
Jess's eyes glanced at the book next to her hands that cupped the coffee.
"Lonesome Traveler?" Jess asked.
Rory looked down at the book and nodded, "I just grabbed a random book off my shelf," she said.
He just nodded his head.
Rory, snapping out of a daze and semi back to reality said, "Why did you leave?"
Jess looked at her with kind of big eyes. He puckered his lips and shoved his hands into his pockets as the moment for awkward exchanges began.
His mouth slew out, "I had to....."
Rory just sat there, waiting for him to continue.
He sighed and said, "Because I was never gonna be good enough for you, no matter how badly we both wanted that!"
She was hurt by this and said, "Why did that matter?! We were equals! When you're in a relationship, it's expected that there is equality between two people!"
He sucked in a deep breath and said, "Well it wouldn't have mattered anyways, I didn't even pass high school......"
"Huh....." was all she said, as she sourly shook her head.
"That's all you can say?!" Jess shouted.
"Well what do you want me to say?!" Rory shouted back.
"I dunno!"
"Exactly! Why should I do anything now?! You never even talked to me! You bottled everything inside! You didn't even tell me your dad came here to see you! How's that supposed to make me, your girlfriend at the time, feel!"
"I didn't want you to get caught in my problems!"
"Well, mission accomplished! The only exchange for that happening was breaking my heart! Kudos to your ego!"
Jess sighed as he watched Rory run out of the diner.
He knew where she was going, but he chose not to follow.
Rory hurriedly rushed to the bridge. When she got there, she sat quietly just watching the lake. It was like looking into another world, everything looked mirrored. Rory wondered: is it better on that side or this one? It must be better than this side......
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The next day, Rory felt happier. She was still sad about the whole Jess thing, but she felt happier. Rory got out of bed, changed into jeans and a long sleeved shirt that read: if I look happy, just slap me; which was pretty ironic for how she was feeling.
After glancing at her mirror, Rory grabbed a random book off her shelf and walked into the living room.
"I hate you!" screamed Lorelai from the kitchen.
Rory walked in and said, "What's wrong?"
"Bert's broken!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"Are you sure?"
"Am I sure," she whispered scornfully, "Of course I'm sure! That's like asking Hitler if he was sure he wanted to kill 12 million people!"
"Fine, fine!..... Why don't you go to Luke's?"
Lorelai stomped her foot lazily and said, "Cause I'm too tired!"
"Lazy!"
"I may be lazy, but....... Okay I'm lazy, end of story....."
"HA!" Rory laughed as she pointed at Lorelai.
"Poo to you!" Lorelai puffed.
Rory just rolled her eyes.
"So, daughter of whom I love very much... to Luke's?"
Rory stood there thinking if she should or shouldn't.
"Pleeaaasseee!!" screeched Lorelai.
"Fine!"
"Aha!"
Lorelai ran to her room to change from her pajamas and ran quickly back down the stairs to a waiting Rory.
"So what're you gonna do today?" Lorelai asked.
"Well, I thought I could just sit at the bridge and read until my eyes fall out......"
"Or you could come with mommy to the inn and help!"
"Hm, I think I like the first one better......"
"Yea, I thought you would...... am I not persuasive enough?"
"Yea, persuasion is not your cup of tea,"
Lorelai gave a disgusted look and Rory offered, "cup of coffee?"
And Lorelai smiled approvingly.
They were passing the gazebo when Rory's stomach felt as though they had butterflies in it. The smile that had caressed the features on her face had fallen into an endless pit of shadows as she saw him, through the glass window. Her walking had become slower and slower, dreading each and every step she took.
Lorelai had noticed how much slower she started walking so she dragged Rory the rest of the distance into the diner. It wasn't that crowded, but Kirk was there; and wherever Kirk was, insecurities followed.
"Morning Luke!" Lorelai screamed across the room.
"What did I tell you about yelling in my dinner!" he shouted back.
"To do it more often?"
Luke rolled his eyes as he turned to grab the coffee pot and a cup for the addict at the counter.
"Rory, coffee?"
"Um, yes please...." She softly said.
Luke had brought both their coffees and asked Lorelai, "So, what would you like to eat today?"
"Hmm, ya know I don't know! Can I see the menu?"
"You've memorized it! Why do you need to see it?"
"I have not memorized it!"
"Oh, sorry, you've memorized all the disgusting unhealthy food! Why do you need to see it?"
"What if I want something healthy today?!"
Luke paused and put the back of his hand to her forehead.
"Are you feeling okay?"
Lorelai swatted his hand away and said, "Yes! I'm feelin' fine!"
Luke raised his eyebrows and turned to Rory.
"She didn't get to spend Valentine's with anyone,"
Luke nodded and said, "Chocolate chip pancakes, commin' right up!"
"Such service!" said Lorelai, "Do you think I should be unhappy everyday?"
"Mm, I think it does something to your skin....." said Rory.
"Everything affects your skin these days!" said Lorelai throwing her hands in the air.
"It's a cruel, cruel world!" Rory said shaking her head.
"That it is, that it is....."
Rory sighed and called, "Luke can I get a coffee to go?"
"Uh I can't right now! Uh, technical difficulties!"
"In a kitchen?" Lorelai asked.
"Do you wanna see it?!" Luke shouted.
"Oo, okay!" Lorelai responded.
"No, Lorelai! Get back to your seat!"
She didn't listen and walked into the kitchen where she started laughing at Luke. Rory furrowed her eye brows and said to no one, "My coffee......"
"I'll get it," said Jess.
Suddenly Rory's eyes looked distant.
Rory just watched him. His fingers looked as if they were dancing delicately in an exotic manner.
She was far off into her own world when Jess said, "Rory?" and started waving his hands in front of her face.
She was struck out of her daze and said, "Huh?"
"Your coffee," Jess said, offering it to her.
She nodded slowly, still staring off a little.
Jess's eyes glanced at the book next to her hands that cupped the coffee.
"Lonesome Traveler?" Jess asked.
Rory looked down at the book and nodded, "I just grabbed a random book off my shelf," she said.
He just nodded his head.
Rory, snapping out of a daze and semi back to reality said, "Why did you leave?"
Jess looked at her with kind of big eyes. He puckered his lips and shoved his hands into his pockets as the moment for awkward exchanges began.
His mouth slew out, "I had to....."
Rory just sat there, waiting for him to continue.
He sighed and said, "Because I was never gonna be good enough for you, no matter how badly we both wanted that!"
She was hurt by this and said, "Why did that matter?! We were equals! When you're in a relationship, it's expected that there is equality between two people!"
He sucked in a deep breath and said, "Well it wouldn't have mattered anyways, I didn't even pass high school......"
"Huh....." was all she said, as she sourly shook her head.
"That's all you can say?!" Jess shouted.
"Well what do you want me to say?!" Rory shouted back.
"I dunno!"
"Exactly! Why should I do anything now?! You never even talked to me! You bottled everything inside! You didn't even tell me your dad came here to see you! How's that supposed to make me, your girlfriend at the time, feel!"
"I didn't want you to get caught in my problems!"
"Well, mission accomplished! The only exchange for that happening was breaking my heart! Kudos to your ego!"
Jess sighed as he watched Rory run out of the diner.
He knew where she was going, but he chose not to follow.
Rory hurriedly rushed to the bridge. When she got there, she sat quietly just watching the lake. It was like looking into another world, everything looked mirrored. Rory wondered: is it better on that side or this one? It must be better than this side......
OKAY REVIEW, REVIEW!! I NEED IDEAS FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER, SO PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!