Second Chance
Copyright© 2008 by Coaster2
Chapter 10
Jeanette rushed to the phone as it rang for the third time. Surely it would be Brent. It had to be Brent.
"Hello?" she said, expectantly.
"Jeanette, it's June Francis."
"Oh ... hi June." She was afraid to ask her if she had heard from Brent.
"Are you OK, Jeanette? I know what happened. Brent was here. He wanted to talk to Walter. He's very upset and uncertain right now. He doesn't know what to say to you."
With that, Jeanette broke down and began sobbing, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Oh, June, I don't know what to do. I've been so stupid and I don't know how to fix it," she wailed.
"No ... I'm sure you don't," the older woman said sympathetically. "Do you know what you will tell Brent when he asks you why?"
"I'm not sure. I don't even know how to answer that to myself. Is he ever going to call me? Will he ever come home? I can't take much more of this, June." Her voice was cracking and she was on the edge of control.
"Yes, Jeanette. He isn't running away. He's trying to understand how to handle this. That's why he came here. He's mystified and angry, I think. He doesn't know what to do. He knows he has to talk to you, but he's trying to get a grip on himself. You know what he's like. He wants to be calm and rational. He wants to understand. You need to think about what you can tell him about your actions. You must have thought about it before you did it. You must have known it was a risk. If you don't know what got you up on that stage, then I don't see how Brent would be able to understand either."
Jeanette was quiet and lost in her thoughts when June finished.
"Are you alright, Jeanette?"
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