Title: Why
Fandom: Christy (1990's cbs tv version)
50 Day Challenge: Day 2: Christy - Fic
500themes: Prompt to lose what wasn't yours
"Christy why?’ I lower my head refusing to turn towards his anguished voice. ‘At least have the decency to look at me!" On reflex I jump away, back still present, I take a few breaths to calm myself, praying he’s doing the same.
"David! Stop it! Please." My heart feels as if its about to explode from my chest, the threaten to fall tears have as he cleared the room and spun me around, shaking me.
"How could you Christy?" I notice his own eyes ready for their own cascade. I never wanted to hurt someone, especially him. He certainty didn’t deserve this pain.
"I’m so sorry David. I never meant…"
"I don’t want to hear it!" I flinch as he shrieks right in my face catching a whiff of alcohol, something David would never consume before this night. He than pushed me into the wall. I let out a strangled cry. Begin to pray for God’s help, not for myself, but for David.
"David!" They are answered by the arrival of a Quaker women. Fear and surprise evident in her voice upon the scene she walked into. Hearing the unexpected voice he drops his hands off of my chest. I stand frozen, crying harder.
"How could she Alice, how?" Alice ignores him, just as he is ignoring me by passing by him to wrap her arms tightly my shoulders.
"Ssshhh Miss Huddleson its ok. Its ok."
"How can you talk to her!? After what she did? How could you Christy?!" I wonder if he’ll allow me to answer this time?
"It’s not for thee to judge. And what gives thy a right to lay hands on anyone David? No matter how angry thee is!" Its rare for Alice to get so angry.
"David I’m sorry. You have to believe me." I whisper.
"If you don’t love me why did you agree to marry me?"
"I do lo…"
"Stop lying Christy! If you do love me as you claim why in the hell were you kissing someone else?!"
"David thee should clear thy head first. We can discuss this in the morning." I know she's hurt by my actions I took a few hours ago, for different reasons.
"It's ok Alice. I want to settle this now. David really I never meant to hurt you. Or you Alice. You both have to believe that. The truth is, though I can't explain it, I love Neil too."
"Well that's a relief! I won't want my fiance` kissing men she didn't love!"
"David! That is enough!" Alice scolds I don't need to see her face to know she's glaring the preacher. The type of glare to make the toughest most terrifying sorts tremble.
"I told you'd have to decide. Didn't I Christy? Me or him. And despite that ring on your finger it's pretty clear who it is. I thought you were better than that."
"David I really am sorry for hurting you. I never wanted that to happen." I reach forward with a shaking hand and touch his arm, he jerks away as if it had been cinched by fire.
"I find it interesting you haven't apologized for what happened. Do you regret that?" I sigh again, gather my thoughts quickly knowing he had no patience to wait.
"I regret how it happened but I don't regret it happening." There was no point to lie. Not now, not everything that had occurred.
"Unbelievable!" David spins out of the room and out of the mission house, his slamming of the door likely echoing throughout the cove.
"Oh Alice!"
"Shhhh Christy. Thee will be fine." I just allow her to hold me. She's right in the morning would come time for harsh conversations.
