In Another Lifetime By Yosh Episode 88A Chapter by Yosh After their eventful day together, Talulla, Elouise, Marvin, and Calista reunite. However, the thought Talulla contemplated during her walk with Elouise rings in her mind loudly. What will she do?
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Anything in bold is narration. Anything highlighted in yellow is inner voices. Anything in italics is stage directions. Anything in bold and italics is context to the scene. Anything highlighted in blue is numbered lines. Anything highlighted in red is more information to the scene. Episode 88: The day is Wednesday. May 3 1967. It’s late at night. As Elouise and Talulla make their way home they spot Calista and Marvin walking Rex. Talulla waves at them so that they come. They all gather around. They all wave at each other. Marvin Line 1) Hey guys. What are you doing here so late at night? Talulla Line 2) Me and Elouise were hanging out all day. Marvin snaps his fingers and realizes something. Marvin Line 3) That’s right. Today’s your birthday, isn’t it, Elouise? Elouise is touched hearing this from Marvin. Elouise Line 4) You remembered? Marvin Line 5) Of course. Twenty-eight, right? Elouise nods her head. Calista Line 6) Well happy birthday! Congrats on reaching this big milestone in your life. Marvin Line 7) Yeah, welcome to the club. Talulla Line 8) I’m not a part of this club. I’m eighteen. Talulla flips her hair. They all laugh. Elouise Line 9) Anyways. It’s really late. I’ll let you guys go. Elouise pets Rex. Marvin Line 10) Alright then. Have a good night. And happy birthday again. Elouise walks off and the rest of them head back to their place. Talulla lays on the pull out mattress. Talulla Line 11) Jeez, I’m exhausted. Calista Line 12) What were you doing all day? Talulla Line 13) I was learning how to roller skate. Talulla Line 14) My whole body feels strained. Marvin Line 15) Then head to bed. Go to my room. Talulla whines. Talulla Line 16) But, then that means I’ll have to get up. Marvin and Calista are confused why she’s making such a big fuss over nothing. Talulla Line 17) I’ll just sleep here. You guys take the bed. I’ve been hoarding it this whole time. Marvin Line 18) Are you sure? Talulla groans a yes, and they leave her alone. Marvin whispers as she heads to sleep. Marvin Line 19) Is it okay to leave her like that? Calista nods her head. The both of them get ready for bed and Marvin prepares the bed for the both of them. He plops on it and hugs his pillow. Marvin Line 20) Ahh. My bed. I’ve missed you so much. Calista smiles. Marvin Line 21) Isn’t it just so comfy? Calista tucks herself in. Calista Line 22) You’re right. It’s like I’m laying on a cloud. Marvin Line 23) In ten seconds of silence. I’m sure I’ll be able to fall into a deep slumber. Calista watches Marvin as he nods off. She kisses his cheek and heads out to check on Talulla. She goes to the living room and checks on Talulla to see her sound asleep. Calista fills herself a cup of water. Talulla overhears Calista. Talulla Line 24) Is that you, Calista? Calista’s caught off guard. Calista Line 25) I thought you were sleeping. Go back to bed. Talulla Line 26) I nodded off for a bit, but woke back up when I heard you. Calista Line 27) Sorry, was I loud? Talulla Line 28) You weren’t. I was just listening in until you’d come. Calista Line 29) T-That’s a little creepy. Why’d you do that? Talulla props herself up from bed and rubs her face. Talulla Line 30) Truth is we need to talk. Talulla turns her head and makes eye contact with Calista. Talulla Line 31) Just the two of us. They head to the balcony for a chat. Calista Line 32) What’s the deal? Why are you so serious all of a sudden? Talulla looks solemn, and clears her throat without meeting Calista’s eyes. Calista Line 33) Is everything okay? You seem off. Talulla Line 34) Do you want to know the whole reason why I stuck by Elouise? Calista keeps her eyes perched. Talulla Line 35) I was too stubborn to think she wouldn’t change. Talulla Line 36) And since that ended up being true. I guess I was stubborn for all the right reasons. Talulla Line 37) It occurred to me that since Marvin had a chance to redeem himself. It wouldn’t be late for Elouise to redeem herself too. Talulla Line 38) I just assumed she needed someone like me to push her. Talulla Line 39) And today I realized that I’ve pushed her all I can. Talulla Line 40) She’s made her progress. I’m sure she won’t go back to her old ways.
Talulla Line 41) Therefore, my job with her is finished. Talulla looks at Calista’s face. Line 42) Talulla: It doesn’t seem like she understands what I’m hinting at. Calista Line 43) … Alright. Well I’m happy for you. You should be proud of yourself for helping. Calista Line 44) If that’s all. I’m gonna head to bed. Calista Line 45) You try going back to bed too, okay? Calista starts walking away. Calista Line 46) Goodnigh- Talulla grabs Calista’s arm. Talulla Line 47) Don’t you get it? Calista’s caught off guard. Calista Line 48) G-Get what? Talulla looks upset. Talulla Line 49) I said she redeemed herself. Talulla Line 50) It was Marvin first and then Elouise. Talulla Line 51) They’re done. They’ve served their purpose with this whole time traveling gimmick. Talulla Line 52) All we’re doing now is extending our time with them. Talulla Line 53) But, the longer we do that. The harder it’ll be to depart. Calista’s face becomes blank. Talulla Line 54) Calista. We all knew this would happen someday. Talulla Line 55) It’s time we plan this out. Don’t you think? Calista goes silent. Talulla Line 56) I-I’m sorry. I really am. Talulla Line 57) I didn’t want to be the one to say it. Talulla Line 58) But, how long are we going to play this game? Pretending like what’s coming to us, won’t? Calista’s face goes blank. All of Talulla’s words become muffled for her. Calista’s narration: Line 59) It’s time to go? Line 60) No. No. No. No. Line 61) H-Has it already been two weeks? Line 62) J-Just two weeks? Line 63) All of that time just ended within a blink of an eye? Line 64) No. No. No. No. Line 65) Just a little more time. That’s all I need. Line 66) That shouldn’t hurt, just a little more. Line 67) All of this can’t be gone. Line 68) I- I can’t move past this, and just forget everything. Line 69) I can’t let go of this. Talulla shakes Calista. Talulla Line 70) Calista! Can you hear me?! Calista snaps back into reality. Talulla Line 71) Are you okay? You were completely out of it. Talulla Line 72) I-I don’t mean that you should rush things now between the two of you. Talulla Line 73) Just keep in mind that we need to be aware of how long we’ll be doing this for. Talulla hugs Calista. Talulla Line 74) It’s gonna be okay, alright? She peels back to see Calista. She looks very upset. Talulla Line 75) I’m sorry, I shouldn't have said this so late at night. Talulla Line 76) The second it hit me. I just couldn’t keep it to myself any longer. Talulla Line 77) Take it easy, alright? Talulla Line 78) Get some rest. Talulla leaves and Calista is left stunned on the balcony. She returns back to Marvins room, where he’s sleeping. Calista’s narration: Line 79) Take it easy? Line 80) How can I take any of this easily? Line 81) I’ve been so preoccupied with savoring my time with Marvin. Line 82) That I completely got swayed for the impending doom of our relationship coming to an end. Line 83) I’m in the 60s for crying out loud! Line 84) This isn’t my place, nor my timeline. Line 85) Marvin and I are not meant to be together. Calista covers her mouth and gets emotional. Line 86) I knew this stupid day would come, I knew it. Line 87) But, it was a lot harder than I ever imagined. Line 88) My heart can’t take this. Line 89) I can’t handle this. Line 90) Marvin isn’t on good terms with his dad. Line 91) I can’t be having this crisis just yet. Line 92) Until things are sorted out with his dad, I won’t leave his side. Calista gets a bunch of unwanted thoughts about her making this an excuse. Line 93) I don’t want to put him through heartache after heartache. Line 94) I don’t think I can hide my feelings from Marvin about this. Line 95) But I’ll try to sway the topic to him focusing on his dad. Line 96) If he doesn’t think something like that can be easily worked through. Line 97) I’ll have to tell him despite. Line 98) It’ll be the worst to break it to him. Line 99) But, this is what I knew I was getting myself into. Line 100) I could’ve avoided this from the start if I never came to this time. Line 101) But, I just couldn’t do it. Line 102) But, did I think I’d be able to handle this? Line 103) I’ve only made things harder for myself. Line 104) How will all of us get through this? End of episode. © 2024 YoshAuthor's Note
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Added on July 30, 2024 Last Updated on July 30, 2024 Tags: #romance, #mentalhealth, #1960s, #action, #drama, #adventure, #charming, #enjoyable, #oldschoollovenewjersey, #lovelanguages, #fluff, #friendstolovers, #comedy, #original, #originalstory, #slowburn Author
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