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Please end the silence! Tell me what you think of this novel so far! I'm posting the 6th chapter.
Love, F.
Chapter 6
Before Sheila Carter committed the crime of murder after she herself was violated, she had the sense of right and wrong. She lost that mentality, and thought that she gained it back before Scott Grainger came into her life. It had been one month since Sheila’s goodbye to Scott took place. She was grateful that her plan was working. Sheila had not menstruated since the final night she had made love to Scott.
Sheila told her mother Molly that Scott might think he is in love with Lauren Fenmore but that he will eventually realize that he is in love with her. Molly knew how much this meant to her daughter. She had wished the same in her youth after her husband “disappeared” without a trace. Even though Molly was proud of Sheila’s determination to take charge of her own happiness (and stated as much), she did not know the lengths that Sheila went to make sure that her odds were in her favour. Sheila was not at all pleased when her mother confronted her about her feelings for her cousin’s fiancé.
“What do you mean, Mom? You said you were proud of me.”
“I know, dear. I don’t know where this is heading into.”
“Mom, I love Scott. Do you understand what it feels like when you have to have something that will make you happy and set you free?”
Molly Carter knew all too well. It was the question she dreaded.
“Sheila, I love you. Of course I did things for you to protect you and I made sure that you had a decent life. I think that Scott really loves Lauren.”
Sheila did not want to hear that. It made her stomach crumble. Sheila Carter was the Scarlett O’Hara of the late 20th-century. She coveted a man that wasn’t hers, but that love existed in her mind.
“Mom, I’ve slept with Scott. More than once.”
“WHAT? Sheila, no. This would break Lauren’s heart.”
“Who cares? Lauren Fenmore is of a high class station. She can have a pick at any man in town. I love Scott Grainger more than she ever could. She is a slut.”
“You weren’t made a whore by sleeping with your cousin’s fiancé?”
“Mom, it wasn’t like that. This is different.”
“How is it different?”
“Because Scott loves me, and I love him. I know that this will work. I will triumph in the end.”
Molly was frazzled, but she let Sheila explain:
“When I met Scott at Joanna Manning’s party, I fell in love with him. I know he felt the same way about me because I saw it in his eyes. He was mesmerized by me. He made me feel I was beautiful. He thought I was beautiful. We danced to a very romantic song.”
Molly changed her tune. She saw how much this meant to her daughter.
“Dear, if you want this for yourself, you must do whatever it takes to make Scott yours.”
“Oh believe me Mom, I will.”
The next morning, Sheila got a call from her cousin Lauren. She said she had to see her right away, and hung up the phone on her. Sheila was prepared to face off with Lauren. Lauren had no idea what Sheila was capable of. An hour later, the doorbell rang. It was Lauren.
“Who the hell do you think you are?” Lauren slapped her.
“You’ll never get Scott. You’re not good enough for him.”
Sheila snapped. “Oh, and you are? You two-bed tramp!” and she slapped her right back.
They started fighting, and luckily Molly was around to stop the two girls from killing each other. Molly threatened to call the police.
Lauren retorted. “Fine I’ll go. Sheila, you just remember this. If you ever see Scott again, I’ll kill you. You stay away from my fiancé!”
Two hours later, Sheila nervously went to her OB-GYN. She was agitated and felt pain in her abdomen. Dr. Winters scheduled her for a pregnancy test. It was positive. Sheila’s plan was working. She had become pregnant with Scott’s baby. Unbeknownst to Lauren, Sheila had the upper hand. What Sheila didn’t know is that she and Lauren were on the same playing field.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Chapter 5... FINALLY!!!!
Chapter 5 ladies and gentlemen, I promise will be a whopper and will be the beginning of Sheila's story. You must read, for I will not give previews as to the outcome. There are hints, particularly near the end of this chapter. So stay read!
Chapter 5
When Sheila Carter finished her summer course on Mothering and Motherhood, she gained a newfound respect for her mother. As she immersed in Adrienne Rich’s Of Woman Born along with subsequent texts, she saw that motherhood is indeed oppressive to women. What Sheila learned however, was that women and young girls are oppressed by a patriarchal society. Her knowledge would be put to the test and practiced 3 hours after she would meet with Scott Grainger. If there was one thing Sheila Carter was known for, it was her fortitude to get everything that she wants. She did not let the guy who violated her get away with what he did, and she wasn’t about to let her cousin take away her happiness.
Scott had called her 2 nights before, asking her to come over to his place. He had said that there was something he needed to talk to her about. Sheila was ecstatic. In her mind, she loved Scott Grainger. He was the only man for her. She read about Mr. Rochester in her favourite novel, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. Only this man made her feel beautiful, worldly, and sophisticated. She was oppressed as Eyre and many Victorian women were, but she was determined to win Scott and remove him from Lauren Fenmore’s clutches. No one could ever love Scott as much as Sheila did. She coloured her hair a light golden brown, and applied her make-up. She was careful in her application as to not seem as a clown or a whore for her first date with the first handsome man she had seen in her whole life. She left her house ready to meet the man of her dreams, where he would sweep her off her feet and dump Lauren for the selfish bitch that she was. How can Lauren Fenmore win someone as special as Scott Grainger? After all, Lauren was much prettier than Sheila did, and was more experienced. In high school, Sheila was always jealous of the dumb blonde types. Sheila was intelligent and in the end, she would have the last laugh.
When she arrived at Scott’s, she tried to lean over for a kiss but Scott pulled away. Scott had bad news for Sheila.
“Sheila, I think you should sit down when I’m telling you this.”
“Oh My God, Scott…”
“No, Sheila. I can’t see you anymore.”
Sheila was crushed. She had never been this disappointed in her life.
“Sheila, Lauren is pregnant.”
“What?”
“And I’ve asked her to marry me.”
“Scott, Lauren doesn’t deserve you. She doesn’t love you as much as I do.”
“Sheila, you can’t possibly tell me that you love me. You’ve only known me for a short while.”
“Who are you to tell me how I feel? You can’t possibly understand what I’m going through.”
Sheila was proud that she defended herself, but then realized that she wasn’t helping her cause. This was reminiscent of Scarlett O’Hara in one of her favourite movies. Like Sheila’s with Scott, Scarlett’s life was based on loving a man who was married to someone else, a woman she despised.
“Scott, I’m sorry I snapped at you. I really do love you. Is there any way you can possibly avoid marrying Lauren? I know how you feel about me, and feelings like the ones I possess for you don’t go away overnight.”
“Sheila, this pregnancy has made me realize where my priorities lie. I love Lauren and I want to raise this baby with her.”
Sheila was in tears. Her world was destroyed. She soon pulled herself together, as much as she can possibly could.
“What about that night when we kissed? We almost made love.”
“Sheila, you pulled away from me. Don’t you remember?”
Scott could never know why she pulled away from the man she loved. It would mean going to prison.
“Scott, I wasn’t ready then. I’m ready now.”
“No, Sheila I can’t.”
“Scott, is there any way that we can fix this? I promise that we’ll work this out. I know we can. I know you don’t love Lauren. I know you love me”.
Sheila went up to Scott, and she kissed him. He reluctantly kissed her back, and they gave into their feelings for a night of passion and ecstasy. He carried her into his bedroom and made passionate love to Sheila. When he was in her, it was the most amazing sensation she had ever felt. It was unlike the pain she endured when Jason raped her, it was pleasant and downright powerful.
After the climax, Lauren called. It was at that moment that Sheila realized that this could be the way to Scott Grainger’s heart. She was almost finished her Honours BA degree, it wouldn’t hurt her career to get pregnant with Scott’s love child. That would get him out of Lauren’s life for good. Scott then started putting his clothes back on, and immediately told Sheila to leave because Lauren was about to come over. Sheila quickly left.
When Sheila came home, she felt the wrath and fury of her mother Molly Carter. Molly grabbed Sheila by her white flowered blouse, and she said:
“I know where you were tonight. You were at her cousin’s boyfriend’s place. My guess is that you made a common tramp of yourself by sleeping with him. I’m PROUD of you.”
Sheila was startled. She suddenly had a surprise ally in her corner. It was at that exact moment that she saw the pain in her eyes. The pain of her oppression as a mother and as a wife, and she came to realize that she really loved her mother. 3 days later, Sheila took a pregnancy test. She wasn’t pregnant. It was then that Sheila Carter discovered the worst thing about being a mother was not oppression due to patriarchy, but the pure fact of not being a mother at all.
A week later, Sheila heard a news bulletin. A local girl was date-raped. Sheila was menstruating, and that was the perfect time to conceive a child. She had a friend who was in Nursing No that’s not true and she concocted a “potion” to trap Scott from marrying Lauren. She drove to Scott’s the next night with a bottle of champagne. She begged him for one more night, just to talk and as a peace offering. When he went back in the kitchen, she slipped some Ripnol in his glass and after drinking his last sip, he fell unconscious and she stated:
“It’s showtime Sheila Carter. I’m sorry Scott, I love you but I have to do this. I have to get you away from that bitch. This is the perfect time, if you know what I mean.” Yeah, you really loved him Sheila. That was why you raped him.
IF YOU DON’T SHUT UP, I WILL KILL YOU!
Sheila Carter was amazed. She was no longer oppressed; she gained empowerment, something of which her mother never had, that she knew of anyway.
Chapter 5
When Sheila Carter finished her summer course on Mothering and Motherhood, she gained a newfound respect for her mother. As she immersed in Adrienne Rich’s Of Woman Born along with subsequent texts, she saw that motherhood is indeed oppressive to women. What Sheila learned however, was that women and young girls are oppressed by a patriarchal society. Her knowledge would be put to the test and practiced 3 hours after she would meet with Scott Grainger. If there was one thing Sheila Carter was known for, it was her fortitude to get everything that she wants. She did not let the guy who violated her get away with what he did, and she wasn’t about to let her cousin take away her happiness.
Scott had called her 2 nights before, asking her to come over to his place. He had said that there was something he needed to talk to her about. Sheila was ecstatic. In her mind, she loved Scott Grainger. He was the only man for her. She read about Mr. Rochester in her favourite novel, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. Only this man made her feel beautiful, worldly, and sophisticated. She was oppressed as Eyre and many Victorian women were, but she was determined to win Scott and remove him from Lauren Fenmore’s clutches. No one could ever love Scott as much as Sheila did. She coloured her hair a light golden brown, and applied her make-up. She was careful in her application as to not seem as a clown or a whore for her first date with the first handsome man she had seen in her whole life. She left her house ready to meet the man of her dreams, where he would sweep her off her feet and dump Lauren for the selfish bitch that she was. How can Lauren Fenmore win someone as special as Scott Grainger? After all, Lauren was much prettier than Sheila did, and was more experienced. In high school, Sheila was always jealous of the dumb blonde types. Sheila was intelligent and in the end, she would have the last laugh.
When she arrived at Scott’s, she tried to lean over for a kiss but Scott pulled away. Scott had bad news for Sheila.
“Sheila, I think you should sit down when I’m telling you this.”
“Oh My God, Scott…”
“No, Sheila. I can’t see you anymore.”
Sheila was crushed. She had never been this disappointed in her life.
“Sheila, Lauren is pregnant.”
“What?”
“And I’ve asked her to marry me.”
“Scott, Lauren doesn’t deserve you. She doesn’t love you as much as I do.”
“Sheila, you can’t possibly tell me that you love me. You’ve only known me for a short while.”
“Who are you to tell me how I feel? You can’t possibly understand what I’m going through.”
Sheila was proud that she defended herself, but then realized that she wasn’t helping her cause. This was reminiscent of Scarlett O’Hara in one of her favourite movies. Like Sheila’s with Scott, Scarlett’s life was based on loving a man who was married to someone else, a woman she despised.
“Scott, I’m sorry I snapped at you. I really do love you. Is there any way you can possibly avoid marrying Lauren? I know how you feel about me, and feelings like the ones I possess for you don’t go away overnight.”
“Sheila, this pregnancy has made me realize where my priorities lie. I love Lauren and I want to raise this baby with her.”
Sheila was in tears. Her world was destroyed. She soon pulled herself together, as much as she can possibly could.
“What about that night when we kissed? We almost made love.”
“Sheila, you pulled away from me. Don’t you remember?”
Scott could never know why she pulled away from the man she loved. It would mean going to prison.
“Scott, I wasn’t ready then. I’m ready now.”
“No, Sheila I can’t.”
“Scott, is there any way that we can fix this? I promise that we’ll work this out. I know we can. I know you don’t love Lauren. I know you love me”.
Sheila went up to Scott, and she kissed him. He reluctantly kissed her back, and they gave into their feelings for a night of passion and ecstasy. He carried her into his bedroom and made passionate love to Sheila. When he was in her, it was the most amazing sensation she had ever felt. It was unlike the pain she endured when Jason raped her, it was pleasant and downright powerful.
After the climax, Lauren called. It was at that moment that Sheila realized that this could be the way to Scott Grainger’s heart. She was almost finished her Honours BA degree, it wouldn’t hurt her career to get pregnant with Scott’s love child. That would get him out of Lauren’s life for good. Scott then started putting his clothes back on, and immediately told Sheila to leave because Lauren was about to come over. Sheila quickly left.
When Sheila came home, she felt the wrath and fury of her mother Molly Carter. Molly grabbed Sheila by her white flowered blouse, and she said:
“I know where you were tonight. You were at her cousin’s boyfriend’s place. My guess is that you made a common tramp of yourself by sleeping with him. I’m PROUD of you.”
Sheila was startled. She suddenly had a surprise ally in her corner. It was at that exact moment that she saw the pain in her eyes. The pain of her oppression as a mother and as a wife, and she came to realize that she really loved her mother. 3 days later, Sheila took a pregnancy test. She wasn’t pregnant. It was then that Sheila Carter discovered the worst thing about being a mother was not oppression due to patriarchy, but the pure fact of not being a mother at all.
A week later, Sheila heard a news bulletin. A local girl was date-raped. Sheila was menstruating, and that was the perfect time to conceive a child. She had a friend who was in Nursing No that’s not true and she concocted a “potion” to trap Scott from marrying Lauren. She drove to Scott’s the next night with a bottle of champagne. She begged him for one more night, just to talk and as a peace offering. When he went back in the kitchen, she slipped some Ripnol in his glass and after drinking his last sip, he fell unconscious and she stated:
“It’s showtime Sheila Carter. I’m sorry Scott, I love you but I have to do this. I have to get you away from that bitch. This is the perfect time, if you know what I mean.” Yeah, you really loved him Sheila. That was why you raped him.
IF YOU DON’T SHUT UP, I WILL KILL YOU!
Sheila Carter was amazed. She was no longer oppressed; she gained empowerment, something of which her mother never had, that she knew of anyway.
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