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From: TracyFan4Ever Sent: 4/13/2006 7:16 PM
******Tuesday, July 10, 2068, Tracy Island, approximately 5:45 p.m.******
After eating a very light dinner, Callie found herself sitting on the beach again, throwing stones into the sea, frustrated by her conversation with Kat. "The nerve of her," she said as she tossed another rock. "She thinks I've shattered her world or something!"
Kat hugged herself as she made her way down to the beach. She had broken down and asked Alan where she could find Callie; she didn't want to warn her of her coming. She stood behind her teammate for a long moment, watching as Callie threw stone after stone into the sea. Then she took a deep breath and approached.
"Hello, Callie," she said, trying to keep her voice neutral.
Turning around, Callie saw her colleague. "What do you want now? If it's for me to change the schedule back, it's already been finalized."
Kat was taken aback by the anger in Callie's voice. She had expected hurt, perhaps tears... but not this biting tone. She shook her head. "No... no. I'm not here about that. I know it's been finalized." She nearly choked on a sob as she said, "John told me it had been. He was ever so angry with me."
She looked down at her feet. "I'm here to apologize. I'm very sorry for what I said."
Callie threw another rock into the water before facing Kat again. "After everything you just put me through, do you think an apology is going to be enough? You hurt my feelings, Kat. I thought you were my friend. I can't believe a simple schedule switch has caused all this!"
Kat shook her head again. "I didn't... I wasn't..." She swallowed heavily. "I am your friend, Callie. I was just so... hurt that John would do this to me." She wrapped her arms tighter around her shoulders. "I didn't mean to hurt you. I wasn't thinking."
"You're right," said Callie coldly, "you weren't thinking. What you did was cold, selfish, and inconsiderate."
Is that what she thinks of me? Kat thought in shock. Cold, selfish and inconsiderate? Why I'm giving up a month of time with John for her! She breathed out a small sigh. Still, I shouldn't have taken this out on her. John was right about that.
"I'm sorry, Callie. I'm sorry for taking this out on you when you didn't have anything to do with the decision," she said resignedly. "It was selfish of me, and wrong. Would you please forgive me?"
Callie turned her back to Kat. "It's not that easy to forgive and forget. Did you really come to apologize, or are you here because John asked you to come?"
Kat's eyes widened. "I'm... I'm...," she sputtered. Then she stopped. Am I really here because I'm truly sorry? Or am I here because I want to get back into John's good graces? For a brief, heart-stopping moment, she knew, she knew the truth. I'm not here because I'm sorry or because I think I've done wrong. Oh, how could I be so selfish and shallow, even now?
She swallowed heavily again, and tears came to her eyes. "I won't lie to you, Callie. I came here at first because I wanted to get back into John's good graces. Yes, he did require it of me."
Slowly she approached Callie, and dropped to her knees on the sand beside her. "But, I realize that was as shallow and selfish as what I said to you, how I acted." She bowed her head and her tears dripped onto the sand. "And for that, I am truly sorry."
She looked up at Callie, sniffed a couple of times and said, "I've been a beast to you, Callie, and you didn't deserve it. Please forgive me for what I said and did and for being such a selfish pig that I couldn't see how happy John's decision would make you." She lowered her head again. "I know I would have felt horrid if I had been in your position, and not able to go home to see my family. And a true friend wants to make her friends happy." She shrugged off-handedly. "I guess I haven't been a very good friend after all, have I?"
"No, you haven't," Callie stated coolly. She stood and brushed the sand from her knees. Starting to walk away, she added, "No matter how I feel about you right now, I'll put aside our differences for the sake of the team, but that's it."
Kat stared, unbelieving, at Callie's retreating back. She got up from the sand and ran after her. "Does this mean you... you won't forgive me?"
"No, I won't forgive you... yet."
Kat stopped in her tracks, her mouth open. "Then... will you ever?"
"I will... in due time. It'll depend on how long it'll take for me to get over this." Callie closed her eyes and said, "I'll see you later, Kat." The last word came out like ice.
And with that, Callie stalked off, leaving Kat with a shocked and confused expression on her face and a painful feeling of loss in her heart.
******By Tikatu and TracyFan4Ever.******
98% pure evil...and loving every minute of it.
 
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