A Different Perspective-Chapter 10

Hey, happy New Year everyone! This is an epilogue, but this chapter will be in the 3rd person. That's why it's not exactly a normal thing, since I'm changing the narration. Ok, with that said, enjoy the last part! Hope it gives an okay closure on this story!

            Jessica ran into the apartment and looked around. It was empty. She sighed as she threw her books on the kitchen table and opened the refrigerator.

"Hey, Kid. You're late," Chandler smiled as he exited from the bathroom, "Your mom's beginning to get restless. Ya know how pregnant women can be."

Jessica took a sip of her water that she had retrieved from the refrigerator. "It's nothing about her being pregnant…she's always like that. Anyway, the Drama club meeting ran late."

"Okay, well get ready to go!"

"Can't I at least rest for a minute after a long day in school?"

Chandler looked down at his watch. "No."

She rolled her eyes and grabbed an apple from the bowl in the middle of the kitchen table.

Monica then came out of her bedroom. "Come on, let's go, we're gonna be late!"

"One minute!" Jessica called as she ran into her bedroom and grabbed a bag.

"Ready?!" Monica called.

"Yup!" Jessica answered as she ran out of the apartment with Monica and Chandler close behind her.

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            Monica and Jessica sat in a small room on a couch, while a woman with glasses and gray hair sat in front of them in a red chair.

"Well, I'm very pleased with your progress," Dr. Stein admitted, "I think you two should be, also."

Both Monica and Jessica nodded in agreement.

"Have you been getting along okay since our last visit?"

Jessica smiled and laughed, "For the most part."

"Any big fights?"

"No, just over what we were going to have for dinner."

"Well, what happened?"

"Chandler offered to pick up the pizza Jessica wanted, while I cooked chicken."

"Good, so things worked out then. Okay, now before we wrap up for today, I believe that, Jessica, you have something we talked about in our private session for us today."

"Right!" she remembered, taking out a big packet.

"What's that?" Monica wondered.

"It's a project Jessica has been working on, and I feel that it is time you saw it."

"Okay…"

Jessica handed Monica the packet and she looked at the first page.

"A Different Perspective?"

"Yes," Dr. Stein explained, "It is Jessica's account of her life up to this point. She felt more comfortable being able to write out her thoughts and feelings from past events."

Monica looked at Jessica, who was looking down at her shoes. "Do you want me to read it?"

"Yes."

"And, you also wanted Chandler to read it, did you not?" Dr. Stein reminded her.

"Yes, I do"

"Okay, do you have another copy of it?"

"Yeah. It's at home."

"Okay, then give it to Chandler and explain as much as you feel necessary, okay?"

"Uh-huh."

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            Monica and Chandler lay next to each other in bed that night, and Chandler had his arms wrapped protectively around Monica as she cried.

"I can't believe it!" she admitted sadly, "I had no idea what she was feeling and…"

Chandler cut her off. "Don't worry about that. From the way I understood it, Jessica has begun to respect you and isn't blaming you for what happened."

"But still…look what she went through."

"But you went through other stuff that was hard, too. Everyone has obstacles in life. Some people have more obstacles than others, but Jessica has conquered a lot of these obstacles. And she's come out of it a stronger and better person."

Monica paused pensively for a moment. "You're right, I guess."

"I am right."

Timidly, Monica asked, "She loves me, doesn't she?"

Chandler smiled. "It sure sounds like that."

"I'm gonna go talk to her."

"Okay."

            Monica exited her bedroom and went into the living room, where Jessica was sitting watching TV.

"Hey mom."

"Hey, I, uhh…finished reading it."

Jessica turned off the television and focused on her mother.

"Yeah…?"

"I'm sorry for all I put you through."

Jessica smiled slightly. "It's not your fault. You tried your hardest. We both had to…learn some things about living together."

"Yeah. I'm glad that you don't hate me anymore. Do you?"

"No! And I never…hated you, per say. Just, wasn't too thrilled by your presence."

Monica laughed.

"But seriously, you're my mom. I could never hate you."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"Well, I'm sorry about all those things I did to you. And like with…umm…Richard…I didn't know that you understood…"

"Believe me, I did."

"Well, still, that's not excuse. I shouldn't have been ignoring you like that. It was just so hard and I couldn't give up everything I should've given up for you. I guess I really wasn't ready for a child when I got one."

"I understand now." She paused and admitted, "I don't think I could do it."

"Do what?"

"Give up going to the mall every weekend and hanging out with my friends all the time, for a child."

"Well, let's hope you ever have to. That when you have children, it will be when you're ready and have a loving husband."

"Like you, now?"

"Exactly." 

"It's my dream to have that."

"It's been my dream forever to have that, and I'm sure you're dream will come true soon enough."

"Yeah," she smiled and got off the sofa. "I'm tired. I'm gonna go to bed, and you should, too."

"So now you're telling your mother what to do?"

"Well, yeah."

She laughed and shook her head.

"Good night," Jessica said as she kissed her mom's cheek. Then she moved to her mother's growing stomach and kissed it. "'Night baby." 

"I love you, hun."

"I love you, too."

Ok, this is finished! Sorry, this part's also short, but it's not really a chapter. School starts again tomorrow.:( Very upsetting. Anyway, leave me a final review. Thanks for reading!