| My Sweetest Howie, How do I tell you what I know? What I feel? For so long I have learned to hide my feelings or at least not have them. And you waltzed into my life, turning my world upside down. Not even my late husband did that. I suppose to most ladies, that would be a sign. To me, I�m not quite sure what to make of it. Just know it�s rather hard for me to express what I�m feeling for someone like you. I mean, someone who I should hate for the pain you have caused. Pain you probably didn�t know you had. Oh, sweet Howie, I can�t explain in a letter, but I�m not all to sure you will ever understand. I can�t began to tell you how sweet you made my days here. And I do love you. You know we won�t back down and we won�t die without our fight. I suppose now is the right time to say goodbye love. And to ask you always remember us. And yes, somewhere in this world, is your daughter or son, look for it love. Your Sweet Love, Rachel I placed my hands on the keys and played a few sad notes and than hummed a song. A children�s song. I hung my head and let out a deep breath. If they only knew. I leaned against the porch railing and watched as the people walked by, the ladies with their umbrella�s blocking out the host one. �Good day,� the gentleman would say and the ladies would slap their arms. I slowly drew the fan back and forth, letting the cool air cool me down. �Funny, ain�t they? Poor ladies won�t even look at us.� I glanced at the younger girl and smiled. �These months are drifting by so slow.� �No one wants us anymore. Hell, I�m not sure I want to do this anymore.� �You?� I took a sip of my drink and laughed. �Yes, me. Being pregnant does that, I suppose. It�s surprisin�. Though, Howard may never know about it.� �You wrote it in the letter. Not the same as tellin� him though.� �Ladies.� I turned my attention back to the young man standing in front of me. I smiled and nodded my head. �I�m to deliver a message to a Ms. Rachel.� �I�m Rachel.� �The Cowboys are back ma�am and I�ve been sent to forewarn you, Ike will come for you.� I held my breath for a few moments and slowly nodded my head. �Thank you, sir.� I sat down and stared down the road, praying that the man would not come walking down it. �One last chance to leave?� I turned around to Annie and frowned. �I have never run away from a fight and I�m not startin� now.� �Than we shall have to protect you.� �Friends till the end. A promise made so long ago. If it�s a fight that Ike wants, than it�s a fight he�s gonna get. Make sure we have the guns ready. And pack up the house as best you can. We�re movin� to the house in the back.� Jane looked out the window, watching the dirt road, seeing nothing walking down it. �I hate waitin�.� �Mary, sit down. You�re makin� us nervous.� �There�s nothin� to be nervous about. If we�re meant to die, we�re die together. I ain�t ashamed to die with friends or for what I did damn it.� My eyes blazed and I opened the door, clutching the handle. �Damn.� �Rachel, what�s wrong?� I leaned against the wall, biting my lip. �I�m in pain Annie.� She ran over to me and clutched my hand, pulling me to the bed that laid by the window. �Ow!� I screamed as a sudden pain rushed down from my stomach. �She�s goin� into labor. Mary, quick, come help me.� Mary ran to get some water and Christina stayed with Jane, being the lookouts for the time being. �Annie, I ain�t ready for this baby to come out tonight! Not now!� �Rachel, darlin� you ain�t got a choice. I�m not sure if you worked it up or it�s just early.� She ran her hand over my forehead, trying to soothe me. �They�re comin�.� I turned and looked at Jane. Her eyes opened wide and I heard the first crunch of boots on rocks. �I think�Damn it!� I bite down on the pillow that Mary was holding. She looked at Annie and than at Jane. �Go stop them!� Jane ran out of the room and stood by Christina. �Ladies, we want Rachel, not you!� Ike said, stopping but a few steps away. �Than you have to get through us, Ike. Rachel ain�t dyin� by your hand.� Ike let out a breath. �Don�t tempt me damn it. I don�t like killin� women.� �Ladies, damn you! We�re not just women!� Christina shouted. Ike pulled out his guns and trained them on both women. �Stupid move Ike, you ain�t go one behind you.� Christina pulled out her gun, trained it and smirked. I breathed in and out, hearing the shouting, though trying not to think about it. I heard a gun getting cock and more guns and than turned to the door. I bit back a scream as I felt the baby start to push it�s way into this world. Annie squeezed my hand when we heard shots and I let the tears flow, knowing those were friends I would never see. I closed my eyes, slowly feeling the pain go away. �She�s bleedin� to much Mary.� Mary looked up at Annie and tried to stop crying. �We�re gonna lose her!� �If we haven�t already.� �No time to worry now.� They turned to the door, firing the guns that were strapped to the thighs, yet never succeeding. Through half open eyes, I watched as my friends fall down, the blood coming from the wounds they had. I felt the fall of my chest slow down and than stop completely. �Theresa?� I felt the violent shakes and moaned out loud. �She�s coming too. Good. THERESA!� I held my head and slowly opened my eyes �Wh�� I licked my lips and tried to speak again. �What?� �You okay girlie?� I looked up and saw Shannon. �What happened?� �You passed out.� �For how long Terri?� �Few hours.� I sat up in the bed and stared at them. I looked around the room and than ran to the window, seeing the old house, most of it burnt down. They stared at me, frowns etched on their faces as I ran from the room and into that house. �I did not see this before. You guys, this were the Wild Gals died! I was here, that�s why I passed out. I was sent back in time. You all were there. I know I was not the only one who passed out.� |
| Journey Of The Heart By: Resa Dorough (thanks to Terri for the title) |
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