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FALLEN APART(FULL STORY)
FALLEN APART
Prologue
“What can I do to convince you to stay?”
“Say nothing…goodbye Taryll.”
Her tears were bottled up waiting to flow as she walked away from him.
He just stood there watching her walk away in disbelief, how could this be happening to him?
Chapter 1
1993
Just friends
“Ok Taryll.. either you walk up to that girl or we are going to sit here and you can talk about how much you like her.”
“I am going…know what? I am just going to march on over to her and tell her how she turns me on.”
“Taryll, you know you aren’t like that.”
“So how am I then?”
“You’re you..”
“And what is that supposed to mean Jackie.”
“Nothing at all.”
“Jaquelyn Deborah Jefferson, why don’t you just say what’s on your mind?”
“And what would that be?”
“You like my little brother don’t you? All the intimate conversations you have with him, don’t think I’m not on to the two of you, always hushing up when I’m around.”
“Don’t you have a chick to attend?”
”Neh, she can wait, I want to hear this.”
”No… hey I have to head to class, you know how mr. Boone gets with tardy people….”
“Ok fine.”
Just oblivious
“I am on to you two.”
“What the hell are you on about Taryll?”
“Don’t play dumb with me TJ”
“No really…I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“About Jackie…I know you’re seeing her.”
“No I’m not.”
“Oh really? So what about the secrecy thing the two of you have got going on?”
“What secrecy thing?”
“You’re always together at school and when I approach you, suddenly you’re all quiet.”
“You have no idea, do you?”
“About what?”
“You are so focused on that popular shallow chick that you fail to see the beautiful girl in front of you”
“Who?”
“Jackie!”
“Nah, Jackie and I are just friends.”
“Sure about that?”
”Look TJ, she is into you ok, Jackie does not like guys like me.”
“What do you mean by that Taryll?”
“I mean… I just don’t think I’m her type, that’s all.”
“So you would be interested in dating her if the chance was there?”
“TJ, if I tell you something, will you promise you won’t tell?”
“Ok bro, you can trust me.”
“I am serious TJ.”
“Ok tell me.”
“Promise me you won’t get mad either.”
“Mad about what?”
“Ok…I was secretly hoping she’d be more into me than into you. Sorry…”
“Taryll, you’re such an idiot.”
“What?”
“What I was trying to tell you is that she likes you….ALLOT”
“Really? And how do you know?”
“You’re all she ever talks about.”
“Really??????”
“I told her I would talk to you for her, but everytime she changes her mind because you just keep going on and on about Chyna.”
Interruption
“Jackie, can I talk to you for a second?”
“Sure Tar, I was just putting up my books in my locker and..”
“Ok, I’ll wait.”
“No, that’s ok, what’s on your mind?”
”You are…I mean…I was ..I mean…”
“Hi, you’re Taryll right? Can I take a minute of your time?”, Chyna interrupted.
“Uh yea.. sure, Jackie, I’ll talk to you later ok?”
Sad
“It was like, I just wasn’t there anymore… one moment he seemed interested in me, more like a friend and then suddenly he just passes me up for that Chynadoll Teej.”
“Hehehehe, Chynadoll, that’s funny.”
“I’m serious, I mean, I know I’m not as pretty as she is, but still…”
“You are way prettier than her Jackie and if I did not have a girlfriend I would date you.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
“Thanks TJ.”, she said before giving him a kiss on the cheek.
Chapter2
Party
“I see you’ve brought a date.”
“Yes I did, so what’s it to you Taryll?”
“Come on Jackie, what happened? Why are you always so upset?”
“If you have to ask me why then I don’t even know why I am still standing here talking to you, if you can excuse me, my date is waiting.”
“Jackie…I …”
“Jim, let’s go outside for some fresh air, it’s crowded inhere.”
“Jackie wait…I..”
“Taryll, could you get me a drink? My throat is dry.”, Chyna interrupted.
“Ok sure.”
“Hey Chyna..”
“What?”
“I forgot something in the car, I’ll be right back ok?”
“Alright.”
“Leave me alone, I told you I did not want to!”
“Oh come on baby, you’ll like it. It’s not like you’ve never been there before.”
“Let me go Jim! I said no!”
“Don’t worry Jaquelyn, no one can see us.”
“Let me go!!!!!!!!!!” Taryll heard voices but wasn’t sure where they were coming from, one thing was for sure, Jim would not be able to walk after he was done with em.
His hazel eyes turned dark, heart started beating faster, his fists started to hurt as his muscles tightened.As soon as he noticed where the sound was coming from he stormed towards them pulling Jim off Jackie and pounding on him:
“Your parents never told you anything about respect? Don’t you know that when a lady says no, it’s no???? Huh??? You must have been dying to find out what would happen if you tried it out huh, well…NOW YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!”
“Mr. Jackson, come with us.”, a low voice said behind him.
“No sir, he was trying to protect me.”, Jackie replied.
“The three of you can explain yourselves in my office, follow me.”
The office
“This is serious business mr. Jackson, I called the three of you inhere but Jim never made it up the stairs, he is in serious need of medical attention, we cannot tolerate this kind of violence.”
“Oh but you do tolerate assault?”, Taryll replied in anger.
“Mr. Jackson… I am going to suspend you for a week, do not make this any harder on yourself.”
“This is not fair sir, Jim tried to……”, she then burst in to tears.
“It’s going to be alright Jackie, don’t worry about me, I’m just glad you’re ok, that’s all that matters to me.”, Taryll said holding her close.
TJ’s room
“So are you going to press any charges against him J?”
“I want to, but he didn’t do it…I mean.. Taryll got to him before he could.”
“Yea, but he tried Jackie, that’s enough, all they need to know.”
“Yea I guess so.”
“You guess so?”
“I’m just upset that Taryll got suspended from school.”
“Are you sure that’s all you’re upset about?”
“Yes…I mean no….I don’t know….can we switch the subject please?”
“Sure, whatever you want, you know…Taryll is downstairs, you could talk to him too…”
“No… I’m just going to stay inhere if that’s ok with you.”
“Ok, but I am sure Taryll wants to talk to you.”
“I am not some girl he should feel sorry for. Besides, he has a girlfriend remember?”
“Just go talk to him Jackie.Let’s go downstairs and fetch a coke or something.”
“Ok…”
“Oh…uh hi Jackie, didn’t know you were here.”
“ Who’s that?”, Chyna asked.
“That’s my friend, Jackie.”
“Oh, that’s the girl you were fighting over.”, Chyna replied in a cold manner.
“He wasn’t fighting over me, Jim was trying to..”, Jackie replied offended.
“Let it be J, she isn’t worth it,” TJ replied, “here’s your coke, let’s go back upstairs.”
Sick of this
”Jaquelyn, I am sorry about Chyna, I’m sorry about everything….I…I love you.”, Taryll started to confess.
“Incase you’ve failed to realize…I love you too.
Incase you feel there’s a chance for us…there isn’t.
Incase you wish you could change some things…it’s too late…”, Jaquelyn summarized.
“Jackie….”
“Let me finish Taryll…I will not be around any longer.”
“What?”
“I am moving to Europe. I’ll be leaving for Paris tomorrow.”
“What can I say to convince you to stay?”
“Say nothing…goodbye Taryll.”
Her tears were bottled up waiting to flow as she walked away from him.
He just stood there watching her walk away in disbelief, how could this be happening to him?
Chapter3
1995
Je t’aime
“TJ I am serious, I know you’ve got her address with you.”
“No Taryll, first of all, we don’t have time to go there, second of all, she does not want to see you.”
“Taryll, it’s been 2 years…the bird has flown and isn’t coming back.”, Taj said.
“No Taj, I love her and I know she loves me, we will be back together, you’ll see.
“Tareeel Tareellll, Teezhayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy,Tazzzhhhhhh!”, French fans were yelling before chasing them.
“Ok…it’s a bad idea to walk overthere..”, Taj told his brothers in a corny manner.
“Ok TJ, you knock.”
“There’s a doorbell”
“Well then ring.”, Taryll replied, slightly annoyed.
“TJ! Oh wow, look at you! You’re even taller now!”, Jaquelyn says greeting TJ with kisses.
“You have also grown a bit.”, TJ said hoping she wouldn't notice him noticing her breasts.
“Taj, hi! How are you????”, she said also greeting him with kisses.
“I’m fine, how about you?”
“I’m good.”
“So…come in, come in. How is Taryll doing? I guess he forgot all about me now huh?”
“Well actually…”,TJ started.
Taryll walked in bashfully.
“Oh come here goofball”, Jackie then called out to him hugging him tightly.
“I’ve missed you so Jackie, Je t’aime.”, Taryll told her.
“What did you say?”
“Je t’aime...”
“I didn’t know you could speak French.”, she replied.
“Well I don’t, but I do know what those words mean and I do know that those words describe what’s in my heart and what will always be in my heart.”
The interview from hell
Interviewer: So are there any special females in your lives ? TJ?
TJ: No, I am single.
Taj: I am also still looking for that special person.
Taryll: There is no one special in my life.
Interviewer: Not even dating?
TJ: Yea we do date once in a while, right now we’re dating music.
Taryll: Till we’ve found that special someone.
“What does this mean Taryll? So I am only special for you as long as I don’t show myself with you in public? Is that it? Or am I not special at all?
“Jaquelyn, it’s just PR, it’s nothing serious.”
“Well it is to me Taryll, I thought you loved me.”
“I do.”
“No you don’t! You’re ashamed of me! And I can’t blame you.”
“What do you mean?”
“I know I’m not the Jackie you once knew, the outgoing Jackie, the sexy Jackie…that all changed… since Jim tried to… “
“Jackie I am not ashamed of you, how could I be, you’re beautiful.”
“And I also know you want someone that is not …uptight…”
“Jackie, I love you for you, there is no rush in anything.”
“Prove it…have them print a retraction.”
“I can’t, it would affect my credibility as an artist.”
“Then we have nothing to discuss, don’t let the door hit you on your way out.”
“What?”
“You heard me, leave.”
Forgive me
“What do YOU want?”
“I wanted to talk to you, can I come in?”
“No, you said all you had to say in that interview.”
“I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
“But you did.”
”And I am VERY sorry.”
“Taryll…maybe a few years ago I would give you another chance. But right now, I am 19 years old…I am looking for someone that I can rely on…something a bit more…steady, comprendez-vous?”
“No…you aren’t if you did I’d be with you right now.”
“How dare you pull your conclusions with such arrogance?”
“I am not pulling conclusions, I was just stating a fact.”
“Get out Taryll and don’t ever show your face to me again.”
“Fine…suit yourself.”
“Go.”
“I am .”
“Fine”
“You know…all I came here for was to ask you to forgive me.”
“No…you came here to get yourself a date for the awardshows.”
“What? I cannot believe you said that.” He said before he walked out, angry and hurt.
Chapter 4
2003
Cauet
“You go to Cauet show Jaqui?”
“Not sure…why are you talking to me in English?”
“I ‘ave tu practees.”
“Oh ok.”
“Please come with me to Cauet show, Jeanette cancelle. Me ‘ave to go tout seule.”
“Alright I will…I promise…”
“Wow it sure is crowded here. Hasn’t been that hectic since….”,Jackie blocked the thoughts in her head and decided she was there to enjoy herself.
“We go backstage.”
“Cool! How did you arrange that?”
“Oncle Davis.”
“Oh wow, cool.”
“Je suis very nervous.”
“Oh why?”
“Handsome guys come here.”
“Heheheh, can’t wait.”
“Oh my gosh…that’s Jackie TJ…don’t tell Taryll you saw her ok?”
“What? Where Taj?”
“Where what?” Taryll asked.
“Nothing Taryll.”, Taj replied.
“You said something about Jackie Taj? You saw her?”
“What? Jackie is here?”, Taryll asked surprised.
“Great going Teej, really.”, Taj then said to TJ sarcastically.
“Jackie…”,Taryll started when he saw her.
“Que? You know Tareel and you not told me?”, her friend asked.
“Haven’t seen him in 8 years, we broke up 8 years ago.”, she replied
“Mais, tu was avec Tareel??? Why not tell me?”, her friend continued.
“Because I wanted to forget about it, if you will excuse me, I’m going to say hello to TJ and Taj and then I’m leaving.”, she then said.
“Jaquelyn Deborah Jefferson….can I have a minute of your time?”, Taryll asked.
“Ok….one minute, I’ll be right back Phylise.”
“D’accord”
“Wow, you haven’t changed a bit.”, he started.
“Neither have you…well maybe just a little.”
”So how have you been?”
“I’ve been great.”
“Cool….”
“Yea..”
“So are you seeing someone?”
“Yes.”
“Oh…”
“Since when?”
“A few years.”
“Oh…”
“How about you?”
“I’ve been dating..”
“Whatever happened to Chyna?”
“She got pregnant.”
“Oh….”
“No…not my baby, she was sleeping around.”
“Oh ok…”
“I have to get out there now.”
“huh?”
“The show…we’re being called out, gotta go, see you around I hope.”
“See ya….”
I still love you
“Hey…you’re still here.”
“Yea I guess so. Where’s TJ…and Taj?”
“They’re coming.”
“Great!”
“I still love you.”
“Taryll…I am seeing someone.”
“I know…but I just want you to know that my door is always open for you.”
“Oh….”
“Does he love you?”
“Yes”
“Do you love him?”
“…yes of course I do.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes I’m sure Taryll.”
“Ok…”
“Look…things just weren’t meant to be.”
“How are they meant to be then?”
“Just the way it is now.”
“So I should just live with a broken heart and a shattered soul?”
”No…not if you move on.”
“You quickly forgot about me when Chyna showed her interest…remember that? You did not care if it was breaking my heart, if I cried at night…”
“You cried at night?”
“Look, let’s not talk about that.”
“Jackie…. I am so sorry, I had no idea that I hurt you that much.”
“I have to go Taryll…I’ll see you around…”
Chapter 5
2004
Coming to America
“Hey TJ, how are you?”
“I’m fine, how nice of you to call, I was just about to email you.”
“Oh really?”
“Yes really, wow, you’re starting to sound more French than American.”
“ Well yea, but for the French people I still sound American.”
“Hehehe, so what are you up to?”
“Packin’”
“Packing? Where are you going?”
“To L.A.”
“Really? That is SO cool, we’ve missed you allot.”
“I’ve missed you too.”
“When are you leaving?”
“In 2 hours.”
“Wow! Do you already know when you’ll be arriving in L.A.?”
“Around 3 pm if not rearlier.”
“Wow!”
“Yea, hehe”
“Well, I’ll leave you to it then.”
“Oh no, it’s ok.”
“No no no…I wouldn’t want you to miss your flight because of me.”
“Alright TJ, if you insist.”
“I’ll give you a call.”
“Cool, Au revoir”
“See! That’s what I mean.”
“Mean what?”
“Oh nothing, nevermind.”
“Alright,bye.”
“Bye Jackie.”
LAX airport
“Wow…it’s been a longtime since I’ve been here Patrique.”
“I know, I ‘ave tu get ze suitcases.”
“Ok…let’s go get them.”
“Non non, je suis fine, I weel get them.”
“Are you sure?”
“Oui oui, you just seet , d’accord?”
“Your English is getting better Patrique, see? Told you it would help if we would communicate only in English.”
“Com’unicate, iz like communiquer n’est pas?”
“Yes.”
“D’accord, I get suitcase.”
“Oh my gosh, TJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Hey”, he says as he greets her with kisses.
“Jaquelyn, qui est-ce ?????
“Calm down Patrique, he’s a friend.”
“Name?”, Patrique asks suspiciously
“I’m TJ”
“Ah…oui, I think I saw you, you avec ton frères sont neveux de Michael Jackson n’est pas?”
“Uh…oui.”, TJ replies after putting two and two together.
“Friend of Jaquelyn iz friend of me. I am Patrique”, Patrique says sticking out his hand.
“Nice to meet you Patrick.”
“Non, Patrique.”, he’s corrected.
“Here in America they say “Patrick”, TJ replies.
“Ah oui, d’accord, merci.”
“You’re welcome.”
“Excusez-moi, me make phonecall, you two, talk, talk, please, baque soon.”
“Wow…you never mentioned him.”, TJ tells Jackie after Patrique disappears to the background.
“I just …I was afraid you would start up about Taryll again.”
“He still asks about you, I think he’s serious about this. He was very upset when you walked away from him again. Taj and I had to calm him down, he was very sad. Don’t tell him I said this to you….but..”
“But what?”
“He cried that day, he really loves you, I am not telling you to leave Patrique, I am just saying what I saw.”
“Why did you have to say that?”
“Oh….no.. I didn’t mean to upset you.”
“TJ….I have to tell you something.”
“What is that?”
“Patrique and I…we’re getting married…we’re moving here, that’s why we are here. Our relatives are already here.”
“Oh wow…”
“I wanted to personally invite you and your family to come.”
“I don’t know what to say… congratulations I guess.”
“I know you’d rather see me with Taryll…but that’s in the past.”
“You brought up his name in the first place Jackie, don’t you think you should atleast take that in consideration before taking such a huge step?”
“No…Patrique is reliable, he chose for me, he did not play mind games.”
“You know what…I’ll take you to where you guys have to go, then you can rest and tomorrow, if you are up to it, we can hang out someplace, how does that sound?”
“Sounds great, thanks.”
Hello again
“Ok, well Patrique is at home with some friends of his, so where are we going?”
“Get in and you’ll see.”
“Wow, is this your place? Oh…guess not since you’re ringing the bell”
“Jaquelyn?????????”
“Taryll….”, she says while observing him from head to toe, his face unshaven but handsome, his eyes piercing through her, the tanktop he’s wearing showing his bare arms… the sweet scent caressing her nose….how she wants him…longs for him….
“Are you just going to stand there with your mouth open or are you going to let us in?”, TJ says breaking her thoughts.
“Oh I’m sorry, sure…uh come in, I was just fixing breakfast for us.”
“Us?”
“Yea, Taj is here.”
“Oh my gosh,HEYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!”, Taj says running to Jackie and giving her a big bear hug.
“Jackie, how do you make banana flitters again? Mash the bananas first?” ,Taryll asks from in the kitchen.
”I’m coming!”, she replies.
“So how was it again?”
“You first mash the bananas.”
“Alright, and then what?”
“Then you throw in the milk.”
“Yea..”
“Now the eggs and mix it”
“I think I know it from here, thanks”
“You’re welcome…Taryll… there’s some flour on your cheek”
“Oh..”, he says wiping his cheek.
“No…it’s right………….here”, she says wiping it away.
She looks deep into his hazel eyes as their faces move closer to each other. She feels his warm hand on her bare waist, his other hand caressing her face, her neck… her shoulder…Oh how she wants him badly. Oh how he wants her badly.
Lost in a passionate embrace against the kitchen counter they fail to notice his brothers walking in on them smiling at each other, leaving a note for them before they leave.
Sorry, we forgot we had important engagements, we’ll grab breakfast on our way, we will call you later. This means you too Jackie.
Your brothers, your friends,
TJ and Taj
So wrong but so right
She feels his body against hers. Their hearts pounding in harmony.
“No this is wrong”, she says.
“This is as right as can be”, Taryll says passionately kissing the side of her neck.
“No I can’t, I have to go…”,she replies softly pushing him away from her.
“What’s wrong?”, he asks with eyes sincere and sparkly, the eyes of the man she fell in love with years ago.
“I…”
“Yea…”
“Nothing...I’m just a little nervous…that’s all.”, she lies.
“That’s ok, we won’t do anything you don’t want to.”, as he says those words she knows what she wants and she wants him right now.
She wildly pulls him against her by the pockets of his pants, not knowing which article of clothing to remove first. She decides his shirt, kissing him on the tummy and going further from there. The excitement increases, he wants her badly now, he pushes her against the kitchen table, standing behind her, caressing every curve of her body.
“Should I stop?”, he whispers into her ear.
“No…go on…”,she whispers back.
His fingers caress her lips, her neck, her arm, her waist, her hips...
“Turn around”, he seductively whispers into her ear.
She looks into his hazel eyes, the silent speakers, this time telling her that he wants her with a passion, hoping she feels that way too. For the first time her eyes speak to him, telling him the feeling is mutual.
“I love you”, he tells her, then softly biting her lower lip before passionately kissing her, the feedback she gives him say more than words could ever tell him.
What?
Abruptly she breaks the kiss.
“I’m sorry” , she says putting the shoulder straps of her dress back in place.
“What’s the matter J?”
“Nothing, I just…”
“You just what? Just tell me.”
“This wasn’t planned, I was not supposed to come here…”
“What’s this about?”
“I have to go.”
“No, wait, please!”, he says quickly grabbing her by the wrist.
“Taryll, don’t do this.”
“I just want to know, how it’s possible that at one moment we are all over each other and the other moment you can’t wait to get away from me. Is this about what happened in high school? You know, I already told you, we don’t have to do anything you don’t want to. We could just chill, watch TV or something…”
“It’s not about that…you know…I’m here to stay...”
“THAT’S GREAT!!!!!!!!!”
“With my fiancé…”
“What????”
Hell breaks loose
“How could you do this to me? How could you kiss me the way you did knowing you’re getting married?”
“I’m sorry.”
“Is that all you can say? Sorry? Do you even know what sorry is?”
“Yes…”
“Oh really? So then you know how I feel about the fact that I’ve ever met you in the first place.”
“You don’t mean that Taryll.”
“No… this is low J, this is the lowest you’ve ever stooped to, though giving head doesn’t count.”
“What? How dare you say that!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“You’re with a guy, you were about to sleep with me, how can I know you don’t sleep around with others now?”
“I do not deserve this, have a nice life Taryll, don’t bother come to my wedding!”, she says as tears start to build up in her eyes.
“Like I give a damn, go back to your friggin’ boyfriend so you can cry your eyes out there! Don’t start crying here I am not going to mop your tears off my floor! Forget you ever knew me. And you know what? I can’t even see what I’ve ever liked about you, you aren’t all that to begin with anyway.” ,he yells at her, ignoring her sad eyes. He is angry and wants her to hurt just as much as he is and right now, he’d say anything just to make her feel the same way he does. Also ignoring the tears flowing from her eyes and the sobbing sounds escaping her mouth.
“……..”
“What, you have something to say? I don’t think so, now get out!”
“……”
“What are you deaf? I said get out! Get out of my @#%$ house!”
She then storms out.
Outside she starts to cry uncontrollably, then she hears the door click open.
“You forgot these, and these, and this too.”, he says as he throws out her things and then slamming the door shut.
She quietly picks up her things.
Taryll looks through the peephole till she is gone, the white of his eye turning “red” ,
“no, don’t cry over her Taryll, she did you wrong, don’t cry over her.”, he says, getting himself together. “TJ!TAJ?”, he yells but then finding the note his brothers left them.
What happened?
TJ’s cell phone rings….
“Hello?”
“TJ this is Jackie”
“Hey girl, so you’re back with my brother huh?”
“No..”, she replies sobbing.
“Hey, calm down, calm down, what happened?”
“He said he couldn’t see what he ever saw in me, that I’m not all that anyway…”
“What? Why would he say that?”
“We had an argument TJ …I told him about my engagement.”
“Yea…”
“I just couldn’t ….I couldn’t just double cross the two of them, I couldn’t.”
“Oh man.. is Taryll ok?”
“He went off on me, he said the most horrible things to me and when I left I had forgotten some things in his house, then he came out, threw them out and slammed the door shut when he went back in.”
“Oh no, he’s really mad, I’ll have to go over there and talk to him.”
“I think..”
“Sorry to cut you off, but I am getting another phone call in, it might be him, I’ll talk to you later ok? Bye.”
“Bye” she replies sadly.
“Hello?”
“TJ, it’s me, Taryll.”
“Hey bro, talk to me.”
“I hate her TJ.”
“You don’t mean that.”
“Just, please, keep her away from me, I don’t want to see her again.”
“So it’s over? Just like that?”
“TJ, what else can I do then? She loves some other guy, she’s getting married, she mislead me into thinking we were getting back together, she played with my heart, how can I get over this?”
TJ hairs glass breaking from the other side of the line.
“Taryll calm down calm down, Taj and I are coming over ok? Just stay put.”
Shocking Discovery
Arriving at Taryll’s place they notice the door is unlocked.
They walk in to discover the place is a mess.
Broken glass, broken wooden furniture. Everything’s turned over.
But no sign of Taryll anywhere. Taj notices Tarylls car is gone, the idea of Taryll driving in the state he is right now worries him.
“TJ, call dad”
“Yea already am doing that.”
“Ask him if Taryll is there ok? I’m going to see if I can find Taryll.”
“What about me? I don’t have my car with me.”
“You stay put incase he comes back here.”
“Alright.”
At Jaquelyns……
“I smell man on you.”
“Patrique, nothing happened.”
“No lie, I smell man, man was close to you!”
“I swear Patrique nothing happened.”
“NO LIE!!!!!”, he shouts
“I’m not.”, she says, scared by the tone of his voice.
“You love Tareel!”
“…I….”
“Non!!! Tareel drop note in door!!!”
“What note?”
“Thees note!”, he says violently approaching her and shoving it to her face.
Jaquelyn,
I wish our lips had never touched today.
I am now a broken man.
I just want you to know what you’ve done.
I want you to know that I will never be the same again.
I want you to know that when he touches you, you’ll think of me,
When he kisses you, you’ll think of me, when he makes love to you , you’ll scream my name, but I will not be there for you.
When he makes you cry, I will not be there to wipe your tears.
When he disrespects you, I will not be there to put him in his place.
I am miserable without you and I hope you’ll be miserable with him.
Taryll
“Oh my gosh…”
“Come with me.”
“Patrique….”
“Come with me, now!”, he says grabbing her arm, violently pulling her with him.
He carries her into the dark part of the house, pushing her into a small space, locking the door behind her.
“No, please Patrique, J’ai peur, J’ai peur, I’m scared, please…let me out, I’m afraid…please.”
But Patrique doesn’t listen, he just walks off to the living room, sits in the chair and reads a book till the doorbell rings.
“Hi, I expected Jaquelyn at the door.”
“Jaquelyn, sleeping, she feel malade.”
“Oh, can I come in? I’ve walked quite a distance.”
”Ok, entrez, seet, I bring drink for you, what you dreenk?”
“Coke please.”
“Ok, I be right back.”
“I think I’ll go upstairs to check on her ok?”, TJ says, getting up off the chair, Patrique doesn’t hear him.
Walking towards the stairway he hears soft thumps coming from the dark area.
“HELP ME!!SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!”, she screams while slamming against the door.
TJ thinks he can hear something but isn’t sure, he moves closer, he is pretty sure the sound is coming from the closet, he rests his ear against the closet and can now hear pretty clearly that there is someone in there, as the key is still in the closet, he manages to open the door, shocked at what he discovers….
“Jackie!”, he says, shocked and surprised at the trembling, obviously scared Jaquelyn, eyes darkened by her running mascara from crying. He holds her close to him, not seeing the shadow closing in on him.
“No don’t!”, Jaquelyn says, letting go of TJ , attempting to stop Patrique.
She let’s out a sigh, collapsing on Patrique.
TJ realizes what just happened when he sees the shining blade sticking out her lower back disappearing back into her body which drops to the floor right after.
Blinded with rage he attacks Patrique, whom in the struggle drops the knife.
They tumble over the floor fighting till suddenly a surprised expression appears on TJ’s face, right before his eyes close.
Taryll sits in his car, wondering if perhaps he should have handled things differently, if perhaps snooping in his brothers agenda which he had forgotten at his crib, for Jackies address, wasn’t a bit over the top.
Near Jackies home the argument plays back in his head, regret starts to consume him, but it takes place for worry as he hears sirens coming from what he’s praying isn’t at Jackies.
A shock appears on his face as he sees yellow police tape across what appears to be a crimescene……Jackies house…
“Excuse me officer, I am a friend of Jaquelyn Jefferson, could you explain to me what’s going on?”, Taryll asks.
He then sees the paramedics carrying a young man in critical condition out on a stretcher, he immediately recognizes him.
“I have a young male with a stab wound in critical condition and a young female with a stab wound in critical condition.”,
“Oh no…oh no… oh no…h no..”
“Do you know that man sir?”, the officer asks him.
“Yes, that’s my little brother”
Hospitalized
Taryll is torn apart seeing his babybrother and the love of his life on intensive care.
Regret is haunting him, telling him that if he did not act the way he did, she’d still be at his house, TJ would not have gone after him and they would still be walking around.
“It isn’t your fault Taryll.”, Taj tells him, like he could read his mind.
It’s a tough time for both families.
Then Patrique walks in.
“Jaquelyn, je t’aime beaucoup.” He says, kissing her hand.
Tarylls heart races, realizing this is the fiancé she was talking about.
Suddenly Patrique looks up, giving Taryll a cold stare, Taryll returns the cold stare.
Silent night
TJ is in a deep sleep, not able to see nor hear what’s going on around him, just thoughts…
“I love you Jackie, but we cannot be together, Taryll loves you, he’s my brother.
I’ve loved you from the beginning, but I had a girlfriend and I could not do that to her.
I wish I had taken my chance though, before Taryll ever confessed his feelings.
Remember when I told you that if I were single, I would have asked you out?
I meant it.”
“TJ? What’s happening to you?”
“How do you mean?”
“You’re disappearing.”
“What?”
“You’re fading away.”
TJ’s heartbeat decreases…
The shadow hovering over him slowly backs away and leaves the room.
Bad news
“NO!!!! This is not happening! This is not happening damnit! This is not happening! What kind of sick joke is this? What kind of sick joke is this…. What kind of sick joke is this….?”, Taryll says with a trembling voice as tears start to fill his eyes.
“One minute he was recovering, you said he was stable, how did this happen???”, Taryll screams.
“Sir, I am detective Montgomery, this is my partner, detective Jefferson, we are very sorry for your loss, if you do not mind we would like to ask you a few questions.”
“Y…Y…..You mean….?”
Don’t!
“No change, just like plant, Jaquelyn would not want thees. Eyes open, but no hearing, no talking, no nothing”, Patrique says faking emotion.
“Sir, I know this must be a difficult time for you, if you need anything, I am a few doors away.”
“Thank you docteur.” Patrique replies right before the doctor leaves the room.
Meanwhile Jaquelyn can hear and see everything that is going on, but she cannot reply,
“You @#%$.”, she thinks.
“Jaquelyn, I be back, don’t go no place. I be back tonight.”
A little while later Taryll enters the room, eyes red from crying, circles around them from a lack of sleep, pale from sorrow.
“Jackie? If you’re in there, give me some sort of a sign. I need you Jackie…please…I cannot bare to lose you too.”
“Taryll, what happened, what’s wrong? And what do you mean by losing me too….
please…don’t let it be what I think it is…please…”, she thinks.
“TJ died………I miss him so much!!!”, Taryll speaks out, barely being able to breathe.
“He was murdered Jackie and I think you know who it is.”
“Yes Taryll, it was Patrique, I cannot move, he’s drugged me, I don’t even know why I am saying this, you can’t hear me anyway.”, she’s thinking.
Then her family walk in with tears in their eyes, with the doctor.
Taryll gets an eerie feeling.
“Taryll, we’re here to say goodbye to Jaquelyn…there’s still no response, we know she would have wanted this.”, Jackies mother says.
“NO! Jackie would never want this, she loves life! How can you even think about killing your own flesh and blood!!!!!!!!!!”
“It’s not like like that and you know this. How can you be like this? You broke her heart, walked out of her life and now you suddenly want to get back in it and decide what is right for my daughter? NO!.”, Jackies mother replies.
“Patrique… thank you for being here.”, she then says, hugging Patrique tightly whom just walked in the room.
“You will have to go through me first before putting a hand on Jackie.” Taryll says, blocking the doctors access.
”Yes Taryll, yes, that’s it, please don’t allow him near the machines.”, Jackie thinks.
But Patrique interferes. “ I love Jaquelyn, she would not want be plant!”
“Doctor please have this man removed.”, Patrique continues.
Security is called in, Taryll puts up a struggle.
Meanwhile the family say their goodbyes.
Patrique kisses Jaquelyn on the lips.” Au revoir, mon amour”, he says.
Right after that, the doctor proceeds in plugging out the machines.
I am telling you
“What did you do to Jackie!???”
“What you talk about?”
“WHAT DID YOU DO TO JACKIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“I did nothing, nothing, Je t’aime Jaquelyn”
“So why was she crying and saying your name?”
“Je ne sais pas, I love Jaquelyn, I do anything for hurr.”
“Oh…ofcourse, that’s why she’s crying.. sure…”
“Non, listen, Jaquelyn…I do anything for her…. I no longer keep secret, Jaquelyn weel get me in trouble, if she say my name, she make thinque it was me, ecoutez-vous…”
“What?”
“Listen..”
“Ok, I’m listening.”
“ At first I really jalouse, I did wrong, I lock Jaquelyn in closette, but then your broothère Teezjay, he come, so I get drink in kitchen, I cut some frommage, uh…cheese, pour on crackers…et so I forgot I had knife in hand, I not hold it up or nada….I hear theengs, so I go check what passer..euh…happened, you know…
So Jaquelyn was in your brothers arms, I not know what they say, but Jaquelyn come running to me screaming “No don’t”, then she pulled me close to her…with the knife….”
Flashback
1993
“It was like, I just wasn’t there anymore… one moment he seemed interested in me, more like a friend and then suddenly he just passes me up for that Chynadoll Teej.”
“Hehehehe, Chynadoll, that’s funny.”
“I’m serious, I mean, I know I’m not as pretty as she is, but still…”
“You are way prettier than her Jackie and if I did not have a girlfriend I would date you.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
“Thanks TJ.”, she said before giving him a kiss on the cheek.
Their eyes locked and a kiss followed.
“No Jackie, we can’t”
“Yes we can”
“No we can’t. My brother…”
“He doesn’t like me.”
“…I have a girlfriend, I’m sorry. We can be friends though.”
“..ok..”
“You’re not angry at me I hope.”
“No I’m not angry, forget I asked please..”
“Asked what?”
“Thanks TJ…I uh… I have to go.”
1993
TJ
“He wasn’t fighting over me, Jim was trying to..”, Jackie replied offended.
“Let it be J, she isn’t worth it,” TJ replied, “here’s your coke, let’s go back upstairs.”
“TJ…”
“Yes?”
“I thought I was over you…but I’m not.”
“ I can’t, I already told you.”
“I…I love you.”, she said with sincere eyes.
“I can’t… hey..wait..where are you going?”
“Home.”
Taryll
“I am moving to Europe. I’ll be leaving for Paris tomorrow.”
“What can I say to convince you to stay?”
“Say nothing…goodbye Taryll.”
Her tears were bottled up waiting to flow as she walked away from him.
He just stood there watching her walk away in disbelief, how could this be happening to him?
As she packed her things, Tarylls words kept running through her head.
“Maybe he loves me…maybe I am better off with him…if that is so…he will come to me, if he really loves me he will come to me”
Email to TJ
TJ I am sorry,
I was acting pretty selfish and childish.
I agree, we should remain friends.
–Jackie-
“Anything to keep contact.”, she thought.
2003
Now that TJ was single, he felt himself longing for Jackie, but she was now his brothers ex. The fact that she was now a forbidden place was tearing him up inside.
But his brother meant allot to him and he decided to keep Jackie as nothing more than a friend.
The pain he felt inside was beyond imagining when he found himself comforting his brother when in fact HE was the one that needed comforting, but the only comfort that he could get, was being able to have Jackie as his own, without the obstacles.
2004
What really happened…
After Taryll dropped the note in Jackies door he drove around for a while, till he suddenly spotted Jackie. He parked the car and approached her.
“Jackie.. I am sorry, I didn’t mean anything of it. I am sorry. I really am. Please...let’s talk in the car.”, he said
“Ok…”,Jackie said hesitantly and walked with him to the car.
As apologies started to flow, feelings started to show, passion started to grow, they made love…
Suddenly reminded by the situation, the knowledge that the woman he just slept with is getting married his emotions took over.
“Get dressed and get out.”, he said.
“What?”
“We shouldn’t have done this, you were right.”
“What? We’ve just made love…and now you’re telling me to get out?”
”It wasn’t love….”,he said coldly
“What…why are you saying this ???”
“Look, I’m sorry, it’s just…realizing that you belong to someone else drives me insane.
Just ..please, get dressed and go home.”
“Fine.”, she said angrily, got dressed and got out.
“I’m sorry…I didn’t mean it Jackie.”, he said to himself.
Locked inside the closet by Patrique, thoughts filled her head.
After the way Taryll acted, she felt that she could never have him again.
The only person that still remained to save her from being miserable for the rest of her life was TJ, the man she fell inlove with 13 years ago, before she developed feelings for Taryll, long before. Patrique loved her with a passion, she knew that, but what he just did, only pushed her thoughts more to TJ. The darkness of the tiny space she was in was starting to consume her sanity. But then, there was a ray of light, her soulmate, her destiny, coming to take her away from her misery.
“Jackie!”, he said, shocked and surprised at the trembling, obviously scared Jaquelyn, eyes darkened by her running mascara from crying. He held her close to him.
“TJ, I’m so glad you’re here.”
“What happened?”
“Patrique locked me up inhere… he knows everything..”
“Then I think it’s best you leave him Jackie, you don’t deserve this, you need a man that loves you, that would do anything for you, that would never want to hurt you, regardless of what you do.”, he said looking at her, trying to hide his feelings for her.
“You’re the one TJ, you’ve always been.”
“I…no.. it’s wrong.”
“No listen to me, please!”
“No! You listen to me….
I love you Jackie, but we cannot be together, Taryll loves you, he’s my brother.
I’ve loved you from the beginning, but I had a girlfriend and I could not do that to her.
I wish I had taken my chance though, before Taryll ever confessed his feelings.
Remember when I told you that if I were single, I would have asked you out?
I meant it. But things have changed, I have changed… I have moved on now.”
“Moved on? You can’t run away from true love TJ.”
“Jackie…he’s my brother, I love him, understand that.”
“But what about me TJ,US? The way we kissed, it was magical, it was perfect.”
“That is in the past now Jackie…we were kids.”, he said, already with regret for hurting her feelings. Something inside Jaquelyn snapped, over TJs shoulder she could see Patrique with a knife. She felt she’d be better off dead and this was the opportunity and she planned to take TJ with her.
“No don’t!”, Jaquelyn said, letting go of TJ , hurrying over to Patrique, grabbing his hand with the knife, pulling herself onto it with a quick movement.
She let out a sigh, collapsing on Patrique.
TJ thought to realize what just happened when he saw the shining blade sticking out her lower back disappearing back into her body which dropped to the floor right after.
Blinded with rage he attacked Patrique, whom in the struggle dropped the knife.
They tumbled over the floor fighting.
The injured Jackie saw her chance as the two guys started fighting, she stabbed TJ with the knife. A surprised expression appeared on TJ’s face, right before his eyes closed….
The silencer
“If I can’t have you, no one will.” Jaquelyn said with a cold expression on her face.
“Sweet dreams beautiful, we could’ve made this work.”, she said plugging out his appliances, after she was sure of his death, she slowly backed away ,leaving the room and managed to slip back into her bed without being noticed. To her advantage the surveillance camera she passed by was malfunctioning ….
She had to come up with a plan to have an alibi, the next morning Patrique was happy to see his fiancé awake and well as she opened her eyes as soon as the coast was clear, she had a private room, Patrique had arranged that. Knowing that Patrique was transferred to that hospital for work and had access to all kinds of medicines, she managed to charm Patrique into drugging her. Patrique, loving her with all his heart, did what he was told.
She started to train her thoughts into believing her own lies, that way no one would catch on to her lies.
Back to the present
Patrique has told Taryll everything…
“No, this can’t be true…not Jackie…”, Taryll replies.
“She had us both as fool.”
Patrique repeats his story at the policestation.
The arrest
The evidence is collected and matches Patriques testimony.
“I want to be there when you arrest her.”, Taryll says.
“So do we.”, Taj and Tito say.
As Jaquelyn is now fully recovered she can be taken in to custody.
“I loved him Taryll… I loved you both…I’m sorry.”
“You’re sorry you’ve been caught.”, Taryll replies.
“Please take her away before I stop being a gentleman.”, he then says.
Tito and Taryll just look at her, stare at her with disappointed eyes, mixed with vengeful feelings.
“I hate the fact that she makes me feel this way…I would never hit a woman.. but she..”, Taryll then says.
“I know son, I know.”, Tito tells his son.
“Let’s go Taryll, there is nothing here.
“And there is nothing inside my heart anymore.” Taryll replies as he watches Jaquelyn being taken away.
Epilogue
In jail Jaquelyn delivers a babyboy.
Tarylls son, Jaryll Tito Joe Jackson.
“Your uncle TJ would’ve adored you.”, Taryll tells his son while rocking him to sleep.
THE END
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