THERESA'S DREAM LIVES, ETHAN FORGIVES

As Jerry, Jerry, Jerry, concluded Ethan was shocked by the news that Theresa actually had been hiding the fact that she knew who the stalker was.  He demanded she tell him where this woman was hiding:

She's right here Ethan," and with that Theresa stood up, removing her jacket, slipping out of the bulky skirt, leaning over forward and low to take off the wig and glasses.  As she flung her beautiful long hair back up and swooped up to face him, the audience exploded with screams and wolf whistles...Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

Ethan's mouth fell open and he looked like he'd seen the demon in Tabby's basement.  He shot out of his chair, flung the rose to the floor, grabbed Theresa's arm and exploded,  "Oh my God, YOU'RE that woman who's been stalking me?! I can't believe it Theresa.  I trusted you! "  Jerry's crew flew into action separating Theresa from Ethan's grip as he bolted from the stage . "Stay away from me!" he yelled.  "Get back from me, do you hear', he screamed as he pushed his way  past the bodyguards to leave the studio.  He was stopped a few feet outside the curtain, where they restrained  him within earshot of a sobbing Theresa.

"Oh no, please Ethan, wait, please, just give me a chance.  You don't even know the real me, Ethan I would never hurt you, never, you should know that by now," she cried.

Jerry took over,  "Well, it looks like we've lost Ethan, at least temporarily, but Theresa, I'm sorry.  Try to calm down now and we'll see if we can get Ethan back in here.  Yes, mam, Jerry handed the microphone to a young disheveled woman in the audience.  Theresa looked up half surprised,  as though she hadn't been expecting the inevitable comments.  Tear streaming down her cheeks, she  turned  to Ethan looking past his empty chair, then  back at the audience to listen  to the question.

"Um, uh, Theresa, I just wanna say that I feel sorry for you because it looks like you really were in love with this guy, and you told him how you felt about him , you know, and now he thinks he's all that and don't even wanna give you a chance after you apologized and everything.  I mean you told him how you was just scared, and really how you thought he was the bomb  and all, and now he just off and explodes on you, girl. That's not right, he shouldn't be treatin' you like that. You need to turn those feelins' you got for him over to the demolition team, and blow him off!  You're way too hot for his bony ass."

"Jerry, Jerry"..another woman grabbed the mike, "Yea, uh, Theresa, honey, you are a beautiful woman, and this guy obviously has his head somewhere where he can't hear so good, you know what I mean!"  The audience was yelling, cheering her on.  "Honey, if he don't even have the brain to understand what a young girl in love goes through in a situation like you had, how you expect him to understand you now or ever, you know what I mean?  This here is the kinda guy that don't think about nobody but hisself. He don't even hear you!"

Ethan quickened at the accusation that he was incapable of listening.  He stood at the stage entrance with two of  the stage hands.  One of them cracked him on the shoulder and asked sarcastically, 'Don't you know the difference between a kid with a crush and a stalker.  Why can't you be decent, man.  You don't have to be such an ass. You've scared her so bad, she can't even think straight. Why don't you get in there and act like a gentleman at least. "  Ethan thought about what he'd said and listened to what was going on in the audience. 

A young man went next, "Theresa, hi, I'm Jeff.  She nodded and was beginning to smile.  " I just wanna tell you that I think you are one very beautiful , brave lady, and this guy Ethan is blowin' it with you.  Most men, and I'm sure the guys here will agree," he turned to scope out  the room finishing to the cheers of the audience, "  well, most of them would be more than happy to have a gorgeous babe like you, and I am definitely one !

Ethan felt ridiculous standing there with the entire audience chiding him.  His resistance melted, and he broke free of Jerry's crew members  and turned to shake their hands and apologized,  "Make your mama proud, son, " Jerry's guy said as Ethan  walked slowly back in to his chair. 

"Okay, people, let's welcome Ethan back.  It looks like he's ready to listen again," Jerry announced.  "Ethan, what do you say.  Theresa here says she's sorry.  The audience seems to think she's a pretty good girl and deserves more than a second chance." Jerry scanned the audience smiling as they cheered and whistled for Theresa, then broke into the chant, Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

Theresa sat innocently smiling at the audience, then looked sheepishly over at Ethan.  Her dark brown eyes were pooled with tears, and her lips quivered softly as she begged, "Can you please forgive me, Ethan? I'm so sorry!"

Ethan sat quietly looking over at Theresa, and back at the audience as Jerry handed the microphone to a young, good looking man. 

"You're breaking her heart , man," he stood gesturing to Ethan, "can't you see, her only crime is she fell in love...fell man..why do you think they call it fall in love?  Everybody gets clumsy around somebody they can't have. "

Jerry passed the mike to another young man, "You need to take another look, guy!  The only one here who can't see what a fool you are is you!  She's great, man, look at her.  You guys are the perfect match.  She's the fool in love, and you're the blind fool!"

A young woman took her turn,  "Ethan, haven't you ever tried to impress someone, and ended up looking like a fool?   She didn't plan to be all the places these things happened; they just did. It seems silly not to give her the chance to at least be friends after she's gone to all this trouble and apologized really for something that was only an accident."

Jerry spoke up, "Ethan, isn't is possible that maybe since she's brought you here and told you how she feels in front of the whole world",  Jerry looked from side to side smiling, " well I'd like to think my audience is the whole world, seriously, Ethan, don't you think maybe she really is sorry and is telling the truth?

Ethan looked over at Theresa, her sweet face pleading with him for forgiveness, her sad eyes cl0uded with tears, she sat trembling and wringing her hands.  He really was beginning to see what an idiot he'd been.  Of course she didn't mean to do those things.  She was just a kid, a clumsy kid who didn't know how to act, and he had beaten her down with his accusations.  God, he felt like such a selfish idiot!

 He reached out to her trembling hand to show her comfort and offer his forgiveness when suddenly something clicked in his mind.  (earwigs?)  He was in that theatre, softly kissing that hand, smelling that scent, stroking those fingers, grazing his lips over and around that supple wrist.  He clutched her hand as his thoughts moved in a wild frenzy of realization...the dim lights, the sweet romantic music from Gone With The Wind , his eyes were closed that day as he reached out to hold the woman he loved.

Theresa knew in an instant that Ethan was remembering her touch from that day.   Her heart was bursting with hope, and she gasped, "Yes, Ethan, it was me that day.  This is the hand that you kissed, my hand, Ethan.  I'm sorry I couldn't stop you.  I was paralyzed.  I was locked in a dream that was coming true.  I didn't know what to do."

"It's fine, Theresa, it wasn't your fault.  I couldn't see you.  I should apologize for taking your hand without even looking at you. "  As he spoke to her and looked into her shy face, he realized how crazy things can happen and felt like such a fool himself.  Now Ethan was the one whose emotions suddenly surfaced.  Feeling embarrassed, he looked down to hide his vulnerability.   Still holding one of Theresa's hands he  nervously wiped his eyes together with his other hand scrunching his face and pinching the skin on his nose between his eyes .  The nervous gesture ended with a wide eyed smile as he blinked his eyes and looked openly into hers. 

"What is it Ethan?" she asked gently wisking the corner of his damp eye with a soft feather flick towards his temple.  Her gesture surprised him , and he turned slightly away at her touch.  "Is there something in your eye?" she looked sweet and inquisitive and very caring, like a beautiful , innocent doe.

Ethan answered, still smiling warmly, he pulled her hands together and held them tight  against his chest , " No, Theresa, there's nothing in my eye...nothing, that is,  except you." 

The crowd went wild...Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

And Ethan and Theresa sat face to face, hand in hand, friend to friend, and a new love could  now begin!

Jerry's Final Thought:  Fairy tales can come true, but not all fairy tales have a happy ending.  Sometimes the prince charming can get his crown on so tight, his head swells up and he can't see straight.  Parents, don't build your kids up so high that they think they're better than everybody else.  Don't make them fall in a hole to get down to reality.   Remember, a person who gets wrapped up in himself makes a pretty small package.  Take care of yourself and everybody else! God Bless!

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