Dream partners: New Dimensions (book 3)

Chapter 16: Sense of the Senseless

Meanwhile, back in the prime universe, Andi had just woken up and headed downstairs to cook breakfast so they could eat together as a family. It was her first time in many years, doing this and she knew it would take all her skills not to fall apart. Even though she finally had what she wanted, it felt like a hollow victory because, in the end, she felt like she failed her original family. Andi put that aside as Jay came down the steps with Victoria and sat at the table as she served them a plate each and they dug in which told her that even after 3 years, her cooking skills were still there. After eating, Jay grabbed his suitcase and headed out the door, which didn't bother Andi because she only had one goal, to kill him when he is unsuspecting. After cleaning the kitchen up with Victoria, she turned to her and said "alright sweetie what do you wanna do today?" and Victoria said, "watch TV".

Andi shook her head and said, "how about we build you a castle in that tree in the backyard?" And Victoria smiled and said "yay, let's do it mommy" and Andi smiled and said, "alright let's do it". Meanwhile, in the Alternate dimension, Andrea had laid for the last few hours near death, but now it appeared that despite being out of power, her body was slowly healing. Andrea had lost a lot of blood, and the feeling in her legs, but the 6 deep cuts on her stomach were nearly gone now and she was fully conscious. Paula walked into the room, looked at her cuts, and said "how do you feel? and Andrea said, "I feel terrible...during the last moments with my husband, I ignored him and berated him".

Andrea sighed and said, "even if he did find out I'm trapped here I don't even think he'd bother to come get me after the way I acted". Paula sighed and said, "I might not be able to help your condition but the least I can do is lend a listening ear...after all you are still my best friend even if we're from different dimensions". Andrea looked away in shame as she told Paula everything from the day she drank and cursed him out, up to when Andi stabbed her and left her to die, and what jay had told her before all this mess had started.

When she finished, Paula looked at her with a frown on her face and said "you are fucked up for some of that behavior". Paula said "Jay is right, you gotta let Victoria grow up and learn for herself and secondly how dare you even let those awful words come out of your mouth...that man has dedicated all his life to you and you berate him over something neither of you could control?". Andrea hung her head in shame and said "I was drinking" and Paula said "so, booze only makes you speak your mind which means those feelings were festering all week before you said "them". Andrea sat in silence because she knew Paula was right". Paula shook her head and said "you don't deserve to be rescued...how can you tell jay to move on all those years ago and then you turn around and do the same thing to Victoria but it's okay?...no it's not". Paula grabbed Andrea's chin and said "look at me, look at the pain I've had to endure... I'd kill to have had a chance to start a family with Jorge before he died, but I didn't get a chance...Look at you... you had a family a loving husband who'd move heaven and earth for you and you fucked it all up trying to be perfect".

Paula said "a family isn't perfect, it never will be, and you can't control every little thing... getting hurt is how we learn and Victoria will never learn and be strong if you baby her...look at you, you went through hell and you still turned out amazing". Andrea turned her head away as tears rolled down her cheeks. Paula sighed and said "you're going to make it back, Andi can't keep the jig up for too long, either Jay or your gods will sense a disturbance in the harmony of your universe". Paula hugged Andrea lightly and said, "you had no right to hurt jay like that...but I do understand your fears and that he should've done a bit more to meet you in the middle when it came to parenting but the bottom line is you owe him not just an apology but your life and when you get out of here you will apologize and get on your hands and knees and beg for another chance because if I was him I would kick you out for a bit so you can see exactly how it feels to be alone again".

Andrea sighed and said "you're right...I don't deserve jay, maybe I should live out the rest of my days here. Paula sighed and said "Andi might deserve it more than you right now but that doesn't give her a right to steal someone else's life because she can't accept that things happen that we can't control ". Andrea sighed and said "what's the point of living anymore...she won I lost, it's over", before her cuts began to open and bleed heavily again.