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Everest
Everest
Seeing Walt have a momentary breakdown didn’t scare me away from him or anything. I felt for him because I’m sure he’s trying his best.
When I came into the kitchen, he was smiling with his family. His people and while I’m happy for him, it makes me realize that this is his center and his place of bliss.
My chest aches because the realization hits that I’m possibly, well, scratch that, more than possibly falling for Walt. His smile is infectious and him giving me a kiss like I’m one of the most important people in his life, makes my heart warm.
But my jealousy is a bitch as it momentarily takes over. Seeing him with his ex-girlfriend shows me that there are women out there that he’s loved before. Women that have seen his smile and heard his infectious laugh that always somehow morph into a sexual threat once he’s done laughing.
Moonlight is with Whit, I know that, but my stomach does a somersault of emotions when Moonlight jumps in there to help as she cleans up the bowl, he just swiped off the counter.
Walt isn’t scaring me, but I can’t be in here right now, as he’s losing it. Slowly, I back away, knowing that no one will notice. They’re not my people and they’re not worried about me deciding that I need to leave.
It’s good too because they can best help Walt. When I turn the corner with Coco next to me, I watch a little, not wanting to leave Walt while he’s going through his moment but knowing he’s where he needs to be. Hearing as Whit sings, then Rowe joining in, it makes me realize they must’ve missed him dearly.
Whit could be part of our play if he truly wanted to. He can hold more than a simple tune. Rowe as well, but the biggest shocker is Walt as he sings the song with them. Wow! He’s amazing. Maybe I should’ve kept him as my Christian then. He’d seriously do some damage, and he’s so much better than Perry is.
The smile on my face that I didn’t even notice was there, falters when Moonlight and he fall into this pattern. A pattern that I’m old enough to admit I’m jealous of. I never thought about it before because I saw Moonlight with Whit but now, it’s apparent that they dated. They know each other. They’re comfortable; Moonlight knowing exactly what was needed to add to Walt’s pancakes, makes sense rationally, but I wish I knew. Maybe I could’ve been the one to add to his peace, but I’m not.
Seeing the routine that he’s doing with Moonlight while they make pancakes together makes me weary. Will I ever be normal enough to do this with him?
When Walt gains all his memory back, even with me being in a small part of it, he’ll see that the only abnormal thing in here is me. I’m not insecure about my position with him right now, but I am careful. I don’t want to be vulnerable for fear that it can all be snatched up from under me one day.
Loving someone or even liking someone can be detrimental, especially when you’re me and you’re afraid that someone is going to do something.
I shake my head and walk away from the happy and jealous filled moment. Seeing Walt pull Moonlight into a hug tells me that although he’s not with her, he loved her at one point. They shared something big enough for her to know the things that she does. If I wasn’t letting him kiss me and sex me up the way he does, I wouldn’t be feeling this way at all.
I guide Coco with me as we slip out, not bothering to run up and get anything. I don’t need my purse; I’ll just buy another one. Ignoring the Cambridge driver, I continue walking out of the gate and stroll the same trail as I did with Tucker.
Once I get further, I order a car service and once it pulls up; I signal Lars to just get in, since I know, he’s been hired to do a job. I don’t mind not being alone anymore as I used to. When we get into the car, Lars sits beside me but doesn’t say a word and I’m grateful because I need to make sense of how I’m feeling and why.
“Take me to the best hair salon, please.” I tell the driver, and he nods.
Since rehearsal isn’t happening soon, I decide to do what needs to be done before the opening night that’s coming up pretty soon; dye my hair to match Santine’s.
The new Christian, Danny, sings the beginning of Come what May just as Christian would and I want to smile, but I sit there watching him singing it.
Losing myself in this moment and letting the stage fall away, I shut my eyes as if I’m truly Santine and he’s Christian. Standing from my prop on the stage, I sing my part without opening my eyes. Then when I do, I look into Danny’s blue eyes, imagining that they were the blue-gray eyes I’ve been waking up to. The ones I saw earlier.
Concentrate, Everie!I chastise myself. Focusing again, I drift over to Danny as if somewhat gliding and smile once we’re so close, we could kiss if we moved our heads right. We sing together, harmonizing as we should.
Danny cups my cheek, and I shut my eyes, leaning into it. We move back away from each other and instead of singing; I take a deep breath in and release it, breathing into the mic attached to me, giving more of a realistic feeling; a shaky breath that expresses that I don’t want to let Christian go.
Danny and I continue to sing the chorus of Come What May, promising how we’d love each other come what may. We both turn towards the audience-which is empty now except for a select few- as we sing the end.
As we hit the big notes having to project our voices, we end it on a softer note.
The crew claps as Danny and I smile big because this is an important number.
“You’re amazing, Everie! Wow!” Danny says, and it makes me giggle out of nowhere.
“Thank you.” I say with a smile and Danny nods back, but then his smile fades as he looks behind me.
I turn to see what he’s looking at, and Walt walks up the stage stairs with a fixed expression on his face and a package in his hand.
“Disney…” I call his nickname as if it’s a whisper. “You’re here?” I answer breathlessly once he’s so close.
