Break of A Lifetime -Part Fifteen

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Break of a lifetime Part 15
by Goodgulf part 15
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awatcher123Sep 20, 2015

Part 15 - Home Again

Once home, Jane tried to ignore Trish's luggage, but there was so much of it. Checking for messages and mail, Jane tried to focus on her mind on her bills to avoid thinking about Trish. To her dismay, she discovered that she had saved money while in Carnacki. It wasn't just her food, it was all the other little expenses. Cab rides, coffees, drinks with the girls, and everything else she normal spent money on. She still didn't have enough for rent, but she wouldn't have to borrow as much from her parents. Reviewing her expenses, Jane vowed to cut them. She would take the bus, or walk, and avoid spending until she had job.
"Crap, I don't have a story I can use to get a real job! It was all for nothing!" Jane said, the realisation hitting like a ton of bricks.
She couldn't write a story about Carnacki, not without getting her cousin in trouble (and maybe being sent back there) and without Trish she only had a single source story without a recording. Cassandra Ellen Foster had given her some great things on her co-stars, but none of it could be proven. She still didn't have a story to bring an editor.
That night Jane moved mirrors in her apartments, positioning them with a purpose in mind. She had her usual sex toys, but she also had a wooden spoon. Taking the position that Trish had urged her to try, Jane blushed at how open and exposed she was. She had seen that inmate modelling it in health class, but looking at her reflection made her grateful that they had never tried that position with the lights on. Seeing herself that way made Jane feel vulnerable and exposed. Even alone she felt more naked than nude.
As she worked her favourite vibrator, Jane gave herself a few taps with the wooden spoon, thinking of Trish as she did. Poor Sweet Trish, who was still trapped in that place and was facing another Punishment Night, something that was far beyond Trish's tame fantasies of naughty girl spankings. Jane knew that there was nothing she could do for Trish, but also knew that her friend was probably in the same position frigging herself like the a pro.

Jane stayed close to her apartment for the next week, just in case. Once she was no longer an escaped criminal she breathed a sigh of relief, and one of regret. She had hoped that Trish would show up at the end of that week, but Saturday came and went without Trish showing up to claim her luggage. A few days later, Jane called her cousin. She forced herself not to ask about Trish, just what to do with Trish's stuff. David didn't mention Trish at all, but he arranged for storage someplace other than Jane's apartment.
Jane hated to lie to prospective employers, but to get her foot in the door she borrowed Trish's idea. She let her wig slip in front of a couple women editors and when they asked she let them know that she had shaved her head in sympathy for a friend with breast cancer. That got her a couple of badly needed assignments, which led to a bit more work. Nothing big, nothing that could get her a byline or a real job, but it paid some of her bills. Most of it was just fact checking other reporter's articles, but it was something.
Trish's roommates tried to track down Trish (and her share of the rent) through Jane, but Jane was able to lie to them with a straight face.