Curtis and Carol ... Update: Big Picture
. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50167142311_7a59455592_k.jpg Curtis Stevens Update When we left off with Curtis, he and Susan had just failed the 112 Day Challenge. More importantly ......
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Great Expectations
Curtis and Carol had enjoyed the party at the Vanderburg’s,
and they both worked through the remainder of the week.
They spent the weekend as usual, goofing around, handling up on
household chores and taking time to enjoy each other’s company.
All the time, Curtis had been thinking about what he had discussed with Simon.
The timetable on making a decision was closing in,
and he had not shared his thoughts on the matter with Carol yet.
When two people are together long enough, it doesn’t take one a long time
to figure out the other has something on their mind.
Carol had let things slide on Monday, figuring that Curtis would discuss whatever was
troubling him when he was ready to.
Curtis had Tuesday off and the two were out back before Carol had to go to work.
Carol didn’t really know if she should start something,
but she was certain that Curtis wasn’t getting anywhere by himself on this one.
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Carol
”There’s something you are not telling me.
I don’t know what it is and I am not going to try and guess.
All I am going to say is that I love you …
I want to help you,
And whatever it is, I am here for you baby.”
Curtis knew Carol meant everything she had just said,
and wondered if he had been foolish not taking it to her before she asked.
Curtis
”Oh Carol Anne … I know you are always here for me.
I also know that you will probably accept anything I say I really want to do.
But it would require a lot of me, and there is no real way you could just stay clear of everything.
I’m not going to play around with it any longer though.
There’s a seat coming open on the City Council and in our District …
I’m thinking about running for it.”
They both just looked at each other for a moment.
Curtis tried to judge Carol’s expression, but was coming up empty.
Carol obviously had thoughts on the matter,
but seemed to be calculating exactly how she was going to handle it.
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Carol
”When I came to you and asked if you would be okay with the idea
that I would go to work at Tucker’s Gallery …
I was so pleased when you didn’t hesitate, and we made a deal
that I could do whatever I wanted.
But sweetie … I wasn’t so pleased because I got to do what I wanted.
What I loved about that moment, and what I love about you …
Is that you trusted me, respected me and where more interested
in making sure I was happy.
I also trust you; I respect you and I want to make sure nothing ever happens to that.
Whatever you choose, I will support you, be there for you,
and there is nothing the two of us cannot conquer together.”
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Curtis
”That’s beautiful … And I know you mean it.
But now there is something you aren’t telling me.
I don’t want you to make any decision for me,
but I need to know what you are thinking …
Not just what you feel, and what you want to protect.”
Carol was not quick to answer, and she knew there was no way
she was going to be able to crawfish out of it now.
The can of worms was open, and although she knew honesty was the best policy,
she also knew it could have a negative effect on what Curtis was thinking about.
They walked together across the porch, close, and both with the desire to embrace
each other with reassurances that nothing else mattered.
Carol fought the urge to get lost in his arms and just breathe for a minute.
She let passion give way to clear thought before continuing.
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Carol
”Mr. Man … It’s not that I don’t have faith in you,
nor the idea that if you got elected you would do your best to serve the people …
But if we are going to be honest with each other,
sincerely, from my heart … It would be difficult for me.
I pretty much hate the government …
Or at the least the way it is now.”
Wow folks … I don’t necessarily think she minced her words with that one.
Oh, I am pretty sure that Curtis had figured out Carol was different than most folks,
but I am not too sure he had come to grasps with everything that could mean.
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Struggling a bit with the revelation,
Curtis was finding it hard to figure out where to go with it.
Curtis
”Well I kind of knew you were different …
I saw what you did with co-opting and profit sharing
at the Grocery Store.
I still got to say, you are a smart woman,
but I never really took you as a full-blown anarchist.”
Carol
”That’s probably because I’m not …
Mainly because I would never assume I have a better plan for someone else.
Do I think people are capable of self-governing …
Yes, most certainly, and in ways we all do that every day.
Do I have any desire to overthrow the government,
tear down the establishment, and go back to grassroot activism …
No … Not in the least bit.”
Whoa … Are y’all getting as confused as I am?
Good Lord I hope she has something to add to that ying and yang.
At the same time … I’m not betting it’s going to help him much if she does.
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Carol Continued
”I think the part a lot of people don’t understand …
Is that I truly don’t give a rat’s rear what they do.
I only support a concerted effort for people to pursue excellence.
I have no interest in finding a comfortable level of saturation in mediocrity.
And I dang sure don’t need someone in a suit, sitting behind a desk and acting like they have a plan
to tell me how to help my friends, neighbors and community.
Sorry … And I don’t hold it against others who cannot accomplish
what they think needs to be done using what they have, where they are.”
Curtis found himself completely off-balance for a moment.
Carol didn’t seem to be sugar-coating anything about the way she felt.
Folks … I am not really sure I understand Carol the way I thought I did.
She’s kind of all over the place on that.
For the moment … I might just have to settle with the fact there may
be a whole lot more to what she thinks … Some things that you
can't cover in a sound bite between a mushroom omelet and getting ready for work.
Either way … Curtis felt a bit behind the ball at the moment.
Kind of like when you look in the fridge for last night's left overs
and happen to find that Tupperware container left over from
last Thanksgiving at Aunt Susie's instead.
Yep … You should have cleaned that out a long time ago.
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It was getting closer to time for Carol to think about getting ready for work,
and she didn’t particularly see any benefit in in digging the hole any deeper.
She and Curtis walked back around the house, and she gave him a little time to think.
Curtis
”I really didn’t know Carol … You have me at a disadvantage.
I’m still trying to process what it all means,
and I am further away from making a decision than I was before we started.
You say you’ll support me, and I know you will …
But I don’t know if I would be comfortable putting a burden on you.
Especially one you didn’t ask for, or embrace with a bit of optimism.
That’s strange in itself, because you have to be the most optimistic person I know.”
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Carol
”It’s because I have faith baby …
Faith in you, faith in people, faith in humanity as a whole.
I may not have faith in, or trust in all the inner working of bureaucracy.
I am certain it doesn’t come close to serving the best interests of everyone …
But when you strip it all away, and focus on what is in front of you,
it becomes a whole lot clearer what you are going to have to do
to make the world around you a place you actually want to be.
If you feel the best way you can accomplish that, is on the City Council …
Then who am I to object and refuse you the opportunity to explore your vision?
So many people comment on how you have grown since you first came here.
There is no reason why the two of us, and myself included,
cannot grow some more to meet the challenges before us.
I said it before right over there across the yard, the first night we had dinner …
And I will say it a thousand times again …
I love you, I trust you … And that’s all that matters!
Now give me some sugar before I have to go to work Mr. Man.
I’m sorry I didn’t have a better answer, but we are together ... Always.”
You know folks … Carol has a way of opening the door and shutting it in the same ten minutes.
I can’t say Curtis has the slightest clue what he’s gonna do,
but I can say that he doesn’t have to worry about whether Carol
will stand up if and when it’s necessary
No matter what that requires!
Thanks for stopping by again,
And I look forward to next time.
Y’all have a lovely day!
To Be Continued
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Happy Simming!
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