Flashing lights lit up the street that early summer night. It was past midnight yet the whole neighborhood was out to watch. Tears stung her eyes as the paramedics brought a stretcher to their ambulance. She looked away as tears fell because on that stretcher laid her best friend, her boyfriend, her Oliver.
Lilly took off running, the pain in her chest becoming too much. How could he do this to her? How had she not noticed? She ran faster, trying to escape the truth. Her Oliver, the guy who meant the world to her, the one she could count on for anything, had lied to her. They were stupid lies, but she had accepted them without a doubt because her Oliver didn't lie to her. Tonight, he told her, he was hanging out with some of his guy friends.
Her legs were starting to hurt, but she continued running, afraid to stop. if she stopped, then she'd have to accept what Oliver had actually been doing that night.
The street she was now on was dark, a single light shined from a lamppost at the park at the end of the road. She slowed down to a walk as the rain began to fall.
She hurt inside, and words formed on her lips. She softly began to sing as she continued walking to that single flicking light. "You took my hand, you showed me how. You promised me you'd be around."
The road ended, and as she stepped up onto the grass she sung, still softly. "Uh huh. That's right."
She stopped for a second and took a deep breath before walking towards the playground. "I took your words and I believed in everything you said to me." A tear fell down her cheek. "Yeah huh. That's right."
She climbed up to the top of the playground. Looking out into the darkness of the night, she picked up volume. "If someone said three years from now you'd be long gone, I'd stand up and punch them out, 'cause they're all wrong. I know better, 'cause you said forever, and ever." She sat down at the top of the slide and slid down. "Who knew?"
She walked over to the swing , sat down, and began to swing, thinking of good times with Oliver. "Remember when we were such fools, and so convinced, and just too cool. Oh no, no, no." She jumped off and fell to her knees, singing to the ground. "I wish I could touch you again. I wish I could still call you friend." She looked up at the sky, her eyes glazed over with tears. "I'd give anything."
She slowly stood up, still singing. "When someone said count your blessings now, 'fore they're long gone." She was on her feet again. "I guess I just didn't know how." She looked down at her feet. "I was all wrong." She looked back up and walked over to the tire swing. "They knew better, still you said forever, and ever. Who knew?"
She sat down and spun quickly, tears streaming down her face. She saw Oliver laying unconscious on a stretcher because of himself. He had overdosed on heroine. She pushed that image out of her head and thought of him smiling happily while spending time with her. She spun faster, her vision blurred, her voice shaky. "I'll keep you locked in my head. Until we meet again. Until we, until we meet again. And I won't forget you my friend. What happened?"
Her spinning slowed down and she got out and laid in the grass. Staring up at the stars, she sang softly. "If someone said three years from now, you'd be long gone. I'd stand up and punch them out, 'cause they're all wrong. And that last kiss, I'll cherish, until we meet again." She touched her lips softly with her fingertips as she thought of his sparkling eyes slowly close as he leaned towards her. It felt like it was so long ago, even though it had been only the day before. "And time makes it harder, I wish I could remember. But I keep your memory. You visit me in my sleep." She closed her eyes. "My darling, who knew?" She turned onto her side and curled into a ball. "My darling. My darling, who knew? My darling, I miss you. My darling, who knew? Who knew?"
Miley's voice joined her for the last two words from the edge of the park. Then she ran over to Lilly and held her close as they both cried.
Oliver was sent to rehab after he was released from the hospital. He knew he had hurt Lilly because of what he did, and by hurting her he hurt himself, but he never thought she would be so angry that she wouldn't visit him, that hurt more.
At the rehabilitation center, Oliver mostly kept to himself. It had been a couple of weeks over a month since he'd seen Lilly, the last time they'd spent this much time apart was before they met. Miley visited him often, she was upset with him at first but had accepted him as he was and brought him little gifts.
That say was a Miley visit day, so after group therapy and individual therapy he headed to the meeting room. He sat down in his regular seat and waited.
After a couple minutes, Miley came in. Oliver jumped up and greeted her with a hug. Even though he tried not to show it, he really looked forward to her visits. She was his connection to the outside world, his connection to Lilly.
"Hey Oliver, you're looking well," Miley said as she sat down.
Oliver chuckled softly as he sat back down. "Thanks Miles. One week and I'm free from this hell hole." In his mind he added, 'One week and I get to see Lilly'.
Miley could tell what he was thinking from the smile on his face. "You get to see your Lilly, but I really should warn you, she's not quite the same anymore."
"Miley, it's been a few weeks, how different can she be? I just hope she'll forgive me."
Miley shrugged it off, not wanting to hurt him.
Just as Oliver was going to start talking again, Steven, a guy from Oliver's group therapy, came up to them.
"Wow! Hot girlfriend, Oliver. I'm surprised," Steve said, smiling at Miley.
Miley crinkled up her nose in disgust, being hit on by a druggy was not her idea of fun.
"She's NOT my girlfriend!" Oliver yelled, standing up in anger. "I have a girlfriend back home," he said in a quiter voice and then sat down and bit his lip, missing Lilly.
"Then why does she always visit you and not your girlfriend?" asked Steve, mockingly.
Oliver looked at the ground sadly. Miley hugged him, but he shrugged her off.
Miley left not long after that and Oliver headed back to his room.
He laid on his bed and rolled around a bit, but couldn't get comfortable. He sat on the side of his bed staring at his blank walls. This stupid room in this stupid building that kept him away from his Lilly.
He only had a week left, but that was far too ling, he'd already been away for what seemed like a year or two.
"A hundred days have made me older, since the last time that I saw your pretty face." He looked down at the ground, ashamed of himself and what he did and, most of all, not telling Lilly but lying to her instead. "A thousand lies have made me colder, and I don't think I can look at this the same. But all the miles that separate," he looked up with a soft smile. "Disappear now when I'm dreaming of your face."
He laid back on his bed, his hands under his head, staring up at the ceiling, continuing his song. "I'm here without you baby, but you're still on my lonely mind. I think about you baby, and I dream about you all the time." He quieted down to just above a whisper, "I'm here without you baby, but you're still with me in my dreams." He closed his eyes and softly sung. "And tonight it's only you and me."
He laid there for a moment, thinking of happy times with Lilly., with a soft smile. but, then his smile turned to a frown as he started to think of what Lilly must think of him now. He opened his eyes and stood up and paced around his small room. "The miles just keep rollin' as the people leave their way to say hello. I've heard this life is overrated, but I hope that it gets better as we go."
He sat back on his bed and sang to his empty wall where he envisioned his Lilly's face, watching him, listening to him, waiting for him. "I'm here without you baby, but you're still on my lonely mind. I think about you baby, and I dream about you all the time. I'm here without you baby, but you're still with me in my dreams. And tonight, girl its only you and me."
He stood up again, singing much louder, "Everything I know, and anywhere I go, it gets hard but it wont take away my love." He leaned against his wall, missing Lilly a lot. "And when the last one falls, when it's all said and done, it gets hard but it wont take away my love."
He leaned against his wall for a moment, thinking of Lilly, then slowly walked over to his bed and curled up under the thin covers. He sung quietly, "I'm here without you baby, but you're still on my lonely mind. I think about you baby, and I dream about you all the time. I'm here without you baby, But you're still with me in my dreams." He closed his eyes and just barely audible sang, "And tonight girl its only you and me." And he fell asleep.
yeah...so I needed a reason for disappear...and 'Because of You' came on the radio and I thought of my buddy Morgan's video ca./watch?vXSQAhbLz2U4 and TAHDAH! I have a reason and a title for this story!! YAY!!
this story came to me when i was listening through old tapes and found 'My Immortal', so the entire beginning of the story is based on that...after the heroine idea came I immediately thought of 'Who Knew'. So, yeah, now u know what I was thinking...even if you dont want to...
