'My Private Movie'

By: Victoria S Liu-Pearson

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Chapter 1

Chris and Lance stood outside in the front yard of the three-story town house lived in by Lance, his friend and band mate Justin and their girlfriends' Vickie and Jessica.

'I tell you what Lance right here right now Vickie does love you and she's probably been feeling just as guilty because you're not talking to her and that makes it much worse.' Chris remarked he glanced sideways at his friend he hadn't yet got a response out of him from the moment he started the conversation. Lance sighed he scratched his head he didn't know how to go about the situation, he had always felt like he was in control but after yesterday it didn't feel the same anymore.

'Yeah well how would you like Kristen did the same to you?' Lance asked he kicked at the ground Chris shook his head.

'She has a job to do Lance, she can't just abandon her job because of your jealousy that is not like Vick and we've know her for a long time.' He remarked.

'it is not an excuse Chris. She doesn't haven't to be so friendly with them.' Lance said Chris gave up he wasn't making any progress with Lance right now and there wasn't any point pushing it. The two guys heard the sound of the front door open Vickie was ready to head out for her evening jog she didn't see them at first while she did up her shoelaces and plugged in her ipod.

'Hey Vick!' Chris called she looked up the frown crossed her face she wasn't in the mood to talk especially not to her boyfriend, there was no way she owed him an explanation he was the one being stupid and if anything she expected him to apologize. She removed the earphones from her ears.

'Hi Chris.'

'Could you come over for a second?' he asked she hesitated and even from her distance away she noticed Lance shift on his feet he didn't seem comfortable with the idea.

'Sorry I can't but maybe we can talk later if you're still here when I et back,' she answered Chris nodded.

'Yeah sure I think Kristen will be here still she never wants to go home when she comes and visits Jess,' he remarked Vickie grinned that much was true.

'All right I'll see you later.' She added with a wave she put the earphones back in and headed off down the driveway.

'You really do owe her an apology,' Chris said Lance glared at him.

'No,' he protested Chris shrugged his shoulders.

'Well if you don't then it's your loss.'

Chris left him and returned to house he wasn't about to spend the rest of his evening trying to convince his friend especially if he was too stubborn to admit he was wrong. Lance looked back out down the driveway where Vickie had run he could just still make out her figure in the distance he made a decision he quickly raced back into the house Chris had only just walked in he spun around surprised.

'What are you doing?' he asked Lance ignored him and snatched up his car keys from the rack in the hallway and run back out again to his car.

'Well I hope he gets it right and admits he made the mistake.' Chris said he waited until the car had sped off down the drive then closed the main door. Lance beeped the car horn several times Vickie didn't hear him so he went even faster swerved the car out and in front of her a short distance as she ran. Vickie skidded to a halt she removed the earphones.

'Just what do you think you're doing?' she demanded he cut the car's engine off and got out of the car.

'We need to talk.' He said she folded her arms across her chest.

'What about?' she asked he laughed.

'Like you don't know.' He said

'No I don't now if you'll excuse me.' She replied she walked on past him to continue on her way.

'Don't walk away from me Vick.'

She stopped turned around and glared back at him.

'Or what? There isn't anything you can do. I've worked too damn hard at my job to just give it all up because you have a problem with me talking to other guys. You get jealous fine but it's your own problem you need to sort out I don't have a thing to do with it.' She said.

'So, what that's it is it?' he demanded she shrugged her shoulders.

'It's not my call this one it is up to you to decide just get back to me when you're finished thinking about it,' she answered.

'I can't believe it.' He said she ignored him and continued on her jog she could keep the smile off her face, she was glad she'd finally stood up to him, for far too long in their relationship she was the one always giving away and leaving him control this time though she was going to be strong and not back down. Lance muttered under his breath he was furious annoyed this wasn't going the way he wanted he wasn't used to Vickie challenging him head on like this it hadn't ever happened before and the experience was very new.

'Damn it this is ridiculous.' He said. He got back into his car stayed there as he tried to calm down and get his head straight but it was all to no avail he was clearly very angry. He started the engine put the car into reverse and sped off down the road he wasn't going to go back to the house he didn't need his band mates around him but there was one place he could go, to the one person whom could understand his situation and see it from his perspective.

On her job Vickie felt her phone vibrate a couple of times in her pocket she slowed down to a brisk walk and got her phone out she had received two text messages the first one from Jessica.

Vick hey hun

R u ok? We will

Talk wen u get bk.

She huffed and rolled her eyes.

'Yeah not likely Jess sorry but I doubt you would understand my situation,' she said she shook her head. The next message came from an unknown international number she hesitated about reading the message she never liked receiving messages from an unknown.

'Ah what the hell.' She remarked and opened the message.

Hey Vick! Long time

No see! Wat is happenin'?

I have a surprise 4 u.

Cn't tell u yet. Will give

U a call 2morrow

'What is this all about?' she asked she was about to ring the number to find out but then on second thought she decided against it she didn't know who she would be speaking to and it would be far too awkward. Instead she pressed 'reply' and started to write a message back.

Hi there…uh do

I knw u? Sorry but

Ur number is not familiar

In my ph.

Vickie did know a number of people overseas but she already had their phone numbers stored into her phone's memory and she only ever received phone calls or text messages from them if it was important, had to do with work and personal, whatever it was this mystery caller wanted, to her didn't fit into any of those categories. Vickie had jogged all the way to the small corner store just a couple of blocks away from the house, the store was located a short distance from the park where she spotted kids running around and on the playground while outside of the store a young couple looked happy and in love. She rolled her eyes as she watched them there was a time when she was in their position, experiencing all the new feeling of being in love finding out what it was like having that some one special.

'Yeah if only it were all so simple.' She said grumbling her phone vibrated again she looked at the message it was from the same international number.

U will find out 2omorrow

I promise, u'll jst hve2 wait

Until then

'Oh you have got to be kidding me,' she said she was not in the best of moods to play games.

Lance parked his car in the underground car park of the inner city apartment complex he knew the place like the back of his hand he had been here that many times in the past few years. For a couple of minutes he remained seated in his car again going over in his head if this was the best idea, there was a part of time that felt guilty while the other half knew he had no other choice he'd been pushed into it, and now he was about to cross a line he won't ever be able to take back.

'Well here we go,' he answered climbing out of the car he strode out across the car park to the lift and pressed the button, it didn't take long before the lift arrived and he went straight up to the 3rd floor, he was also thankful the lift didn't stop before then as he didn't want to get caught out now. The lift stopped at the third floor he walked out took a cautious look around in the hallway no one was in sight he headed down and stopped outside room 310; just for a few brief seconds the wave of guilt washed over him he quickly pushed it to the back of his mind and knocked. It only took a few seconds before the door opened.

'Hey, you!' she said her smile spread across her lips he grinned.

'Hey.' He replied his eyes flickered over her taking in the appreciation of what he saw and he could feel the anger start to slowly fade away.

'Come on in make yourself at home,' she said stepping aside.

'Thanks,' he said he walked inside stopped next to her and kissed her cheek.

'It is good to see you again.'

'Same to you.'

The door closed behind them.