Paige and I continued to walk away from the complex in silence. Lifting my head to see where I was going, my eyes met Tyler's and I exhaled a breath I didn't know I'd been holding…
"I'm gonna go." Paige informed me
"Where?" I questioned
"Down to the lake," she replied "have some alone time, and I think it's obvious you want to go over to him, so go…"
I smiled at her weakly and watched as she walked away before making my way in the opposite direction and over to Tyler who was making his way across the car park to me…
"Hey," he greeted me "Piper, I'm so…"
"Don't." I begged "Can you just hold me please?"
I watched as he swallowed a lump in his throat and nodded his head. Moving closer to him, I stepped into his personal space and wound my arms around his waist, burying my head into his chest as I did so, allowing the tears that I'd been holding in since leaving The Waterhole fall freely, his arms wrapping around me tightly, his lips brushing against my hair as I continued to sob…
"I really am sorry…" he whispered a little while later
"Everyone's gonna say that." I replied "And I know it's the truth, but why say it? It's not gonna change the fact that he's gone, is it?"
He shook his head… "Where were you and Paige going?"
"Just for a walk to clear our heads, or try to at least." I informed him "I should probably head back to The Waterhole though, be with Mum and Dad."
"I know it sounds selfish but why don't you do what you want to do?" he suggested "Go where you want to go."
"Home." I whispered "I wanna go home."
"Okay." he replied "I'll walk with you."