Chapter 2: (Need a chapter name)
Normal POV
It was dark, time to go. Crystal silently slide her bedroom window open. She looked down. For the height she was at, throwing her stuff down would not only risk something being broken, but it would also make a very loud noise. Bad idea when you are trying to escape your unsavory stepfather.
Crystal pulled her head back inside and when over to the phone. She dialed and waited for someone to pick it up.
"Hello?" Came the voice from the other end.
"Liz, its me." Crystal said.
"Crys, what's up?"
"I'm leaving."
"What?"
"I'm going to my dad's."
"What?"
"Liz, you're not Stone Cold steve Austin you know. My mum died. I can't stay with the World's Biggest Asshole. I know who he is. I'm leaving."
"Who?"
"You wouldn't believe me."
"Try me."
"HBK."
"NO WAY! SHAWN MICHAELS! THE SHAWN MICHAELS! THAT'S AWESOME! YOU ARE SO LUCKY!"
"Shhhhhh," Crystal said urgently. "I need to get out of here and I need your help."
"What can I do?" Liz asked.
"Meet me under my bedroom window."
"Right, see you in a minute." and Liz hung up.
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Five minutes later, Lizzy Jackson turned up under the window.
"I'm gonna lower my stuff down, k, Liz? Take it and set it to the side."
"Ok." came Liz's answer. Crystal took an old jump rope and tied it to the handle of the first suitcase. She lugged the suitcase over to the window and lowered it down. Lizzy untied it and set it aside. Crystal pulled the jump rope back up and did the same for the second suitcase and her backpack.
When it was all outside, Crystal climbed out the window and closed it. She crawled gingerly on the roof and over to the gutter. She grabbed onto it and slid down it.
"How'd you do that?" Liz asked, amazed. Crystal smiled.
"Its no different that sliding down those poles on the playground. I'll miss you Lizzy."
"I'll miss you too Crys. You'll visit, won't you?"
"Yeah, and I'll try to get you good tickets to a show." Liz smiled.
"Come on, I'll come with you to the airport." Liz grabbed a suitcase and pulled the handle up so she could roll it.
"I love these rolling suitcases."
"I do too." Crystal agreed.
"You're bringing you're laptop and cell aren't you?"
"Duh. I wouldn't leave my cell and your birthday gift from last year behind for Jimmy to get his grubby hands on, would I?"
"No, I suppose not," she grinned. "I'll call every day, and email."
"I will too." Crystal said as they reached the airport. Crystal got her ticket, one way to San Antonio.
"Goodbye Liz."
"Bye Crys." Liz said, giving her best friend a hug. Crystal waved as she walked through the gate and onto the plane.
Once they were up in the air, Crystal pulled her CD Player out of her backpack and put her Eminem CD in. She stared out the window as her favorate song came on and watched the clouds went by in the dark sky.
Yeah I
know sometimes things may not always make sense to you right But
hey, what daddy always tell you? Straighten up little
soldier Stiffen up that upper lip What you crying
about? You got me
now
Hailie, I
know you miss your mom and I know you miss your dad Well I'm
gone but I'm trying to give you the life that I never I
can see you're sad, even when you smile, even when you I
can see it in your eyes, deep inside you want to cry Cuz
you're scared, I ain't there Daddy's with you in your
prayers No more crying, wipe them tears Daddy's here,
no more nightmares We gon' pull together through it, we gon'
do it Laney, uncle's crazy, aint he? Yeah but he loves
you girl and you better know it We're all we got in this
world When it spins, when it swirls When it whirls,
when it twirls Two little beautiful girls Lookin'
puzzled, in a daze I know it's confusing you Daddy's
always on the move, mamma's always on the news I try to keep
you sheltered from it but somehow it seems The harder that I
try to do that, the more it backfires on me All the things
growing up his daddy that he had to see Daddy don't want you
to see but you see just as much as he We did not plan
it to be this way, your mother and me But things have gotten
so bad between us I don't see us ever being together ever
again Like we used to be when we was teenagers But then
of course everything always happens for a reason I guess it
was never meant to be But it's just something we have no
control over and that's what But no more
worries, rest your head and go to sleep Maybe one day we'll
wake up and this will all just be a dream Now hush
little baby, don't you cry Everything's gonna be
alright Stiffen that upper lip up little lady, I told
ya Daddy's here to hold ya through the night I know mommy's
not here right now and we don't know why We feel how we feel
inside It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby But I
promise momma's gon' be alright It's funny I remember
back one year when daddy had no money Mommy wrapped the
Christmas presents up And stuck 'em under the tree and said
some of 'em were from Cuz daddy couldn't buy 'em I'll
never forget that Christmas I sat up the whole night Cuz
daddy felt like a bum, see daddy had a job But his job was to
keep the food on the table for you and mom And at the time
every house that we lived in Either kept getting broken into
and robbed Or shot up on the block And your mom was
saving money for you in a jar Tryna start a piggy bank for you
so you could go to college Almost had a thousand dollars till
someone broke in and stole And I know it hurt so bad it
broke your momma's heart And it seemed like everything was
just startin' to fall apart Mom and dad was arguin' a lot so
momma moved back On the Chalmers in the flat one bedroom
apartment And dad moved back to the other side of 8 Mile on
Novara And that's when daddy went to California with his CD
and met Dr. And flew you and momma out to see me But
daddy had to work, you and momma had to leave me Then you
started seeing daddy on the T.V. and momma didn't like And
you and Laney were to young to understand it Papa was a
rollin' stone, momma developed a habit And it all happened too
fast for either one of us to grab it I'm just sorry you were
there and had to witness it first Cuz all I ever
wanted to do was just make you proud Now I'm sittin in this
empty house, just reminiscing Lookin' at your baby pictures,
it just trips me out To see how much you both have grown, it's
almost like you're Wow, guess you pretty much
are and daddy's still here Laney I'm talkin' to you too,
daddy's still here I like the sound of that, yeah It's
got a ring to it don't it? Shh, momma's only gone for the
moment Now hush little baby, don't you
cry Everything's gonna be alright Stiffen that upper
lip up little lady, I told ya Daddy's here to hold ya through
the night I know mommy's not here right now and we don't know
why We feel how we feel inside It may seem a little
crazy, pretty baby But I promise momma's gon' be alright
had
laugh
did
destiny is
me
crying
it
Dre
it
hand
sisters now
And if you
ask me too Daddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird I'mma
give you the world I'mma buy a diamond ring for you I'mma
sing for you I'll do anything for you to see you smile And
if that mockingbird don't sing and that ring don't shine I'mma
break that birdie's neck I'd go back to the jewler who sold it
to ya And make him eat every carat don't fuck with dad (haha)
Crystal sighed and contined to stare out the window at the pitch black night sky.
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The next thing Crystal knows, a flight attendant is shaking her.
"Miss, miss. Wake up."
"Huh?"
"We've reached San Antonio."
"Oh, thanks. I must have drifted off."
Crystal got off the plane and collected her bags. Then she pulled a piece of paper out of her pocket, it was her father's address. She went up to a janitor who was mopping near the restrooms.
"Sir?" she said.
"What can I do for you madame?" he said in a thick Texas accent, setting his mop against the wall.
"I need to find this address." she said, showing him the slip of paper.
"That's about 5 1/2 miles from here," he said. "that way." he pointed in the direction.
"Thank you." she said, walking away.
"No problem Miss." he said, going back to his mopping. Five and a half miles. That's not so bad. She'd been in track and crosscountry, this wouldn't be so bad. Walking five and a half miles? Easy. Or not.
By the time she reached her destination, Crystal's legs were hurting and she was exhausted.
"I guess carrying 3 bags 5 1/2 miles isn't as easy as going hurdles and sprints." she muttered to herself. She looked up at the house. It was beautiful. It was large, but not excessively so. Crystal walked up to the door and knocked.
TBC
AN: Hehe, I'm bad. Please review, it really helps me out. I'd like to thank Death Falcoln for his help and advice. Thanks man!