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Chapter two: Liam.
-2001-
I giggled a bit and flipped the page of the photo album. Looking at all these pictures makes me want to relive it, but that's hard. I know it's hard to, because it won't be the same anymore. I was young and innocent back then, now, I'm just...older; mature maybe.
The first picture I saw was a picture of Liam and me, just goofing off on my birthday--yeah, it was on my birthday. I don't usaully take pictures of my village mates because I was too lazy to carry a camera around but, it was my birthday, and now that you mention it, most of the pictures here are from my 13th birthday. I just want to go back now. I smiled, I tried to remember that day--I tried to remember him. Liam was always happy and he's the braviest in the group--most of the girls in our village had a big crush on him and the funny thing is, those girlies who liked Liam also liked my brother, that always makes me laugh.
Liam was my best guy friend, but he wasn't my first boyfriend. We had a mutual understanding and everyone knew about it, my girl friends would tease me all the time about it, too.
"Truth or dare!" Someone shouted from behind us, all of us were walking to the park, laughing and talkng. Liam's arm was around my shoulder. For sure my face was red, but it was dark, no one could really tell.
"Game, who first?" Liam called out, stopping in front of the swing and sitting down on one. I sat down beside him and got my camera from my bag.
"I don't know, Matt?" Zara asked, looking for him in the darkness. Zara was always like this. Everyone knew she had the biggest crush on Matt and it was pretty obvious that she was the one who wanted to play truth or dare. She'll always ask Matt truth: who do you like?
I laughed, faced the camera towards Zara and flashed.
"Ugghh, Angie! What the hell?!" She jumped up and fell down. I did not think that the flash in my camera was so bright it could blind you and make you fall. I frowned, but giggled too. Everyone was giggling.
"S-sorry, Zar, it's just for fun, and memoriiies!" I smiled so wide. Smiling widely always helps for me, I love it. Zara scowled at me and rolled her eyes. She's always like this too; everything has to go her way and if something doesn't happen her way, she's going to cause a scene. Drama Queen much.
"Whatever, just don't develope two copies of that picture." She said sounding pissed with her too girly voice. She isn't my best friend, I know she hates me and I hate her back. Every part of my mind is filled with ways to ruin her and make her life miserable. No good bitch. Hope she burns in hell.
Liam laughed and went for my camera. I shrieked when he suddenly pulled the camera away from me, but just gave it to him.
"So how'd you work this flashing machine?" He laughed and kept looking at the camera. You know those moveis about people who came from different times and they come to our time and start messing around with the camera? Well, Liam was doing it; pretending he was like a caveman or something. "Oh, I think I know!"
He turned the camera towards me and I smiled, out of habbit. "Cheese?"
"Wait, both of us instead!" He laughed. I laughed along, maybe because it's the only not so stupid thing I could do when he's around without embarassing myself.
"Hey, Angie! Phone for you!" A sudden voice interrupted my memory. It's like, for once, I relived it; like I actually felt Liam beside me...still here, but he's not, and it was the past. The call woke me up, and made me remember that this is now. I can't always go back when things go wrong.
"Coming, mum." I shouted. I closed the album and wiped my tears away from my eyes. I don't want it to seem like I was crying. I jumped out of bed. There's this trick I do to make it seem like I wasn't crying. I'd smile really wide and open my eyes really wide too so it'll look like my eyes are closing and red. It works sometimes, just sometimes.
I reached the bottom of the stairs and jumped to get the phone. I hope it's Liam. He went off to college today, leaving us in horror of the high school world. No, I'm kidding. High school is really nice, really fun! "Hello?"
"Angela, hey, it's uhm...Tom."
Well, it's not Liam, but it's the next best thing. Tom, his brother. "Oh, hi."
"Uhm, I--I...I have to tell you something...about Liam." He stammered. Why would he stammer?
I bit my lip, and my eyes started to feel watery again. Mix emotions started to run through me and I don't even know what's wrong. It's just that he's not talking, it's like he's waiting for a signal to talk; the anticipation killed me. The silence gave it away, I know what's going to happen. "Is he fine?" I asked still bitting my lip, I swear it started to bleed.
And again, the long silence. Why can't he just spit it out already? "Liam...isn't fine, he's actaully..." Tom stopped, and I knew why. He was crying...chocking on his words! Something terrible did happen to Liam. I felt warm tears flow down my cheeks.... I couldn't stop it anymore.
"Tom, please, just tell me, it's not like he's dead or anything..." I said in my very strong voice so it won't be obvious that I was crying as well. I gulped and straightened my back because my mum was coming. She looked at me suspiciously and laughed.
"What's wrong, sweetheart? Is it that time of the month? Get off the phone and change!" She told me and walked off. She started mumbling something I wasn't really able to catch, but I think it was something about me being mature. What the hell?
I heard Tom sniffle and breathe out. "That's the thing, Angie, he...died. When he was driving on the road some guy...."
I dropped the phone, bang, that's the last thing I heard besides my sobs getting louder and louder and Tom shouting "Angela". I couldn't grasp it; the thought of him dying, the image of him dying, the sound of him dying, the fact that he died... It was just too much to take in, it was so overwhelming. I dropped down on my knees too and hugged myself.
"Angela! Angela!" Tom's voice was so distant, the only thing in my mind was constant screaming and questions. So many questions and statements.
I picked up the phone "Are you kidding?"
"No, I...I have to go, I'll tell you more tomorrow. I'll give you time...to think...about this." He whispered and put down the phone.
"I didnt really say bye to him..." I said, my voice fading away.
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