Ok, so I really didnt know what to do for this. And quite frankly I have no idea how to continue this, so its gonna be ending quicker than I had anticipated.
"Bye! I'll miss you!" Eddie said all too egarly, which made Tali turn to face him. They were parked infront of the school she and Parker attended.
Tali let out a relunctant sigh. "Eddie..." She paused, not knowing how to word this. "Dont you think your moving too fast?" She asked raising her thin eyebrows.
Eddie then pulled his eyebrows together in confusion."Wha-what do you mean?" His eyes mirrored the pain that Tali had when she first started the conversation. His delicate hands gripped the steering wheel a little too tight.
Tali averted her eyes from his to his hands. "I mean, we have known eachother for a day. I like you, your really nice. But I dont love you," Eddies nuckles turned white, like he wanted to crack the wheel in half, "dont get me wrong, I would love to love you, but, you seem like you love me, and I dont want to hurt you. Its like your diving in head first, but you really gotta test the waters." She said placing her hand over his in an attempt to releave the pressure built up inside of him.
He let out a deep breath he had been holding in for a while. "Do you want me to pick you up?" He asked in an angry monotone. He stared ahead not looking in her direction.
"Yeah. I mean, if you dont mind... I guess I'll see you at 2." She said as she slowly got out of the car, not moving her gaze from the hurt man in the front seat. He gave her a tight nod. His jaw was clenched and as a result it distorted his beautiful features. Not distorted in a huge way, but made him seem like the monster the papers portrayed him to be. And that was not the Eddie Tali cared to know. That was the Eddie no one should know. An Eddie that didnt exist.
As the algebra teacher droned on, Tali found herself staring at the clock on the wall above the door. It was only 9, thus meaning 5 hours left. 5 hours, i cant wait that long, I cant be here, I need out. She thought to herself. She shot up from her seat and ran out of the room. She ignored the teacher yelling her name. The bookbag that hung from her neck was just holding her back. She flug the bag from her body and contuined to run away because the weight had been lifted from her delicate shoulders.
Tali shoved the heavy metal doors open and sprinted down the stairs two steps at a time. Nothing in perticular made her want to run away, but she felt pressure coming at her from all directions. As she came across a park, she stopped when the sun coated her in its light, wondering what went wrong. Tali then colapsed onto her knees. Sympathy. Thats not what she needed, but what she asked for.
A person from across the street saw the whold escipade and ran over to the broken girl who layed in the sun. The man grabbed her by her slender elbows and helped her up. She was face to face with Eddie. "Are you ok?" His voice was colored with compassion and concern for the weeping girl who needed help standing.
"No. Im sorry Eddie, but can you please take me home now." In the car the two discussed his trial, and why she had had her episode randomly when nothing had set her off. When the car pulled to a stop infront of the small house with the fading yellow paint Tali turned to look Eddie in the eyes. "I think I know what the problem was today. I was caught between all I wish for and all I need." She looked down at her fingers. Her nails were colored green with sharpie. "And Im not sure what catagory you fit into. How bout I call you in a few days. I need to think. I really love you Eddie, but Im not sure if its the same way you do." A delicate heart which was in the process of healing shattered once more, turning a violent man into the broken child he once was. Tali reached up and cupped his left cheek with her right hand. She turned his face to the left lightly and placed a tender kiss on his right cheek. She slowly got out of his car once more and walked to her door. Eddie's brown eyes followed her every foot step until she walked inside and out of his view.