A/N: Yeah, sorry I haven't been updating in the past week. My mom's in the hospital again and my computer is on the verge of crashing from a bunch of spy ware viruses and shit so I'm using my dad's computer to type this. Enjoy
Disclaimer: I don't own Stand By Me
Claimer: I own all of my made up characters, living and dead.
Chapter 6: A New Life is Born
The next morning, I woke up feeling refreshed. It was weird, as I had not felt this way for about a week or so. I opened my eyes and shrieked, flailing about and knocking someone to the ground.
"Ouch. Damn Lily, I thought you'd recognize me." A male voice said in an annoyed voice.
I sat up and looked to the ground, sighing in relief.
"Serves you right. Don't surprise me like that." I said, equally as annoyed to Teddy.
Apparently, sometime during the morning, the boys decided it was Teddy's turn to check up on me. After Teddy heard from Gordie that I had actually moved and spoken, he decided to watch me extra closely. And by that, I mean he decided it would be best to lean over me, inches from my face until I woke up. When I started to flail, I had accidentally pushed him, sending him tripping backwards onto the floor.
So anyway, here he was standing at my side after we both calmed down.
"So what'd you want?"
"Nothing. What, I can't check up on my good buddy?" He said in a taunting tone. I gave him a blank look and swung my legs so that they were dangling over the side of my bed.
"Whatever. Now can you please leave so I can change?" Surprisingly enough, he obeyed. I rolled my eyes at him and changed into a summer dress, considering how hot it was at the moment.
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Later, I found myself sitting at the top of the staircase with Teddy and Gordie, who had joined us when he raced to my house after hearing my faint screaming from across the road.
I turned when I saw movement and saw mom and dad walking to the door. He turned to face me.
"We're going out for a bit, but we'll be back by three. Will you be alright?" He asked. I nodded.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. See you later." He nodded and off they went.
I frowned. The main thing I hate about Angel dying is that neither of my parents smile anymore. Well, my mom never really smiled from the start, but still. It's weird not seeing my dad smile at all for the past weeks or so. I got up and slid down the banister to sit outside.
"I'm gonna sit outside. You guys coming?" I asked, even though I didn't really have to. Whenever the guys are around, they follow me like pets.
"I would but I gotta go. My mom needs me to run errands. See you around." And with that, Teddy walked off.
And then there were two.
We just sat there for a few minutes. It was as if Gordie was waiting for me to soak up some sunshine before we talked. It was odd, but I was grateful for the few minutes I sat there, enjoying sunlight as if it were years instead of days that I stopped getting out of bed.
I took that opportunity and used it to think about the past month that I've lived in Castle Rock. It's a small, mostly quiet town and not much goes on. I smiled slightly. 'But I love it anyway…' I thought.
I turned to face Gordie and watched him for a bit. He seemed lost in thought, thinking about something important. I waited patiently for him to 'come back to Earth', in Teddy's words. His face was blank for so long, I was afraid that I'd completely lost him. To my relief, he chose that moment to come back and faced me.
"Sorry, did you say something?" He asked, finally realizing that he'd been gone. I shook my head.
"Are you okay?" I asked carefully. He smiled and shook his head.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I wasn't convinced but I let it slide.
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Later that day, my parents came home as promised and dropped the bomb on me.
"We're…what?" I asked, not really believing what they just said.
"We're spending the rest of the summer at your Aunt Whitney's in Washington. We'll be back at the end of August, so you don't have to worry about not seeing your friends ever again." My dad tried to sound positive about it, but with Angel's death, both of them just seemed to lose the will to live.
"But…but we just got here!" I tried to fight it, but in my heart, I already knew it was final.
"Lily, just relax, we'll have fun." Again, he tried to sound positive. I sighed and looked to the ground.
"When do we leave?" I asked, reluctantly.
"Tomorrow afternoon."
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I called Gordie and told him to get everyone and come to my house. He obediently did so and here we are on my porch.
"You're what?!" They all yelled at the same time.
"That's what I said!" I replied, annoyed, then sighed. "But I won't be gone forever, just till the end of summer."
"But that kills everything! No summer, no fun!" Teddy seemed satisfied with his explanation.
"I know…but…Hey, I promise that when I get back, I'll have a surprise for all of you." This got their attention.
"What did you have in mind exactly?" Chris asked, truly confused. I smiled a bit and winked before turning around and rolling my chair away.
"It's a secret!" I said in a singsong voice as I disappeared back into my house, leaving them in more confusion. I wondered to myself why Gordie seemed pre-occupied with something, or someone, else.
I laughed quietly to myself as I packed, trying my best to ignore Teddy screaming something about 'abandoning my unit during a desperate struggle'.
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Time Skip
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I grinned as I looked at the calendar. There's only one more hour until we leave to go home. Not only were the guys going to be surprised, but also my parents seem to be doing better. This is going to be great! My grin grew wider as I realized that I now referred to Castle Rock as my home.
"Lil, are you packed and ready?" I heard dad call up the stairs.
"Yeah dad. All set!" I called back.
"We're going to leave a bit earlier so I'll go load the car." He said, coming into my room and taking my bag.
"I'll be down in a minute." I said as he walked out.
Look out school, 'cause here I come.
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A/N: I know it's short, but I really wanted to get this part over with since I have more plans. Nipah, be patient until the next chapter and review! :D