A/N SO SORRY IT'S TAKEN SO LONG! TO EVERYONE WHO WAS FOLLOWING THIS STORY, I'M SORRY. I TOOK A MAJOR PROCRASTINATION BREAK. I didn't mean to leave this story alone for so long but stuff happened, like school, my friends, schedule and I also lost the energy to keep going. I really meant to continue and finish this, though. For all of you wanting to see the end, I will be coming to finish it. No excuses, I promise. It might take awhile but I will fulfill your expectations. As always, happy reading. =)
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"Zack you're such a joy-killer."
At the moment, Cody and Max were having a good time. Well, for a moment. Zack being himself came in between them. He looked apologetic, however. For once at least. Cody was still frowning.
"Yeah, as sappy as this is, I need to talk with you." Zack said seriously. Cody followed him curiously to side of the theater. Max followed standing a few feet away on the railing.
"Exactly what's so important? You sure chose the best timing to show up..." Cody said disgruntled. Zack looked just as he did.
"I'm sorry that I have play messenger but you're causing an awful lot of drama." Zack responded a little out of spite.
"What do you mean?" Cody asked confused.
"You have way too many girls on you, and I'm taking part of the heat." Zack said resentfully. Cody's emotions fell. He almost instantly grasped everything. He waited for Zack to elaborate.
"Agnes is getting increasingly annoying and when you're not there, I'm the only she badgers. Barbara is becoming a nutcase and she'll jump at any mention of you. And worst of all," He said, with Cody waiting for this part. "Bailey. I think you know what I mean. This can't go on Cody, with this love pentagon of yours. She's been waiting for you and when she beat the truth out of me, she got really angry about you hanging out with Max so much the past few days."
Cody couldn't respond. It was too much to take right there. The actions he made never rested in causing more reactions. It was the subtle hand of life that gave the illusion the moment was there... but now reality brought him back to the grim hold of inescapable torment. This forced his hand into one decision. And no matter what, he'd have to break hearts. To be with the one you love, or to walk away from it all, before goes any further. This love was going to kill him, if the depression didn't first. Suddenly from the quick flash of realization his world got darker and turned gray again. It was shown in his heart and colored in his face.
"Is that all?" The simple question was like an execution waiting for the signal of the end.
"I'm sorry. But yeah it is." Zack said sadly. He didn't mean put those words so harsh. But it had to be said.
Completely forgetting the movie, the plan, the entire day, Cody walked out the theater, head down, heart fallen. He didn't know what to do or where to go, he just knew he had to get out of here. But that was the catch. There was no escape.
Max followed him and told Zack to go home and reassess the others. He agreed and wished her good luck, cause Cody seemed to have lost all of his.
Walking in the park seemed to trap him in an endless road of misery. He seemed to have moved no farther than when he started walking. Max trailed behind him, trying to form the right words about what she heard. She tried to gently talk to him, but no avail when she saw his face. It wasn't just sad, or pained or even depressed. It was torn in horror of the life he couldn't escape right now. And it seemed that no amount of help would be enough. But she had to try, that's all she could do.
