CONNIE: LOL, I DUNNO I JUST STARTED WRITING LIKE THIS AS A KID AND THEN 7 YEARS LATER WHEN I WROTE MY LATEST FANFIC I WROTE IT LIKE THIS … JUST FOR THE NOSTALGIC FEEL REALLY, AND MAYBE IT'S CUZ IT'S FASTER TO WRITE AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE A 'WAY' WITH WORDS.
Chapter#10:Can we bring yesterday back around?.
THE NEXT MORNING.
SID WAS STANDING OUTSIDE, LEANING AGAINST THE TREE INFRONT OF HIS HOUSE. SMOKING. HE HADN'T SMOKED IN YEARS, THREE YEARS TO BE SPECIFIC.
THE CIGARETTE ALMOST TOUCHED HIS LIPS WHEN HE FELT SOMEONE TAKE IT AWAY.
CINDY:I thought you quit.
SID JUST STOOD THERE DUMBFOUNDED FOR A FEW SECONDS AS SHE THREW IT ON THE GROUND AND STEPPED ON IT TO LIGHT IT OUT.
SID:I did, it's just … today … and-.
CINDY:The girls are having a slumber party at their houses for the rest of the holidays … so ..
SID:I understand. (HE COULDN'T ARGUE, IT WAS HIS FAULT ANYWAY.)
SID'S MOM: Oh honey but we haven't had enough of you yet.
RAY: Let her go toots, the girl needs to be with the girls. She needs a little privacy.
SID'S MOM: Well I understand. (PLACES HER HAND ON CINDY'S FACE) But you know you can come here anytime you like, right honey?.
CINDY: (SMILES WARMLY)I do.
THEY BOTH GIVE EACH OTHER A HUG.
CINDY:Thanks for everything.
SID'S MOM:Don't mention it hun, Sid how about you drop her over to her friend's house?.
SID:Uh … sure, sure mom.
SID:So … how was the sleepover?.
CINDY:It was good.
SID:Ok.
CINDY: You … goin' to the party?.
SID: What party?.
CINDY: The New year party. Rachel's party.
SID: I ..(SCRATCHES HIS HEAD) don't- are you?.
CINDY: (SMIRKING) Are you?.
SID WAS KINDA TAKEN ABACK BY HER 'BACK QUESTIONING' BUT HE KINDA LIKED IT IN A WAY. IT STILL SHOWED THAT SHE CAN ALWAYS BOUNCE BACK NO MATTER HOW HARD SHE WAS HIT.
SID: (SMILES)Only if you're going.
THEY REACH PHOEBE'S PLACE.
CINDY: Give me a call when you make up your mind.
SID SMILES AS HE WATCHES HER GO INSIDE.
SID FINDS HIS DAD SITTING AT THEIR STOOP HAVING A SMOKE.
RAY: Did you drop her all right?.
SID: Yeah.
RAY: Sit down Sid.
SID: (SITTING BESIDE HIM) What is it dad?.
RAY: (PUFFING OUT SMOKE)How are things between you and Cindy?.
SID: … Things are good.
RAY: You sure?.
SID: … Do you think otherwise dad?.
RAY: Maybe, yeah. Why'd she leave all of a sudden?.
SID: The girls are having this slumber party thing till the New year … she already told you the reason.
RAY: You sure that's it?.
SID OPENED HIS MOUTH TO SAY SOMETHING BUT WASN'T SURE WHAT, HE FELT AS IF HIS DAD WAS READING HIS THOUGHTS. HE FELT HIMSELF ALMOST READY TO BREAK DOWN AND 'FESS UP.
RAY: (BLOWING ONE MORE PUFF OF SMOKE BEFORE PUTTING IT OUT ON THE SNOW) Y'know Sid, when I was your age I too had … hormones.
'OH BOY', SID CAN'T BE ONE OF THOSE FATHER- SON TALKS … HE THOUGHT HE'S PASSED THAT ALREADY.
RAY: I've lived like there was no tomorrow, smoking, drinking, hanging out with my buddies … girls.
SID: Weed?.
RAY: … Yyeah.
SID: That explains your hair … or what's left of it.
RAY:… Uh-huh. Anyways, no kind of 'wild life' could be complete without girls. And I had lots of them let me tell ya …
SID: You?.
RAY: Yes son me, now lemme continue I'm tryin' to teach you an important lesson here. So girls, yeah we did stuff, it never occurred to me how my life would be when I met the right girl, the one at the end of the road.
SID: Mom?.
RAY: (SIGHS)Yeah. You see, when I met her, I regretted doin' those girls before her. You see, she was special and I gave her my heart it's true, but I've done that many times before her … there was one thing I could've kept … that one thing that could only be reserved for one person only. The ultimate love gift. But I've already given it away … and I've never shown it, but only God can tell how many times I've beaten myself for it. Even to this day.
SID JUST SAT THERE LOOKING AT HIS DAD. HE COULD REALLY SEE THE REGRET IN HIS EYES … HIS PARENTS WEREN'T VERY ROMANTIC WITH EACH OTHER, ATLEAST NOT TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, BUT …
SID: (GETTING UP) Thanks for the advice dad. I'll never forget it.
RAY GIVES HIS SON A WEAK SMILE BEFORE SID DARTS OFF, IF HE DIDN'T DO THIS HE MIGHT END UP LIKE HIS DAD.
SURE HE LOST IT TO RACHEL, THAT CAN NEVER BE UNDONE, BUT THERE'S ONE THING THAT CAN BE.
KOY: (OPENING THE DOOR) Yes?.
SID: (PANTING) Hello Mr. Hyerdahl … is Phoebe home?.
KOY:No, they're at the city park. Is there something you want me to tell her.
SID:No it's alright Mr. Hyerdahl. (RUNS TO THE PARK) Belated merry Christmas to you sir!.
NADEEN: You know what I think? Maybe we should do the New year countdown in Times square. That would be so romantic.
HELGA: Somebody asked you out?.
NADEEN: (BLUSHING) Peapod thought it would be great if him and I spent the last day of this year there … being each other's kisses for the New year.
RHONDA: That is so romantic! (NUDGES HELGA) Wanna go there Helga? Maybe the marriage predictor I used back in the ninth grade might be true.
HELGA: (RUBBING HER ARM) Shut it princess. We're already dating anyway …
RHONDA: No I meant something beyond dating … (SIGHS) Think about it, a kiss at the Times square just as the clock strikes twelve.
SID:Times square? Yeah! Yeah! that's an awesome place to celebrate the New year!.
THE GIRLS LET OUT A SHORT SCREAM OF SURPRISE.
CINDY: Sid!. Don't creep up on us like that!.
SID:Sorry Cindy, I … I wanna talk to you.
RHONDA: We'll leave you two alone to chat.
RHONDA AND THE GIRLS WALK AWAY WITH RHONDA GIVING CINDY A WINK.
SHEENA: (WHISPERING) Do you think he'll do it again?.
HELGA: Sheena, he's in a public park. There's no way he's gonna even try to touch her.
RHONDA: Yeah, maybe Sid does seem a little shallow sometimes but in reality he's not. Harold told me about the love songs he's written.
GIRLS: Sid!
NADEEN: No way!.
RHONDA: Shhh! It's true, get this. He even plays the guitar.
THE GIRLS CHUCKLE.
PHOEBE:Looks like there's more to Sid than meets the eye.
HELGA: (SCOFFS) You got that right. At least now we know he's more than just a pot head loser.
SID: Times square huh? You and the girls goin'?.
CINDY:Actually it was just Nadeen. I personally prefer watching it all on TV, that way you get a better view of the whole thing, plus, I hate crowded places.
SID: (LAUGHS NERVOUSLY) Right.
CINDY:So, what brings you here Sidney?.
SID: (HIS FACE GETS SERIOUS) Cindy?.
CINDY: Yeah?.
SID: (TAKES A DEEP BREATH) Once again, I'm sorry for trying to cross my boundaries with you like that. I should've known bet-.
CINDY TAKES HIS HAND BEFORE HE CONTINUES. SHE JUST GIVES HIM A WEAK SMILE TELLING HIM THAT IT'S OK … NOT REALLY, BUT, SHE FORGIVES HIM FOR MANNING UP AND APOLOGIZING … SHE TRUSTED HIM.
A COLD BREEZE COMES OVER THEM PUSHING CINDY'S HAIR TO HER FACE, SID JUST PUSHES THEM AWAY SMILING WARMLY AT HER.
SID: I meant what I said when I told you I loved you, and truth be told I feel like it's gonna go on like this for the rest of my life. (HE TAKES A DEEP BREATH) And if it ceases to do so then you're free to punish me for the rest of my life if it turns out to be a lie.
CINDY: Do you think it will.
SID JUST LOOKS DEEPER INTO HER EYES AND SHAKES HIS HEAD.
CINDY:Well I certainly hope not.
SID LAUGHS.
CINDY:When did you get all poetic?.
SID:Somewhere in my senior year at highschool I guess.
CINDY FEELS HER INSIDES CRINGE BUT SHE TRIES NOT TO SHOW IT. SENIOR YEAR AT HIGHSCHOOL? THAT'S WHEN HE FIRST STARTED DATING RACHEL!.
CINDY:And you never really showed it because … ?.
SID: (SHRUGS) I don't like to brag.
CINDY NUDGES HIS ARM AND SID CHUCKLES.
CINDY:So, we spending New year's eve at your crummy ex's place?.
SID:I got a better idea.
(MUSIC: SUGABAGES-ABOUT YOU NOW)
Author's Note: Yeah the last two lines were a last minute change … let's see what Sidney's got up his sleeve. I kept meaning to write the next chapter ***spoilers alert! Only read on if you're not so curious about the next chap!*** which is called "attack", I thought Iit was gonna be the 8th chapter but as you can see … it's gonna be the 11th instead, don't you love it when things are spontaneous like that? I know I do ;p. Happy Holidays luvies, the next one's hopefully gonna be a Christmas gift you though I've only got three 'commentators' haha, but if you enjoyed it, that's all I need. MUCHOS …ummm 'AMOS' (I MADE THAT UP ;P) anonymous latina, thanks for sticking by my side.