The next morning Elisa woke up with much in her mind. Everything she heard, every lie that everyone told her order to protect her from the truth, the harm she caused to the people she love…
"It's too much." A few tears escaped from her eyes. Slowly moving away from her bed Elisa stood in front of the window and look outside for what might be her last summer morning.
"I know what I have to do. And I know that I need to this. I just hope that after all of this I finally get the answer to everything." She then heard a knock.
"Elisa." Diane slowly opened her door.
"Honey, are you ok?"
"Of course mom, why wouldn't I be?"
"Well last night…"
"Oh did I sleep walk again. I really need to get that under control. I hope I didn't scare everyone." Elisa said with a big smile on her face.
Diane smiled at her daughter. 'At least she doesn't know what happened last night.' "No honey not at all. We actually found you before you went too far."
"That's good to hear."
"Well then why don't you get showered and ready Matt's coming over and I'm making your favorite pancakes."
"Sure mom I'll be quick." Diane walked out of the room and as soon as she did Elisa's smile disappeared. "Oh mom, I wish you would have told me the truth instead of lying to me." She slowly walked to the bathroom and began to undress. She stepped into the shower and as soon as the water hit her face tears that she shed before began to fall down again.
15 minutes later Elisa emerged from her room wearing another dress her mother bought her to wear. Though she only wore it once and wasn't very fond of the dress Elisa wanted to make today special for her mom. She didn't want her mom to know what she was planning on doing tonight. As she entered the living room Elisa saw Matt sitting on the couch. She took a deep breath, 'Show time Elisa.'
"Hey Matt."
"Oh hey Elisa." Matt stood up, "How are you….whoa." As soon as Matt got a good look at Elisa he couldn't believe it. Elisa stood there wearing a dark blue sleeveless dress with a flowery lace designed on top part of the dress.
Matt blushed a bit when he saw her, "Elisa, you're….you're wearing another dress. Must be a world record."
"Haha very funny. It's another hot day and well I decided to wear something cooler so I figured why not."
"Well you look very beautiful in it. The color really suits you nicely. And I bet Goliath will think so too."
It was Elisa's turn to blush, "Thanks Matt, by the way what's with the bandage around your neck."
His hand quickly went to his neck, "Oh well…umm… it's really embarrassing but…um…" Matt was stuck he didn't know what to say. 'I can't tell her the truth it would kill her. C'mon man think, think.' He then quickly got an idea. "Well you see…I cut myself shaving pretty badly so I wrapped my neck with a bandage so the...umm…cut doesn't bleed as much. Pretty dumb right haha."
"Yup, pretty dumb. You need to be more careful Matt."
"Don't I know it haha." 'So glad she bought it.' Matt thought.
Elisa too laughed a bit, 'Glad he thinks I actually bought that.' She thought as she kept her force smile up. But it quickly fell when she spoke.
"By the way Matt I wanted to apologize about last night. I know that Goliath asked you to watch me and I hope you didn't get into any hot water with him."
"It was no big deal Elisa, don't worry about it. We stopped you before you went too far. And as for Goliath he was more upset about leaving you. When you disappeared he blamed himself for not being there to watch over you. He really cares about you, you know. I still think you should tell him."
"I know…I just…" Elisa looked down, not knowing what to say. 'I want to tell Goliath how much I love him but…" Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard her mothers' voice.
"Hey you two the pancakes are ready."
Matt grabbed Elisa's hand and smiled at her, "C'mon let's eat. I'm starving."
Elisa gave him a true smile, "Yeah, let's eat." Matt, still holding her hand, guided her to the table. They all sat down and enjoyed their breakfast together. Diane was thrilled to see Elisa in the dress she got her. She knew that the dress suit her well. Once they finished eating Matt took Diane and Elisa around the city. It was his way of keeping an eye on Elisa but also to give both her and Diane a break from everything that has happened these past few days. They went everywhere around the city from the park, grab some lunch, went to the ice cream parlor, even a few dress shops though to his and Elisa's dismay.
All throughout their day Elisa did her best to have fun and enjoy everything. She had too her, for her mother's and Matt's sake. She wanted to make this day the best day for them, filled with happy memories. After walking some more they decided it was time go home. Matt went to the clock tower to invite the clan for dinner that Diane was preparing. When they got home Elisa said she felt tired and wanted to rest up a bit. Though Diane suggested that she sleep on the couch Elisa told her she would be more comfortable in her bed. She agreed but only if Elisa left the bedroom door open.
As Elisa lay in her bed she couldn't help but think about what she was going to do tonight. 'Is this the only way to get the answers I need? Am I willing to sacrifice everything for it? Family? Friends? Love? Is it worth it?' Couldn't stand lying in her bed anymore Elisa got up and opened her small desk drawer and took out a piece of paper, pen and an envelope. She quickly looked outside the door and saw her mother working on the meal. Knowing that she will be distracted for a while Elisa began to write.
Meanwhile the sun had already set as the clan landed on the apartment roof. As they all stepped inside they were greeted by Diane.
"Hello everyone glad you could make it." Diane said.
"Wow, something sure smells delicious." Angela said
"I sure hope so. I'm making lasagna with garlic bread and salad."
"Mmm it sure sounds good." Broadway said.
"If you like that just wait until dessert comes."
"Oh I can't wait."
"Now then why don't you all sit down while I get the table ready."
"Would you like some help?" Angela asked.
"That would be great thank you."
As everyone sat down Goliath couldn't help but notice something, "Where is Elisa?"
"She's taking a nap in her room. After everything we did today Elisa felt tired and decided to rest for a bit.
"I see."
Diane heard the worried sound of his voice, "Don't worry Goliath I've made sure that Elisa didn't go anywhere. The door was kept open and I check up on her everyone few minutes. But she should be waking up by now. Goliath do you mind getting her?"
"Not at all." Goliath got up and headed towards her bedroom. As he entered instead he was surprise to see the room was empty. He was about to call everyone when he noticed a letter on the bed. He picked it up and saw that the letter was address to him. He opened the envelope and began to read…
"Dear Goliath,
I'm writing this to you because I think you will understand. I decided it was time to finally get the answers I've been looking for. The answers as to why everything has happened these past few days. Heck since it started when I was 11 years old. So I've decided maybe it was time to go to the skies after all. I have a feeling that this is the only solution that will make everyone happy. And I have a feeling that this is the only way to find what I was looking for. I don't know how long it will take but I promise you I will come back. One way or another I will. Until then it will make me really happy if you can keep an eye on my mom and Matt for me. I know that they are under a lot of stress lately. All of you have been a lot of stress lately and it was because of me. I just wish you can all forgive me for causing so much pain to everyone, especially you Goliath. You're the last person I ever wanted to hurt. I care about you too much and it pains me to see you suffer so much because of me. Promise me Goliath. Watch over them for me.
Love Elisa.
P.S. Please tell Matt I'm sorry about his neck. I never ever wanted him to get hurt the way he did.
"Elisa…" Goliath looked out the window that Elisa used to escape. He quickly ran to the living room.
"Lad, what is it?" Hudson asked.
"Elisa's gone."
"What?!" They couldn't believe what they heard.
"But that's not possible. I've been checking up on her she was there in her bed." Diane said.
"She left on her own."
"What do you mean, Goliath?" Lex asked. Goliath gave Diane the letter that Elisa wrote. She read it out loud and couldn't believe it.
"She knew. All along." Brooklyn said.
"No, I have a feeling that she found out about everything last night." Matt said.
"But why didn't she say anything." Diane said.
"I guess she wanted us to believe that everything was back to normal with her. She didn't want us to worry about her."
"Do you think Elisa's going to hurt herself? I mean she said she was going to the skies to get the answers she was looking for." Lex said. Everyone was wondering the same thing. 'Was she really going to hurt herself?'
"No, Elisa would never…I mean she couldn't…"
"Diane you said that this has happened before." Matt said.
"But this was different! She was herself anymore! I…" A few tears ran down her cheeks. She quickly wiped them away. 'Crying wasn't going to solve anything.' "We have to find her."
"How? We don't know where to start looking?" Broadway said.
"I know where she would be. Come everyone we must hurry." Everyone quickly went outside and jumped off the rooftop. Goliath carried Elisa while Broadway carried Matt. They glided towards their destination.
Meanwhile outside a familiar building Elisa stood and with determination in her eyes she walked up to the back door and entered inside.
