Chapter 34 Going Away Party

Randy

Well, it's our last night in Detroit. Tomorrow Lisa and I will go to the airport and head to New York to start the rest of our lives. Brad and Mark organized a going away party for us and it's in full swing.

I'm drinking punch right now and talking with Jeremy. He's leaving for college, too. Coincidentally he's moving to New York as well. We won't live far away from each other, which is great, since he is my best friend. We can usually talk about everything, but tonight, I'm not paying much attention. I don't mean to pretend, but I have different things on my mind right now.

After our weekend in New York, Lisa and I have become more and more distant from each other. We're still close, but something is going on, I just know it. Tonight especially it seems like she's avoiding me. She's having a lot of fun dancing, talking and laughing with everyone, but me. Now I know she just wants to say goodbye and we can spend enough time together when we get to New York, but still. I've tried to talk to her about it several times, but she just brushes it off, saying it's nothing. It's just in my head. It might be, but that doesn't mean it's not true.

So, as Jeremy stands here talking to me, I just pretend to listen and nod and smile whenever I think is necessary. You learn how to do that when you want to drown out your parents talking to you sometimes. But the way Jeremy is looking at me right now, makes me think I didn't do it right.

'Are you okay, man?'

'What? Yeah, I'm fine.'

'You haven't been listening at all, have you?'

'Yes, I have. I am listening, go on.'

'Alright. So, Randy, Tool Time just got a contract to broadcast on national tv.'

'Yeah, that's great.' I smile, until it registers what he said. 'Wait, what?'

'See, you're not listening. What's on your mind?'

'Nothing, I'm fine.' I sigh and look at Lisa again, who has just gotten a new dance partner. Jeremy follows my look.

'Is something going on with you and Lisa? I mean, I've noticed you haven't been spending much time together anymore. At least, not as much as you used to. Is everything ok?' I let out a defeated sigh.

'I don't know.... I think she's not in love with me anymore..' Jeremy looks at me in concern. He puts his hand on my shoulder.

'Come on, let's go outside.' I nod and we head outside, where he scares away a couple making out in the bushes. He sits down in one of the lawn chairs and I lay down in the other, hand underneath my head.

'Alright, spill. What's going on?'

'I already told you, I don't know. I guess it started with Lisa all of a sudden talking about us maybe breaking up in the future. First we're talking about having a family and growing old together and then she says we might break up some day. I know it sounds stupid, but somehow that conversation didn't feel right. I don't know, maybe I noticed before, but I didn't really want to see it.. And when we came back from New York, well, we've become more distant every day. She acts like nothing is going on, but sometimes I notice when I want to kiss her and she turns her head away, or I can tell she's not fully there, you know? Like she's thinking about something or someone...'

'Wow, man.. I don't know what to say. I really thought you two were strong together, you know?'

'Yeah, you and me both. I just don't know what to do. I still love her with all my heart, but I'm not sure she feels the same way anymore. And whenever I try to talk to her about it, she again acts like nothing is going on, that it's all in my head. I mean, how are we supposed to fix this if she doesn't want to admit it?' I rub my face with my hands and then look up at the sky. I laugh quietly.

'You know, I really thought we would never break up again. I thought we were finally there and we would be together forever. She is the one for me, I know she is.. But...I...' My breath stops as I look through the bushes next to the house.

'What? But you..?' I don't speak, I just feel tears streaming down my face. 'Randy, what's wrong? What..' As he follows my look, he stops talking as well.

'But I am not the one for her apparently...' I say as I look at 'my' Lisa kissing another guy...

To be continued in the next chapter...

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A/N Hi guys! I hope people are still reading his story. And I hope you like this chapter. Can you guess what will happen next?

Sorry for the long wait, I've been very busy with college lately, but I'm trying to get back to my stories right now. I have a lot more ideas for new stories, but because I have such little time to write, I want to stick to just a few stories. I only have two left now, including this one. But there are only two chapters left, one normal chapter and the epilogue, so I hope you like it :)

If you want to read the rest, please R&R!

Thank you for your interest and much Love, Baxxie