A/N: My favorite old-school ATL song.
Standard disclaimers apply.
There's a look in your eye
And it's screaming "goodbye"
Now it tears me apart
Just to look at the sky
But I'd hate to watch you cry
I'd hate to watch you cry
- All Time Low
I Will Be Nothing But A Memory To You
She knows this is the last time she's going to see him. He tries to make it seem like it's a normal day of his skipping school. But she knows, she knows.
He doesn't give anything away, as usual. His expression always stoic. But she ignores his straight face and looks into his eyes and there is so much turmoil. Her throat closes and she's finding it hard to breathe.
So she holds back her tears, because she knows it hurts him a lot. She doesn't know why, but he can't stand to watch her break down. He always tries to make her stop crying, but he doesn't know that he's the one who causes the tears.
Or, at least, he didn't used to know. Now he knows, he knows.
She doesn't remember what they even talk about. Fran? No prom? Why didn't they say anything substantial? His bag is right there; it's almost hidden, but not quite. She could've (should've) said something. And same with him.
She gets off the bus after taking one last glimpse of him; this is the last time she's going to see him for a while, isn't it?
As the bus rolls away, her face crumples as she tries to hold back her sobs. She brings a hand to her mouth to muffle the cries as a few tears escape and roll down her face (it almost makes her look pretty).
"Fuck you, Jess!" she curses with her teeth clenched, her hands balled into fists by her sides.
"Hey, Gilmore, you alright there?"
Rory turns around and automatically wipes her face dry. It's Paris, looking concerned (it's a rare expression).
"Yeah, fine."
Paris clearly doesn't believe her, but drops the subject. "Well, come on. Just because you're in the running for valedictorian doesn't mean you can just slack off."
Before Rory follows Paris into Chilton, she turns her head to the road.
She can't see him anymore (she never really could).
A/N: My birthday was Earth Day :) That's all I have to say, really.
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MissGoalie
