What have I Done
Chapter 7
A/N
Well its me again with another chapter of this story. I have been deciding on how this chapter will go, but I feel like this will be good so enjoy!
Lincoln was heading back to the dining area at the arcade. It was time that they had a talk. He was tired of Ronnie keeping it from him, and that only made him angrier and even more sad than he was before.
He was then interrupted by a voice coming on the mic, "Lincoln it's about time that you finished playing that game!" exclaimed the voice.
"Lucy is that you?" Asked Lincoln.
"Who else would be talking to you through a mic in your ear?" Replied the goth.
"How long have I been playing the game? I lost track of time." Continued Lincoln .
"Well you have been playing for over 30 minutes and we need to hurry up and do the mission before she has to go."
"Alright, what should I say first when we sit down?"
"Try and ask her about how things are going on at home. Maybe she'll spill the beans then, but of she doesn't you can just ask her if she is moving if she gives you enough info so it doesn't sound like you already knew."
"What's wrong about her knowing that she had already knew that she was moving away."
"Well I don't know! I just sounds right, but you tell her that you already knew if you want to."
After the last sentence from Lucy, Lincoln and Ronnie Anne had already made it to the dining area and Ronnie Anne was beginning to sit down. At that moment Lincoln had thought of so many things under a 5 second period. He thought about how she would react by me asking her the question of if she was moving, or if she would not agree with him and things could spiral into a tornado of destruction? For now he had to think about what he had to do right now, and the future could only play out.
He then took a seat on the other side of Ronnie on the table. He felt like of anything would pop off he would at least have some protection from the wrath of pure destruction that might await him.
He took a look at Ronnie Anne. He saw some things that he didn't see earlier. She noticed that her eyes had a red tint to them. He didn't really know if it was from the game or if it was from what she said earlier about how things were different at her house.
He also saw a few minor things about her while she was playing the game with her. She didnt really seem like her regular energy filled self. She seemed to be more tired than usual, like she had been missing out on some hours of sleep. This made him think some more about what is happening back at her house.
"So Ronnie Anne," Started Lincoln, "How are things back at home."
"Things are still the same, but things are slowly getting worse as time go on. The house has been more active than usual. I have been losing sleep beacuse I have to stay up late do cores around my house because of what is going on right now." Explained Ronnie.
Lincoln had just took what she had just said. Is really still trying to hide the fact that she is moving from him. He didnt eve know if she had a reason to hide from him, but if there was she couldnt easily talked to him about it. He would've been there for her and they could probably get through this.
Lucy was thinking the same thing that Lincoln was at the same time. She was stunned about why she was a being so secretive about the whole thing.
"Lincoln i think it is time you bring in the big news." Said Lucy over the mic.
Lincoln knew that it was time as well. He didn't really know what would happen at this time, but whatever does happen he should be ready for it.
Lincoln took one big gulp that amost got stuck in his wind pipe and then said, "Ronnie Anne, are you moving away."
What he said made Ronnie Anne freeze. She looked like a statue because of how still she was. Lincoln didn't really have to ask her again because he had all the proof he needed to confirm that she was moving away. He looked at her frozen for about 4 more seconds. When she finally unfrooze she had a hard time trying to find the right words to say. She stuttered and spat out random things.
"Why would you think that?" Ronnie Anne said nervously with sweat comming down her face.
"Well to tell you the truth, Lori came home crying and when she denied everyone else to tlak to her she chose to talk to me, and when she did she told me that Bobby had told her at the mall that you guys were moving away." Explained Lincoln.
Ronnie then fell silent, and then left an awful silence between them. She didn't want to be silent, but the reason why she was like this is because she couldn't really find any words to say. Her words had just left her mind and went on a train to somewhere else unknown.
"Ronnie I have something else to tell you as well," started Lincoln, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"There was no need since Bobby had told Lori." Replied the hispanic.
"I know, but did you even know if Bobby was going to tell Lori?" Asked Lincoln getting a little more serious.
Ronnie Anne still struggled to find words during this conversation. In the vent Lucy just stared and watched everything unfold. She didn't really have anything to say because she knew that it would be best that she let Lincoln do this.
Ronnie Anne then found some of her words and responded with, "Look, I didn't know that Bobby was going to tell Lori. I only found out when he came back home alright. I figured that if she he had told Lori that she would most likely you, and I guess I was right."
"Yes you were Ronnie Anne, but one more question when were you even going to tell me that you moving away in the first place."
Ronnie then had the most shocked face all day when she heard that sentence. That's when Lincoln realised that she was trying to hide that she was moving, and that he was right all along.
When Lincoln stapped out his thoughts and looked at Ronnie some more who looked more ashamed than showed now. It seemed like she knew that this time would come eventually, but she wasn't prepared for it at all.
"The reason why didn't tell you us because I didn't need you being sad that I'm moving away. It would've only added more stress to I what was going on already." Admitted Ronnie Anne.
"But if you would've just talked to me sooner we could've talked about this. We could've figured something out." Responded Lincoln.
After Lincoln said both of them got lost into their own thoughts. Lincoln was thinking that this was almost going smoothly, but he still wished that she would've told him sooner, but he guessed if her he probably would understand how she felt.
"Ronnie Anne, do you want to move?" Asked Lincoln.
He decided that he should know ask the main question.
"Well yes and no," She started, "You probably know that my dad got a promotion and that we are moving to New York. On one hand I don't want to leave all of my friends here. I nearly grew up in this town and it feels bad to leave, but on the other hand by my dad getting this promotion could support my family. Before he got the promotion we didn't know of we would be able to send Bobby to college, but now he has a good chance, and I don't want to take that away from him."
"Do you think that there would be anyway you could stay?" Lincoln asked.
Ronnie Anne tone then changed to a confused tone, "What do you mean."
"I mean do you think that you be able to stay here and not move." Restated Lincoln.
"Listen Lincoln I would love to stay, but if this means that he this could help out my family then why would I not want to leave."
"Heat me out Lincoln, I think that if you convince your family to stay here. Show them why it would be nice to stay here in Royal Woods. There are a lot of jobs here that your dad can get."
Ronnie Anne then turned for the worse as she slammed her hand on the table, "Lincoln listen! My mom has to work double shifts as a doctor to help provide for my family and even when my dad works we still don't have enough money to some things. Heck sometimes the lights turn off because we didn't the electricity bill. My brother has to work his butt off help pay the bills as well and it really takes a toll on him. This is a once and a lifetime opportunity, and for you and try to take that away from my family is something I will just stay by and just listen to!"
"I don't want to take away anything from your family. I'm trying to say that your dad still has plenty of options here." Replied Lincoln a little shocked from her speech.
"I don't care about what jobs are available here. I only care about what's best for my family, so why don't you want me do what's right."
"I'm not trying to keep you from what's right!"
"Then who is? Because you are the only one I see protesting against me!"
"I asked to do this okay."
After he said that he then put his hands over his mouth as realism what he had just said. In the vent Lucy was watching him put her head in her palms.
"Lincoln what are you doing, you are blowing your cover!"
"What do you mean that you were asked to do this?" Asked Lincoln trying her best to hold back some tears.
"Lori told me to do this and ask if can try and convince you to stay, but I guess it failed." Answered Lincoln.
"So if she asked you to do it why you want to do in the first place!"
"When she told me that you guys were moving it messed me up too. I wanted you stay as well and what made it worse is that you didn't tell me before so that also made me a little bit mad as well. As time went on realised that didn't want to do this and I realised that was it all worth it. I became to be okay with you moving, but at that time I was already in too deep. At that time I had no choice at that time because it became more of a forced job because of Lori, and that why I am here now.
Ronnie still had hold back some tears as he saying that and said, "I don't care Lincoln if you forced to do this. You can't just let someone force you to do something. It's your life, not her's, you think should about that next time before you try and ruin a family's chance to something good!"
"I never tried to ruin your family's chance!"
"Then why are you here then, oh yeah you were asked to this and you said yes so that is enough evidence to prove that you wanted to do this, even if you didn't want to do it later, you should have told your sister that you didn't want to do it anymore!"
"I did! She threw me out of her room out of anger!
"Well that's your fault for making a deal you go up to!"
After she said that she got out of her seat and started to walk towards the exit of the arcade.
"Wait Ronnie Anne!" called Lincoln.
"You said enough Lincoln, clearly you don't want the best for my family, and understand that you really want me stay, but I don't have time to stay and listen to this."
After that she walked out into the wet outside world and left Lincoln as shocked as ever. He didn't know what what to tell Lori and how to process what just happened. She completely flipped the strip on him. He wasn't the one trying to do anything to her family and when he tried to claim his innocence I guess she really didn't believe him.
At that time Lucy had climbed out of the vent system and she saw her brother sitting in trance.
"I'm sorry for not doing much to help you," she started, " I thought that you really didn't need my help and it looked like you had everything under control, but I guess it all changed later."
"You don't need to be sorry. You helped me out in the beginning parts of the plan and I really appreciate that. I really didn't know what to do when I got here, but without you I would probably done something stupid before any of this happened."
Lucy than shared her little smile at her brother. For once she a actually felt happy inside and that was an emotion that she hasn't felt for awhile, and it actually felt good to feel it again.
They then shared a hug together,not noticing the people that were watching them because they were focused on what was next,
A/N
After a while of no uploads here it is. I hope I did this chapter right. The dialogue is what really made this chapter and I had a hard time figuring out how I was going to do it, but hey, I hope I did a good job.