"Toby!" CJ screamed as she ran after him.
"I have to go CJ," Toby walked quickly to his car.
"Where?" CJ finally caught up to him.
"I don't know!" Toby screamed, tears still streaming down his face.
"Toby..." CJ grabbed Toby arm, but he pulled it away.
"I can't be here, I have to go," Toby started getting in his car, then CJ ran to the other side and tried to get in, but Toby locked the door.
"Unlock it Toby."
"I have to go," Toby started the car and drove off. CJ ran over to her car and got her keys out. She got in and drove fast to catch up with him. She tailed him all the way to where he was going. She stopped and looked up to see where they were. She got out when Toby did and ran up to him.
"CJ, I told you." Toby could see the tears in her eyes. "Please, I need to be alone."
"No you don't, not here," CJ pointed to bar in front of them.
"CJ." Toby couldn't say anything. "You don't understand."
"I lost him too Toby. I'm hurting just like you're hurting. He was my friend."
"I saw him. I held him in my arms. He was." Toby was trying to talk around the crying.
"Toby."
"I saw him dead CJ, I saw him there, buried under all the ruble. It wasn't supposed to happen this way, not now," Toby fell against his car. CJ walked up to him and wiped some more dirt off his face.
"Toby, Sam was our friend. It wasn't supposed to happen like this, not at all," CJ managed to let out. "We need each other right now Toby."
"No, I need to be alone right now," Toby said while walking back to get in his car. But CJ ran up to him and grabbed his keys. "CJ!"
"No! I'm not going to let you go off to be alone Toby. I did that when you were having dreams about when your father died. And I winded up having to take you to the hospital because you tried to kill yourself."
Toby stopped in his tracks and looked up at CJ. CJ's face changed when she remembered how Toby's father died in the first place.
"Toby, I didn't."
"Don't," Toby waved her off.
"Toby, I forgot."
"You know what, don't CJ. I don't need to remember what happened with my father okay. I was there. I was the one who started it."
"It was an accident Toby."
"It doesn't matter CJ, I started the fire because I forgot to shut the stove off. Now my father lays dead by my own hands," Toby screamed, but still crying. "I started the fire that killed my father. I made Sam go home last night besides get some more work done. Everything I touch, I ruin. I killed my father CJ, and now I killed Sam. And all I ask is for you and everyone else to please leave me alone!" Toby yelled as he grabbed his keys and got in his car. But before he left, he rolled down the window and looked at CJ. "You know something. My father got us out of the house. He was out of the house. He was safe. He went back because I forgot my plastic airplane in my room. He told me not to worry and ran back to get it. But he never came out. Later I found out that when they found his body. There was melted plastic all over his hands," Toby said quietly. "It was because of a little plastic plane." Toby looked at CJ and started the car. "I have to go." He said as he drove off.
CJ stood there, watching as Toby drove away. She knew that he shouldn't be alone, but there was no way that he was going to let her stay with him. CJ began to cry as she got back into her car. She had no idea what exactly happened the night Toby's dad died. All she knew is he was ten. He's dad got custody of Toby when his mom and dad got divorced. CJ started the car and wiped her eyes so she could see. The she drove, not knowing or caring where she was going.
TBC
"I have to go CJ," Toby walked quickly to his car.
"Where?" CJ finally caught up to him.
"I don't know!" Toby screamed, tears still streaming down his face.
"Toby..." CJ grabbed Toby arm, but he pulled it away.
"I can't be here, I have to go," Toby started getting in his car, then CJ ran to the other side and tried to get in, but Toby locked the door.
"Unlock it Toby."
"I have to go," Toby started the car and drove off. CJ ran over to her car and got her keys out. She got in and drove fast to catch up with him. She tailed him all the way to where he was going. She stopped and looked up to see where they were. She got out when Toby did and ran up to him.
"CJ, I told you." Toby could see the tears in her eyes. "Please, I need to be alone."
"No you don't, not here," CJ pointed to bar in front of them.
"CJ." Toby couldn't say anything. "You don't understand."
"I lost him too Toby. I'm hurting just like you're hurting. He was my friend."
"I saw him. I held him in my arms. He was." Toby was trying to talk around the crying.
"Toby."
"I saw him dead CJ, I saw him there, buried under all the ruble. It wasn't supposed to happen this way, not now," Toby fell against his car. CJ walked up to him and wiped some more dirt off his face.
"Toby, Sam was our friend. It wasn't supposed to happen like this, not at all," CJ managed to let out. "We need each other right now Toby."
"No, I need to be alone right now," Toby said while walking back to get in his car. But CJ ran up to him and grabbed his keys. "CJ!"
"No! I'm not going to let you go off to be alone Toby. I did that when you were having dreams about when your father died. And I winded up having to take you to the hospital because you tried to kill yourself."
Toby stopped in his tracks and looked up at CJ. CJ's face changed when she remembered how Toby's father died in the first place.
"Toby, I didn't."
"Don't," Toby waved her off.
"Toby, I forgot."
"You know what, don't CJ. I don't need to remember what happened with my father okay. I was there. I was the one who started it."
"It was an accident Toby."
"It doesn't matter CJ, I started the fire because I forgot to shut the stove off. Now my father lays dead by my own hands," Toby screamed, but still crying. "I started the fire that killed my father. I made Sam go home last night besides get some more work done. Everything I touch, I ruin. I killed my father CJ, and now I killed Sam. And all I ask is for you and everyone else to please leave me alone!" Toby yelled as he grabbed his keys and got in his car. But before he left, he rolled down the window and looked at CJ. "You know something. My father got us out of the house. He was out of the house. He was safe. He went back because I forgot my plastic airplane in my room. He told me not to worry and ran back to get it. But he never came out. Later I found out that when they found his body. There was melted plastic all over his hands," Toby said quietly. "It was because of a little plastic plane." Toby looked at CJ and started the car. "I have to go." He said as he drove off.
CJ stood there, watching as Toby drove away. She knew that he shouldn't be alone, but there was no way that he was going to let her stay with him. CJ began to cry as she got back into her car. She had no idea what exactly happened the night Toby's dad died. All she knew is he was ten. He's dad got custody of Toby when his mom and dad got divorced. CJ started the car and wiped her eyes so she could see. The she drove, not knowing or caring where she was going.
TBC