Chapter 3-When I Met You
"So, it's been a long time," Sean said, later that afternoon. We were sitting on the curb outside of my new house, waiting for something, anything, to break us out of our talking.
"Yeah.almost ten years. I've really missed you, everything. It's really good to be back," I said, taking in the surroundings that almost seemed familiar. The houses so close together, and the sounds of children playing in the park. I had been one of them, trying to get in one more hour of fun in the dimming sunlight. And now I was still trying to get one more hour of peaceful bliss with Sean. I didn't want it to end. I needed to meet this new Sean.
"It's been so weird. I've gotten into some trouble," Sean started, but I cut him off.
"You never seemed like the trouble maker," I said while I looked off into the distant horizon. This wasn't what I expected at all. But I guess as my mom says, I should expect the unexpected.
"Yeah, well, I was. But I've changed, you know? I mean, after I hurt Emma," he started, but yet again I cut him off.
"Emma? Who's she?"
"A, well, she was my girlfriend at the time. I got into a fight with Jimmy Brooks. You know him? Well, we were pushing each other around, and she just got in my way. I didn't want her there. So I got her out of there so she wouldn't get hurt. I pushed her. She fell, and now she hates me."
"Emotional trauma," I said quietly. "It happens to only the best of us." I smiled at him, and he weakly smiled back.
"Since when are you an expert?"
"Since I know what you're going through. Somewhat. Well, to an extent."
"Huh?" he said, genuinely confused.
"I don't know if you'd completely understand what I went through."
"Why wouldn't I?" he asked, shading his eyes as he looked at me.
I continued to stare straight ahead as I told my story. I went into the story of my parents fighting, and the pain that was stabbed into my heart every night when they yelled and screamed at one another. I went into how I only enjoyed my life when I wasn't at home. I was excited to go to school every morning, but dreaded coming home every afternoon.
"But your parents seemed so happy, Drey. What happened?" Sean asked.
"A dead baby."
"Oh, Audrey...I'm so sorry for you," he said, moving a little closer to me on the curb. I felt his hand rub my lower back lightly. We still didn't exactly know each other. We only met the new us.
"Yeah, but they went to counseling...it's a lot better than it was last year at this time. Last year they were at each other's throats. I cried so much," I said, looking the other way so he wouldn't see the single tear that was making it's way down my cheek.
"Listen, at least your parents are still there for you. My parents, fuck, they're probably drunk and stoned at this very minute. They don't give two shits about me," he said, trying to get me to look at him. When I did, he took his free hand and wiped away my tear.
"I guess...I'm pretty lucky then."
"You are, you have no idea," he said, bringing my head to his shoulder, like I had done so many times before. But this felt awkward and staged, yet so right at the same time. I had finally met the new Sean, and he had met the new Audrey.
A/N-So my third chapter is a little bit shorter than the other ones were, but you have to understand, it's hard trying to do this!! Next chapter is going to be "I Was Afraid to Know You". See how hard it was to try and write this without them really knowing each other? So, thanks for all of the reviews, hope to see more of them. ~*Alex*~
"So, it's been a long time," Sean said, later that afternoon. We were sitting on the curb outside of my new house, waiting for something, anything, to break us out of our talking.
"Yeah.almost ten years. I've really missed you, everything. It's really good to be back," I said, taking in the surroundings that almost seemed familiar. The houses so close together, and the sounds of children playing in the park. I had been one of them, trying to get in one more hour of fun in the dimming sunlight. And now I was still trying to get one more hour of peaceful bliss with Sean. I didn't want it to end. I needed to meet this new Sean.
"It's been so weird. I've gotten into some trouble," Sean started, but I cut him off.
"You never seemed like the trouble maker," I said while I looked off into the distant horizon. This wasn't what I expected at all. But I guess as my mom says, I should expect the unexpected.
"Yeah, well, I was. But I've changed, you know? I mean, after I hurt Emma," he started, but yet again I cut him off.
"Emma? Who's she?"
"A, well, she was my girlfriend at the time. I got into a fight with Jimmy Brooks. You know him? Well, we were pushing each other around, and she just got in my way. I didn't want her there. So I got her out of there so she wouldn't get hurt. I pushed her. She fell, and now she hates me."
"Emotional trauma," I said quietly. "It happens to only the best of us." I smiled at him, and he weakly smiled back.
"Since when are you an expert?"
"Since I know what you're going through. Somewhat. Well, to an extent."
"Huh?" he said, genuinely confused.
"I don't know if you'd completely understand what I went through."
"Why wouldn't I?" he asked, shading his eyes as he looked at me.
I continued to stare straight ahead as I told my story. I went into the story of my parents fighting, and the pain that was stabbed into my heart every night when they yelled and screamed at one another. I went into how I only enjoyed my life when I wasn't at home. I was excited to go to school every morning, but dreaded coming home every afternoon.
"But your parents seemed so happy, Drey. What happened?" Sean asked.
"A dead baby."
"Oh, Audrey...I'm so sorry for you," he said, moving a little closer to me on the curb. I felt his hand rub my lower back lightly. We still didn't exactly know each other. We only met the new us.
"Yeah, but they went to counseling...it's a lot better than it was last year at this time. Last year they were at each other's throats. I cried so much," I said, looking the other way so he wouldn't see the single tear that was making it's way down my cheek.
"Listen, at least your parents are still there for you. My parents, fuck, they're probably drunk and stoned at this very minute. They don't give two shits about me," he said, trying to get me to look at him. When I did, he took his free hand and wiped away my tear.
"I guess...I'm pretty lucky then."
"You are, you have no idea," he said, bringing my head to his shoulder, like I had done so many times before. But this felt awkward and staged, yet so right at the same time. I had finally met the new Sean, and he had met the new Audrey.
A/N-So my third chapter is a little bit shorter than the other ones were, but you have to understand, it's hard trying to do this!! Next chapter is going to be "I Was Afraid to Know You". See how hard it was to try and write this without them really knowing each other? So, thanks for all of the reviews, hope to see more of them. ~*Alex*~