*** Here we go Chapter 4. I only own Addie. There might be a crossover for
this chapter, so hold onto your seats. ***
I sat quietly on the front porch steps', thinking about what was happening around me. I smiled at the thought of my dad's smile. I heard the door open, but didn't turn around.
"Hey squirt, how ya feel? Do ya wanna talk?" Soda asked sitting down beside me.
I looked up him not knowing what to say to him. It hurt me inside to be so afraid to tell him. Brushing hair out of my eyes I sighed. He placed his arm around my shoulder, pulling me close. I wanted to tell him the whole story, but I didn't know how.
"Before my mom died we lived in Texas. I was home with mom. I remember she was in her art room painting. I was in the living room playing… when I heard someone break through the back door. I heard her scream, so I decided to go check it out. She… she was on the floor… with a knife… in her chest. I ran out of the house and ran all the way to my best friend's house. I stayed there until Daddy came to get me. That's when we moved here." I said, sighing as I finished my story.
"Do ya want to call your friend?" Soda asked rubbing my shoulder.
"Yeah, I should let them know." I said sadly as I stood up and went inside to call.
Picking up the phone I dialed the number from memory. It rang three times before it was answered.
"Hello, Trent Malloy."
"Is Tyler there?" I asked.
"Yeah, one moment." He said.
I heard the receiver being covered and a few minutes later a familiar voice came on the phone.
"Hello!"
"Hey Tyler, it's Addie." I replied
"Addie! I've missed you."
"Ty, the reason why I called you was to give you news..."
"Addie, what's wrong?"
"My dad was killed two days ago." I whispered.
"Oh my… Addie I'm so sorry. Are ya staying with someone?"
"Yeah, I'm stayin' with some friends of mine here in Tulsa."
"Addie, my mom wants to come up and see ya. Is that alright?"
"Yeah, I guess so." I answered.
"Well I guess we'll see ya soon then. Bye." He said before hanging up.
I hung up the phone and walked back outside. Soda looked at me and smiled. I sat down next to him and looked out across the yard. I smiled at the thought of seeing Tyler and his family again.
"So did ya talk to 'em?" he asked.
"Yup. They're coming up ta see me. I hope ya don't mind?" I asked looking at him.
"Nope, I don't mind." He said with a smile.
He leaned over and brushed a piece of hair out of my face. I heard Darry's truck coming down the road. I stood up and met him at the gate as he climbed out of his truck.
"Hey Darry. How was your day at work?" I asked as he wrapped me into a bear hug.
"It was good squirt. What are ya up to?" he asked.
"Not much Darry. Um… a couple of friends are coming up from Texas to see me. Do ya mind?" I answered.
"No squirt, I don't mind." He said heading into the house.
"I'm going for a walk. I'll be back in awhile." I told Soda.
I walked down the street taking in the sun's warmth. I walked up onto the sidewalk. I smiled when I saw a crowd of girls standing in the DX parking lot watching Steve work. I moved closer to the girls who were giggling about something.
"Hey girls, why don't ya go say hi to him." I said moving past them and into the garage.
Steve was working on an old red Cadillac. Quietly I walked over to the car. Stifling a giggle I snuck up behind him.
"Boo!" I yelled grabbing his sides.
"Jesus, Addie." He said angrily rubbing his head where he whacked it on the hood of the car.
"Sorry." I said sadly looking down at my feet.
"Hey kid, I'm sorry for yellin' at ya." He said pulling me into a hug. "So what's up Addie?"
"Not much, my friends from Texas are comin' for a visit." I said
"That's cool kid, when do they get here?" Steve asked.
"Tonight." I said.
Steve nodded and went back to work. I stood up and went to the other side of the car to help. I spent the next couple of hours helping Steve with the cars.
"Well kiddo time to go home. Let me get my jacket and I'll take ya home." Steve said walking into the office.
We hopped into the car and Steve drove us home. Pulling onto the street I saw a Volkswagen parked on the street. I looked at Steve as he parked the car. Getting out of the car I walked up the front steps. Reaching the door I opened and walked in the door. Sitting on the couch was the Malloy family except for Thunder. Katie stood up and crossed the room to give me a hug.
"Hey honey, how you doing? Tyler told me what happened." She said holding me out at arms length.
"I'm ok Katie. How are you guys?" I answered
"We're fine Addie. I'm so sorry." She replied.
"Oh, um Katie this is one of my friends, Steve Randle, Steve this is my Texan friends; Katie, Trent, Tommy, Tyler, Tandi Malloy." I said introducing them.
"Nice ta meet ya Mrs. Malloy." Steve said shaking her hand.
"It was nice to meet you to Steve." Katie replied.
After saying hi to the Malloy family I took Tyler out on the porch. He looked at me carefully, but didn't speak. I smiled at him as we sat on the steps.
"Your friends seem nice." He said quietly.
"Yeah, I met them the first day I moved here. Dad needed some batteries, so he sent me down to the DX station. Steve and Soda were working; I was confronted by a couple of Socs. They sort of saved me." I said looking over at Tyler. "Later I met the others. I became a little sister to them."
"That's cool, Addie." Tyler said
"Tyler… I've been havin' bad nightmares every time I close my eyes. It… really scares me. I know your mom will invite me to come live in Texas. I'm not sayin' that I don't want to. It's just that I'm happy here." I said looking over my shoulder.
"Hey, Addie I'm not offended. I understand what you're saying. It's goin' to be difficult to choose where you want to be. Take this advice; follow your heart, ok." Tyler said patting my shoulder.
"What are you two up to?" Trent asked walking out onto the porch. "How are you doin' Addie?"
"I'm ok Trent." I responded looking up at him.
"Hey Tyler, I want to talk to Addie alone for a couple of minutes ok?" Trent said.
Tyler nodded getting up and going into the house. Trent turned back to me and pulled me into a hug.
"Trent, why did my daddy have to die?" I asked.
"I don't know sweetheart, but I know very you're goin' to turn down my mom's offer to live with us. I just want you to know we'll always be there for ya." He answered, hugging me again.
I sat quietly on the front porch steps', thinking about what was happening around me. I smiled at the thought of my dad's smile. I heard the door open, but didn't turn around.
"Hey squirt, how ya feel? Do ya wanna talk?" Soda asked sitting down beside me.
I looked up him not knowing what to say to him. It hurt me inside to be so afraid to tell him. Brushing hair out of my eyes I sighed. He placed his arm around my shoulder, pulling me close. I wanted to tell him the whole story, but I didn't know how.
"Before my mom died we lived in Texas. I was home with mom. I remember she was in her art room painting. I was in the living room playing… when I heard someone break through the back door. I heard her scream, so I decided to go check it out. She… she was on the floor… with a knife… in her chest. I ran out of the house and ran all the way to my best friend's house. I stayed there until Daddy came to get me. That's when we moved here." I said, sighing as I finished my story.
"Do ya want to call your friend?" Soda asked rubbing my shoulder.
"Yeah, I should let them know." I said sadly as I stood up and went inside to call.
Picking up the phone I dialed the number from memory. It rang three times before it was answered.
"Hello, Trent Malloy."
"Is Tyler there?" I asked.
"Yeah, one moment." He said.
I heard the receiver being covered and a few minutes later a familiar voice came on the phone.
"Hello!"
"Hey Tyler, it's Addie." I replied
"Addie! I've missed you."
"Ty, the reason why I called you was to give you news..."
"Addie, what's wrong?"
"My dad was killed two days ago." I whispered.
"Oh my… Addie I'm so sorry. Are ya staying with someone?"
"Yeah, I'm stayin' with some friends of mine here in Tulsa."
"Addie, my mom wants to come up and see ya. Is that alright?"
"Yeah, I guess so." I answered.
"Well I guess we'll see ya soon then. Bye." He said before hanging up.
I hung up the phone and walked back outside. Soda looked at me and smiled. I sat down next to him and looked out across the yard. I smiled at the thought of seeing Tyler and his family again.
"So did ya talk to 'em?" he asked.
"Yup. They're coming up ta see me. I hope ya don't mind?" I asked looking at him.
"Nope, I don't mind." He said with a smile.
He leaned over and brushed a piece of hair out of my face. I heard Darry's truck coming down the road. I stood up and met him at the gate as he climbed out of his truck.
"Hey Darry. How was your day at work?" I asked as he wrapped me into a bear hug.
"It was good squirt. What are ya up to?" he asked.
"Not much Darry. Um… a couple of friends are coming up from Texas to see me. Do ya mind?" I answered.
"No squirt, I don't mind." He said heading into the house.
"I'm going for a walk. I'll be back in awhile." I told Soda.
I walked down the street taking in the sun's warmth. I walked up onto the sidewalk. I smiled when I saw a crowd of girls standing in the DX parking lot watching Steve work. I moved closer to the girls who were giggling about something.
"Hey girls, why don't ya go say hi to him." I said moving past them and into the garage.
Steve was working on an old red Cadillac. Quietly I walked over to the car. Stifling a giggle I snuck up behind him.
"Boo!" I yelled grabbing his sides.
"Jesus, Addie." He said angrily rubbing his head where he whacked it on the hood of the car.
"Sorry." I said sadly looking down at my feet.
"Hey kid, I'm sorry for yellin' at ya." He said pulling me into a hug. "So what's up Addie?"
"Not much, my friends from Texas are comin' for a visit." I said
"That's cool kid, when do they get here?" Steve asked.
"Tonight." I said.
Steve nodded and went back to work. I stood up and went to the other side of the car to help. I spent the next couple of hours helping Steve with the cars.
"Well kiddo time to go home. Let me get my jacket and I'll take ya home." Steve said walking into the office.
We hopped into the car and Steve drove us home. Pulling onto the street I saw a Volkswagen parked on the street. I looked at Steve as he parked the car. Getting out of the car I walked up the front steps. Reaching the door I opened and walked in the door. Sitting on the couch was the Malloy family except for Thunder. Katie stood up and crossed the room to give me a hug.
"Hey honey, how you doing? Tyler told me what happened." She said holding me out at arms length.
"I'm ok Katie. How are you guys?" I answered
"We're fine Addie. I'm so sorry." She replied.
"Oh, um Katie this is one of my friends, Steve Randle, Steve this is my Texan friends; Katie, Trent, Tommy, Tyler, Tandi Malloy." I said introducing them.
"Nice ta meet ya Mrs. Malloy." Steve said shaking her hand.
"It was nice to meet you to Steve." Katie replied.
After saying hi to the Malloy family I took Tyler out on the porch. He looked at me carefully, but didn't speak. I smiled at him as we sat on the steps.
"Your friends seem nice." He said quietly.
"Yeah, I met them the first day I moved here. Dad needed some batteries, so he sent me down to the DX station. Steve and Soda were working; I was confronted by a couple of Socs. They sort of saved me." I said looking over at Tyler. "Later I met the others. I became a little sister to them."
"That's cool, Addie." Tyler said
"Tyler… I've been havin' bad nightmares every time I close my eyes. It… really scares me. I know your mom will invite me to come live in Texas. I'm not sayin' that I don't want to. It's just that I'm happy here." I said looking over my shoulder.
"Hey, Addie I'm not offended. I understand what you're saying. It's goin' to be difficult to choose where you want to be. Take this advice; follow your heart, ok." Tyler said patting my shoulder.
"What are you two up to?" Trent asked walking out onto the porch. "How are you doin' Addie?"
"I'm ok Trent." I responded looking up at him.
"Hey Tyler, I want to talk to Addie alone for a couple of minutes ok?" Trent said.
Tyler nodded getting up and going into the house. Trent turned back to me and pulled me into a hug.
"Trent, why did my daddy have to die?" I asked.
"I don't know sweetheart, but I know very you're goin' to turn down my mom's offer to live with us. I just want you to know we'll always be there for ya." He answered, hugging me again.