I saw Erin run toward me with a picture of her, Heidi, and me.
"Here take this with you. It's you, Heidi, and me. This way you can remember us by." Erin said.
I smiled and took it. I got up and gave Erin a hug.
" Thank you. Remember when you get out to come visit me or call." I said
"Sure will" She answered with a smile.
"Take care of Heidi for me too" I said.
I had Erin take Heidi's hand. I waved goodbye to them and then Matt, Jeff, and I left. I held both Matt and Jeff's hand as we walked to the car. Matt got in the driver's seat and Jeff and I sat in the back. I laid down and had my head in Jeff's lap. He stroked my hair.
"Stacy?" Matt asked
"Yea Matt" I answered.
"Karen and Sara told us that while you were in there you tried to commit suicide. Why did you do that?" Matt asked.
"Cuz B.J broke up with me. He said he was sick of waiting for me and he said he was dating another girl." I said.
"Who's B.J?" Jeff asked
"He was my boyfriend until he broke up with me" I said
"I'm sorry he hurt you" Matt said
"Me too. I really loved him" I whispered.
Jeff decided to change the subject.
"So what did you wanna do now that you're out." Jeff asked.
"To go into my room and sleep." I said.
"Aww...come on. You know you wanna go and have some fun"Matt said.
"Na. I just wanna go to bed. I haven't been sleeping too well" I said tiredly.
The next thing I knew, I was sleeping in Jeff's lap.
"I guess she really is tired." Jeff said.
"It seems to me she has changed" Matt said.
" Yea, I am so proud of her" Jeff said.
"Me too bro, me too" Matt said.
"Let's bring her to dad's house. I know dad would be glad to see her." Jeff said.
"Good idea." Matt said.
Matt drove the car to our dad's house. Jeff shook me to wake me up.
"What's wrong?" I yawned.
"We're at dad's. Did you wanna see him?" Jeff asked.
"Yea. Can I?" I yawned and asked at the same time.
"Sure you can" Matt said as he smiled at me.
"Come on babygirl. He is waiting to see ya" Jeff said.
"Can you help me up?" I laughed.
They both laughed and Jeff lifted me up and carried me to the door. Matt opened up the door as Jeff put me down. I saw my dad come down the stairs.
"DAD!" I squealed.
I ran to him and hugged him. He lifted me off the floor and twirled me around.
"How's my little girl? My dad asked.
"Better, how are you?" I asked
"Great now that you are here" He said as he set me on the ground. "So are ya hungry?"
"No, just tired. I'm going to go upstairs and take a nap." I said
"Okay, but when you wake up, we are going out to eat." My dad said.
"Okay daddy." I said as I walked upstairs
As I took a nap, they all talked down stairs.
"Well boys, have you noticed any bit of change with her?" My dad asked
"Yes. You wouldn't believe her progress" Matt said proudly.
They talked for about 2 hours, that's when I woke up and came down stairs. I sat on Jeff's lap and laid my head on his chest. Jeff wrapped his arms around me.
"You ok babygirl?" Jeff asked.
"Yea, just trying to wake up" I laughed.
Jeff ruffled up my hair.
"Hey, that is so uncool." I said.
"Did that wake you up? Jeff laughed.
"Nope, that just made me wanna ruffle your hair" I said as I ruffled up his hair.
"Hey, I just got my hair perfect" Jeff whined
"You called that perfect?" I laughed.
"That's it" Jeff said as he started tickling me.
"MATT! MATT! HELP ME! HELP ME!" I laughed.
"Okay, I will" Matt said as he jumpped in and started tickling me.
They finally stopped after a minute or two. I caught my breath and looked at them.
"I don't like you guys anymore. You are so mean" I laughed.
"You know you love us" Matt said
"Yea, I guess I do." I said.
"You ready to go and eat?" My dad asked.
"Let me take a quick shower" I said as I ran upstairs.
I ran upstairs and took a shower. I was singing bits and pieces of a song.
She's always lived for tomorrow But she's never learned how to live for today Oh she's dying to try something foolish To do something crazy or just get away Oh something for herself for a change
Is there life out there? So much she hasn't done? Is there life beyond her family and her home? She's done what she should Should she do what she dares? She doesn't wanna leave she's just wondering is there life out there?
I heard pounding on the door. I shut the water off.
"What?" I asked.
"Hey singing Monkey, are you almost done yet?" Jeff laughed.
"Yea Skittles, I am almost done" I laughed.
I got out and dried off. I got dressed and did hair, make-up, and teeth. I bounced down the stairs and Matt, Dad, and Jeff were pretending to be asleep. I laughed quietly and I walked over to Matt who was lying on the floor, and I sat on his belly. His eyes popped open and I started laughing. Jeff and Dad opened there eyes and watched us.
"Comfortable?" He asked with a laughed.
"Yea I am. Are ya ready to go? Are ya? Are ya? Are ya?" I said as I gently bounced on his belly.
He turned me around so he had me pinned to the floor.
"I am are you?" He asked.
"Yea. Of course. Why do you think I asked you?"
"Don't know"
Matt helped me off the floor and kissed my forehead.
"Come on children" Gil laughed.
We all hopped in the car and took off to McDonald's. They asked me what I wanted.
"Um.Can I have a salad and a lemonade." I asked dad.
"Come on baby girl. Be spontaneous. Eat a cheeseburger or some fries." Jeff said.
"Be spontaneous huh?" I asked
"Yea girl" Jeff said.
"Okay how about a Salad with Ranch dressing and a lemonade." I said.
"Wow. What a wild girl" Matt said.
We all laughed. We sat down and ate. Jeff, Matt, and Dad tried to get me to eat fries and some of their burger, but I enjoyed my salad. I looked out the window and saw someone familiar who was the last person I wanted to see.
"Here take this with you. It's you, Heidi, and me. This way you can remember us by." Erin said.
I smiled and took it. I got up and gave Erin a hug.
" Thank you. Remember when you get out to come visit me or call." I said
"Sure will" She answered with a smile.
"Take care of Heidi for me too" I said.
I had Erin take Heidi's hand. I waved goodbye to them and then Matt, Jeff, and I left. I held both Matt and Jeff's hand as we walked to the car. Matt got in the driver's seat and Jeff and I sat in the back. I laid down and had my head in Jeff's lap. He stroked my hair.
"Stacy?" Matt asked
"Yea Matt" I answered.
"Karen and Sara told us that while you were in there you tried to commit suicide. Why did you do that?" Matt asked.
"Cuz B.J broke up with me. He said he was sick of waiting for me and he said he was dating another girl." I said.
"Who's B.J?" Jeff asked
"He was my boyfriend until he broke up with me" I said
"I'm sorry he hurt you" Matt said
"Me too. I really loved him" I whispered.
Jeff decided to change the subject.
"So what did you wanna do now that you're out." Jeff asked.
"To go into my room and sleep." I said.
"Aww...come on. You know you wanna go and have some fun"Matt said.
"Na. I just wanna go to bed. I haven't been sleeping too well" I said tiredly.
The next thing I knew, I was sleeping in Jeff's lap.
"I guess she really is tired." Jeff said.
"It seems to me she has changed" Matt said.
" Yea, I am so proud of her" Jeff said.
"Me too bro, me too" Matt said.
"Let's bring her to dad's house. I know dad would be glad to see her." Jeff said.
"Good idea." Matt said.
Matt drove the car to our dad's house. Jeff shook me to wake me up.
"What's wrong?" I yawned.
"We're at dad's. Did you wanna see him?" Jeff asked.
"Yea. Can I?" I yawned and asked at the same time.
"Sure you can" Matt said as he smiled at me.
"Come on babygirl. He is waiting to see ya" Jeff said.
"Can you help me up?" I laughed.
They both laughed and Jeff lifted me up and carried me to the door. Matt opened up the door as Jeff put me down. I saw my dad come down the stairs.
"DAD!" I squealed.
I ran to him and hugged him. He lifted me off the floor and twirled me around.
"How's my little girl? My dad asked.
"Better, how are you?" I asked
"Great now that you are here" He said as he set me on the ground. "So are ya hungry?"
"No, just tired. I'm going to go upstairs and take a nap." I said
"Okay, but when you wake up, we are going out to eat." My dad said.
"Okay daddy." I said as I walked upstairs
As I took a nap, they all talked down stairs.
"Well boys, have you noticed any bit of change with her?" My dad asked
"Yes. You wouldn't believe her progress" Matt said proudly.
They talked for about 2 hours, that's when I woke up and came down stairs. I sat on Jeff's lap and laid my head on his chest. Jeff wrapped his arms around me.
"You ok babygirl?" Jeff asked.
"Yea, just trying to wake up" I laughed.
Jeff ruffled up my hair.
"Hey, that is so uncool." I said.
"Did that wake you up? Jeff laughed.
"Nope, that just made me wanna ruffle your hair" I said as I ruffled up his hair.
"Hey, I just got my hair perfect" Jeff whined
"You called that perfect?" I laughed.
"That's it" Jeff said as he started tickling me.
"MATT! MATT! HELP ME! HELP ME!" I laughed.
"Okay, I will" Matt said as he jumpped in and started tickling me.
They finally stopped after a minute or two. I caught my breath and looked at them.
"I don't like you guys anymore. You are so mean" I laughed.
"You know you love us" Matt said
"Yea, I guess I do." I said.
"You ready to go and eat?" My dad asked.
"Let me take a quick shower" I said as I ran upstairs.
I ran upstairs and took a shower. I was singing bits and pieces of a song.
She's always lived for tomorrow But she's never learned how to live for today Oh she's dying to try something foolish To do something crazy or just get away Oh something for herself for a change
Is there life out there? So much she hasn't done? Is there life beyond her family and her home? She's done what she should Should she do what she dares? She doesn't wanna leave she's just wondering is there life out there?
I heard pounding on the door. I shut the water off.
"What?" I asked.
"Hey singing Monkey, are you almost done yet?" Jeff laughed.
"Yea Skittles, I am almost done" I laughed.
I got out and dried off. I got dressed and did hair, make-up, and teeth. I bounced down the stairs and Matt, Dad, and Jeff were pretending to be asleep. I laughed quietly and I walked over to Matt who was lying on the floor, and I sat on his belly. His eyes popped open and I started laughing. Jeff and Dad opened there eyes and watched us.
"Comfortable?" He asked with a laughed.
"Yea I am. Are ya ready to go? Are ya? Are ya? Are ya?" I said as I gently bounced on his belly.
He turned me around so he had me pinned to the floor.
"I am are you?" He asked.
"Yea. Of course. Why do you think I asked you?"
"Don't know"
Matt helped me off the floor and kissed my forehead.
"Come on children" Gil laughed.
We all hopped in the car and took off to McDonald's. They asked me what I wanted.
"Um.Can I have a salad and a lemonade." I asked dad.
"Come on baby girl. Be spontaneous. Eat a cheeseburger or some fries." Jeff said.
"Be spontaneous huh?" I asked
"Yea girl" Jeff said.
"Okay how about a Salad with Ranch dressing and a lemonade." I said.
"Wow. What a wild girl" Matt said.
We all laughed. We sat down and ate. Jeff, Matt, and Dad tried to get me to eat fries and some of their burger, but I enjoyed my salad. I looked out the window and saw someone familiar who was the last person I wanted to see.