True Love Will Survive

[ {:} Chapter Three {:} Life Goes On, Things Change {:} ]


David soon departed from Lizzie, he had to get away for a bit. He loved Lizzie, everyone knew that, but this party was the perfect time to talk to someone he hadn't spoken to in a while - Larry Tudgeman. The scrawny young man had turned into quite a hunk since 9th grade. He had recently split up with Kate and since then has made his way through at least 5 other girls.

"Hey Larry."

"Oh hey, David, how's it going?" asked Tudge as everyone called him. He was sitting on the couch with a joint in one hand, and a beer in the other. Beside him were 2 cheerleaders, giggling at anything that moved or made a sound. He signaled for them to depart, and David sat down.

"Nothing, just wanted to talk to you."

"Cool, man." replied Tudge. "Want a beer or maybe a thrill?" He signaled to the table, which had all the beer and drugs anyone could possibly ask for. David picked up a beer.

"Thanks, man." he opened it and began to drink. "Listen, man, how are things with you?"

"Oh great, man. Couldn't be better." replied Tudge, as he down another beer, his third so far. "I got ladies, alcohol, drugs, and music, man. I got it all." He laughed. "Man, who would have thought, huh?" He grinned at David. "I understand you got it pretty good too, man."

"I guess." David frowned. He finished his beer and took another. "I mean, you think I would, huh?"

"Yeah, man. I know," Tudge looked around the room. "You know, things change though. We have to get the most out of today, and pray that tomorrow is even better, you know?"

"Yeah, I just don't know what to do man."

"I hear you. I hear you." replied Tudge.

They sat in silence for a few minutes, until David was drunk as hell.

"Listen, man." said David. "I can't stand it anymore. I just don't now what to do. I love everything I have, but I don't know what to do now." David rambled on about nothing in particular. Spilling everything that was on his mind. "It's like, you get to this point and there's no where to go. I just don't know."

"Man! I hear you!" yelled Tudge. "I mean, it's like, you get there and you're like, 'What now?'"

"Exactly, man!" replied David. "It's like.... a wall or something. Where to go, what to do, you just don't know!"

"Yeah, man." They both looked around. The activities of the others in the room consisted of people making out, doing drugs, or just staring into nothing. These were their peers, and no one seemed to have a care in the world.

"Look, man, here's what you have to do." Tudge began to explain. "Just have fun. Don't think about it. Just chill out, have fun, don't care about anything else. Today is the day to just experiment, you know? Just chill. Just do what you want and think about the effects tomorrow, you know?"

"Yeah. Thanks Tudge." David thought about it for a minute, and finally made up his mind. You know what? I'll do it. I'll just chill. Nothing is going to bother me now. I'm just going to do what I want, and I don't care what anyone thinks. David thought. It's me time.

He smoked a joint, and drank his fifth beer. Staggering around, he found his way outside and sat down on the porch. A few girl were sitting around, and before he knew it, he was chatting one up.

"So, what's your name?" he asked.

"Mary-Anne" she replied.

"Mary-Anne, well, where's the professor?" he replied, laughing at his own joke.

The girl laughed. "What's your name?"

"David." he stated. Before he knew it, he was kissing the girl. "Wow." he said.

"Is that a good, wow, or a bad one?" she asked, her brown hair up in a pony-tail.

"That was an awesome wow." he grinned.

"Well, that's good. Look, you want to go somewhere a little quieter?"

"Sure."