True Love Will Survive

[ {:} Chapter Four {:} Where Do We Go From Here? {:} ]


David awoke to a scream. A scream so severe it was ear piercing.

"Ouch. Stop it!" he yelled. Fists pounded into his body, an unknown assailant was attacking.

"How could you David Gordon? How!?" she yelled. Tears rolled down her cheeks.

"How could I do what?" he asked.

"How could you sleep with her?"

"What?" David looked at the person next to him. "Who are you?"

"Mary-Anne, silly!" the girl giggled.

"Um, Mary-Anne, why are you here?"

"Shut-up, David and answer my question!" yelled Lizzie, who was now being watched by an audience. She turned around and proceeded to slam the door into the gawker's faces. "Get lost you hounds! Now David, what the hell is going on?" She turned back to her betrayer.

"I don't know, I swear to you Lizzie."

"Shut-up." she replied. "No apologies until I get some fucking answers." She glared at Mary-Anne who was getting dressed. "Speak."

"Okay, look. Here's what happened." she began. "Like, David came up to me and we started talking. We wanted some privacy and I suggested we come in here since no one was here. Um, then we began talking and one thing led to another, and now here we are." She sighed. "It started out all innocent."

"Uh-huh." Lizzie rolled her eyes. "Sure it did."

"It did. I swear." Mary-Anne pleaded.

"Uh-huh." Lizzie sighed. "Leave. Now." She pointed to the door. Mary-Anne left the room, and Lizzie looked at David. "So, speak."

"Okay, Lizzie, I love you."

"Cut to the chase. You're walking on thin ice, so just spill it already."

"Okay, I was all upset and needed someone to talk to, so I talked to Tudge. He suggested I do whatever I wanted and not think of the consequences until later. Well, I was really wasted, and high so I guess I started talking to Mary-Anne and before I know it, here we are. I seriously do not remember anything after she suggested we get some privacy." He looked her in the eyes. "I swear to you, I did not intend to do this. I love you and would never do anything to intentionally hurt you." He stood up and tried to kiss her but she stepped back.

"You did hurt me, and right now I don't know if I can forgive you, David." a tear fell down her right cheek as she looked into his eyes. "I never thought you'd ever do this to me. But you did, drunk or not, you did this." Lizzie turned and ran. Not knowing where to go, but only knowing she could not be around him right now.

David sat back down on the bed, tears filling up his eyes. Only the questions flooding through his brain were keeping him company. How could I do this? he thought. Why would I do it? What is going to happen now? Where can Lizzie and I go from here?