True Love Will Survive

[ {:} Chapter Ten {:} Realization {:} ]


"What are you doing here?" David asked, shocked. He jolted up off the bench, his heart pounding.

"I had to talk to you." replied his sudden guest. "I had to find out the truth. Sorry if I'm intruding."

"No, no... it's okay." David took a seat back on the bench. The shock still with him.

"David... I know what it feels like to lose someone you love. I've been there, but just know that... pain is one of the harshest punishments to come with it." the guest looked at David. "That said... I just need to know why you did what you did, so I can try and make Lizzie feel better... even if she feels only a tiny bit better."

"I honestly don't know why I did it... maybe it was because I haven't been really feeling... I don't know." David rubbed his hands in his hair from frustration. "I just have been really having a hard time coping with so much change."

"What change?"

"Well... my parents separated a few months ago. I haven't told anyone, not even Lizzie." David sighed. "I don't want to talk about this anymore. I just want to go home." He stood up and began to make his way home, before suddenly stopping, a sudden look of recognition appearing on his red, swollen face. He looked at his guest. "You know... maybe I never loved her. Maybe I just thought I did..." He hesitated for a second, "Goodbye, Matt." He looked away once more, and began to walk.

On his way home be began to realize just how much the scenery and scents of the town reminded him of Lizzie. Every step he took brought back more memories. He picked up his step, and finally made his way back home.

He knew what he had to do. Only one thing could get him away from his pain and this ghost known as Lizzie. He just had to hurt some more people to do it.