True Love Will Survive
[ {:} Chapter Eleven {:} Say Goodnight - Not Goodbye {:} ]
"Why David?" asked his mom for the hundredth time that night. "Why are you going to do this?" His mom paced his bedroom floor once more. "This is just too soon. It's too sudden. Why couldn't you just wait for a couple more months? Your almost done school as it is!" His mom continued to ramble as he finished packing his bags. David decided that he had to do was leave town.
"Mom, I already explained this." He stopped by the door, giving his final farewell to his mother. "I need to leave. I can't even go to school without crying. Everything here is just too hard for me. I'm just going to be gone for a few months. I'll be back, I promise."
"Oh, David." his mom cried, looking at him with such sadness. "I'm going to miss you so!" She gave her son a hug, just as the taxi blew it's horn. Grabbing his bags, David gave his mother one final kiss.
"Goodbye, Mom. I'll call you when I get there!" He walked to the taxi and began to get into the seat He hesitated, giving the house one final look and gave his mother a final wave. Closing the door, the driver started out. "Oh, we need to make one final stop before we leave." David replied.
The taxi pulled up to Miranda's house a couple minutes later. He stepped out of the car and knocked on the door. Miranda opened it, a look of shock appeared on her face.
"David!" she exclaimed. Seeing the taxi, her face suddenly turned white. "Where are you going?"
"I'm leaving for Texas. My uncle Martin lives there and he offered me a job. I was going to wait until September to go, but I decided to go now." David looked behind his friend, realizing she wasn't alone. "Hi, Lizzie."
"Hi." Lizzie replied. "So... running away, are we?" she replied, a tinge of anger arising in her.
"I guess. Well, I just came to say goodbye." David gave Miranda a hug, and turned to leave. "Goodbye, Miranda. Have fun at graduation." He started his way down the walk.
"Aren't you coming back for graduation?" a shocked Miranda asked.
"No, I'm going to be finishing up school through correspondence." He replied, slightly yelling from the cab, he made his way into the back seat. "Goodbye!" He closed the door, and the taxi finally began to make it's way to the airport. Before getting too far away from Miranda's house, David looked back, to try and get one final look at his friend... and his love. "Goodbye, Lizzie. I hope you find love this summer." he whispered. He turned, and looked down at his hands. A sudden shock of pain and sadness hit him.
He was leaving. And never coming back.
