Part VII
Sky was leaning against the wall when Tallie spotted him. She went up to him. "Kay, this better be good," said Tallie. Sky looked up, right at her face. Gosh, she looks so pretty, he thought. Who would've known he'd ever fall in love with her? He was dazed. Why her, though? She liked his best friend.but right now, he really needed her. He was too hurt to be alone. "Well, hello? Aren't you going to tell me why you wanted to talk to me?" she waved her hand in front of his face. "Oh, yeah. Sorry," Sky finally snapped out into reality. "If you ain't gonna talk, I must leave now." Tallie turned around and started walking. "No, don't leave!" Sky exclaimed and ran to grab her wrist. Her eyes widened. "Wha." "Please, don' leave. Stay with me, Tallie." Sky twisted her wrist hard, for he feared that if he let it go, she'd leave. "Skyler, you're hurting me. Let me go." Tallie was starting to get scared. She had never seen him so grave before. What was wrong with him?! Skyler gently pressed her against the wall. He had no idea what he was doing. All he could think about was how pretty she looked and how much he liked her. Maybe she could make him forget about his problems. In the midst of that thought, he started leaning towards her. "Sky, what're you doing? Get away from me!" Tallie was so shocked by his actions that she stood still. Her heart was pounding hard, she was frightened now. She kept on repeating John's name in her mind, asking for his help like she always did. But she couldn't get the words out.she closed her eyes hard, afraid of what Sky was going to do to her. Suddenly, she felt something pressing on her lips.
Skyler had kissed her. It was only for a second, but to her, it seemed like forever. This must be a nightmare, she thought. This can't be happening!! What just happened here? Sky was surprised himself. 'F---, what have I done? I just kissed her!! She must really hate me now.' He slowly lifted his hand off her shoulder. Tallie stood there for a moment, her head down. A tear started rolling down her cheek, falling onto the ground. 'Damn, I made her cry!' Skyler thought to himself. 'What do I do now?' John was still looking for Sky. He stopped by every place he could think of, but he couldn't find Sky. He was on his way back to Tommy's house when he saw Tallie and Sky at the playground. "Yoooooooo!!! What in the world are you doing here, Skyler Dane?" John shouted, running towards them. Anger had reached to top his head. Tallie was so relived when she saw John. She was crying uncontrollably now. John noticed that she was crying. "Tallie? What's wrong? Are you all right?" he turned to question Sky, "What the hell did you do to her, Sky?" Skyler couldn't answer that question. Instead, he started running away. He felt so ashamed of himself. John wanted to catch him but he couldn't leave Tallie alone. He tried to comfort her, but all she did was just crying. "Here, I'll walk you home. Come on." He put his arm around her and they slowly started walking.
Tallie had stopped crying. She was much calmer by the presence of John. Just like the old days, he came to save her once more. "Why won't you tell me what he did to you?" asked John. "I'll go beat the s--- out of him for you." "It's okay," replied Tallie, "He didn't do anything. Really." "Are you sure?" "Yes, I really am," assured Tallie. There was no good to be done telling John what happened. John sensed that she wanted to change the issue, so he decided to change the subject. "So.are you coming to the dance this weekend?" asked John. "Dance.what's that? I heard people talking about it but I'm not sure what it's all about." "Oh, its just a dance. Every high school, I think, has it around some time in May. They have food there; obviously, it's more of an outdoor dance party, sort of. Seniors can go free, you guys can come but only with a date." Explained John. "I reckon I'm not going then," said Tallie, "since I don't have a date." "Ah, that's too bad.you have to see the band performing! They were awesome last year!" John said with an excitement. "I'm sorry, J. I really wanna go, but I don't got no one to go with." "Hmm, here's what, then. How about if I be your date? And you can catch me wrestling before it." John quickly suggested a plan. He really wanted her to see him wrestle. "For real?" Tallie's eyes sparkled. John was going to take her to the dance! Of course she'd go if that were the case. "Sure, why not? But don't expect to spend too much time at the dance since we start wrestling the same time as the dance." "Kay!" Tallie was very happy. She could just well forget about what happened with Sky earlier.
Sky was leaning against the wall when Tallie spotted him. She went up to him. "Kay, this better be good," said Tallie. Sky looked up, right at her face. Gosh, she looks so pretty, he thought. Who would've known he'd ever fall in love with her? He was dazed. Why her, though? She liked his best friend.but right now, he really needed her. He was too hurt to be alone. "Well, hello? Aren't you going to tell me why you wanted to talk to me?" she waved her hand in front of his face. "Oh, yeah. Sorry," Sky finally snapped out into reality. "If you ain't gonna talk, I must leave now." Tallie turned around and started walking. "No, don't leave!" Sky exclaimed and ran to grab her wrist. Her eyes widened. "Wha." "Please, don' leave. Stay with me, Tallie." Sky twisted her wrist hard, for he feared that if he let it go, she'd leave. "Skyler, you're hurting me. Let me go." Tallie was starting to get scared. She had never seen him so grave before. What was wrong with him?! Skyler gently pressed her against the wall. He had no idea what he was doing. All he could think about was how pretty she looked and how much he liked her. Maybe she could make him forget about his problems. In the midst of that thought, he started leaning towards her. "Sky, what're you doing? Get away from me!" Tallie was so shocked by his actions that she stood still. Her heart was pounding hard, she was frightened now. She kept on repeating John's name in her mind, asking for his help like she always did. But she couldn't get the words out.she closed her eyes hard, afraid of what Sky was going to do to her. Suddenly, she felt something pressing on her lips.
Skyler had kissed her. It was only for a second, but to her, it seemed like forever. This must be a nightmare, she thought. This can't be happening!! What just happened here? Sky was surprised himself. 'F---, what have I done? I just kissed her!! She must really hate me now.' He slowly lifted his hand off her shoulder. Tallie stood there for a moment, her head down. A tear started rolling down her cheek, falling onto the ground. 'Damn, I made her cry!' Skyler thought to himself. 'What do I do now?' John was still looking for Sky. He stopped by every place he could think of, but he couldn't find Sky. He was on his way back to Tommy's house when he saw Tallie and Sky at the playground. "Yoooooooo!!! What in the world are you doing here, Skyler Dane?" John shouted, running towards them. Anger had reached to top his head. Tallie was so relived when she saw John. She was crying uncontrollably now. John noticed that she was crying. "Tallie? What's wrong? Are you all right?" he turned to question Sky, "What the hell did you do to her, Sky?" Skyler couldn't answer that question. Instead, he started running away. He felt so ashamed of himself. John wanted to catch him but he couldn't leave Tallie alone. He tried to comfort her, but all she did was just crying. "Here, I'll walk you home. Come on." He put his arm around her and they slowly started walking.
Tallie had stopped crying. She was much calmer by the presence of John. Just like the old days, he came to save her once more. "Why won't you tell me what he did to you?" asked John. "I'll go beat the s--- out of him for you." "It's okay," replied Tallie, "He didn't do anything. Really." "Are you sure?" "Yes, I really am," assured Tallie. There was no good to be done telling John what happened. John sensed that she wanted to change the issue, so he decided to change the subject. "So.are you coming to the dance this weekend?" asked John. "Dance.what's that? I heard people talking about it but I'm not sure what it's all about." "Oh, its just a dance. Every high school, I think, has it around some time in May. They have food there; obviously, it's more of an outdoor dance party, sort of. Seniors can go free, you guys can come but only with a date." Explained John. "I reckon I'm not going then," said Tallie, "since I don't have a date." "Ah, that's too bad.you have to see the band performing! They were awesome last year!" John said with an excitement. "I'm sorry, J. I really wanna go, but I don't got no one to go with." "Hmm, here's what, then. How about if I be your date? And you can catch me wrestling before it." John quickly suggested a plan. He really wanted her to see him wrestle. "For real?" Tallie's eyes sparkled. John was going to take her to the dance! Of course she'd go if that were the case. "Sure, why not? But don't expect to spend too much time at the dance since we start wrestling the same time as the dance." "Kay!" Tallie was very happy. She could just well forget about what happened with Sky earlier.