Part X
Summer came and passed. All Tallie heard was that the guys went to New York. And she later heard from Tommy and Rick that only John and Skyler recruited. But Tommy and Rick seemed pretty casual about it.they said they didn't want to go pro anyway. Tallie was happy for John.and maybe for Sky, slightly.
The days at George Washington High weren't the same anymore for Tallie. She developed a tendency to stare at the classroom door everyday when recess came, hoping that someone was standing there, ready to bug her.
"Tallie-girl!"
She hated to admit that she somehow missed Skyler. She was still angry with him for what he did; to him, it was probably a joke, just playing around with a poor girl who happens to be his favorite toy since childhood. But to her, it meant more than that. She could still remember how it felt when his lips gently brushed against hers that night. Now that she thought of it, she might have liked it.perhaps, she thought, she liked him more than she knew. Maybe.
[May 2001]
Years have gone by. Tallie became a junior, then graduated high school. She had a job now. She hardly saw John and Sky anymore; they were finished with training and wrestled full time for the WWE. They only came to Boston on holidays and went back on the road immediately. Did it matter, though? They were getting more popular each day; girls at school were crazy about them. They had fans all over the country, John and Sky might as well just forget about a girl named Tallie. She no longer existed in their lives, she thought.
Ding~Ding~
Tallie quickly ran downstairs to answer the door. She opened it with not much thought.to her surprise, Sky was standing there. He had his baseball cap on to cover his face so no one could recognize him. Tallie was stunned for a while.
"Well, aren't you going to invite me in?" Skyler finally broke the silence. "Oh, yeah. Sorry, come in." Tallie led his way in.
They sat down on sofa, very awkwardly looking at each other. Tallie was happy to see him, but she didn't know what to say. "Umm, where's John?" asked Tallie. "He's still in New York. Only I'm here." Replied Sky. "Oh, okay. Well, so how're you?" "Fine. How're you? Doing okay? Did you see our debut matches on the show? How were we? Did you see us wrestle in the PPVs yet? We still need work, but ain't we the bomb? You know, John and I made up all the finishing moves. I know you don't watch that stuff but you should sometime.WWE is real cool and everyone is real nice to us. Why don't you come to one of the shows later? I'll give you a backstage pass." "Whoa! Slow, there!" said Tallie. "Oh, sorry," laughed Sky. Now everything seemed comfortable and back to normal. Tallie began laughing too.
"So what're you doing in Boston, anyway? We had no tests recently." Said Tallie. "Family thing. And I also came to give you something'," replied Sky. He searched his pocket and took out a handkerchief. "Here." "Oh, this is.you still had it?" Tallie's eyes widened. "Of course.sorry I didn't give it back sooner. I better leave now, Tal. It was real nice seeing you." Sky stood up. "Yeah. Wait! I have to give you something." Skyler stood still, watching Tallie unlocking her necklace. She took his hand and put the necklace in it. "Here.this is a good luck from me. I hope you guys become #1 soon. Even though I have no idea what wrestling is all about." Tallie smiled shyly. Skyler was deeply touched. The necklace had been something she always treasured since she was little; he knew that better than anyone else. It was just plain and simple gold, but it had its elegance. "Thanks Tallie," said Sky as he leaned towards her. He whispered in her ear.
"I still like you."
Summer came and passed. All Tallie heard was that the guys went to New York. And she later heard from Tommy and Rick that only John and Skyler recruited. But Tommy and Rick seemed pretty casual about it.they said they didn't want to go pro anyway. Tallie was happy for John.and maybe for Sky, slightly.
The days at George Washington High weren't the same anymore for Tallie. She developed a tendency to stare at the classroom door everyday when recess came, hoping that someone was standing there, ready to bug her.
"Tallie-girl!"
She hated to admit that she somehow missed Skyler. She was still angry with him for what he did; to him, it was probably a joke, just playing around with a poor girl who happens to be his favorite toy since childhood. But to her, it meant more than that. She could still remember how it felt when his lips gently brushed against hers that night. Now that she thought of it, she might have liked it.perhaps, she thought, she liked him more than she knew. Maybe.
[May 2001]
Years have gone by. Tallie became a junior, then graduated high school. She had a job now. She hardly saw John and Sky anymore; they were finished with training and wrestled full time for the WWE. They only came to Boston on holidays and went back on the road immediately. Did it matter, though? They were getting more popular each day; girls at school were crazy about them. They had fans all over the country, John and Sky might as well just forget about a girl named Tallie. She no longer existed in their lives, she thought.
Ding~Ding~
Tallie quickly ran downstairs to answer the door. She opened it with not much thought.to her surprise, Sky was standing there. He had his baseball cap on to cover his face so no one could recognize him. Tallie was stunned for a while.
"Well, aren't you going to invite me in?" Skyler finally broke the silence. "Oh, yeah. Sorry, come in." Tallie led his way in.
They sat down on sofa, very awkwardly looking at each other. Tallie was happy to see him, but she didn't know what to say. "Umm, where's John?" asked Tallie. "He's still in New York. Only I'm here." Replied Sky. "Oh, okay. Well, so how're you?" "Fine. How're you? Doing okay? Did you see our debut matches on the show? How were we? Did you see us wrestle in the PPVs yet? We still need work, but ain't we the bomb? You know, John and I made up all the finishing moves. I know you don't watch that stuff but you should sometime.WWE is real cool and everyone is real nice to us. Why don't you come to one of the shows later? I'll give you a backstage pass." "Whoa! Slow, there!" said Tallie. "Oh, sorry," laughed Sky. Now everything seemed comfortable and back to normal. Tallie began laughing too.
"So what're you doing in Boston, anyway? We had no tests recently." Said Tallie. "Family thing. And I also came to give you something'," replied Sky. He searched his pocket and took out a handkerchief. "Here." "Oh, this is.you still had it?" Tallie's eyes widened. "Of course.sorry I didn't give it back sooner. I better leave now, Tal. It was real nice seeing you." Sky stood up. "Yeah. Wait! I have to give you something." Skyler stood still, watching Tallie unlocking her necklace. She took his hand and put the necklace in it. "Here.this is a good luck from me. I hope you guys become #1 soon. Even though I have no idea what wrestling is all about." Tallie smiled shyly. Skyler was deeply touched. The necklace had been something she always treasured since she was little; he knew that better than anyone else. It was just plain and simple gold, but it had its elegance. "Thanks Tallie," said Sky as he leaned towards her. He whispered in her ear.
"I still like you."