Part IX
Tallie waved as Sky pulled over. It was dark but Sky still could see Tallie smiling brightly. Seeing her sweet smile made him feel even worse. As he felt tremendous amount of remorse, she opened the car door and hopped in.
"Hey you," said Tallie as she leaned over to kiss his cheek. Right before her lips came upon him, John's face flashed in front of Sky's eyes. He quickly turned away and looked out the window. "What's wrong?" she whispered in surprise. "Are you all right?" Sky did not answer. Tallie felt her heart aching. "Sky." She placed her hand on his shoulder. "Look at me.... please." He slowly turned to face her. She then lifted her hand up to touch his face. "You look tired.I'm sorry I made you come all the way over here," said Tallie. 'Please don't say sorry. I'm the one to say that.' Sky put his hand on top of hers and squeezed it hard. 'This will be the last time I'll ever feel the warmth of your hand.'
Tallie smiled lightly. She looked deep into his eyes. They were full of sadness. She wondered what was wrong with him, but she didn't want to bother him by asking. Strands of hair came upon her face. Sky detached her hand from his face and raised his other hand up to stroke her hair. 'This will be the last time I'll ever feel the softness of your hair.'
"Why are you so quiet tonight?" asked Tallie in a whispering voice. Sky didn't say anything. He was hurting so much inside that it was almost causing him suffocation.
Abruptly, yet tenderly, she wrapped her arms around his chest, embracing him gently. She leaned her head against his chest. He felt his heart finally shattering into hundred thousands of pieces.like a glass. It broke so harshly that even she could feel it. He couldn't help but to cry miserably. When Tallie felt a tear drop on her, she looked up. She gasped shortly. "Sky, what's wrong?" Without a reply, he pulled her violently toward him and embraced her. She was now puzzled. He was holding her tightly.so strong that she felt as if she was going to crush. He continued to weep silently, under his breath. 'This will be the last time I'll ever have you in my arms.'
"Sky.it hurts."
'I don't want to let go of you.but I have to.because I can't love you anymore. But if I let go, I'm afraid I'll die.' "Sky.let me go.for a moment.please." 'I love you so much.but John loves you even more.he deserves you more than I ever do.so go on, go love him. Forget everything that existed between us.only I shall remember the precious moments we shared together. Rebuild your love with John.and forget me.' Sky finally eased his embrace on her. She sighed of relief, and looked right in his eyes. "Don't cry. If you're sad, I'm sad too." Sky got one more close look of her face. He then declared his final statement in his mind. 'Forget me.forever.'
Tallie waved as Sky pulled over. It was dark but Sky still could see Tallie smiling brightly. Seeing her sweet smile made him feel even worse. As he felt tremendous amount of remorse, she opened the car door and hopped in.
"Hey you," said Tallie as she leaned over to kiss his cheek. Right before her lips came upon him, John's face flashed in front of Sky's eyes. He quickly turned away and looked out the window. "What's wrong?" she whispered in surprise. "Are you all right?" Sky did not answer. Tallie felt her heart aching. "Sky." She placed her hand on his shoulder. "Look at me.... please." He slowly turned to face her. She then lifted her hand up to touch his face. "You look tired.I'm sorry I made you come all the way over here," said Tallie. 'Please don't say sorry. I'm the one to say that.' Sky put his hand on top of hers and squeezed it hard. 'This will be the last time I'll ever feel the warmth of your hand.'
Tallie smiled lightly. She looked deep into his eyes. They were full of sadness. She wondered what was wrong with him, but she didn't want to bother him by asking. Strands of hair came upon her face. Sky detached her hand from his face and raised his other hand up to stroke her hair. 'This will be the last time I'll ever feel the softness of your hair.'
"Why are you so quiet tonight?" asked Tallie in a whispering voice. Sky didn't say anything. He was hurting so much inside that it was almost causing him suffocation.
Abruptly, yet tenderly, she wrapped her arms around his chest, embracing him gently. She leaned her head against his chest. He felt his heart finally shattering into hundred thousands of pieces.like a glass. It broke so harshly that even she could feel it. He couldn't help but to cry miserably. When Tallie felt a tear drop on her, she looked up. She gasped shortly. "Sky, what's wrong?" Without a reply, he pulled her violently toward him and embraced her. She was now puzzled. He was holding her tightly.so strong that she felt as if she was going to crush. He continued to weep silently, under his breath. 'This will be the last time I'll ever have you in my arms.'
"Sky.it hurts."
'I don't want to let go of you.but I have to.because I can't love you anymore. But if I let go, I'm afraid I'll die.' "Sky.let me go.for a moment.please." 'I love you so much.but John loves you even more.he deserves you more than I ever do.so go on, go love him. Forget everything that existed between us.only I shall remember the precious moments we shared together. Rebuild your love with John.and forget me.' Sky finally eased his embrace on her. She sighed of relief, and looked right in his eyes. "Don't cry. If you're sad, I'm sad too." Sky got one more close look of her face. He then declared his final statement in his mind. 'Forget me.forever.'