Chapter 6: The Date

T.J dressed up casually for the date, he wondered how he was going to get through this without making a fool of himself, there was too much on his mind to act normal.

He sat down at the table he had reserved and waited for Heather. She came, and as the waiter showed her to the table T.J gasped. She was more beautiful than he had imagined and all thoughts of the fight were lost.

"Hi T.J," she said.

"Hi."

She sat down and the waiter asked for their orders. When the ordered Heather brought up most of the conversations. T.J found it easier than he thought to talk to Heather and the fight was at the back of his mind.

They talked about general stuff, school, people, and movies and after a while they decided to leave.

"Would you like to walk me home?" Asked Heather.

"Sure," T.J replied.

They walked in silence on the path, with the moonlight shining down on them. It took him a lot of courage but T.J was bold enough to slide his hand into hers.

When they got to Heathers house she turned to face T.J's. She moved her face closer and closer towards his lips, and they embraced.

This is what T.J had wanted since the 7th grade. This moment had happened many times in his dreams; he felt happiness he hadn't experienced before in his life.

When they finally separated Heather walked up to her house.

"Bye T.J"

"Bye Heather. Could I see you again sometime?"

"Sure, call me."

With that she left. T.J was feeling something he hadn't before, it was a moment which memories wouldn't be able to feel. It didn't last long as he remembered the fight. He looked at his watch, which read 7.40pm.

"Damnit, it's been going on for twenty five minutes now," he said to himself. 'It must have finished."

He started running towards Oyster Bay. It was so far away. He remembered his friends and was given a burst of energy. All the negative possibilities rushed through his head.

"Maybe I should have called the fight off. I hope everything is O.K, I hope we won. Oh man, this is too much."

When he eventually got to the alleyway what he saw broke him into pieces. He felt like crying and felt sick at the same time. The scene before his eyes was enough to make him explode.