"So, I'm Question Mark and I'm wondering. How are we ever going to survive
without you Smog?" Robbie asked after they had tried to pull an all-nighter
in the studio.
Travis smiled. It was his last show. "I'm sure you'll find you way. "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." -- Lao Tzu.""
Robbie smiled. "Any last words?"
Travis shook his head. "Nope."
"Ok, well this was a special request from a special friend for Smog on his last day." Lily played the song that Megan had asked her to play on air.
Travis knew whom the song was from.
People have the right to fly
And will when it gets compromised
Their hearts say 'move along'
Their minds say 'gotcha heart'
'Let's move it along'
And airports see it all the time
Where someone's last goodbye
Blends in with someone's sigh
Cause someone's coming home
In hand a single rose
And that's the way this wheel keeps working now
That's the way this wheel keeps working now
And I won't be the last
No I won't be the last
To love him
You can find me
If you ever want again
I'll be around the bend
I believe that my life's gonna see
That the love I gave returned to me
And the show ended. The group all looked at Travis who looked around the tech booth. This was the only home he had ever known. He had ever loved. And now he had to leave it. The same thoughts kept running through his head on how he had to leave these people. He knew it was over and he had just wanted to leave and now that it was his last day and he was finally leaving he couldn't stand it. After they had all said his final goodbyes to Travis and he had explained to Lily 100 times on how to work the board, Lily and Ray left to go out to a nice dinner he had promised her weeks ago.
Robbie was still sitting in his seat. Travis sat down in Lily's. They looked at each other and slightly chuckled.
"It's going to be strange without you, Strong."
"You got used to me here, you'll get used to me gone."
"But the effort to get used to you here was so much."
Travis smiled a nervous smile. Robbie watched him. "Megan?" he asked.
Travis nodded. "She's barley talked to me in a week, except last night."
"What happened last night?"
He sighed and closed his eyes, shortly, than opened them again. "We talked about me leaving, what was going to happen."
"You broke up."
Travis gave him one of those sarcastic smiles.
Megan had walked into the studio energetically. When she saw Travis, however, it seemed to disappear.
Robbie stood up, and Travis looked up at him. "Strong."
Travis stood up. "McGrath."
Robbie smiled and hugged his friend. "Keep in touch ok?"
"Definitely."
Robbie left and gave Megan an encouraging smile on his way out. And the two sat down.
"The song." he said.
"I'm sorry."
"It was nice."
"Good."
They sat there in silence. Both trying to figure out something to say to the other to either ease the pain or start a fight.
"How many times do you fall in love in your life?" she asked him.
"You can fall in love as many times as you're willing. But you will only have one love, one amazing love who you'd do anything for, that feeling you only get around that person, that is something you only feel once, and that's if your lucky."
She nodded. "Me too."
He looked at his watch. 6:00. He sighed and she stood up and then he stood. She remained standing there waiting to see what he would do. He stood in front of her. She hugged him tightly and he kissed her quite out of the blue. She held onto the back of his head as if it was her life. She was 17 years old, a junior in high school. She couldn't possibly love this boy. Could she?
When the kiss finally broke Travis picked up his bag and she sat down with her back to him. He looked at her and one look around the station and left. She closed her eyes at the sound of the closing door.
Travis smiled. It was his last show. "I'm sure you'll find you way. "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." -- Lao Tzu.""
Robbie smiled. "Any last words?"
Travis shook his head. "Nope."
"Ok, well this was a special request from a special friend for Smog on his last day." Lily played the song that Megan had asked her to play on air.
Travis knew whom the song was from.
People have the right to fly
And will when it gets compromised
Their hearts say 'move along'
Their minds say 'gotcha heart'
'Let's move it along'
And airports see it all the time
Where someone's last goodbye
Blends in with someone's sigh
Cause someone's coming home
In hand a single rose
And that's the way this wheel keeps working now
That's the way this wheel keeps working now
And I won't be the last
No I won't be the last
To love him
You can find me
If you ever want again
I'll be around the bend
I believe that my life's gonna see
That the love I gave returned to me
And the show ended. The group all looked at Travis who looked around the tech booth. This was the only home he had ever known. He had ever loved. And now he had to leave it. The same thoughts kept running through his head on how he had to leave these people. He knew it was over and he had just wanted to leave and now that it was his last day and he was finally leaving he couldn't stand it. After they had all said his final goodbyes to Travis and he had explained to Lily 100 times on how to work the board, Lily and Ray left to go out to a nice dinner he had promised her weeks ago.
Robbie was still sitting in his seat. Travis sat down in Lily's. They looked at each other and slightly chuckled.
"It's going to be strange without you, Strong."
"You got used to me here, you'll get used to me gone."
"But the effort to get used to you here was so much."
Travis smiled a nervous smile. Robbie watched him. "Megan?" he asked.
Travis nodded. "She's barley talked to me in a week, except last night."
"What happened last night?"
He sighed and closed his eyes, shortly, than opened them again. "We talked about me leaving, what was going to happen."
"You broke up."
Travis gave him one of those sarcastic smiles.
Megan had walked into the studio energetically. When she saw Travis, however, it seemed to disappear.
Robbie stood up, and Travis looked up at him. "Strong."
Travis stood up. "McGrath."
Robbie smiled and hugged his friend. "Keep in touch ok?"
"Definitely."
Robbie left and gave Megan an encouraging smile on his way out. And the two sat down.
"The song." he said.
"I'm sorry."
"It was nice."
"Good."
They sat there in silence. Both trying to figure out something to say to the other to either ease the pain or start a fight.
"How many times do you fall in love in your life?" she asked him.
"You can fall in love as many times as you're willing. But you will only have one love, one amazing love who you'd do anything for, that feeling you only get around that person, that is something you only feel once, and that's if your lucky."
She nodded. "Me too."
He looked at his watch. 6:00. He sighed and she stood up and then he stood. She remained standing there waiting to see what he would do. He stood in front of her. She hugged him tightly and he kissed her quite out of the blue. She held onto the back of his head as if it was her life. She was 17 years old, a junior in high school. She couldn't possibly love this boy. Could she?
When the kiss finally broke Travis picked up his bag and she sat down with her back to him. He looked at her and one look around the station and left. She closed her eyes at the sound of the closing door.