A SONG CAN TELL A STORY
Chapter 7 - I Run Away
By Kiddo
*In Loving Memory Of Jonathan Brandis*
~*~
"It is just as it is with the flower. If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look at the sky at night. All the stars are a-bloom with flowers . . .In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night . . . You--only you--will have stars that can laugh! It will be as if, in place of the stars, I had given you a great number of little bells that knew how to laugh... My star will just be one of the stars, for you. And so you will love to watch all the stars in the heavens . . . they will all be your friends! And when your sorrow is comforted you will be content that you have known me."
Antoine De Saint-Exupery - "The Little Prince"
~*~
Information:
I have no rights to seaQuest and I'm not making any money with this story.
The song "I Run Away" was written by Damnasty. I don't think I've ever heard this song; I just searched in the Internet for another song with a similar name and found this. I think this song is perfect for the story, so I used it for this chapter. I hope that the text of the song is right.
This chapter is the last one of this story.
This chapter takes place two weeks after chapter six.
Feedback is always welcome.
A special thanks goes to my betareader Jackie and jewels03 and Lilleggs for their review.
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*
I run away, I run away
I run away, I run away
Because there's nothing
That makes me stay
And so I run away
*
It was the middle of the night, the day after the seaQuest had docked in port. Tomorrow would be the trial against Lucas' parents.
The teenager sat alone in his cabin in front of his computer, but this time, the usually bright computer screen was black. The boy just sat before it, staring at the black screen, and thought about the whole thing.
Two weeks ago he had told the captain about his family secret. Bridger had asked a lot of questions in the days after that. The captain had introduced him to a good lawyer who had a lot of experience with child abuse.
Bridger had been there every time he had talked with Mr. Deener, the lawyer. The captain was great; he was always there for the boy, but Lucas was really afraid of tomorrow anyway.
*
He always said he wasn't good enough
To see how life goes
And that no one understands him
'cause no one knows
Of what he's dreaming of
And of what he's proud
And in the end he has seen
Just one way out
So he said.
*
The whole court thing made him uneasy; he had a bad feeling about it. The others couldn't understand this, nobody could. But on the other hand, he hadn't really talked about his worries. All gave him a smile and told him that everything would be ok.
He knew they were all trying to cheer him up and to give him courage. But they didn't know his family. The trial wouldn't be easy for him. His parents would try to make him look like a liar. Old repressed memories would come back again.
*
I run away, I run away
I run away, I run away
Because there's nothing
That makes me stay
And so I run away
*
Lucas knew that Bridger would be there for him. But he had to show the evidence against his parents alone. The teenager wasn't sure if he would be able to look at his parents in court; if he could make the evidence against them.
On the one side he was very afraid of his parents; on the other side he was afraid that he would let the Captain and his friends down.
*
It was a cold and lonely night
He suddenly woke up
He know that that's the moment
He's got to break up
So he packed some things
And went out of his bed
He shut the door behind him
And he said.
*
Suddenly Lucas stood up and took his black travel bag out from under his bed and opened his closet. He threw a few clothes in the bag. After that, he packed a few other things; all went quickly into the bag. The only thing that he packed carefully was his beloved computer. He wrapped his Marlins baseball shirt around the computer and put it between the other clothes in his travel bag. After that, he closed the bag.
The teenager took a piece of white paper and a pencil from his desk, and after he had written a few words, he took his brown jeans jacket out of the closet and put it on.
He carefully looked out of his cabin, and as he saw that nobody was there, he took his travelling bag and went out of his room. He closed the door silently behind him.
*
I run away, I run away
I run away, I run away
Because there's nothing
That makes me stay
And so I run away
*
Unnoticed, Lucas left the seaQuest; nobody had seen him so nobody had tried to hold him back. As fast as he could, he brought more distance between himself and the submarine; he had a bad feeling about this.
Tears were running down his face. He knew he couldn't go to court. He knew he couldn't say a word when he had to present his evidence, and he knew he would let all his friends down. He couldn't do that to the others. He couldn't involve the Captain and his friends in his problems.
The seaQuest was the only place he had ever been really happy. But he couldn't stay, even if that was his biggest wish. He hoped the others would forgive him.
*
Only a little piece of paper
He left back
For Mum and Dad to know
That he will never come back
And there stands.
*
The next morning, Captain Bridger knocked at the door of Lucas' cabin. When he didn't get an answer, he went inside. "Wake up Lu." Nathan stopped.
The teenager wasn't there. The door of his closet stood wide open and some clothes were missing. Bridger looked around the small cabin; a few other things were missing too. The computer was not there, and a few photos and a few things that were important to the boy were gone as well.
Bridger's glance fell on the table. On the desk was a sheet of white paper that hadn't been there the day before. He took the paper in his hands and sat down on Lucas' bunk. He started to read the letter.
Dear Captain,
By the time you find this letter, I'll be far away from here.
I'm really sorry that I went away without saying goodbye to you.
Don't worry about me. I can manage on my own.
Please don't search for me, you will not find me.
Please say to the others Goodbye for me.
Tell them that I'm sorry, I can't different.
Please tell Dr. Westphalen that she should take care after the Vocorder.
Please try to explain everything to Darwin;
he shouldn't think that I left him without a reason.
I couldn't say Goodbye to him because I knew that he would tell it to you.
Please forgive me, I can't do anything else;
please don't hate me because of this.
I will never forget any one of you!
Lucas
By the time Bridger was finished reading he put his head down in his hands. No, he could never hate the boy and he would worry about him a lot. Why hadn't the teenager come to him and talked with him? Why hadn't he told him that he couldn't make it through the trial? Hadn't he given the boy enough of the feeling that he could trust Bridger with everything?
Suddenly the Captain stood up and ran out of the cabin. No, he wouldn't let the teenager go it alone. He meant too much to him.
Nathan thought back to the time before he had met Lucas. He had felt that something was missing, he had felt empty inside. Since he had known the teenager, that feeling had gone away.
He would do everything to find Lucas. Everything! And he didn't care about how much it would cost him!
*
I run away, I run away
I run away, I run away
Because there's nothing
That makes me stay
And so I run away
*
Lucas sat alone on a hill. Next to him was his travel bag. Far away, he could see the port; the seaQuest was only a little point in it.
The teenager wiped away his tears and stood up to leave the city. He had made a decision, but whether or not this was the right decision, he wasn't sure.
He took his bag and looked for the last time at the ocean, after that, he faded from sight.
END OF THE STORY
Information:
So that was it, the story is finished. I hope you will not hate me because of this ending. I wrote a lot of German seaQuest stories with some kind of happy ending and I just had to write a few stories without one, and this is one of those stories! I hope you can understand. And hey, this is an open end; we don't know what will happen. Maybe Bridger finds Lucas, maybe Lucas has disappeared for ever. Sorry!
At the end of this story I want to thank Jackie for the Beta reading of this story and Kat Knits00 for the Beta reading of "Do Not Speak". I would have never posted the stories without that. Now I think I can burn my dictionary. Because I don't need it, it NEVER has the words I need.
Chapter 7 - I Run Away
By Kiddo
*In Loving Memory Of Jonathan Brandis*
~*~
"It is just as it is with the flower. If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look at the sky at night. All the stars are a-bloom with flowers . . .In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night . . . You--only you--will have stars that can laugh! It will be as if, in place of the stars, I had given you a great number of little bells that knew how to laugh... My star will just be one of the stars, for you. And so you will love to watch all the stars in the heavens . . . they will all be your friends! And when your sorrow is comforted you will be content that you have known me."
Antoine De Saint-Exupery - "The Little Prince"
~*~
Information:
I have no rights to seaQuest and I'm not making any money with this story.
The song "I Run Away" was written by Damnasty. I don't think I've ever heard this song; I just searched in the Internet for another song with a similar name and found this. I think this song is perfect for the story, so I used it for this chapter. I hope that the text of the song is right.
This chapter is the last one of this story.
This chapter takes place two weeks after chapter six.
Feedback is always welcome.
A special thanks goes to my betareader Jackie and jewels03 and Lilleggs for their review.
***************************************************************************
*
I run away, I run away
I run away, I run away
Because there's nothing
That makes me stay
And so I run away
*
It was the middle of the night, the day after the seaQuest had docked in port. Tomorrow would be the trial against Lucas' parents.
The teenager sat alone in his cabin in front of his computer, but this time, the usually bright computer screen was black. The boy just sat before it, staring at the black screen, and thought about the whole thing.
Two weeks ago he had told the captain about his family secret. Bridger had asked a lot of questions in the days after that. The captain had introduced him to a good lawyer who had a lot of experience with child abuse.
Bridger had been there every time he had talked with Mr. Deener, the lawyer. The captain was great; he was always there for the boy, but Lucas was really afraid of tomorrow anyway.
*
He always said he wasn't good enough
To see how life goes
And that no one understands him
'cause no one knows
Of what he's dreaming of
And of what he's proud
And in the end he has seen
Just one way out
So he said.
*
The whole court thing made him uneasy; he had a bad feeling about it. The others couldn't understand this, nobody could. But on the other hand, he hadn't really talked about his worries. All gave him a smile and told him that everything would be ok.
He knew they were all trying to cheer him up and to give him courage. But they didn't know his family. The trial wouldn't be easy for him. His parents would try to make him look like a liar. Old repressed memories would come back again.
*
I run away, I run away
I run away, I run away
Because there's nothing
That makes me stay
And so I run away
*
Lucas knew that Bridger would be there for him. But he had to show the evidence against his parents alone. The teenager wasn't sure if he would be able to look at his parents in court; if he could make the evidence against them.
On the one side he was very afraid of his parents; on the other side he was afraid that he would let the Captain and his friends down.
*
It was a cold and lonely night
He suddenly woke up
He know that that's the moment
He's got to break up
So he packed some things
And went out of his bed
He shut the door behind him
And he said.
*
Suddenly Lucas stood up and took his black travel bag out from under his bed and opened his closet. He threw a few clothes in the bag. After that, he packed a few other things; all went quickly into the bag. The only thing that he packed carefully was his beloved computer. He wrapped his Marlins baseball shirt around the computer and put it between the other clothes in his travel bag. After that, he closed the bag.
The teenager took a piece of white paper and a pencil from his desk, and after he had written a few words, he took his brown jeans jacket out of the closet and put it on.
He carefully looked out of his cabin, and as he saw that nobody was there, he took his travelling bag and went out of his room. He closed the door silently behind him.
*
I run away, I run away
I run away, I run away
Because there's nothing
That makes me stay
And so I run away
*
Unnoticed, Lucas left the seaQuest; nobody had seen him so nobody had tried to hold him back. As fast as he could, he brought more distance between himself and the submarine; he had a bad feeling about this.
Tears were running down his face. He knew he couldn't go to court. He knew he couldn't say a word when he had to present his evidence, and he knew he would let all his friends down. He couldn't do that to the others. He couldn't involve the Captain and his friends in his problems.
The seaQuest was the only place he had ever been really happy. But he couldn't stay, even if that was his biggest wish. He hoped the others would forgive him.
*
Only a little piece of paper
He left back
For Mum and Dad to know
That he will never come back
And there stands.
*
The next morning, Captain Bridger knocked at the door of Lucas' cabin. When he didn't get an answer, he went inside. "Wake up Lu." Nathan stopped.
The teenager wasn't there. The door of his closet stood wide open and some clothes were missing. Bridger looked around the small cabin; a few other things were missing too. The computer was not there, and a few photos and a few things that were important to the boy were gone as well.
Bridger's glance fell on the table. On the desk was a sheet of white paper that hadn't been there the day before. He took the paper in his hands and sat down on Lucas' bunk. He started to read the letter.
Dear Captain,
By the time you find this letter, I'll be far away from here.
I'm really sorry that I went away without saying goodbye to you.
Don't worry about me. I can manage on my own.
Please don't search for me, you will not find me.
Please say to the others Goodbye for me.
Tell them that I'm sorry, I can't different.
Please tell Dr. Westphalen that she should take care after the Vocorder.
Please try to explain everything to Darwin;
he shouldn't think that I left him without a reason.
I couldn't say Goodbye to him because I knew that he would tell it to you.
Please forgive me, I can't do anything else;
please don't hate me because of this.
I will never forget any one of you!
Lucas
By the time Bridger was finished reading he put his head down in his hands. No, he could never hate the boy and he would worry about him a lot. Why hadn't the teenager come to him and talked with him? Why hadn't he told him that he couldn't make it through the trial? Hadn't he given the boy enough of the feeling that he could trust Bridger with everything?
Suddenly the Captain stood up and ran out of the cabin. No, he wouldn't let the teenager go it alone. He meant too much to him.
Nathan thought back to the time before he had met Lucas. He had felt that something was missing, he had felt empty inside. Since he had known the teenager, that feeling had gone away.
He would do everything to find Lucas. Everything! And he didn't care about how much it would cost him!
*
I run away, I run away
I run away, I run away
Because there's nothing
That makes me stay
And so I run away
*
Lucas sat alone on a hill. Next to him was his travel bag. Far away, he could see the port; the seaQuest was only a little point in it.
The teenager wiped away his tears and stood up to leave the city. He had made a decision, but whether or not this was the right decision, he wasn't sure.
He took his bag and looked for the last time at the ocean, after that, he faded from sight.
END OF THE STORY
Information:
So that was it, the story is finished. I hope you will not hate me because of this ending. I wrote a lot of German seaQuest stories with some kind of happy ending and I just had to write a few stories without one, and this is one of those stories! I hope you can understand. And hey, this is an open end; we don't know what will happen. Maybe Bridger finds Lucas, maybe Lucas has disappeared for ever. Sorry!
At the end of this story I want to thank Jackie for the Beta reading of this story and Kat Knits00 for the Beta reading of "Do Not Speak". I would have never posted the stories without that. Now I think I can burn my dictionary. Because I don't need it, it NEVER has the words I need.