Authors Note: Thank you ScreamQueen13 for putting out yet another
beautiful story. You keep inspiring me to write more stories. This one
and the next one, are for you. Just so everyone knows, this story was to
add complications to the love story of Terry and Nicole. This story and
the next story are going to go together so be on the look out for it.
Thank you.
Past Lives
"So, what's your favorite movie?" Terry looked deep in to Nicole's eyes as he carried on one of those unbelievable conversations with her. He'd had six talks with her like this that stretched over the entire night.
She cocked her head to the side for a moment and bit on her bottom lip, which by the way was very sexy. After thinking for a few seconds she responded with, "There are just too many."
He smiled a bit, thinking the same thing. "But I can think of my favorite kind of movie", she said. "Believe it or not, I love action movies. They have to have a little bit of romance to them though." She responded.
He could picture her watching movies before all of this happened and it made him smile. He could really picture them at the movies together watching something scary. That, above all things, brought a smile to his face.
"Well, that was my favorite type of movie. That is, before all of those things started to take over." She looked as if she could almost cry. She really enjoyed spending time at the movies or even renting them and watching them at home.
Terry tried to change the subject quickly. "So, you like art too? That is what you said, right?"
She nodded.
"I've seen some of the stuff that you've done in the lower levels. I really like it." This brought a smile to her face and it melted his heart to see it. "Yeah, you should see me try to draw. The last time I tried I was still using crayons."
They both laughed and it seemed to make things go away for a moment. Terry's new philosophy was "make the best of where you are". Nicole made this very easy for him.
He looked around at the mall surroundings, the rest of the group seemed to be else where so they had the area near Hollow Grounds to themselves. Terry looked at Nicole as she looked at the mall around them and he started to reposition himself; setting on the ground just didn't feel good no matter where you were.
When he moved his old black wallet fell from the back of his pants to the floor with a soft thud. Her gaze quickly jumped to the money holder and she saw it as an opportunity to know what Terry was like before the life at the mall.
She grabbed for the wallet before he could react and then she was up and running playfully. Terry's face grew long with a look of fear. "Nicole!" He jumped up to follow her.
She had already opened the wallet, taken a look inside, and stopped before he got to her. "Who is this?" She asked as she pushed the wallet towards his face. In the photo slots there was a picture of a young pretty girl in a red tank top and blue jeans. Standing next to her with his arm around her was Terry. A large smile was worn on both the faces and it was obvious that it was a romantic moment.
"Nicole," he started, "that was before all of this." He didn't know what to say. It was more than obvious who the girl was and there were no words that would pull him out of this one.
"All I want to know is did you love her?" She asked it with an underlying hurt in her voice.
He looked down at the ground for a moment. He didn't say a single word, but that was more than enough to bring a tear to her eye.
"There is nothing I can do about what my life used to be. That, to me, was a past life." He tried to look into her eyes but she resisted the gesture and looked away. The tears that had formed in her eyes blurred her vision, but she knew that the look on his face would hurt her even more.
"I just--" She paused for just long enough to wipe a few of the tears away. "I want you to know that you were my first love." Looking at him to make her point even stronger, she continued. "I just don't think I can be around you right now." Against all attempts by Terry to keep Nicole there, she walked off.
Past Lives
"So, what's your favorite movie?" Terry looked deep in to Nicole's eyes as he carried on one of those unbelievable conversations with her. He'd had six talks with her like this that stretched over the entire night.
She cocked her head to the side for a moment and bit on her bottom lip, which by the way was very sexy. After thinking for a few seconds she responded with, "There are just too many."
He smiled a bit, thinking the same thing. "But I can think of my favorite kind of movie", she said. "Believe it or not, I love action movies. They have to have a little bit of romance to them though." She responded.
He could picture her watching movies before all of this happened and it made him smile. He could really picture them at the movies together watching something scary. That, above all things, brought a smile to his face.
"Well, that was my favorite type of movie. That is, before all of those things started to take over." She looked as if she could almost cry. She really enjoyed spending time at the movies or even renting them and watching them at home.
Terry tried to change the subject quickly. "So, you like art too? That is what you said, right?"
She nodded.
"I've seen some of the stuff that you've done in the lower levels. I really like it." This brought a smile to her face and it melted his heart to see it. "Yeah, you should see me try to draw. The last time I tried I was still using crayons."
They both laughed and it seemed to make things go away for a moment. Terry's new philosophy was "make the best of where you are". Nicole made this very easy for him.
He looked around at the mall surroundings, the rest of the group seemed to be else where so they had the area near Hollow Grounds to themselves. Terry looked at Nicole as she looked at the mall around them and he started to reposition himself; setting on the ground just didn't feel good no matter where you were.
When he moved his old black wallet fell from the back of his pants to the floor with a soft thud. Her gaze quickly jumped to the money holder and she saw it as an opportunity to know what Terry was like before the life at the mall.
She grabbed for the wallet before he could react and then she was up and running playfully. Terry's face grew long with a look of fear. "Nicole!" He jumped up to follow her.
She had already opened the wallet, taken a look inside, and stopped before he got to her. "Who is this?" She asked as she pushed the wallet towards his face. In the photo slots there was a picture of a young pretty girl in a red tank top and blue jeans. Standing next to her with his arm around her was Terry. A large smile was worn on both the faces and it was obvious that it was a romantic moment.
"Nicole," he started, "that was before all of this." He didn't know what to say. It was more than obvious who the girl was and there were no words that would pull him out of this one.
"All I want to know is did you love her?" She asked it with an underlying hurt in her voice.
He looked down at the ground for a moment. He didn't say a single word, but that was more than enough to bring a tear to her eye.
"There is nothing I can do about what my life used to be. That, to me, was a past life." He tried to look into her eyes but she resisted the gesture and looked away. The tears that had formed in her eyes blurred her vision, but she knew that the look on his face would hurt her even more.
"I just--" She paused for just long enough to wipe a few of the tears away. "I want you to know that you were my first love." Looking at him to make her point even stronger, she continued. "I just don't think I can be around you right now." Against all attempts by Terry to keep Nicole there, she walked off.