EPILOGUE
THIS IS IT! THE END, THE EPILOGUE!
Zack sat at the gate, silent, watching for at least half an hour. When they began boarding the next flight Zack got up, dusted himself off and got a cab. He went back to his apartment in silence. Nothing seemed worth it anymore. He unlocked the door to his apartment and went strait to his room; he took off his shoes and was lying down in bed when he noticed that Katie had left her wallet on Zack's ottoman. Zack got up and went to the phone.
"Hey, Katie?" Zack said, in monotone.
"Yeah?" Katie answered.
"You left your wallet here, Drivers license, some bills, the works," Zack said, flipping through the wallet.
"SHIT! I knew I left it somewhere," Katie said, "I'll be right over."
Zack hung up the phone. He went back to the TV, nothing, no revelations, nothing to cheer him up, no coincidence. The doorbell rang. Zack got up, "Hold on Katie, coming," He yelled from the kitchen.
"Use protection dude!" the voice from outside the door laughed.
Zack stopped in his tracks. What the fuck?
Zack looked in the peep hole. It was Dewey. Dewey looked just as he used to, unshaven, cut jeans, a 'gettin lucky in Kentucky' shirt.
"Dude, open the door," Dewey called, annoyed.
Zack went to the door and opened it, staring at Dewey,
"What?" Zack spat.
"Just wanna apologize for...uh...for the wedding incident." Dewey said.
No expecting this, it took Zack a while to regain his composure, "Oh, well, all if forgiven. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm waiting for Katie to come pick something up, it was nice seeing you again," Zack said, closing the door. Dewey stood at the closed door, staring, had someone just shut a door on...him? It took him a little while to snap back to reality. As he was walking down the hall he passed Katie going the other way, "Posh Spice?" He tipped his pretend hat.
Katie smiled... Zack opened the door.
"Hey," Zack said, wearily.
"Hey, Zack-y" Katie joked, "You got my wallet? With all the cash in?" Katie playfully punched Zack. Zack smiled a tired grin and handed the wallet to Katie, "How's Marta?" He asked.
"In a coma, not good. Alex was forced to leave a couple hours ago. I just got back from the hospital. Tomika is missing a performance to visit Marta. The whole band's there, Dewey stopped by, Billy didn't though. It's a wreck." Katie smiled, how could she smile through all this? Zack thought.
"Hey, Katie, can I ask you a question?" Zack asked. Standing in the doorway.
"Yeah, sure, what?" Katie responded, putting the wallet in her purse.
"How can you smile through all of this? I think I'm gonna have a nervous breakdown." Zack laughed at his joke.
"I don't know at all, it amazes me too. You just have to keep smiling; nothing in life's really that permanent. Everything changes, life goes on, full of surprise. Just face them head strong and you'll be fine. Even if you don't really succeed you know you've done all you could. Everything's gonna be ok," Katie smiled, she kissed Zack's nose, Zack blushed, "Just remember everything in life is only for...now. Life goes on." Zack and Katie grabbed each other and held each other close, Zack kissed Katie, a warm, friendly kiss, one to last a lifetime, they went into the hall, leaning up against the wall, unaware of everything around them. They kissed, locked in each others grip of made love for a long time, not wanting it to stop, just to last a lifetime... ............................................................................................................
Zack lifted his head up, he looked at himself, no hair on his arms, and he was a kid again. He looked up. The class was silent, everyone was staring at him. Marta, unaware of what was to come, Katie, Freddy, all of them. Mr. Richard's was sitting on Zack's book group table. As Zack opened his eyes Mr. Richards sprung to life, "Well, no that Mr. Mooneyham is awake, we can get on with class! Is that ok with you Mr. Mooneyham or would you like to sleep some more, I hope it was refreshing, was it?" Mr. Richards smiled a sick, sarcastic smile. Zack blushed, his face a deep red.
"Ok, let's get back to class..." Mr. Richards went back to the board and began to teach.
Katie leaned over to him, "That was embarrassing Zack-y Wack-y." She laughed. Zack sat dumbfounded; he was reminded of the older Katie, how stunning she was.
"Don't worry," grinned Zack, "Everything in life is only for now..." Zack smiled at Katie, she smiled back. What a year this will be! Thought Zack to himself as he bent down to copy notes.
He looked around at everyone, how different they all will become, he thought. Marta, will try to kill herself, Billy will become a hotshot, Dewey will desert them, Freddy will go all flower power on the band, Katie will be... Katie, stunning and amazing, Zack will be a lawyer, how strange... Tomika, the actress, Lawrence the piano tutor. Everyone so different. Zack was bent on savoring every moment of childhood now that he knew what was to come. Savor everything, let nothing slip by, just like a... Zack thought... Just like a... Like a ... Kiss.
xX... THANKS EVERYONE! ...xX
PS- thanks to Avenue Q!
THIS IS IT! THE END, THE EPILOGUE!
Zack sat at the gate, silent, watching for at least half an hour. When they began boarding the next flight Zack got up, dusted himself off and got a cab. He went back to his apartment in silence. Nothing seemed worth it anymore. He unlocked the door to his apartment and went strait to his room; he took off his shoes and was lying down in bed when he noticed that Katie had left her wallet on Zack's ottoman. Zack got up and went to the phone.
"Hey, Katie?" Zack said, in monotone.
"Yeah?" Katie answered.
"You left your wallet here, Drivers license, some bills, the works," Zack said, flipping through the wallet.
"SHIT! I knew I left it somewhere," Katie said, "I'll be right over."
Zack hung up the phone. He went back to the TV, nothing, no revelations, nothing to cheer him up, no coincidence. The doorbell rang. Zack got up, "Hold on Katie, coming," He yelled from the kitchen.
"Use protection dude!" the voice from outside the door laughed.
Zack stopped in his tracks. What the fuck?
Zack looked in the peep hole. It was Dewey. Dewey looked just as he used to, unshaven, cut jeans, a 'gettin lucky in Kentucky' shirt.
"Dude, open the door," Dewey called, annoyed.
Zack went to the door and opened it, staring at Dewey,
"What?" Zack spat.
"Just wanna apologize for...uh...for the wedding incident." Dewey said.
No expecting this, it took Zack a while to regain his composure, "Oh, well, all if forgiven. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm waiting for Katie to come pick something up, it was nice seeing you again," Zack said, closing the door. Dewey stood at the closed door, staring, had someone just shut a door on...him? It took him a little while to snap back to reality. As he was walking down the hall he passed Katie going the other way, "Posh Spice?" He tipped his pretend hat.
Katie smiled... Zack opened the door.
"Hey," Zack said, wearily.
"Hey, Zack-y" Katie joked, "You got my wallet? With all the cash in?" Katie playfully punched Zack. Zack smiled a tired grin and handed the wallet to Katie, "How's Marta?" He asked.
"In a coma, not good. Alex was forced to leave a couple hours ago. I just got back from the hospital. Tomika is missing a performance to visit Marta. The whole band's there, Dewey stopped by, Billy didn't though. It's a wreck." Katie smiled, how could she smile through all this? Zack thought.
"Hey, Katie, can I ask you a question?" Zack asked. Standing in the doorway.
"Yeah, sure, what?" Katie responded, putting the wallet in her purse.
"How can you smile through all of this? I think I'm gonna have a nervous breakdown." Zack laughed at his joke.
"I don't know at all, it amazes me too. You just have to keep smiling; nothing in life's really that permanent. Everything changes, life goes on, full of surprise. Just face them head strong and you'll be fine. Even if you don't really succeed you know you've done all you could. Everything's gonna be ok," Katie smiled, she kissed Zack's nose, Zack blushed, "Just remember everything in life is only for...now. Life goes on." Zack and Katie grabbed each other and held each other close, Zack kissed Katie, a warm, friendly kiss, one to last a lifetime, they went into the hall, leaning up against the wall, unaware of everything around them. They kissed, locked in each others grip of made love for a long time, not wanting it to stop, just to last a lifetime... ............................................................................................................
Zack lifted his head up, he looked at himself, no hair on his arms, and he was a kid again. He looked up. The class was silent, everyone was staring at him. Marta, unaware of what was to come, Katie, Freddy, all of them. Mr. Richard's was sitting on Zack's book group table. As Zack opened his eyes Mr. Richards sprung to life, "Well, no that Mr. Mooneyham is awake, we can get on with class! Is that ok with you Mr. Mooneyham or would you like to sleep some more, I hope it was refreshing, was it?" Mr. Richards smiled a sick, sarcastic smile. Zack blushed, his face a deep red.
"Ok, let's get back to class..." Mr. Richards went back to the board and began to teach.
Katie leaned over to him, "That was embarrassing Zack-y Wack-y." She laughed. Zack sat dumbfounded; he was reminded of the older Katie, how stunning she was.
"Don't worry," grinned Zack, "Everything in life is only for now..." Zack smiled at Katie, she smiled back. What a year this will be! Thought Zack to himself as he bent down to copy notes.
He looked around at everyone, how different they all will become, he thought. Marta, will try to kill herself, Billy will become a hotshot, Dewey will desert them, Freddy will go all flower power on the band, Katie will be... Katie, stunning and amazing, Zack will be a lawyer, how strange... Tomika, the actress, Lawrence the piano tutor. Everyone so different. Zack was bent on savoring every moment of childhood now that he knew what was to come. Savor everything, let nothing slip by, just like a... Zack thought... Just like a... Like a ... Kiss.
xX... THANKS EVERYONE! ...xX
PS- thanks to Avenue Q!