Chapter 5: A Reason to Move on
'Only ten more days to go.' TJ reminded himself as watched Saryn and Cassie dancing at the Surf Spot. He had gotten a scholarship to play baseball at Stanford. He would be four hours away from Angel Grove. He couldn't wait to get out of town.
It's a new start. It would he hard to leave his friends, but didn't see how he could deal with seeing Cassie all the time either. He had fallen hard for the beautiful Asian girl since they had first met and become Turbo rangers. Unfortunately, it wasn't long after though that the mysterious phantom ranger had appeared onto the scene. If there was anything he had learned as a ranger, it was to take risks, and make the most of every opportunity. He had waited too long and now it was too late. The woman he loved was in love with another man.
"Hey Teej!" Ashley called as she made her way over to his table. He had to smile at her cheerfulness. You had to be made of stone to be able to resist her. And Andros was as close to stone as anyone he had ever met. "How are you?" she asked quietly even though she was pretty sure she knew the answer. TJ hadn't been himself since they had stopped Astronema and Saryn had come to earth.
"I've been better." He admitted. She was one of the few people he didn't even bother trying to hide things from. She nodded sympathetically. "I know you TJ, you're going to be just fine. She's just not the one."
"You have to let her go. Longing after her isn't worth it." She advised him. He wondered when she had gotten so wise.
"I know. But she's my best friend." He protested as he continued to watch the loving pair.
"Let's get out of here. Enjoy your last few days in town." She persuaded him gently, pulling on his hand to pull him up from the table. He allowed himself one last look before exiting.
He was glad he let her drag him away. They headed to Angel Grove Park where Andros, Zhane, and Carlos were playing Frisbee. While TJ didn't join in, he did enjoy himself. He was reminded of all the times the group of them had spent in the park playing, or fighting quantrons. There had been a lot of good times and a lot of hard times, but he could not imagine any better friends than these. There were a lot of things he had done to be proud of, and he realized that not everything went exactly the way you wanted it. He never would have dreamed he would have spent the last two years of high school traveling through space. And that wouldn't have happened if the command center hadn't been destroyed by Divatox. He understood that there was a reason for everything. And he was excited about the possibilities that existed at Stanford. For TJ, there was a reason to move on.
'Only ten more days to go.' TJ reminded himself as watched Saryn and Cassie dancing at the Surf Spot. He had gotten a scholarship to play baseball at Stanford. He would be four hours away from Angel Grove. He couldn't wait to get out of town.
It's a new start. It would he hard to leave his friends, but didn't see how he could deal with seeing Cassie all the time either. He had fallen hard for the beautiful Asian girl since they had first met and become Turbo rangers. Unfortunately, it wasn't long after though that the mysterious phantom ranger had appeared onto the scene. If there was anything he had learned as a ranger, it was to take risks, and make the most of every opportunity. He had waited too long and now it was too late. The woman he loved was in love with another man.
"Hey Teej!" Ashley called as she made her way over to his table. He had to smile at her cheerfulness. You had to be made of stone to be able to resist her. And Andros was as close to stone as anyone he had ever met. "How are you?" she asked quietly even though she was pretty sure she knew the answer. TJ hadn't been himself since they had stopped Astronema and Saryn had come to earth.
"I've been better." He admitted. She was one of the few people he didn't even bother trying to hide things from. She nodded sympathetically. "I know you TJ, you're going to be just fine. She's just not the one."
"You have to let her go. Longing after her isn't worth it." She advised him. He wondered when she had gotten so wise.
"I know. But she's my best friend." He protested as he continued to watch the loving pair.
"Let's get out of here. Enjoy your last few days in town." She persuaded him gently, pulling on his hand to pull him up from the table. He allowed himself one last look before exiting.
He was glad he let her drag him away. They headed to Angel Grove Park where Andros, Zhane, and Carlos were playing Frisbee. While TJ didn't join in, he did enjoy himself. He was reminded of all the times the group of them had spent in the park playing, or fighting quantrons. There had been a lot of good times and a lot of hard times, but he could not imagine any better friends than these. There were a lot of things he had done to be proud of, and he realized that not everything went exactly the way you wanted it. He never would have dreamed he would have spent the last two years of high school traveling through space. And that wouldn't have happened if the command center hadn't been destroyed by Divatox. He understood that there was a reason for everything. And he was excited about the possibilities that existed at Stanford. For TJ, there was a reason to move on.