Chapter XXI: Goodbye to You
FD: I'm sorry, but this is the last episode next to the Epilogue. From here on, I won't appear, but like I said, there will be a sequal to this story. If you want to read it, then get in touch with me and I'll give you a little preview of it to come. Anyways, I'll catch you guys on the A.M., so bye!
Life in Europe was peaceful for the Dark Diamonds. Their lives had changed dramatically, and they've learned many lessons, and many secrets, about themselves and each other. But now, it was time to go back home, where they belonged. At the airport, Sarah had carried her guitar around her shoulders to perform in front of kids and other people to show them the meaning of life. There was one song she had been working on all night and day that she would hum, but she never sang it out loud. Now the girls and their boyfriends stood in front of an enormous window, staring out at the take-off platform. Alister and Valon had wondered off somewhere, Valon going to pick up on girls for their numbers, and Alister was being so secretive lately. Sarah smiled. The moments of their adventures ther in Europe were now engraved in both her mind and heart. She felt Robert take her hand and she smiled, holding back the tears. It was not time to cry yet. Their plane would not be leaving for two hours. That was more than enough time.
Sarah pulled from Robert and ran down the hall, teasing them to chase her, and they did. She ran into an enormous room crowded with people running around, kids as young as five running and chasing each other with their bags. A small girl was running after her brother when she tripped, and the doll she was carrying fell out of her hands. Sarah picked it up and saw that the doll had a strange resemblence of herself. Long dark hair, gray beads for eyes, and a black dress. She handed the doll to the girl, held out her hand to the little girl, and took her hand.
"Would you like to help me?" Sarah asked the girl. She nodded. Sarah took the girl to the middle of the room and swung her guitar around her shoulder and held it so she could play it. She looked out at the crowd and saw her friends staring at her with a smile, a confused look on the boys' faces. The girls joined Sarah, Tiffany pulling out her guitar and Yuji with her keyboard. Sarah began playing a few notes, gaining the attention of everyone in the room. Then she sang out loud. The girls joining her in the chorus. The song went along like this;
"Of all the things I've believed in
I just wanna get this over with
Tears form behind my eyes
But I do not cry
Counting the days that pass me by
I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
It feels like I'm starting all over again
Last three years were just pretend
And I said
"Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything that I knew
You are the one I love
The one thing that I try to hold on to
"I used to get lost in your eyes
And it seems that I can't live the day without you
Closing my eyes
And you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light
But it's not right
"Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything that I knew
You are the one I love
The one thing that I try to hold on to.
"And it hurts to want everything
And nothing seems right
I want what's yours
And I want what's mine
I want you
And I'm not giving anything
"Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything that I knew
You are the one I love
The one thing that I try to hold on to.
"You're my shooting star, my love."
When they had finished, the room erupted into an applause, whistles, and cheers. Sarah looked up at Robert and saw him applauding for her, tears in his eyes. She couldn't help but allow the tears fall from her face. Who knows? Maybe this won't be the last time she sees him? Something in her heart told her that one day, they would be together, and nothing could stop that. Not Malik, not her father, not Alister and Valon, not Eotos. Nothing.
"Okay, girls, time to say goodbye," Steve said to the girls as he boarded the plane. Alister and Valon waved to them as they followed Steve. Sarah turned to the boys and smiled as she hugged each one goodbye. To make him realize she did care, but not the way he did, she gave Johnny a slight kiss on the cheek, but it hurt in her chest when she looked at Robert. She didn't want to leave him, and she could tell he felt the same. But nothing stopped her from embracing him and the way he kissed her was unlike a way he ever did. It was even harder to pull away from him. But when she did, she spoke to him in a low tone, "goodbye, Robert." Then she turned and ran toward the plane.
Robert and his friends only stared as the girls waved to them from the windows. Then he looked down and saw a red head boy stare at them with a smile. Tala. What was he doing here?
The plane took off and the Majestics left the airport, memories of the three months with those four girls engraved on their hearts. As a smile spread on Robert's face, several questions ran through his mind. Why did the girls have to go home so early? What was Tala doing in Europe? Whatever happened to Jin? And will they ever see the Dark Diamonds again?
