Years After.
Author's note: About the pairings, you should continue reading the story to find out. The story might be twisted…. … the story might be not… Who knows?
Disclaimer: Ditto from last chapter.
Continuing with the 8th.
"Jase? What happen to you?"
" They warned me… … But I didn't" He rambled on.
- Following Afternoon –
"Where were you?"
"I called to tell you I was coming back & not going to Jase's place." "Hand phone off, didn't attend your meeting, and not back the whole night." "Didn't you know that I would be worried?"
"I'm sorry mommy!"
"You better be. Now, I want a reasonable explanation."
"So, how was your night?"
"It was OK, the dance was nice, besides the I had problem walking part, everything went right." "Don't try changing the topic, we were talking about you."
"You know mommy Kim, You're not telling me the truth." Said Trini playfully.
"We are talking bout you here!" Kim said as she patted the couch, gesturing Trini to sit and talk.
Trini sighed as she sat "I 'found' Jason outside the pub near his house, so I brought him home, he puked on my clothes, I had to change and wait for it to dry, and then I accidentally fell asleep."
Kimberly had on the 'Na-ah, that's not the part I'm interested in, so keep going with
Your story' look. And so, Trini continued.
// - Jason's kitchen -
"Hey, thanks for bringing me home last night. Guess I seemed like a piece of trash last night. Sorry bout your clothes." Jason said as he found her in his over-size tee.
"You're awake. How are you feeling?"
"Just a little head-ache, guess I drank a bit too much."
"You called that a bit too much! You've never been this drunk, what's wrong?" She sat down on a chair in the kitchen. Jason sat next to her.
"I broke up with Emily." The statement shocked Trini. She knew sooner or later the game would be over, but didn't think that it would be this soon. She remained silent because on one hand she didn't know what to say, on the other hand, she had already warned him about this.
"I just couldn't believe what an idiot I was. I mean you, Kim, and Billy had tried so hard to prove it to me, but no, I was just too stubborn to believe it. I even yelled at you. I guess I just… … I'm… … I'm sorry Trini." Jason struggled to say out the last phrase. Although he was in the wrong, but for a guy like him and Tommy, it still did take up a lot of power trying to utter those few words.
She knew that he regretted it whole-heartedly, but just didn't know how too response. Inside she kept asking herself the same question over and over again. * Do I still love this man? How come I don't even fell an ounce of happiness? All I feel is just pity and sorry towards him. *
"Trini?" Trini was brought back to reality as she heard her name being called.
"Yeah?"
"Am I forgiven?"
"I'm not the only one who was hurt by you words you know." "We're trying all our best to not let you fall into this kind of situation, but no, she was more important than the three of us, and one whom you call your sister. You are lucky that Emily didn't have the chance to steal your drawing plans and framing you like she intended to."
"Hey, I totally regretted it OK? You don't have to add more guilt on to my shoulders. How was I to know? I was in love with her. I didn't know that she's like that. I was just happy that she accepted in being my girlfriend after so long I've waited."
"Don't raise you voice while apologizing JASON SCOTT!"
"I didn't mean it. I'm… sorry… I just… still can't believe the fact that she toyed with my feelings."
"Are all leaders like that? Can't accept the fact that they've been dumped, that they have been played, that they are in the wrong?"
"What Tommy did had nothing to do with me. He thought of suicide because of that letter because he was just 19, for god sake, we had to deal with more stress at that age then any people could've imagine. And what happened to Kim was also not his fault. He didn't even know, Trini." Jason said, raising his voice in the process.
"I think you need to cool down a little, and when you think you could accept the fact, you're welcome to see us. If not, no point for us to argue over this topic."//
With that, Trini end her story on what had happened.
- Back to the living room -
"He is definitely in the wrong. Sometimes Jason just has to take time to accept that his judgments aren't always right, just like someone else." Said Kimberly. "Oh and Trini, what happened truly wasn't Tommy's fault, it's just destined to happen. He didn't even know it."
"I… I know that, I guess I was just cooked up and just didn't think straight." "Kim, am I suppose to be happy of their brake up?" "I mean, if they do, I might still have a chance with Jason, but all I feel is just… is just sorry for him."
"I don't know Trini, but I do sometimes have that kind of thought. The question is do you still LOVE him, not like him. He was your crush of high school, but you might have fell out of it along the way."
"Maybe, I'm not so sure myself." Said Trini, while asking herself the same question. * Do I still LOVE him? Maybe? Or maybe I'm just convincing myself. *
"Kim?" she said suddenly, causing Kimberly to jump a little. "You were spacing out Kim. What's wrong?" She threw Kimberly a 'don't give me nothing for an answer, cause I know something's up' look.
"Jonathan… He's here. I… I… saw him yesterday night." She said as she started to withdraw herself.
"Oh my, what did he do?'
"He wanted me to follow him, he wanted answers. He was tugging me so hard… so hard…"
Trini seeing that what was happening tried to stay calm. "Kim… Kim… stay with me, don't go back in there."
Just then, the door opened.
"Hello?" "Kim? Trini?"
"Billy! Billy! In the living room." Cried Trini.
"What's going on?" "Trini, are you Ok?" Billy said as he dashed into the living room. "Oh god. Not again?" he exclaimed as he saw Kimberly's condition, she was curled into a ball, hugging herself.
"Kim… Kim… It's me, Billy. Come on, Trini is here too." "Come on Kim, don't go back in there." Billy pleads worryingly.
"Trini, you have to stay calm." "What did you guys do the last time?" "Calm. Trini. Calm."
"Wel… we just talked to her, but it was no use. She… … Just… she just… lock herself up like that." Explained Trini as tears began welling up in her eyes.
"Ok. You keep talking to her while I get Jason."
"He might not come. I just scolded him this morning." Trini said sheepishly.
"It's Ok. After all Kim's his little sister." "Where's Annie?" Billy asked as he was waiting for someone to pick up on the other line.
"She's schooling Billy." She said in an 'obviously' tone.
"Kim, snap out of it." Trini pleaded. "Kim you are safe now. Jonathan is not here. You are in our house."
A smile crossed Kimberly's face. "Yeah. Tommy saved me."
Trini immediately knew where to lead this conversation. "He is you white knight in shining armor, isn't he?" "Remember the times…"
Trini was cut short by Kimberly's shaking and mumbling. "No…. N…o… Not Annie… Annie… my baby… No… not… Tommy… Jonathan… no… I'll not let you…"
Trini's face immediately grew pale. * Annie * "Billy!" She shouted. "Tell Jase to pick Annie up after school… don't bring her back here."
Billy with a confused look did as he was told. He passed the phone to Trini after Jason asked him.
"Look, lets just forget about this morning at the moment. Just pick Annie up and make sure you keep your eyes on her, no matter what you do." After a pause. "Jo… Jonathan's back!"
Without needing further explanation. Jason promised and started towards Annie's school. As Billy sat closer to hug Kimberly, she withdrew even more.
"Don't touch her Billy." "I guess she's still not over it." Said Trini sadly.
"Don't worry, she'll be ok. We have to be strong for her." He said as he hugged her to reassure her. A shiver went up Trini's spine. Although she know that it was just a comfort hug, but she didn't know why it felt different.
