Fireworks

Chapter six:- Unburned Tape

"I told you to burn this." Cindy said staring at the tape now in her hands.

"I know..." Jimmy said sheepishly. "But Cindy," She looked away with tears in her eyes. "Please..."

"Why didn't you burn it?" She asked looking him strait in the eye. "Do you like looking at me like that? Did you keep it so you could look at me whenever you want!" She yelled.

"Cindy!" He stopped her. "Do you even remember what I said about you when we were locked in there?" He asked. She thought about it. She honestly couldn't remember. She could remember his mouth moving and yelling at her but she couldn't remember his words or hers for that matter. She shook her head. "Neither did I. That's why I kept it, to see what we said to each other." Cindy looked back down at the tape. "Watch the tape and tell me what you think of it, about what happened there." He turned and went back into house. She swollowed a lump in her throat.

She went up to her room and slowly put the tape in the VCR. She watched as Jimmy started telling.

"You're beautiful!" He yelled out. Cindy had been blinded by her fright and anger before but now she heard loud and clear what he said. She put her hand over the heart and felt tears coat my eyes. "It's impossible not to loce you and want you! It's torture enough at home but now this?" He continued to yell. 'torture enough at home' She thought. 'oh my god...' She thought as it hit her for the first time. She didn't think it was possible. 'It couldn't be. He couldn't love me, could he?' Then she heard herself start yelling

"I feel the same god damned way you do!" She heard herself yell. She watched herself yell and express her feelings. She felt it all come back to her and she now remembered what she said. She was startled when the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey girl." Libby said on the other line. "Look, Sheen and I are gonna hang out alone tonight because today is our two month aniversary."

"But you've only been going out for two weeks." Cindy said a little confused.

"Yeah but Sheen doesn't know that." They both laughed a little. "Are you okay girl?" She asked. "You and Jimmy haven't faught at all sinse we got back, heck you two haven't even looked at each other."

"Yeah everything's fine or it will be, I think." Cindy answered staring at the T.V. that was now turned off.

"So you'll be okay with Jimmy and Carl tonight?"

"Yeah. I'll talk to you later." Cindy hung up. She fell on her bed and fell asleep.

When she woke up, it was dark out and it was almost time for them to meet on her roof. She quickly changed into unwrinkled clothes. She walked out her door and saw Jimmy about to knock on the door.

"Oh...uhhh...You ready?" He asked a little nervous. The sound of his voice made a chill go down her spine. She swollowed hard and nodded. She saw a blanket on the front lawn.

"I thought we were going to be on the roof." She said a little confused.

"Oh this is for Carl. He won't go on the roof, right?" He asked Carl.

"Uh-uh no way. Too high!" Carl responded. Jimmy and Cindy grabbed aother blanket and a ladder then went up to the roof. They sat there for a while in an uncomfortable silence. Jimmy got brave and said something he was sure he was going to regret.

"Do you wanna talk about the tape?" He asked.

(I know it was short but hey at least it's somethin)