Eli could only hear the faint sounds Jessie and Zoe were making in the house……..as they walked from the kitchen to the living room, up the stairs to their bedrooms, back down to the living room………and now the soft murmurs of the t.v were all Eli could barely hear as he sat on the edge of his bed- head in hands.
ELI sitting, arched back, with head in hands, distressed I thought it was BAD to keep things bottled up?………maybe it would have been better if I'd let it eat away at me, so she never knew………
The door slamming echoed throughout the entire house………
ELI sits up abruptly, looks into the distance, then back into the camera with a creased brow
All soft murmured noises faded- and all Eli could hear was the thumping of his heart, as he stood, and walked towards the door……….
Grace stood out front her house, glad to see neither her mother or Rick were home yet.
GRACE standing perfectly straight, looks stiff. Is looking beyond the camera, then focuses her vision so………..?
Without even realizing it, she had started moving slowly towards the front door- it seemed her feet had taken over again……….either that or bravery was finally kicking in?
Once she approached the front door, her mind didn't even need to think- her hand reached out, twisted the handle, and she found herself inside- standing, almost in the exact same position she'd been in when Eli………
GRACE averts her eyes lets not………
She jumped slightly, when the door slammed shut- she hadn't realized she'd closed it so hard- and she instantly regretted it when she heard the rest of the house stir from the loud noise.
Once the thunderous noise stopped echoing in her head- she heard other signs that the house was alive……….an episode of Giligans Island was entertaining Zoe, as she heard her little sister laugh- completely oblivious to Grace's presence.
She could hear Jessie's soft footsteps walking around the kitchen, opening a cupboard, closing it, then more walking……..
And outside, Grace could hear cars on the road- the hushed whooshing noise they made as they drove past, became more apparent to her the closer she listened.
GRACE how can the world still be functioning as normal……..when I'm in this completely lonely, strange place? How can my life change so drastically………yet everything around me………..stay the exact same………as though nothing has happened?
Grace let out a breath, waiting, hoping even for someone to acknowledge her………then………the wrong person did.
His steps were shaky, his breaths were uneven and almost forced- but as he approached the hallway, and caught site of her………apart of him tensed, and another part warmed- isn't it strange how love can do that to you? Make you feel a million things all at once………..?
He stood for a moment, watching her, watching as her eyes blinked as she took in her surroundings.
He could see she'd been crying, her eyes were big and red, and her face looked drained……… her lips will still quivering slightly………and she looked tense, by the perfectly straight way she was standing.
He'd done all that to her?
"Grace"
It came out in a hushed whisper- almost sounding like a song……….atleast, to his ears, but he could tell by her reaction it had a different meaning.
She turned, and he could see just how big and red her eyes were- and how pale her usually creamy face was.
His heart retreated slightly, as he saw the anguish painted on her face- the anguish he'd caused with one simple kiss that meant a million things.
She seemed to look past him, as though he wasn't really there- and when she continued to stare, wide eyed, he panicked for a moment- almost believing that he didn't exist……….but then she finally spoke-
"Leave me alone"
He looked at her for a moment longer……somehow, the way her eyes stared at him, gave him a softening yet anxious stare- somehow, it didn't fit with the words she'd just uttered.
But after a moment, he had to comply with her wishes; so her averted his eyes from her, and after another moment, he felt her as she breezed past him, and then her soft footsteps filled the hallway- and finally her door closing.
He looked up, at the empty space infront of him, where she'd been standing- her eyes still vivid- and he felt his own beginning to well.
So he turned away, and retreated back into his room………what else could he do?
GRACE leave me alone……….just……….leave me alone.
