A/N: I know this seems like kind of a big jump of time in the story but
there are more events to take place and I didnt want to drag it on. As the
chapter goes on it will explain what happened in the past weeks. Im sorry
if this causes problems for any of you guys as readers. And also, I didnt
know if this was an actual city/town in Cali. I just made it up lol.Also, I
put Gordos dream was to be a photographer, he is a director in so many
other stories and this is a different type of art I could see him doing.
~Jess
(Three Weeks Later)
" I just cant stand the thought of leaving you alone while I am on some joyride to the next state for nothing!" Gordo argued with Lizzie.
" It wont be for that long and it isnt a joyride! This is your dream. Im fine, I dont have to go to court for a couple of weeks yet. Youll be back in plenty of time. Gordo, this involves your future. It could be essential to your carreer. I dont want to stand in the way of what youre meant to do."
To Gordo she was doing exactly what he hoped shed still be doing in years to come. To him, she was his future.
Gordo had received a call over the weekend. He was invited to come across the state to Rockville. He had the chance to show his photography skills to one of the biggest phoptographers in California.
He was arguing against his dream to stay by her side and it was self- conciously ripping her to shreds.
She had overcome alot for what she has been through in the past three weeks. In those days she has overcome more then in her entire lifetime but she didnt know where she would be without Gordo. Every nightmare, he was over at her house and by her side in a matter of seconds, if she had a flashback he was there to rock her and the fear away. Now was her chance to help him.
Lizzie couldnt help but feel somewhat responsible with his fear of losing her, even he has been going to her room and makeing sure she was still there when he woke up from a nightmare of being right back at square one. He even stayed overnight with her the first week she was home at her house to make sure she felt safe, even though Hayden was caught a week after it took place, unable to hurt her anymore.
" I dont know Lizzie...I hate the thought of being away for a week. What if you need me?" He breathed with an unsure tone, stretching out his long frame on her bed with a sigh.
She hid her expression that advertised her thoughts about missing and needing him.
" Ill call you if anything happens, I promise. Gordo...you have a life to worry about too, you cant drop everything just for me." Hazel eyes silently pleaded him as she layed by him and curled up with her back fitting perfectly against his chest and stomach.
Gordo inhaled the scent of her as an arm slid around her waist and the side of his face rested on her cheek. Lizzie felt him struggle to speak since his chin was snuggled on her shoulder.
" You know Im right.." A sing song voice spoke as she lightly played with one of his fingers against her stomach but a few seconds later she felt his body go limp, she felt his breathing deepen and slow and that was when she realised that he fell asleep.
She very slowly rotated her body to look at his face, she took in the shadows that framed under his eyes, the confused look on his face, almost as if he was deep in thought and how everytime she made a move he would find a way to close the contact between them. Tucking a curl back from his face, a deep breath filled her chest.
" Sweetie...you need to sleep more." She whispered, more to herself then to him.
The cordless telephone on her nightstand made a shrill ringing noise, caughing her to jump. A chain reaction occured as Gordos eyes popped open and he shot up, wondering what had startled her.
" Hello..." Lizzie spoke into the object that caused so much reaction but then her eyes seemed to grew wide as she hung up the phone and set it aside.
" Baby, whats wrong?" He asked.
" Nothing," She smiled at his concern.
" Who was on the phone?" He wondered.
" No one, it was probably just Matt being stupid." She lied. This has been happening alot lately, honestly it was scaring her but she didnt want to make a big deal out of it. Eversince everything had happened she was alot more jumpy. She seen it as being paranoid.
" Lay down and try to get some more sleep, Ill wake you up later...I promise."
He looked reluctant but then grabbed her hand and layed it ontop of his heart as they layed back down, " Only if youll lay with me." another arm went around her shoulders as he kissed her forehead.
She didnt resist as she layed there, the recent events began to unfold in her mind as she remembered the phone call. All she had been able to make out in them was breathing, she could have been confusing it as static. Lizzie didnt want to turn out to be one of those girls that do the stupid thing, the ones that dont speak up when something is going on. She was going to tell Gordo...just not until he got back from Rockville. She knew she could convince him to go but she didnt want him missing this chance by stupid pranks.
The gentle heartbeat beneath her fingers relaxed her as she closed her eyes and tried to relax.
* In Lizzie's dreams*
Lizzie ran through the dark woods. Old, deformed trees scattered in what appeared to be a forest as she picked up her pace. She could hear footsteps behind her, gaining on her path. Leaves fell around her as she darted in all kinds of directions to lose whatever it was behind her. They were black, dried and dead looking as they tangled in her hair flagging behind her.
Trembles rocked her body as she felt knocked onto the hard ground. It was so cold beneath her that shivers invaded the trembling. The leaves were poking into her front as she tried to get up but something was holding her down. The breath wouldnt enter her lungs nomatter how much she tried to breath.
It was like no air surrounded her as she was rolled around. His hands roamed her body, they ripped at her clothes and she was powerless to stop it. She tried to scream but it was lodged in her throat, barricaded by fear. Lizzies body felt like it was being torn into peices as he invaded her and invisibale forces forced her still...
A gasp rushed from her lungs, feeling as if she was breathing for the first time in minutes, she forced her eyes open after much fight to see Gordo hovering over her shaking frame. He scooped Lizzie up on his lap and rocked her back and forth as unshed tears filled his eyes. The pain increased with each sob that found its way out of her throat. The pain then transformed into hate.
He was going to kill the bastard.
(Three Weeks Later)
" I just cant stand the thought of leaving you alone while I am on some joyride to the next state for nothing!" Gordo argued with Lizzie.
" It wont be for that long and it isnt a joyride! This is your dream. Im fine, I dont have to go to court for a couple of weeks yet. Youll be back in plenty of time. Gordo, this involves your future. It could be essential to your carreer. I dont want to stand in the way of what youre meant to do."
To Gordo she was doing exactly what he hoped shed still be doing in years to come. To him, she was his future.
Gordo had received a call over the weekend. He was invited to come across the state to Rockville. He had the chance to show his photography skills to one of the biggest phoptographers in California.
He was arguing against his dream to stay by her side and it was self- conciously ripping her to shreds.
She had overcome alot for what she has been through in the past three weeks. In those days she has overcome more then in her entire lifetime but she didnt know where she would be without Gordo. Every nightmare, he was over at her house and by her side in a matter of seconds, if she had a flashback he was there to rock her and the fear away. Now was her chance to help him.
Lizzie couldnt help but feel somewhat responsible with his fear of losing her, even he has been going to her room and makeing sure she was still there when he woke up from a nightmare of being right back at square one. He even stayed overnight with her the first week she was home at her house to make sure she felt safe, even though Hayden was caught a week after it took place, unable to hurt her anymore.
" I dont know Lizzie...I hate the thought of being away for a week. What if you need me?" He breathed with an unsure tone, stretching out his long frame on her bed with a sigh.
She hid her expression that advertised her thoughts about missing and needing him.
" Ill call you if anything happens, I promise. Gordo...you have a life to worry about too, you cant drop everything just for me." Hazel eyes silently pleaded him as she layed by him and curled up with her back fitting perfectly against his chest and stomach.
Gordo inhaled the scent of her as an arm slid around her waist and the side of his face rested on her cheek. Lizzie felt him struggle to speak since his chin was snuggled on her shoulder.
" You know Im right.." A sing song voice spoke as she lightly played with one of his fingers against her stomach but a few seconds later she felt his body go limp, she felt his breathing deepen and slow and that was when she realised that he fell asleep.
She very slowly rotated her body to look at his face, she took in the shadows that framed under his eyes, the confused look on his face, almost as if he was deep in thought and how everytime she made a move he would find a way to close the contact between them. Tucking a curl back from his face, a deep breath filled her chest.
" Sweetie...you need to sleep more." She whispered, more to herself then to him.
The cordless telephone on her nightstand made a shrill ringing noise, caughing her to jump. A chain reaction occured as Gordos eyes popped open and he shot up, wondering what had startled her.
" Hello..." Lizzie spoke into the object that caused so much reaction but then her eyes seemed to grew wide as she hung up the phone and set it aside.
" Baby, whats wrong?" He asked.
" Nothing," She smiled at his concern.
" Who was on the phone?" He wondered.
" No one, it was probably just Matt being stupid." She lied. This has been happening alot lately, honestly it was scaring her but she didnt want to make a big deal out of it. Eversince everything had happened she was alot more jumpy. She seen it as being paranoid.
" Lay down and try to get some more sleep, Ill wake you up later...I promise."
He looked reluctant but then grabbed her hand and layed it ontop of his heart as they layed back down, " Only if youll lay with me." another arm went around her shoulders as he kissed her forehead.
She didnt resist as she layed there, the recent events began to unfold in her mind as she remembered the phone call. All she had been able to make out in them was breathing, she could have been confusing it as static. Lizzie didnt want to turn out to be one of those girls that do the stupid thing, the ones that dont speak up when something is going on. She was going to tell Gordo...just not until he got back from Rockville. She knew she could convince him to go but she didnt want him missing this chance by stupid pranks.
The gentle heartbeat beneath her fingers relaxed her as she closed her eyes and tried to relax.
* In Lizzie's dreams*
Lizzie ran through the dark woods. Old, deformed trees scattered in what appeared to be a forest as she picked up her pace. She could hear footsteps behind her, gaining on her path. Leaves fell around her as she darted in all kinds of directions to lose whatever it was behind her. They were black, dried and dead looking as they tangled in her hair flagging behind her.
Trembles rocked her body as she felt knocked onto the hard ground. It was so cold beneath her that shivers invaded the trembling. The leaves were poking into her front as she tried to get up but something was holding her down. The breath wouldnt enter her lungs nomatter how much she tried to breath.
It was like no air surrounded her as she was rolled around. His hands roamed her body, they ripped at her clothes and she was powerless to stop it. She tried to scream but it was lodged in her throat, barricaded by fear. Lizzies body felt like it was being torn into peices as he invaded her and invisibale forces forced her still...
A gasp rushed from her lungs, feeling as if she was breathing for the first time in minutes, she forced her eyes open after much fight to see Gordo hovering over her shaking frame. He scooped Lizzie up on his lap and rocked her back and forth as unshed tears filled his eyes. The pain increased with each sob that found its way out of her throat. The pain then transformed into hate.
He was going to kill the bastard.