Disclaimers: I don't own the PR characters, also the 'words' have been
taken from songs called 'Softly' and 'Smile' by Lonestar.
FLASHBACK - October 3rd 2001
"I wish you didn't have to go," Dustin held Katie's hand in his.
"I wish I didn't have to either, but I'm being moved to another foster home. I have no choice," she told him sadly.
Dustin stopped, and pulled her to face him. He kissed her softly on the lips, when he drew away he saw himself in her eyes that were shining with tears. "Don't cry," he told her.
"It's hard not to,"' she said and laid her head on his should, crying softly. He held her close to him, stroking her hair as she cried.
When she stopped crying, he took her hand again, and they continued their walk in silence. As the walked they passed a beautiful garden and Katie saw her favourite flower growing on the outside wall.
As they stopped to look at them, Dustin pretended to fall against the wall, picking some as he got his feet. As he steadied himself, he looked at Katie, who was giggling like crazy. "Here," he said giving them to her.
She smiled, "They're pretty," she said.
"Not as pretty as you are," Dustin told her looking into her eyes, which were now shining with fresh tears. "Sorry," he said "I didn't mean to make you cry again."
She smiled, "It's ok," she said and hugged him again. She led him to a bench where they sat, she leant against him, and he put his arm around her. "You know what these are called?" she asked him and he shook his head. "Forget me nots," she said simply, and pulled the small bunch apart to make two bunches. "You take one," she handed one bunch to him, "and I'll take one. Now we'll never forget each other," she looked up at and he smiled, then kissed her again, softly.
END OF FLASH BACK
Dustin felt the tears leave his eyes as he finished reading the entry. He looked into the back of the journal, and saw the little bunch of forget me nots pressed into the last page. Underneath the flowers were the lines:
'Sunlight fell from your lips, tenderly you shattered me
Somehow you touched me like no one else
Slipped into my soul like a prayer'
Katie had written that, 'just before she left' he thought to himself.
He looked at the entry after October 3rd, it was just over a week later, October 12th, the day she left.
FLASHBACK October 12th
Dustin held Katie tightly, not wanting to let go even for the world. "I have to go," she told him softly.
"I know," he said, his voice broken, still he held her.
Katie hugged him back; she too didn't want to let go.
After a few minutes passed she felt him loosen his grip, and let her go. He had to in order to show he loved her.
They said their goodbyes, and she left in the black car driven by her social worker. She was headed to a city thousands of miles away, to start a new life. again. 'Just like she came here to start a new life.' he thought again.
END OF FLASHBACK
Dustin tried and failed to smile through his tears. "Big boys don't cry," he said to himself. But then he saw some other words glued in to his journal, Katie's writing again.
'I'm gonna smile
So you can find the courage
Laugh, so you won't see me hurtin'
Laugh so you won't see me cry'
Dustin closed the book, that was the last entry in his journal, it was the end for him in a way. The day Katie left was the day some of him died. He'd never looked in his journal, after a while he forgot why. Now he remembered.
He settled himself down on his bed, lying on his side and clutching the journal in his hand. Still crying he drifted into a dreamless sleep.
Cam walked past the door and saw it was open, he walked into Dustin's room with a smile on his face, ready to make jokes about Dustin tidying his room. His cheeky grin soon faded when he saw his friend sleeping on his bed, he looked worn out, only his room wasn't half as clean as it was before, so it couldn't have been work. When he looked closely he saw tears stains on his face, something was really bothering him. But he knew he'd have to wait until later if he were even going find out what was troubling him. That was if he wanted to tell him.
A/N Thank you Teal and Sparkling Pink Ranger, I guess using ' instead of " is a habit of mine, thanks for pointing it out :) (I just read it through, it makes sense now, thoughts are more clearly)
FLASHBACK - October 3rd 2001
"I wish you didn't have to go," Dustin held Katie's hand in his.
"I wish I didn't have to either, but I'm being moved to another foster home. I have no choice," she told him sadly.
Dustin stopped, and pulled her to face him. He kissed her softly on the lips, when he drew away he saw himself in her eyes that were shining with tears. "Don't cry," he told her.
"It's hard not to,"' she said and laid her head on his should, crying softly. He held her close to him, stroking her hair as she cried.
When she stopped crying, he took her hand again, and they continued their walk in silence. As the walked they passed a beautiful garden and Katie saw her favourite flower growing on the outside wall.
As they stopped to look at them, Dustin pretended to fall against the wall, picking some as he got his feet. As he steadied himself, he looked at Katie, who was giggling like crazy. "Here," he said giving them to her.
She smiled, "They're pretty," she said.
"Not as pretty as you are," Dustin told her looking into her eyes, which were now shining with fresh tears. "Sorry," he said "I didn't mean to make you cry again."
She smiled, "It's ok," she said and hugged him again. She led him to a bench where they sat, she leant against him, and he put his arm around her. "You know what these are called?" she asked him and he shook his head. "Forget me nots," she said simply, and pulled the small bunch apart to make two bunches. "You take one," she handed one bunch to him, "and I'll take one. Now we'll never forget each other," she looked up at and he smiled, then kissed her again, softly.
END OF FLASH BACK
Dustin felt the tears leave his eyes as he finished reading the entry. He looked into the back of the journal, and saw the little bunch of forget me nots pressed into the last page. Underneath the flowers were the lines:
'Sunlight fell from your lips, tenderly you shattered me
Somehow you touched me like no one else
Slipped into my soul like a prayer'
Katie had written that, 'just before she left' he thought to himself.
He looked at the entry after October 3rd, it was just over a week later, October 12th, the day she left.
FLASHBACK October 12th
Dustin held Katie tightly, not wanting to let go even for the world. "I have to go," she told him softly.
"I know," he said, his voice broken, still he held her.
Katie hugged him back; she too didn't want to let go.
After a few minutes passed she felt him loosen his grip, and let her go. He had to in order to show he loved her.
They said their goodbyes, and she left in the black car driven by her social worker. She was headed to a city thousands of miles away, to start a new life. again. 'Just like she came here to start a new life.' he thought again.
END OF FLASHBACK
Dustin tried and failed to smile through his tears. "Big boys don't cry," he said to himself. But then he saw some other words glued in to his journal, Katie's writing again.
'I'm gonna smile
So you can find the courage
Laugh, so you won't see me hurtin'
Laugh so you won't see me cry'
Dustin closed the book, that was the last entry in his journal, it was the end for him in a way. The day Katie left was the day some of him died. He'd never looked in his journal, after a while he forgot why. Now he remembered.
He settled himself down on his bed, lying on his side and clutching the journal in his hand. Still crying he drifted into a dreamless sleep.
Cam walked past the door and saw it was open, he walked into Dustin's room with a smile on his face, ready to make jokes about Dustin tidying his room. His cheeky grin soon faded when he saw his friend sleeping on his bed, he looked worn out, only his room wasn't half as clean as it was before, so it couldn't have been work. When he looked closely he saw tears stains on his face, something was really bothering him. But he knew he'd have to wait until later if he were even going find out what was troubling him. That was if he wanted to tell him.
A/N Thank you Teal and Sparkling Pink Ranger, I guess using ' instead of " is a habit of mine, thanks for pointing it out :) (I just read it through, it makes sense now, thoughts are more clearly)