Chapter 5
Jimmy was practicing what to say and do with Cindy as he drove to Retroville in his car. It had taken a couple hours to get there, and he might even get fired.
But he had to take that chance.
He tried calling before he got there.
BEEP! "Hi, This is the Vortex residence. If you need to reach any of us urgently, call our cellphones. If you don't really care,
just leave a message after the beep." BEEP!
"Cindy, I want to explain everything to you, please pick up!" He knew that if he told her that he was coming back to Retroville, she
might run away or something.
Jimmy sighed angrily.
"Stupid horny girls...I thought it was guys who did this kind of stuff more..Cheating..."
He pulled into a gas station that was a couple miles away from Cindy's house. If she tried to get away, at least he could chase her.
"Fill her up for you?" askeda small boy who might have been 12.
Jimmy nodded. He put his head against the steering wheel. 'I hate how these kind of things happen to me! Am I that bad of a person? What have I done to deserve this? Am I a character in a cruel story?'
The boy ran up to Jimmy window. He tapped the glass.
"I've filled up the tank. It's about 30 dollars." He stuck his hand out as Jimmy pressed the button that caused the window to roll down at a leisurely pace.
Jimmy reached into his wallet and took out a 50 dollar bill. "Here's a tip."
The boy's face brightened incredibly. "Sweet! Twenty dollars! Thanks, man!"
Jimmy just nodded and pressed the button again,and the window rolled up. But at the same pace as before. Jimmy reached for the key.
'Am I doing the right thing?'
He shook his head to clear his thoughts.
"Of course I am. I don't want her to suffer anymore and I need to do this for myself."
A little voice in the back of his mind tugged at him.
'Still, what if she ISN'T suffering?'
"She's gotta be..."
Jimmy shook his head again. "I can't believe I'm talking to myself."
He turned the key. The roar of the engine signalled to Jimmy that it was time to go.
"I seriously hope I'm doing the right thing."
At Cindy's house. In his old driveway. Turn off the engine, walk out. Walk to the Vortex's driveway. It was raining. Jimmy was wearing jeans and a T-Shirt.
"Cindy! Come out! Or just watch me from your window!"
Jimmy looked up at her window. He thougt he saw the curtain move slightly.
"Let me explain, Cindy! I haven't done anything wrong to you! It wasn't my FAULT! I LOVE YOU! I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT! BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, I WON'T FORCE YOU TO LOVE ME! I'M NOT LIKE THAT! I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT! BUT I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU 3 MILLION DOLLARS TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CHILD!"
A crowd had gathered.
"CINDY! I LOVE YOU! PLEASE FORGIVE ME! I DON'T WANT TO BE THOUGHT AS THE ANTAGONIST IN YOUR MIND! I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE, BUT PLEASE DON'T HATE ME!"
Cindy opened the door. She walked to the stairs. The people gathered around watched in interest under their umbrellas.
"Cindy...I'm sorry for making you suffer so much. I'll just get out of your life. Please forgive me."
Cindy walked out into the rain. Instantly, she was drenched. Her wet dress clung to her as she walked slowly to Jimmy. His hair was plastered to his forehead. His shirt clinging to his chest.
"I'm...I'm so..Sorry," he whispered hoarsely. "I wasn't...I didn't.."
Cindy put her finger on his lips and made a small shushing noise.
"Don't worry, Jimmy. I forgive you. But I won't love you anymore. And I'm glad you won't do anything else as foolish as this to prove that."
Jimmy smiled weakly.
"I'm...I'm still sorry."
He put his slightly bruised hand on her cheek.
Tears and raindrops fused on her cheeks.
"What happened to your hand?"
He looked at it.
"Punched a hole in the wall..."
Cindy recalled that moment.
"But...I want to thank you...For offering that money to take care of our child..."
Jimmy smiled.
"...But I can take care of it."
A steely look was back in her eyes.
"I don't need your help, Neutron."
She let his hand slip from her cheek before she walked back into her house. Jimmy slumped to the ground.
"I thought...I thought she'd take me back...I guess scientific analyzing...Isn't the answer to everything," he whispered uselessly at the ground. Tears rolled slowly down his cheeks, accompanied by raindrops.
"I love you, Cynthia Vortex. Nothing will change that."
A/N: Isn't that soooo sad? Don't worry, you'll find out more later in the next story. "Happy New Years, Baby"
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