Can't believe this is the last chapter! But have no fear! SEQUEL is here! Trailer? No Trailer?
"Do you ever think that this all happened for a reason, Taylor?" Chad asked next to me. That statement gave me the worst feeling in the world. But the fresh smell of paint swirling through the thick air just gave me the sense of carelessness. I noddded. And in a way, it all began to make sense.
"Yeah. If anyone learned anything from all of this, it's my father." I stated. I attempted to count the stars that hung above the darks sky. But I stopped, knowing that some questions were best unanswered. "He learned that if he truly loved me, he would know what was best for him." Chad smiled and folded his hands behind his head, probably counting the stars above too. "But you know what?" For the first time, instead of keeping the thought bottled up, I actually let it out. "I still love him."
The glow of stars was out only source of light. I could hear the sound of his rustling nylon jacket as he sat upright, pulling me up with him. "That's what makes you the better person, Taylor. You really don't understand how important you really are, do you?"
I sighed. He was right. I needed to give myself a little more credit. "Maybe I don't..." I suddenly filled with worry again, but I didn't understand why.
"You know what your problem is?" Chad asked playfully. "You think too much. Everything has to be explained logically, or it's wrong." he said. Once again, he was right. He knew me better than I knew myself, and for some reason, I was okay with it.
Silence enveloped us once again, and I thought about what my Dad was doing that very moment. I hoped he was finding a way to make it up to me for ruining my life. "Have you ever heard the song The Real Me?" Chad asked curiously. He spoke without an answer. "My sister's into that kind of sappy, lovey-dovey music. I thought you might like it. May.be I could drop off the CD one of these days?" he asked. I knew it was his only excuse to see me again.
"What a mess I've made of my existence... but you love me even now... and still I see somehow..." I recited.
"But you see the real me..." Chad said, drawing his knees to his chest. He looked to the stars again.
"Hey, guys?" light suddenly leaked into my bedroom, making the freshly painted glow-in-the dark stars on my ceiling shrivel into nothing. "Why is the door closed? You'll die from inhalance." Gabriella laughed and pointed across my empty bedroom. "And I swore I opened the windows."
I felt my face become warm. We had painted my bedroom walls a deep blue earlier that afternoon, and I hadn't even noticed the heavy smell of paint until Gabriella came in. It just showed how oblivious I really was when I was with Chad. "We...we were trying to get the full affect of the glow-in-the-dark stars, Gabriella." I explained.
She smiled slyly before shutting the door without hesitation. "Do you know the last two lines of the song?" Chad asked immediately. "That's what I think of you." he smiled once.
One last time, I looked to the stars letting the entire song scroll through my head and slowing to the last lines. And I was happy I did.
Wonderful, beautiful is what you see
when you look at me
That's a wrap! Thanxz soooo much for not hating my fic! Sequel's on the way!