I twiddled my fingers in the back of the taxi. I replayed the memory again and again. Him standing there with his toy koala. What was his name again? Kyle? Keith? Kenny! Kenny the Koala. I always thought that that that stuffed Australian animal was the most ridiculous thing in the world but thinking about it now, I love that freaking koala.
My palms formed sweat and I had to wipe them on my jeans as the taxi stopped in front of a grand apartment building. With shaky hands, I payed the cab driver and took rocky breaths as I left the taxi and my feet nervously took me to the door. Although I knew that he'd had a luxurious upbringing, the foyer was all the proof that I needed. Scarlet red carpet was paved under my feet and the opulent walls were trimmed with gold, not to mention the chandelier that was hung above my head. It was quite overwhelming.
"Hey buddy," A voice with a New York accent sads behind me causing me to turn around, "are you okay?"
I simply nodded with the biggest smile I could muster in my nervous state. I didn't trust my voice to string together a sentence while the overwhelming sensation of the situation whirled around inside of my head. I'd imagined this moment for so long that now that it's coming true, well using the word anxious would be an understatement, terror-stricken would be the word.
With help of the piece of paper stuffed into my jean pocket, I entered the elevator to the penthouse where a tall, red headed girl was there to encounter me.
"H-Hi. Are you Jessie Prescott?" I asked.
"Uh...Yes I am. Who wants to know?" She placed her hands on her hips, raising an eyebrow.
"I'm Dylan." The girl's eyes widened and her mouth opened and closed, struggling to find words and it eased me somehow to know that someone was just as nervous about it as me.
"O-Oh. He's upstairs right now. Do you want to see him?" I nodded and shoved my hands into my jacket pocket whilst surveying the inside of the apartment. It was just as grand as the entrance. I had no time to be surprised or inspect the interior further as my attention was drawn elsewhere. A thunderous bang came from above and four children - two girls and two boys - followed rather loudly behind a bald man. The look on his face was of sheer terror and his body which was chubby to say the least ran behind Jessie. The moment I saw him, unshed tears almost blurred my vision. He was so tall yet looked virtually no different than the last time I saw him. The only difference was that there was a smile on his face and life in his eyes.
"Control the monsters!" He ordered behind her. She shook her head and rolled her head to the kids that were bursting with laughter and joy.
"Guys," Jessie yelled, "calm down and relax. Luke, there is someone important here for you."
Suddenly it was all eyes on me, especially his but I kept a cool face - at least I tried - with a smile. My eyes looked at the floor, the wall, anywhere besides his because I knew that once I looked at him, I wouldn't be able to stop myself from the sullen feelings that'd been building up inside me after all these years.
"Dylan?" His voice. It broke. I left myself break. He remembered. A part of me swelled with happiness that he hadn't forgotten about me but a prickling feeling of remorse spread in my chest because if he remembered me then he had to remember everything else as well.
If he did remember, which was a ruling possibility, he had to hate me. I hated myself for it. Not a day went by when I didn't think about it. I mean I got nightmares of our previous life, of Luke. No matter what, they would always haunt me and if I felt like that then he must has felt worse.
Despite my thoughts, his hands wrapped around my waist and I didn't hesitate to return the favour. My eyes welled as his head nuzzled into my chest.
"Hi." I managed to say, resulting in a dry and humourless laugh from Luke.
"I missed you." He croaked.
"Yeah," I said, moving back to crouch to his eye level, "well I'm here and I intend to be here for you Luke as long as possible.
So in case of confusion, I recklessly forgot the password for my other account (YoungJusticeRocks12) and so I decided to make another and repost it because I kind of left it at a cliffhanger.
