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Different Destinies Ch2
The screen went blank as soon as she said it, he sat there stunned. Tears were now rolling off his eyes onto the table. His world seemed to be falling around him, everything was whirling around him. He tried to get up, but as soon as that happened he felt he would collapse. Reality hit him. Jen was gone forever, he wouldn't be able to see her again. He crossed his arms across the table and put his head down. His sobs were small. He couldn't control it, he had never felt this way before, he felt heartbroken and disgusted at himself. All that time he had waited and she had just stabbed him in his heart, and without no explanation other than she was married. And not to just anybody, but to the guy he had somehow always competed with for Jen's affections.
He heard a noise and then realized that maybe Eric hadn't left, but maybe he had just been downstairs. He looked up and sure enough there he was, looking oddly at him. He seemed stunned himself, and then he said, "Sorry, Wes."
Wes finally got up and went directly to his bed, Eric followed him not knowing what to do, he was so unfamiliar with being caring that he just walked over and saw Wes drop into the bed. He didn't know what hurt was because he had never allowed anyone to get close enough to hurt him. He knew though, that Wes needed him, but all he could do was stand there and look at his friend be miserable.
For the next few days, Eric came over the house and found Wes sleeping. Once he thought the guy might've killed himself because he lay there very still, he went over to check Wes' pulse and found that Wes was just laying and thinking about Jen. He made Wes breakfast and brought him food, but sure enough he finished eating it all himself. He was getting tired of Wes' laziness and he once he got close enough, smelled him and immediately knew that Wes hadn't taken a shower in a few days.
"Wes, get up!" He screamed into his friends ear the next morning when he arrived. He scared Wes, but instead of getting up, he just turned over to the other side. Eric was mad, at first he had really felt sorry for Wes, he had made the effort to understand that maybe his friend needed time to soak in the fact that it was over. He was ok doing rounds with the Silver Guardians and making up excuses why Wes wasn't around, but then it started getting annoying. People asked him about Wes and all he would say was that he was down with the flu, but most just caught the drift that something else was going on because not that many people ever heard of having the flu in the summer.
"I can't believe a man with your training is such a mess."
"Shut up, Eric you have no clue."
"Oh I don't have to have a clue that you're heartbroken, that maybe the one person who you thought was the one all along might not be the one after all."
"You don't get it, we're supposed to be together, if time allowed us to meet each other even if we are from different times, don't you think that's destiny."
"No, it just coincidence, besides time is already written, you're story took a different turn when you met Jen, but that's it and nothing more, Jen was just a detour along the way."
"So, you don't believe that you can change your destiny?"
"No because if you do what you want to do, its exactly what was written to happen."
"So, being with Taylor wasn't written, you never took it serious with her." Wes said, knowing all to well that Taylor had been a big part of Eric's life and with that Wes managed to give Eric some blows of his own.
"At least when it was over I knew it was over, we went our different directions, but I never lost control of my life." Eric said looking almost hurt that Wes had gone that low as to remind him of her. "Well, whatever Wes I guess you can stay here and rot yourself away, while the rest of us live on with our lives. Just because one girl said no to you doesn't exactly mean its over. Believe me even after loosing Taylor I moved on, believe me Wes there are others out there, she is out there, the right girl for you, but until you can forget about Jen, you won't find her."
Wes looked at Eric, it hit him another girl, but who, he couldn't see himself without her. He glanced at the top of the stairs as Eric's head disappeared. He looked around the small walls, of his so called bedroom, and noticed for the first time in two weeks that it was dirty. He got up. Cleaned his whole apartment and left the building.
It had probably taken him more time than usual to fix his place, but within two hours he was out and headed towards town. He really had no clue what he was going to do and since it was just before two, he thought he should head over to get something to eat.
He headed to a pizzeria he used to go very often with the rangers when they were living with him, and he remembered that he had introduced them to 21st century pizza. After that they all seemed to love it and couldn't help but order it too often that eventually it got on their nerves. He laughed at the memory and brushed it off knowing all to well it would lead to him thinking about Jen.
As he walked he noticed a little boy coming towards him in the opposite direction, he looked before he crossed, or at least Wes thought that's what the boy did, but immediately, he took off running. Everything was too sudden, a truck screeched noticing the little boy as Wes yelled, "WATCH OUT!" He dashed for the little boy, wrapped him in his arms and saved him from the truck's hit.
Wes took notice that a woman was yelling from across the street, and running towards them. He looked at the boy and checked if anything else was wrong with him. "Hey buddy, you feel alright?" He asked the little boy who seemed to be crying of fear.
"Oh my Gosh! Schuyler! Oh come here baby are you alright?" Said a voice behind Wes. She seemed to be the little boy's mom and as soon as he saw her, he felt dizzy and confused.
"Are you ok?" She seemed to be asking her little boy as she inspected him and hugged him furiously, as any mother would have. She seemed to not take notice too much of Wes until finally she got up and faced him.
"Oh," she said as she caught Wes by the arm, "I guess I should be asking if you're alright?"
"Jen…………" He whispered knowing all to well she might've not even heard him. He looked up at her, still feeling dizzy, she looked the same, it had to be her, yet she did not recognize him or even seem to acknowledge who he was.
"Sir, are you okay?" She asked him again. He looked into her eyes and noticed the concern in her eyes.
"I'm fine sorry." He said releasing her grasp on getting his composure back.
"Are you sure? You look like you've just seen a ghost."
"I'm fine……………..I'm fine."
"Well, then….. Thanks for saving my sons life." She said as she took her sons hand and quickly shot him another look.
