Chapter 21: Moving on
My phone was ringing. But who would be calling me this time of night. I looked at it and it said 10 new texts. I opened them up and they all said the same thing.
'Rock a bye baby on a tree top and when the wind blows the baby will fall ahahha look out Spence, your princess is about to fall -A' I went through the list and kept seeing it.
I ran to Meyson's crib but then the hallway got super long. I couldn't make it to her, she kept getting farther from me.
"MEYSON!" I screamed.
I heard her crying and then I heard laughing.
"Help me!" I yelled out. I was still running when the scene had changed to the woods. The woods I saw Toby in.
And then I looked down and saw it again. But this time I took the helmet off. It was toby...and he wasn't breathing. No pulse. He was dead.
"HELPP ME!" I screamed again crying. Then I heard the laugh again.
"You haven't seen the best of me yet Spencey" the voice said.
"Where's my daughter!" I yelled. Then I heard her crying again.
"MEYSON!" I screamed. But I was in my room, in my bed. I felt all over me, then I looked next to me and saw Toby still asleep. I quietly got up and walked to Meyson's crib who was also still sound asleep.
It was just a dream...that's all it was...it was just a dream.
It's September now, and Emily's gone, Aria is at Hollis, and Hanna is at the Art institute. Today, I start my online classes.
I walked downstairs to our little living room and made a cup of coffee. Extra strong with just a pinch of sugar.
Toby came downstairs a few minutes later.
"Morning" he said.
"Morning" I said back.
He made his own cup of coffee since apparently mine is 'too strong' I still say that's not possible.
"Are you ok? You were tossing and turning all night" he said.
"Bad dream...but it's all ok."
"are you sure? You want to talk about it" he asked. I shook my head.
"I'm fine really. I'm going to get Meyson" I said going upstairs. This dream really had me shaken up. When we went back downstairs Toby already had her cereal ready and I put her in her chair.
I was looking out the window, at the trees falling, and I was just drinking my coffee.
"What if we leave Rosewood..." I said.
"What?"
"What if we leave Rosewood, go somewhere, and move on from everything that had happened here...just come back to visit our parents...we can say you got a job somewhere..." I said. He turned me around to look at him.
"Why?"
"Because maybe if we go somewhere else...then I won't have to keep looking over my shoulder for someone trying to kill me again...or being scared that it's going to happen to Meyson, or you..." I said.
"You think this will help with your nightmares that you have every night?" he said. I didn't realize he noticed...
I just nodded.
"What about your family?"
"We can visit...or they can visit"
"And your friends?"
"Same for them..."
"Where do you want to go?"
I thought about it.
"Somewhere...warm"
"Florida?"
"No..."
"California?"
"No...what about South Carolina"
"south Carolina it is" he said.
We got online and started looking. We had the money saved up to get a nice small town house or apartment. Which is all we really need right now anyways.
But Toby had to leave for a job in the afternoon. He would be able to work anywhere since he has his own tools, his own experience.
I called Aria and asked her to come over when she was out of class.
"Hey" she said walking in.
"Hey...i have to talk to you" I said.
"Yea, me too"
"OK you first"
"I'm pregnant" she blurted out. My eyes went wide.
"No your not"
"Yea I am...we found out last night I haven't told anyone but Ezra and now you...i'm pregnant..."
"Are you..."
"Yea I'm keeping it."
With this news I feel bad now that i'm going to leave and I started to second guess our decision but then I thought back to my dream.
"What's your news?" she said. I looked at her. She had this different look to her now. But she looked happy about being pregnant. Aria never talked about having kids, but she's so good with Meyson, but of course it is different with your own.
"Um...well Toby got a job down in South Carolina..." I said the lie.
"Oh...well I mean that's good though. You guys can start your lives"
"Yea..." I said.
"Are you going to come back at all?"
"Yea, we'll come to visit, you guys can come to visit...this doesn't mean we'll lose touch."
"I hope not..."
"it won't i'm going to be here for my niece or nephew's birth"
"Pinky swear?" she held out her pinky.
"Pinky swear"
She went over picked up Meyson.
"I'm going to miss you so much.." she said hugging her. I could see the tears in her eyes. Aria and I were always kinda closer than the others...mainly because her and I were best friends first, in kindergarten. I beat up this boy that was teasing her.
I felt a twang of guilt for taking Meyson from them. But we need this...i want my daughter to live without this fear...i want her to grow up without a fear. I want her to grow up without me having this fear.
That night when Toby came home I showed him the places I looked at online. I saw this cute little condo place that was really quiet, by the coast and very nice place to raise a family.
"We should go talk to your parents..." he said. I nodded.
"I talked to a company down there and sent them my resume. They said that they think I would make a good piece to their company..." he said.
"That's so good love" I said kissing his cheek.
"Yea...he said they've been looking for someone with good experience for a long time now. I really just have to go and fill out paper work."
"How did you hear about them?"
"The guys house I was working on today referred me to them. It was a long shot, but I guess it means this is meant to be" he said.
"Aria's pregnant"
He saw the look on my face. "Is that making you rethink this"
"At first yea...but i'm going to make sure that i'm here for it as much as I can."
"Lets go talk to your parents" he said. I nodded. We walked to the main house with Meyson.
"Mom!" I called out. She came from downstairs and dad came out of his office.
"We would like to talk to you guys about something" I said.
"Ok honey" she said as they sat down. I handed Meyson to my dad.
"I got a job with a construction company" Toby said.
"That's so good sweetie" my mom said. My parents have really started to like Toby now, him and my dad always has a beer with him sometimes.
"It's in South Carolina though..." he said. My parents looked shock. My dad had his eyebrows together.
"Is this what you want Toby?" my mom said.
"We love Rosewood, and we would come back. But I feel like...this is the best for us you know? I would make more with a company than I do freelancing..." he explained.
"I understand" my dad said.
"We do understand...but it's just...you guys are still very young...are you sure you guys can handle being that far alone?" my mom said.
"I think we can handle it..." I said.
"We'll miss you guys, especially Meyson. But as long as we video chat, and you guys visit, than I think this will be best for you guys. I'm proud of you Toby, finding an opprutunity anf taking care of your family. That earns a lot of respect."
I smiled. "So you guys aren't upset with us?" I asked.
"Of course not, all we ask is that when you guys decide to get married, you guys come back here and do it" my mom said. It was very important to my mom to plan our wedding, and for it to be in Rosewood Church.
"Yes mom" I said.
"We will help with anything you need" my dad said.
"We're going to be looking for a condo or apartment, when we find one, if you could look it over for us and make sure it's good, we'd really appreciate it" Toby said.
"That's a gimmie. I would not let any of my children move into a place without me approving of the lease" he said. I laughed.
"Thanks mom and dad" I said kissing them on their cheeks.
"This will be good for you guys. We're proud of you guys for growing up like this, as long as you stay up with your studies" my mom said. I nodded.
Toby and I are going to be moving on. Moving on from A, and that fear. Moving on from what my sister and those others had done. Moving on from him joining the A team and leaving. Moving on from high school, and all that. We're going to be true adults now, with our own bills, and our place, and our own lives. We're going to be a real family now.