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Chapter 17: Life without Baby
Johnny left Kellermans that night heart broken. He didn't know if he would ever get over Baby. He knew he had to go on with life. Johnny was going to meet up with his father. His father had talked to his uncle Paul about getting Johnny a real job.
His uncle Paul got Johnny into the painters and plasters union. Johnny would rather dance but, right now he couldn't. He was so hurt that dancing just made him think of her. About 6 months after he began the job. He got himself a small one bedroom apartment. All he did was work. He never dated. He began to save his money.
He wanted to buy a house. Hoping that one day Baby would change her mind and come back to him. He knew it was a long shot but, he could dream right.
He tried to stop thinking about her. To go on with his life. He just couldn't. Memories of her always flooded him. He dreamed of her every night. Johnny had forgave Penny. He went Billy and Penny's wedding. They were expecting their first child in about 6 months. Johnny was jealous that should have been Baby and him. Penny said that she would try to find her for me. I told her no. That i Promised to never bother her again. Still i wondered how she was. How her life was. What she was doing. Did she forget about me. I am sure she has met someone or will and live happily ever after. I do wish her well. I just miss her like crazy.
1968: Johnny's point of view It was 1968 four years had pasted since i seen Baby. I had bought a house. It wasn't big but, nice. I was still painting and plastering houses. I almost had enough money saved to open my own dance studio.
I wanted to open it in New york. There would be more business there. It would be 6 more months before i could go out the to get things started. Penny and Billy were going to come and help me with it. I was finally going to have everything i wanted. Except one thing and that was Baby. I decided to forget about her for now. I had so much to do to achieve my dreams. I couldn't worry about her now. I had not been Back to Kellermans since 1964. Neil had called me and asked if could come up there to help him out. I told him i would have to get back with him. I had until the summer to decide. I knew that i would not go and there was no changing my mind. There were to many bad memories there. Plus i had other things to do.
6 months later:
I was packing up to go to New york. Billy had found the perfect place to have the studio. So i was on my way to finally experience my dream. Once there i had rented a small one bedroom apartment. I was selling the house, i had bought for Baby and I. I had to realize that dream was over. As soon as it sold, I would use the money for the studio. I hadn't thought of Baby in months. until I walked into the studio and the record player was playing Cry to me. The song that we first made love to. That was such a good memory.
I walked over to the record player to turn off the record. I couldn't bare to listen to it any longer. Penny apologized for playing it. She hadn't expected for me to be there yet. She knew that i still loved Baby and she was wrong for what she did. I knew she was sorry but, it was to late to change the past. The studio would open in two weeks. I already had twenty students enrolled. I had sent the money to Billy to buy the building for the studio and get it set up. The place was amazing. I couldn't believe all the work Billy and Penny had done.
I couldn't wait to see how it all would go.