Black Roses chapter 16 (Come In With The Rain)
Quick note: The character Amber is a dedication and tribute to my cat Amber who died on Tuesday 29th May 2012 of a tumour. I MISS YOU Ambs.
MissCarrera: Awhh thanks :) *Blushes*. For once I'm proud to be a Brit (Rainy weather and all that :/) Thank you x
Nals: lol. Hehe ur awesome too!
Mere: Will do. I just don't hve time to review at the moment since its Half Term in England. I have been drawing Hunger Games stuff NON STOP. I'm in love with Josh Hutcherson. Lol
Sally pressed her head against the cold glass watching the rain drip down from the sky. She wasn't expecting anyone to come and convince her to come back, if only. If only someone could come and convince her to come back. But she wasn't that easy. Not with Chick and Billy re entering her play of her life. She sighed as she traced the trip of a rain droplet down the window.
"You miss him don't you?" a voice caught her off guard. Sally barely registered it but knew she was there. Quinn. Quinn walked over to Sally and stood next to her. "You miss him don't you?" she repeated.
"...Yea I guess," Sally replied. "But I'm not going back. No way." She looked at Quinn. Young and vulnerable to people yet so brave. Her brown hair braided down her back and hollow blue eyes reminded her of her own self so much.
"It's obvious you still love him; you can't let him go I don't blame you Aunt Sal. Grandma told me and you should listen to her. She has some really good advice," Quinn advised.
"You don't say (!)" Sally snapped sarcastically. Sally wanted to take that back. "Sorry. Just pissed off."
"At what?"
"Myself, the world, what's happened to me and Lightning in the last few days," Sally explained. Quinn sat next to Sally and put her arm around her.
"It's okay, you still have us. Ya know, Chris, Alex, George, me and Grandma. We'll always be here even when you're not here," Quinn smiled. Sally felt her heart pang. She finally knew someone knew of her existence and accepted it and taken her home.
"Thanks Quinn. And don't tell Christina I swore in front of you, she'll go nuts at me," joked Sally drying her tears.
"No problem Sal. I gotta go now. I'm meeting my friends Primrose and Amy at the cinema," Quinn said before grabbing her wallet and leaving Sally alone.
Sally looked around the room for treasured memories of her childhood. Pictures of her new found niece and nephews were scattered on the table. She picked up the picture of Quinn and Chris. Maybe taken last year? She saw a lot of herself in Quinn and a hell of a lot Amber's spunky personality. Suddenly the doorbell went. Sally went to answer the door.
In the doorway was a woman with short brown hair, grey eyes, slim figure and in a pair of jeans and shirt was smiling until Sally opened the door.
"Amber?" Sally asked shocked.
"S-Sally! Oh my God you haven't changed a bit since I last saw you!" Amber smiled pulling Sally into a hug.
"Um you too Ambs. I'm really glad you're here! I missed ya!" Sally replied returning the hug.
"I heard about your troubles all over the news Sally. You're a star now," Amber announced shutting the door.
"Am not. I've just been in the news that's all. You always had a habit of blowing things up when things are not that big," Sally corrected.
"Coming from the ex-lawyer who freaking met Lightning McQueen and dated him for nearly 6 years. Sal, he went after you. He loved you and you let him go. That's a serious dumb move and you're met to be the smart one out of the 3 musketeers," Amber shot back. You could suddenly feel the awkwardness in the air after Sally realised that Amber was right. "Mom!" Amber yelled before walking into the kitchen to greet Christina leaving Sally at the front door. Sally watched as Christopher bolted down the stairs past Sally into the kitchen to greet his mother screaming "Mommy!" the whole way even though he was 11. "Hey Chris! Where's your sister?"
"She's gone to the cinema with her friends," Sally chipped in before walking up the stairs to check on the other two boys.
Sally could have a family and a loving husband but turned it down because of her own life. She strolled along the corridors of the ghost house; full of empty memories of her past. She pulled her cardigan up with the sudden cold breeze floating past. She opened a door which led to her entire past. Her old room. It was cream with a double bed with light blue bedding, a computer desk and storage. She was surprised Christina hadn't changed it since she left (The room itself.). Sally thought Christina would've changed it into a storage room with all the old photo books, old toys and broken stuff like that too precious to throw out. Sally sat down on the bed and fell asleep on the bed dreaming of a better place. It'll get better. It'll get better. Have faith. Have Faith Sally kept chanting in her sleep.
By the time she awoke from her slumber, it was 9 at night and pouring with rain. No surprise there. Sally dragged herself to her mirror and brushed her hair. She noticed how skinny she was getting. She changed into some proper pyjamas and pulled her favourite black cardigan back on and went downstairs. She waltzed into the front room to see all 4 kids watching Zathura: A Space Adventure and Christina fast asleep in the separate chair. Amber was fast asleep in the other single couch chair.
"Give me a juice box, biatch," 12 year old Josh Hutcherson yelled as Walter in the film making the children crack up. Sally remembered the first time she watched the film with Mater. He wouldn't stop laughing at Walter. Sally suddenly felt guilt again. Sure she didn't leave without a reason but she felt safe again back home. She missed Flo, Ramone and Mater and everyone else. But she missed Lightning even more. She tugged at her cardigan sleeve and sneaked over and stole some popcorn.
"Mmm salted popcorn," Sally smirked taking the 4 children by surprise.
"Hey!" Quinn laughed. "You wanna watch Zathura?"
"Uh okay then, scoot up Alex," Sally smiled sitting down on the couch which could really only sit 3 people.
20 minutes later, the doorbell went. Sally walked up to get the door thinking about who would knock this late. She reached for the doorknob and saw who she dreaded. Drenched in rain, blonde hair flat was Lightning.
"Stickers..." Sally sighed. She gave him a "Wait there look" and walked into the lounge. She whispered something into Quinn's ear and walked back and walked outside despite it pouring.
"Why?" Lightning asked standing 2 foot opposite her. "Why did you leave me? Why did you leave Radiator Springs?"
"Lightning, if I could tell you I would; I just can't word it," Sally said her words tripping over each other. "I- I'm sorry." She walked over to him slowly. "I listened to your voice message about the one you said I still Love you. I played it over 50 times but never had the courage to call you."
"I still do," yelled Lightning over the rain. "To me it's not finished." With that he crashed his lips onto Sally's lips. Sally was taken off guard as he kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and embraced the remembered flame. As the kiss slowed down, she knew she was stupid enough to let him go. Finally, the laws of breathing broke between them. "I still love you. I want you to be mine. To be there to wake up to in the mornings, to be there for me at night. I don't want to lose you again." Sally had never heard these words before spoken with such honest truth.
"Describe me in one word," Sally replied kissing his cheek.
"Mine," Lightning said. Sally smiled softly as she began to kiss him again with passion and true deep love that could never be extinguished.
"I don't have a ring with me or anything but I really do want you to be there for me when it's cold or warm. I want to grow old with you. Please Sally, I love you too much to let you go. Will you marry me?" Lightning whispered holding Sally's hands. Sally only said one word to him.
"Yes." Lightning's arms wrapped around Sally's waist as he lent forward to kiss her again but this time as a newly engaged couple as the rain drenched them. Pure beauty is in love.
A.N: Brownie points for the Hunger Games references :3