Those Black Eyes
Chapter 5
By: Punk Lover
�What do you mean you know? You were where?� Skye's face played dumb but I think she knew where this was going.
�Why are you hiding it? I know what happened. You guys kept me up all night.� She looked at me confused. I don�t get it, why couldn�t she remember?
�What am I hiding? You�re not making any sense.�
�Why cant you just tell me you had sex with Billy?�
�I�WHAT!!!�
�You heard me. You came in the bedroom and started having sex with Billy.� Her face was shocked. �Why don�t you remember?�
There was a huge uncomforting pause. What was she going to tell me? �I was�drunk last night.� She was drunk? This is really weird.
�So you don�t remember anything?� She shook her head. I felt pretty guilty now for telling her. �Why were you drunk?� She put her head down.
�This past year has been total hell. All these things have been happening and I�m losing things and people and�ya. A couple weeks ago when Billy called I felt so much happier, and I haven�t been in so long. Then he told me you guys were coming too and I was even happier because I really wanted to meet you guys. Then last night when we had the ice cream fight, I was having a blast. But, I guess, I was relieved that Billy came because�you know what was about to happen. I started drinking when everyone was in bed. It gets me away from the horrible reality I�m in. I was drinking with Billy but I drank a LOT more then him.�
I couldn�t believe what I was hearing. I�m so lost.
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On the ride home we were completely silent. As she drove I was thinking of what she told me, it was still fresh in my mind.
�Are you mad at me?� What kind of retarded question was that? Of course I was. I liked her and she spoiled everything by getting drunk and having sex with my friend.
I still never answered her and I think she got the point.
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When we got home she went straight to her room, no questions asked. I went to the living room and found the guys watching TV. As soon as I sat down Joel looked at me.
�What?� I asked irritated.
�Where have you been?� I stared at my brother with a look of hatred.
�What does it matter, I�m back aren�t I?� Right then Joel gave up and turned back to watch TV.
I was sitting there for almost 2 hours my mind blank, just staring off into space and I started worrying about Skye all of a sudden. I got up and started moving towards her room to check on her. But I�m mad at her why would I care. I was still walking.
�She�s not there you know.� I turned to Paul. He was coming out of the bathroom wiping his hands on his pants. �Her and Billy went out for dinner. I didn�t feel like going and Joel was sleeping. You never answered so they figured you didn�t want to go either.�
Holy shit!!! This is just a never-ending story isn�t it?
I grabbed my hoodie and walked out the door before Paul could say anything. I needed to clear my head. I didn�t have a car so I decided to walk. I didn�t know where I was going but I needed to be alone to think things through.
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I stared at my watch 1 am. Nobody found me or they didn�t even try. I was sitting on a hill looking over the small town that I grew up in. The stars were out and there was no wind. I was very comfortable were I was sitting and didn�t want it to end.
I was remembering all the good, hard, fun and boring times I had in this town. I was so happy yet so lost, and I still haven�t changed. I didn�t know what I was doing here or when I�ll leave. I sat there a little longer before feeling something on the back of my neck. Air. I turned and saw Skye kneeling behind me. She moved beside me and sat down. We didn�t say anything to each other we just stared at the place we call home.
�I always come here when I feel lost. I can think and feel everything without being judged. I was here when a lot of different things happened. I was here when I found out my dad left, when my mom went to the hospital, when she died, when my brother went to rehab, when my boyfriend told me he hated me. It�s kind of funny because every time I come here something bad happens but�I always find myself here.�
I looked at her; she was still looking at the stars and the town. I couldn�t believe how many things she�s been through. I get her now. When my dad left it was so hard and I would drink a lot. That�s what was happening to her. She turned and looked at me.
�I�m sorry if you�re mad at me. I didn�t mean to do what I did.� She sighed.
She turned back looking at the town and I saw a tear running down her cheek�from her black eyes. I sat up and waddled over in front of her. I wiped the tear off her face and she smiled at me. I smiled back and hugged her.
�I�m not mad and don�t be sorry we�ve all been through shit here and there.� I whispered in her ear.
�Thanks�� She unwrapped her arms from around me and stared back at the stars. I sat back and stared at them too. I was wondering what she was thinking and how she knew I was here and�what happened with dinner and Billy.
�I thought you went out to eat with Billy.�
�I did, but he wanted to go to a club and I wasn�t in the mood so he dropped me off at home and left. I never went in the house I just came here instead. I wasn�t expecting company though.� She giggled a bit.
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I woke up to the sound of the birds chirping loudly�wait that�s not right.
I looked at my surroundings, green. I sat up to see that I was still on the hill where Skye and me were sitting at last night. She was here too still, sleeping though. The town didn�t look as good as it does at night. There were no lights; there were more cars and a lot more noise. I didn�t want to wake her up seeing we both fell asleep at almost 4 am. I looked at my watch. I only slept for 3 hours. I picked up Skye and started carrying her down the hill. Quite a challenge it was.
I decided to carry her to a diner so we could eat.
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Before I walked in I woke her up and put her down on her butt.
�Huh??� Where are we?�
�At a diner. I decided we needed something to eat.� I started walking in with Skye trying to catch up, kind off tripping on her feet.
We sat down and had a quiet yet nice breakfast.