The Young And The Hopeless, chapter 50
~~Leigh's POV~~
"Hello?"
"Hi, Mike, it's Leigh," I said, shakily down the phone.
"Hey babe what's up," Mike asked in a cheerful tone.
"Err, Mike, I think we're going to have to split up," I said, still shaking. I couldn't believe I was doing this.
"What? Why?" Mike said, there was panic in his voice. I didn't answer.
"Leigh. Have I done some thing wrong?"
"No, Mike you haven't done anything. It's nothing to do with you,"
"Well what is it then?"
"I'm moving to California," I finally said.
"What? You're joking, please say you're messing with me,"
"I would love to say that, but I'm not. I don't know if I'll be coming back either. That makes it a whole lot worse. Thinking that I'm never going to see you again,"
It was silent for a minute.
"When do you go?" Mike finally asked, breaking the uneasy silence.
"Friday," I said shortly. There were tears forming in my eyes. I couldn't believe that I was leaving. That I had to leave Mike. And my best friends Simone and Tre. And I can't forget Billie Joe. I don't know what I'll do without them. I love them all so much.
Mike was quiet again. "I can't believe it," he said, unexpectedly.
"I know, I can't either. But it's the truth. We'll both move on. I'll try and come back when I'm old enough," I said, trying to comfort him.
"I suppose, well, I have to go now," I heard Mike say. I heard him sniff. I think he was crying. I couldn't bere to do what I was doing, but I had to.
"Ok, bye then," but before I had finished me sentence, he had hung up. I stared at the handset for a short while. "I love you Mike," I whispered to it as I wondered who I should call next.
I walked over to the radio and turned it on.
"California, California, caaaal"
Oh my God. As much as I like that song, why does it have to be on right now? Stupid radio station. I kicked my radio, achieving nothing but a pain in my foot, before turning it off.
~~Simone's POV~~
I was sat in my bedroom. As soon as I had got home, I had ran upstairs to my room and flung myself onto my bed. I knew it was the best thing to do, to tell Billie, but why did I have to do it. Why can't we all be happy? ` I wish we were like Mike and Leigh at the moment. They're so happy together. And all I do is go off with one of Billie's friends. That was really thoughtful of me. Ahem.
I sat up, fourisouly wiping my tears. I turned and puched my pillow repeatedly.
"Simone, are you ok up there?" I heard my dad call.
"I'm ok!" I shouted back down. He didn't know about me and Billie. I don't think he's approve of me having a boyfriend. Well I don't have one.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm okay!" I shouted again, more angrily.
I turned around, catching sight of our class photo from this year. There was Billie Joe. He was stood next to me. We were holding hands in it. I through it against the wall, creating another loud bang.
"Simone, are you sure you're ok up there?" this time it was my mum. I didn't really fancy talking to her about it either.
"I'm Okay now!"
"Are you sure you're alright?"
"I'm okay now!" I shouted yet again, "You really need to listen to me, because I'm telling you the truth! I mean this! I'm Okay! Trust me!"
"Well okay then," my mum shouted back upstairs.
I turned again, this time, whispering to myself "I'm not okay, I'm not okay, well I'm not okay, I'm not o-fucking-kay! I'm not okay," I whispered desperately to myself, repeating the same things over and over again.
I sunk down onto my bed again just as the phone rang. I dived for it.
"Hello?" I said, attempting my best happy voice.
"Hi, Simone?" it was Leigh. She sounded upset.
"Leigh? Are you alright?"
"Well, are you?" Leigh asked.
"I'm not sure, but tell me, what's the matter?" I said. I was getting worried. I hated hearing Leigh like this. It just wasn't right.
"I've had to split up with Mike," she cried down the phone. What? But thet were so happy together.
"What? Why did you do that, you were so happy together, you can't go and ruin it all now," I said to the phone.
"I know, but I had to,"
"Why did you?"
"Simone, I'm moving to California?"
"You're what?"
"I'm moving to California. I can't get my head around it myself. I'm leaving on Friday. I'll try and come back as soon as I can. I promise,"
"But, Leigh, you can't leave!" I protested.
"I'm sorry, I've got to, my mum's already got a new job and the house is paid for and stuff,"
"But, you can't leave, not now," All traces of Billie had left my mind. I was more set on Leigh staying. What would I do without her?
"I've got to. And we've got until Friday,"
"That's only a couple of days. Hey, how about you come and live with me!" I said.
"I'm sorry, I can't. I'll phone you as much as possible. And we can email,"
"I suppose," I said. I couldn't believe it. Why was I losing all the people that I loved? Billie and Leigh, I don't think I can cope if I lose anyone else.
~~Leigh's POV~~
It was Friday. We were all at the airport. I was stood with my luggage with my mum and brother. We still had to wait a while because our flight had got delayed. Simone, Mike, Tre and Billie had all come along to say goodbye. It seemed weird because Simone and Billie weren't talking. Not just to each other but to anyone.
My mum and brother had both gone to the toilet, leaving me incharge of the stuff.
"I'm really sorry that you've got to go," Tre said.
"Yeah, me too. I don't want to lose you all," I said back. I hugged each one of them. I never got to say a proper goodbye to Dexter or Noodles or Frank, Mikey, Ray, Bob and Gerard. Man, I was going to miss those guys.
"Tell everyone that I said bye," I said.
Simone nodded.
~~Simone's POV~~
A while later, Leigh's flight had arrived. Her and Mike shared their last kiss for what would be a very long time and everybody hugged her once more. She then strode off, behind her brother, Aaron, waving a little. I felt a tear roll down my cheek. I didn't want her to leave, but I knew she had to. She said that she would come back one day anyway. I hope that one day is soon. I miss her already. I felt an arm around my shoulder. For a spilt second, I thought it was Billie, but when I looked up, I saw him and Mike comforting each other.
"Hey, she'll be back soon, I promise. And if she isn't, we should plan a surprise visit," Tre grinned, hugging me tightly.
"Yeah," I smiled into his chest.
"Ok, maybe we should get going now," Tre said. The four of us walked out of the airport and down the street. It was a pretty long walk back home, but we all walked just the same. At least we somehow got to miss school. I looked u to see Mike and Billie quietly talking. I longed for the days to come back when me and Billie were together, but I knew it would never be the same between us. Maybe one day. Maybe that day when Leigh comes back. Maybe I'll wake up and it was all a dream.
Tre still had his arm around me. I knew it was that he was only giving me support and trying to make me feel better. And it really did work.
We all reached our separate houses and went inside, each one of us wondering what life with out Leigh was going to be like.
THE END.
(I know it's a bit of a crappy ending, but that's because there's a sequel. I'm not sure, but I think it will be Hurricanes of Emotion, but me and Leigh still aren't sure. We'll try and post it ASAP)
"Hello?"
"Hi, Mike, it's Leigh," I said, shakily down the phone.
"Hey babe what's up," Mike asked in a cheerful tone.
"Err, Mike, I think we're going to have to split up," I said, still shaking. I couldn't believe I was doing this.
"What? Why?" Mike said, there was panic in his voice. I didn't answer.
"Leigh. Have I done some thing wrong?"
"No, Mike you haven't done anything. It's nothing to do with you,"
"Well what is it then?"
"I'm moving to California," I finally said.
"What? You're joking, please say you're messing with me,"
"I would love to say that, but I'm not. I don't know if I'll be coming back either. That makes it a whole lot worse. Thinking that I'm never going to see you again,"
It was silent for a minute.
"When do you go?" Mike finally asked, breaking the uneasy silence.
"Friday," I said shortly. There were tears forming in my eyes. I couldn't believe that I was leaving. That I had to leave Mike. And my best friends Simone and Tre. And I can't forget Billie Joe. I don't know what I'll do without them. I love them all so much.
Mike was quiet again. "I can't believe it," he said, unexpectedly.
"I know, I can't either. But it's the truth. We'll both move on. I'll try and come back when I'm old enough," I said, trying to comfort him.
"I suppose, well, I have to go now," I heard Mike say. I heard him sniff. I think he was crying. I couldn't bere to do what I was doing, but I had to.
"Ok, bye then," but before I had finished me sentence, he had hung up. I stared at the handset for a short while. "I love you Mike," I whispered to it as I wondered who I should call next.
I walked over to the radio and turned it on.
"California, California, caaaal"
Oh my God. As much as I like that song, why does it have to be on right now? Stupid radio station. I kicked my radio, achieving nothing but a pain in my foot, before turning it off.
~~Simone's POV~~
I was sat in my bedroom. As soon as I had got home, I had ran upstairs to my room and flung myself onto my bed. I knew it was the best thing to do, to tell Billie, but why did I have to do it. Why can't we all be happy? ` I wish we were like Mike and Leigh at the moment. They're so happy together. And all I do is go off with one of Billie's friends. That was really thoughtful of me. Ahem.
I sat up, fourisouly wiping my tears. I turned and puched my pillow repeatedly.
"Simone, are you ok up there?" I heard my dad call.
"I'm ok!" I shouted back down. He didn't know about me and Billie. I don't think he's approve of me having a boyfriend. Well I don't have one.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm okay!" I shouted again, more angrily.
I turned around, catching sight of our class photo from this year. There was Billie Joe. He was stood next to me. We were holding hands in it. I through it against the wall, creating another loud bang.
"Simone, are you sure you're ok up there?" this time it was my mum. I didn't really fancy talking to her about it either.
"I'm Okay now!"
"Are you sure you're alright?"
"I'm okay now!" I shouted yet again, "You really need to listen to me, because I'm telling you the truth! I mean this! I'm Okay! Trust me!"
"Well okay then," my mum shouted back upstairs.
I turned again, this time, whispering to myself "I'm not okay, I'm not okay, well I'm not okay, I'm not o-fucking-kay! I'm not okay," I whispered desperately to myself, repeating the same things over and over again.
I sunk down onto my bed again just as the phone rang. I dived for it.
"Hello?" I said, attempting my best happy voice.
"Hi, Simone?" it was Leigh. She sounded upset.
"Leigh? Are you alright?"
"Well, are you?" Leigh asked.
"I'm not sure, but tell me, what's the matter?" I said. I was getting worried. I hated hearing Leigh like this. It just wasn't right.
"I've had to split up with Mike," she cried down the phone. What? But thet were so happy together.
"What? Why did you do that, you were so happy together, you can't go and ruin it all now," I said to the phone.
"I know, but I had to,"
"Why did you?"
"Simone, I'm moving to California?"
"You're what?"
"I'm moving to California. I can't get my head around it myself. I'm leaving on Friday. I'll try and come back as soon as I can. I promise,"
"But, Leigh, you can't leave!" I protested.
"I'm sorry, I've got to, my mum's already got a new job and the house is paid for and stuff,"
"But, you can't leave, not now," All traces of Billie had left my mind. I was more set on Leigh staying. What would I do without her?
"I've got to. And we've got until Friday,"
"That's only a couple of days. Hey, how about you come and live with me!" I said.
"I'm sorry, I can't. I'll phone you as much as possible. And we can email,"
"I suppose," I said. I couldn't believe it. Why was I losing all the people that I loved? Billie and Leigh, I don't think I can cope if I lose anyone else.
~~Leigh's POV~~
It was Friday. We were all at the airport. I was stood with my luggage with my mum and brother. We still had to wait a while because our flight had got delayed. Simone, Mike, Tre and Billie had all come along to say goodbye. It seemed weird because Simone and Billie weren't talking. Not just to each other but to anyone.
My mum and brother had both gone to the toilet, leaving me incharge of the stuff.
"I'm really sorry that you've got to go," Tre said.
"Yeah, me too. I don't want to lose you all," I said back. I hugged each one of them. I never got to say a proper goodbye to Dexter or Noodles or Frank, Mikey, Ray, Bob and Gerard. Man, I was going to miss those guys.
"Tell everyone that I said bye," I said.
Simone nodded.
~~Simone's POV~~
A while later, Leigh's flight had arrived. Her and Mike shared their last kiss for what would be a very long time and everybody hugged her once more. She then strode off, behind her brother, Aaron, waving a little. I felt a tear roll down my cheek. I didn't want her to leave, but I knew she had to. She said that she would come back one day anyway. I hope that one day is soon. I miss her already. I felt an arm around my shoulder. For a spilt second, I thought it was Billie, but when I looked up, I saw him and Mike comforting each other.
"Hey, she'll be back soon, I promise. And if she isn't, we should plan a surprise visit," Tre grinned, hugging me tightly.
"Yeah," I smiled into his chest.
"Ok, maybe we should get going now," Tre said. The four of us walked out of the airport and down the street. It was a pretty long walk back home, but we all walked just the same. At least we somehow got to miss school. I looked u to see Mike and Billie quietly talking. I longed for the days to come back when me and Billie were together, but I knew it would never be the same between us. Maybe one day. Maybe that day when Leigh comes back. Maybe I'll wake up and it was all a dream.
Tre still had his arm around me. I knew it was that he was only giving me support and trying to make me feel better. And it really did work.
We all reached our separate houses and went inside, each one of us wondering what life with out Leigh was going to be like.
THE END.
(I know it's a bit of a crappy ending, but that's because there's a sequel. I'm not sure, but I think it will be Hurricanes of Emotion, but me and Leigh still aren't sure. We'll try and post it ASAP)
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