Those Black Eyes
Chapter 7
By: Punk Lover
It had been a while since I was listening to the conversation Billy and Benji were having and Joel and I just had fun laughing at Benji on what he said when he woke up. I left the room to head straight for mine right after not being in the mood to talk to him anymore.
I heard my bedroom door open and there stood Benji. I was sitting on my bed just staring off into space.
“You ok?” I looked up into his dark chocolate brown eyes. He smiled a small smile and sat down beside me.
I sighed “I’m ok I guess just thinking about stuff.”
“You feel bad that you forgot to pick Billy up right?” He laughed a bit.
“I see you were talking to him then.”
“Ya a little. We didn’t have that much to say I guess, I was pretty tired.” He looked down all of a sudden and I can see his eyes were avoiding mine.
“Are you ok?” He kept his eyes away from mine. I can see he wasn’t ready to talk about whatever he wanted to talk about so I had to break the ice for the both of us. “What were you dreaming to wake up saying something like that?” I giggled a bit and he looked up with a little smile.
“You have no idea what was going through my mind.”
“I think I might have some clue.” We laughed a little and then he looked down, looking like he was thinking of what to say next. Looks like the ice only cracked because we were silent again.
“How long did you say you and Billy have been friends?” I sat more towards the middle of my bed and flopped on my back with my legs crossed.
“It’s been about twelve years I guess. A long time if you ask me. One of the coolest yet hardest friendships I’ve ever had.”
“Why is that?” I sat up wondering why does it matter. Billy probably told him everything before in the bedroom.
“Being friends for so long sometimes gets to your head, you know? You think you know a person but then they say or do something you never thought was humanly possible for them…like attitude towards you or secrets that they start to keep.”
I looked down remembering all the hard times Billy and I have been through…drugs and suicidal moments are just some on my long list of problems.
*Flash Back*
“You need to stop! You can’t even get out of bed without taking something.” I said crying my eyes out while looking at my best friend take some weird pills while trying to get up.
“You can’t run my life! Nothing is going to help. I’ve tried everything.”
“But…”
“Shut up!!! Stop telling me what I already know. It’s pointless I shouldn’t even be living. Get out I don’t want you to see me like this. GET OUT!!”
I ran out of his room and down the stairs then out the door. I cried all the way to my home…my broken home. No father waiting for me, only a drugged up brother and a dying mother. Why did I even go back, there’s nothing in my life to keep me happy. But I went in for a second then left without telling anyone. Who would care anyway?
I started running for that hill looking over my town that was useless to me. No opportunities at all. I stood there then slowly toke out my cell phone and dialed his number.
“Hello” His voice was rough and he coughed a little.
“Hey…it’s me…I was just calling to say goodbye.”
“What??? What do you mean goodbye? Where are you going?”
“Some place where I can watch you forever and where everyone can stop hurting me.”
“WHERE ARE YOU? I’m coming to get you. Don’t do this I’ll stop I promise!”
“It’s too late…bye.” I could hear him yelling as I hung up the phone and got ready to take my leap of faith.
*End Of Flash Back*
“Skye?” I looked up at him coming out of my daze.
“I can’t do this anymore. I can’t always help him…especially when he wants stuff I don’t want to give him.” I stood up and started going through my closet.
“What are you doing? What do you mean you always help him? You talking about Billy?” I wasn’t listening I grabbed a ton of clothes and shoved them into a big duffel bag.
“I need some time away from everything and everyone. Here” I threw him the keys to my house and then peaked out into the hallway making sure nobody could see me.
“Why would I need these? Where are you going? Skye answer my fucking questions!”
“No time I got to go.”
*Benji’s pov*
I followed her as she quietly made her way out of the bedroom and crept down to the front trying not to get the attention of the guys watching TV and laughing. We made it out side and she started speed walking to her car.
“Skye where are you going?”
“Shit I can’t leave my car there. Benj can you come with me so you can bring the car back here?” She got into the drivers seat and started the car.
“Answer my questions then I’ll think about it.”
Ok Ok…When you asked me what I was doing I was grabbing my clothes and packing them. When you asked what do you mean you always help him I did mean Billy and I said that because basically my friendship wit Billy was one with special privileges. When you asked why you would need my keys is because since I’m not going to home for a while I need someone to watch my house. When you asked where I was going I’m going to the airport and I’m going to go somewhere nice and relaxing. There, that was it I think.”
She sighed a deep sigh and I just had to chuckle at how fast she said all that.
“Now, will you drive me to the airport?” I looked down at her in her awesome cherry red convertible boxter and nodded slightly.
I hopped in and she drove really fast to the airport. It usually takes about 30 minutes but with her it toke more like fifteen.
She parked and walked in looking for an open flight. She found one that was going to Ontario, Canada and thought it would be cool to meet and greet some Canadians. She paid and then we sat and waited.
“So what? Is this some sort of vacation your taking because you’re afraid of us?” I laughed but she looked at me with seriousness in her eyes. Those black eyes that I knew I would miss.
“Not to get away from you or your brother or Paul…just Billy.” There was a slight moment of silence. “I heard what he told you about me when you guys were talking in your room. That was pretty low but I’m glad you didn’t exactly believe it…though you’re not sure if it’s actually true.”
“I know its not. I would never believe you tried too kill yourself or do all this shit with Billy.” She looked at me and I can see tears forming in her beautiful black eyes. She smiled a small smile and a tear dripped down her face. I wiped it away as the announcer called her flight number.
She stood up as I did and she looked at me.
“I’m sorry if you think I’m a jackass or anything but this is good for me.”
She toke out a pen and grabbed my hand. She smiled and kissed my cheek but before she could pull away I brought her back in and kissed her as softly yet as hard as I could.
“Just wanted you to see what you’ve been missing out on.” She giggled a bit then put her hand on my face and walked away. I looked down at my hand and there was her cell phone number and she wrote ‘Please keep in touch. Luv always. J'
For the first time ever I really felt I was losing my best friend.
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“Benj, wake up my man.”
I looked up to see Joel pushing my legs over so he could sit on the couch.
“You alright?” I sat up and looked out the window of the bus.
“Ya…I’m cool. Yo man…can we stop somewhere?”
“Of course but only for at the most an hour.”
“Cool.”
The bus stopped in a parking lot and I got out and just stared at the place where it all started. Joel, Paul and Billy followed. I end up forgetting about what Billy thought off Skyelee and just moved on. I started walking inside and the guys followed slowly behind.
“Is Skyelee here?”
“Well the girl quit but I still got the symbol. You want that tattooed on you?” I just nodded and after he got all the stuff ready I went in the back where I saw her for the first time. I sat in the same chair as her and I could feel her everywhere. I didn’t know what the symbol looked like but I didn’t care.
“Well which one do you want because before she left she made another one.”
“Give me both.”
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I told Skip not to show me at all and to put the bandage before I could see it. I wanted to wait to see what they looked like. I got both done on my chest, one on each of my pecks.
“Benji man, lets see them. C’mon it’s been long enough.”
I went into the bus bathroom and we all cramped in to see them. I looked into the mirror as I toke the bandages off. I looked at them and my eyes were wide and I saw that we were all smiling some freakish smile.
The one on my left peck was a small tattoo of her face but when you quickly look at it you first notice her black eyes. She has half a smile and her hair was all colored in.
Her newest symbol is a shadow of two people on a hill and the stares and a moon were shinning. In the moon there were the initials ‘B & S a great night.’ The two people sitting both had spiked hair and were leaning against each other.
“It’s you and Skye dude.” I turned facing Billy and put my hand on his shoulder.
“I might not know her as much as you but I do know she’ll talk to you again.”
He looked at me and gave me a brotherly hug. Since Skye left she called me but never wanted to talk to Billy and Billy needed their friendship for all the wrong reasons but it still hurt me to see him like that.
That night I went to sleep holding her in my memories and holding her tattoos on my chest.
‘She’ll come back. I know her.’
THE END.