"Flight 655…6…8! On time,it arrives in… 5 minutes!Shit!" Samantha yelled.
"Mom,I told you we should have left early.We'll be lucky if we make it to Terminal C6 in 5 minutes!!" Samantha yelled.
"Samantha Jennifer Ochoa!" Her mom yelled back.
"What?" She asked,annoyed because of her mother taking forever to apply make up.
"If we want to make it in five minutes,there's a thing I like to call running!" Her mom said.Samantha laughed,her mom was funny.She was funny for being 40.Samantha was 16,a year younger than Alyssa.
"Samantha!" I yelled as I waved to her and her mother.
"Alyssa!!" She yelled back.We ran to each other and hugged as if we had been apart for an eternity.She was one of my best friends, we laughed together,and we cryed together.We did everything together, and managed to be friends for over 12 years!
"I'm so glad to see you again!" I said as a smile went across my face.
"You too! It's so great to have you back in Chicago,where you belong.So how long are you staying?"She asked.
"For three weeks.Then we go back." I said.'We' meant me and Samantha,her mother,me and my sisters had planned for Samantha to come over for a visit,a long visit…… actually, forever.Her mother's job located her in Tulsa,some promotion she got.So Samantha was coming back with me,then her mom would come after a couple of weeks.
"What do you mean 'we',you mean 'I'."She corrected. Her mom began to smile.
"No,she's right Jennifer.My boss gave me a promotion and they are re-locating me in Tulsa.So you and Alyssa are going to be neighbors.They found me a house next door to them,a guy named Michael just moved out of there yesterday" Her mother said,happier than usual.
"You got to be kidding!! I'm going back with you to Tulsa!! I'm gonna be your neighbor!!" She yelled.
"It's all true,Michael Jones moved out yesterday,and he was my next door neighbor,but now you are.When I leave,your coming back with me.Your furniture and big stuff are being shipped a day before we leave,so when you get there, everything will be in place.Your mother is coming a week after we leave so she can do all this stuff,like transfer you out of high school,and all this legal stuff." I explained.No,she didn't flunk,her birthday was late.
Three weeks went by fast.We had a blast,going to the mall,the movies,the park,meeting some guys,and just smply catching up on good times.There was one day where it was a sad day for her,her dog Gizmo had died.Poor doggie,we put it in a large box,and inside was his favorite blanket which was wrapped around him,a little squeky toy,and we dug him up in the back yard.But besides that,everything went great!
"Okay,bye mom.I'll see you in a week."Samantha told her mom as she gave her a hug.We all said our good-byes and quickly boarded the plane because we were about a minute late.We took our seats,and we were pretty lucky 'cause we got to sit together.
"Sam,there's one thing I didn't tell you." I said,I forgot to tell her that I knew Hanson.
"Hmm?"She asked.
"You know the group Hanson?" I asked.
"Well duh!!" She said as she slapped her head.
"Well…ya……er…… know them." I spilled it out.I looked at her and she just smiled.
"Cool!Can you introduce me to them some time?"She asked,then took out her CD player and put in "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears.I knodded and than slowly drifted off to sleep.
"Thank you ladies and gentlemen for flying American Airlanes number 675,have a nice day." The air pilot said.We got off,which wasn't very short,and spotted my sisters along with two blonde heads.
"Monica!Hope!" I yelled as I ran to them.
"It soooo great to have you back!We missed you!" Monica said as she gave me an embracing hug.I went to Hope and gave her a hug and pulled back.
"Hi guys!Nice to see you again!" I said as I gave Ike and Zac a hug.
"Nice to have you back too.You're real lucky that I knda missed you,if I didn't,I would be on a date with Janet." He said as he smiled.
"Zaccy!Nice to see you again!So hows it goin' with you and Vicky?" I asked as I remembered the presants I had given them.
"Hmm,Vicky?She left me on the day you left.She said 'it wasn't working out',and she just dumped me.Anyway,I still have those rings.Thanks so much for them.I really love them.I'm just looking for someone to give the other ring to" Zac said.
"Likewise,thanks for the chain,and Janet said thanks to.We appreciate it,we knew how much it meant to you.Ohh,the three of us,sorry one of us couldn't be here,pitched in to buy you something,here." Ike said as he handed me a little jewelery box.I opened it up and inside was a little ballerina twirling to a song,and at the bottom was the most gorgeous bracelet! It was a spiral gold bracelet,along with a pair of earrings,and a.....a gold band.Not just any band, Juan's gold band.How,how could they have gotten it??The only way is if they contacted his mother in Chicago, and.... oh my god!!
"Oh my god!!Guys,thank you soo much!!" I said as I gave them both hugs.My eyes were glissening from tears that were building up.His gold band,the one he never took off.It was given to him from his grandfather's will,it meant so much to him.
"Oh,I almost forgot!Guys,I'd like you to meet my friend Samantha, Samantha,this is Isaac,and that is Zac." I introduced.
"Hi,nice to meet you Samantha." Ike said.
"Nice to meet you Isaac." She said.
"Call me Ike,please." He replied.She nodded her head.
"Hi,I'm Zac.Nice to meet you." Zac said politely."Nice to meet you to." She replied,as her face turned a light shade of pink.'I think I know who the other ring is going to' I thought to myself.
"Now,that we've all met,lets go get you luggage and head home, Taylor should be at the house waiting." Monica said. I was still pondering why he hadn't come,low-life was probably thinking about Gaby.'Fuck,Gaby!!Why can't you leave him in peace?For godsakes,he's hallucinating that you're still there.Leave him alone goddammit!' I yelled in my mind.She wouldn't leave him alone,her fucking spirit was haunting him,if she were alive,that bitch would of had her ass kicked long ago!!
"Welcome home Alyssa.And welcome to our home Samantha." Hope said as she kicked open the door.It was the same as I left it,only it was repainted white,and Taylor was laid down on the couch watching South Park…… this time on low.
"Hi Taylor!" I yelled.He turned around to look at me,and smiled.He got off the couch and walked towards me and Samantha.
"Hey Alyssa.Nice to have you back…… I missed you."He said as he gave me a hug and a peck on the cheek.
"You too,I missed you.Taylor,I'd like you to meet my bestfriend, Samantha.Samantha, this is Taylor." I inrtoduced them.
"Nice to meet you."He said as he put out his hand.
"Nice to meet you too." She replied as she shook his hand.
That night,I had another dream,an unwanting dream, only I wasn't the main character......
Samantha was running, running from something.She was sweating like never before,and had lost her shoes on her way.She was yelling for help,but it was more like she was whispering.She was partially slit on her throat,her voice box must have been damaged.She kept on turning around to see if the guy was still following,and when she did,no one was in sight.Instead of looking foward,she kept on looking back.As a result,the man had a chance to catch her from the front.She bumped into somebody and was knocked down.
"Thought you could escape me…" That voice echoed in my ear, why did it sound so familiar?Samantha yelled,well whispered, out something like "leave me alone you bastard" and began backing up.The man grabbed her by her shoulders and slapped her across the face."You be a good girl,and you won't get killed." He held her tight and began taking her to a place,she wasn't exact where the place was at.It was her first time out alone in Tulsa,but I exactly knew where she was going.The road,the stores,the sign.It was all too familiar to me.
She was thrown to the floor and the man pounced on her. "Time to go bye-bye" He said as he took something out from his pocket.It was his knife…… the knife……………
I woke up,sweating and pouting.I started to cry,and pretty soon,Samantha had heard me.Monica was kind enough to have Sam sleep in her bed,and Monica would sleep in the guest room.
"Alyssa,Alyssa!What's wrong!?" She whispered,trying to keep calm.I just stared up at her,and cried even harder.I held her tight, as if she were the most precious thing to me.I couldn't let her go,I felt as if I was her guardian angel. I knew my nightmare was just my imagation, but everything was so real.
"Promise me……… you will never……… go out……… alone" I said between weeps.She looked at me puzzled, she didn't understand, she didn't know what was to come.She just nodded her head,and rocked me back and forth.She probably thought I was crazy or something,but she didn't show it. All she did was tell me that everything would be okay. Everything wouldn't be okay,I know I couldn't stop what would come in the future,I couldn't just yell out some wacko word and have it all disappear.If it were possible,I would do it.But it could never happen,I knew the future and I was totally defensless against it.I would have to find some way to prevent the harm that would happen to her.I felt responsible, and if she dies, I might as well die. I had to stop this,and I would……
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