Wild Ride - The Alternative Version (Book 2)

Chapter 6~When The Truth Came Out

"Do you have to go back to Maine?" Abigail looked up at Eric and Stacy with dread. We were in the kitchen, Abigail had just gotten done eating. 

"Afraid so, girlie. Cameron's waiting for us to get back, probably Eric's parents are going crazy by now." Stacy answered, and Abigail couldn't stop a few giggles, but then mantained her pout.

"Sorry, squirt." Eric ruffled her hair lightly. "But we'll be back six months from now."

"Oh yeah, six months from now. More like six years from now." Abigail muttered disapprovingly.

Eric chuckled. "You'll survive, I promise." 

"Abigail, you better go get your shoes on, the bus will be here soon." I told her, and she hurried off to  the entryway, and we followed. I watched as she tied her shoes quickly and stood up, pulling her backpack onto her shoulders. 

"Well, you have to go then I guess you have to go. But I'll miss you anyway." She gave a small smile and hugged them both, and they said they'd miss her too. We could hear the bus next door, the rumble of it's engine not far. Abigail knew she couldn't delay going any longer, and somewhat sullenly walked to the end of the driveway after saying one last goodbye to the two people who were most like her family.

They watched her get on the bus with me, and then Stacy went to go take a shower. Eric turned to me, studying me for a moment before he said,

"So I guess if you're telling Jimmy, I won't get to be around to tell you how right I was." 

I smirked. "I know, it's such a shame." He chuckled, and I added more seriously, "But I am telling him, there's no 'if' about it. You already were right, about everything else. And if you want, I can tell you how it went in an email or phone call  just so you have proof that I did tell him the truth."

He looked a little surprised, but said, "No, that's ok. I'll take your word for it. When do you plan on telling him?"

"Whenever I get the chance. Sometime I can talk to him alone, probably. So it could very possibly be today if the opportunity comes up. I really don't want to have to put it off, it's starting to wear me out from the guilt and seeing him so oblivious all the time at work." I replied. 

"Well, then I hope everything goes well, when it does happen." He sort of sighed out the words.

"Me too." I mumbled. I wasn't as afraid as I was before, because of how I was currently feeling now, but I was still slightly afraid of the things that could happen. I was afraid of him not wanting her more than anything else. How was I supposed to explain that to her? She was just counting on it so much still. Even though she didn't haunt me about it so much anymore, I could still see in her eyes that she thought about it to no end, and longed for it even more every day. 

Feeling the need to clear my head for the moment, I went into the kitchen and got my coffee ready to take to work with me as a distraction from my thoughts. I still felt the dread of Eric and Stacy leaving, knowing I'd miss them like Abigail would. I'd gotten used to them being here, so it'd be kind of weird after they left. It was like that every time they came, and it usually took me three or four days to get back on track. 

By the time I was ready to leave for work, they were also ready to leave for their flight. We said goodbye outside at our vehicles, standing in between the two of them, ready to part ways again. 

"Well, tell Cam I said 'hi' when you get back." I told them.

"We will." Stacy replied with a small smile.

I looked at Eric. "You said you still did work for my dad. Is he...  um... how is he?" My dad never really disowned me, that was all my mother's doing and he never argued with me, I just saw the disappointment on his face. Still, it was weird to ask how he was.