His Weeping Willow

Chapter 21

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RECAP:

***7 months later***

            “Oh, Rosalie! I forgot to tell you. That boy of yours, not your boyfriend the other one, Neil…Nick…something like that, came by today and left this for you.” Mama says, trying to hand me an envelope as she holds a sleeping Lilly as well as trying to lock up the shop.

            I grab the envelope in shock. “Ok, we’re off.” She says smiling at Lilly, asleep in her arms. I give Lilly a kiss on the head and watch them walk away from me and further down the street. Niall. Niall has come back into my life after trying to forget for seven months. 

I look down at the envelope and curiosity gets the better of me. I rip it open and look at the single paper inside. In dark black ink his careless handwriting was scrawled on the piece of paper.

749 Darbylin Lane. Apartment 6.

 But there in the corner, that’s what got me. He had drawn a small picture in the corner of the paper in his black ink. A weeping willow. I feel a tear slide down my face and onto the paper. It lands on the weeping willow.

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I stand there in front of Mama’s shop for what felt like ages. I couldn’t move. I didn’t know what to do. Apparently my feet had an idea of what they wanted, because they started to walk towards this address on the paper.

I didn’t know what I would do when I got there. I didn’t even know what I expected to find. I think all that was going through my head was seeing him again. I had tears silently streaming down my face.

I finally reached the apartment building and walked inside the double doors. I made it to apartment 6 and stood there at the door. I didn’t want to knock. I just wanted him to know that I was there.

I leaned up against the wall across from his door and slid down to the floor. I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t face him again. I was in love with him and I had finally moved on. I had finally gotten him out of my head and here he is again. He comes into my life at the worst times.

All I want to do is move on! Can’t he just leave me alone? I stare at his door begging him to just sense me here and open up. Unfortunately nothing happens. I stand up and quietly knock on the door. I try to wipe my eyes a little. Nobody comes to the door and I take that as a sign to leave.

I turn around to start walking away and the door opens. “Daisy?” I hear a tired voice ask quietly. I stop in my tracks and turn around slowly. There he is. Niall is standing there at the door in nothing but basketball shorts. I look at him and our eyes meet.

“Hey.” I whisper quietly to him. “I didn’t think you’d come.” He whispers, his voice getting a little happier. I try to smile but it doesn’t really work. “Have you been crying?” He asks suddenly, looking at my eyes with worry.  “Uhh…yeah.” I whisper, turning my head to the side and looking down a little. He stays quiet for a moment.

 “Can I sing you a song?” He asks me suddenly still whispering. I look at him with shock and confusion in my eyes. “Yeah.” I say smiling a little. He rushes back inside the apartment and grabs his guitar. He comes back out and closes the door quietly.

He starts to strum softly and I can tell he’s trying to be quiet with it. He stops suddenly and looks at me with pain in his eyes. “This song is exactly what I want to say and it fits us so perfectly right now,” He says looking me in the eyes, “I’m sorry.” He whispers before beginning to strum again. I begin to feel scared at what song he’s going to play.