Sanctuarium

Chapter 5

     Tommy knocked on Chrissy's door once again and waited nervously for her to answer. When she did, she said, "Hello?" cheerfully. Then she saw who it was and tried to hide her annoyance. "Oh, hey Tommy," she said halfheartedly.
    "Um hey, Chrissy, I need to tell you somethi-" he began.
    "I already told you no, Tommy," Chrissy interrupted. "And after what I saw today, I think you should probably just leave me alone from now on."
     Tommy winced at her words. "Chrissy! Y-you don't understand!" he stammered.
     "No, I understand just fine," Chrissy insisted gently.
     "Please listen! Louis said-"
     "Tommy if you got that mad over something Louis said, then I think that you just need to learn to get over things and move on. Now please leave," Chrissy said, beginning to get frustrated.
     Tommy groaned. Too upset to say anything else, he flew away disappointed from Chrissy's tree house for the second time. The weather matched his mood: dark and cloudy. A rather strong breeze made Tommy shiver. Why hadn't he brought a sweater?
     When he got home, he ate dinner which was a couple tuna sandwiches. As tempting as it was to wallow in self-pity, Tommy refused to. Maybe it was time to move on. NO, thought Tommy sternly. She may not know it now, but she needs me, and I need her.
     Tommy knew that he could make her happier than anyone else in the entire universe could. God Himself had told him so. Somehow, Tommy would have to make Chrissy see that he really did love her.
     His thoughts were interrupted when he heard the notifications sound go off on his phone coming from his bedroom. So, he went into his room and picked it up. It said that there was going to be a party at Sugarsand beach (which wasn't far down the beach from where Tommy's cave was) on Friday, and that all high school students from the local academy were invited.
     Tommy smiled. This could be his chance to show Chrissy that shed been wrong about him. Grabbing a piece of lined paper and a pencil, he began to write.