The last tape

Chapter nine

"Is it true?"

The tape was paused and silence filled the air as sky refused to respond.

"SKYLAR IS IT TRUE?"

Skylar..
No one had called her that in years.. not since everything fell down.
She went by Skye now.. and everyone knew that.

She nodded slowly.. her pale hands clutching into fists as she pulled at her black skirt.
Clay made no sound. He nodded, leant over and continued the tape.

Clay didn't even care.
Or that's what it seemed like.

Now what happened after that huh Skye?
Oh yeah!  That's right! He kept on doing it didn't he?

Clay clenched his jaw from beside her.

And poor little Skye continued to be the victim, not having enough guts to stand up for herself.
I wouldn't either.
I didn't either.

What did she say?
She rewinded the tape and listened closely to the words..

I didn't either..

What did she mean?
An question Skye would never get to know the answer too.
The tape carried on...

But Skye.. he also said things didn't he?

Fuck.
Skye rarely cursed, even in her mind.. but this was an exception.

What did he say Skye?
And how did those words make you feel?

Sad.

Sad?

I suppose so..

So who did you turn to when you felt sad skyler?
Was it Jeff? Of course it was Jeff.
Speaking of which.. let's talk more about your relationship shall we?

I noticed it.

Skye didn't understand and frowned, obviously confused.
Clays eyes drifted themselves to begin watching her, searching for a reaction, any reaction.

Anger, sadness, fear.. he just wanted to know if she felt something, anything!

How in love you two were.

He noticed the tears form in her eyes, and the way her brows lowered along with her eyelids that looked to the ground.

The way you looked at him Skye.. was the way someone looked at me.
I knew what you felt... and I knew how he did too.

She raised herself closer, obviously wanting to listen more.

During class, when you weren't looking he would smile at you, staring for the whole hour at your porcelain skin, inspecting every feature of your face.

Wonder would cross through his eyes.. I suspected he was thinking the same thing I was..

Where did the popular Skye of freshman year go?

She was gone.

You would meet behind monets, or that's what the rumours said.

Rumours? There were rumours?

A few also saw how you looked at eachother and spread it around I guess.. they said you would kiss back there.. they said you would talk for hours..

But then the rumours got worse.

Clay felt guilt rise in his stomach.
He had heard some of those rumours.. and he never told Skye, the one girl he felt he could trust other than Hannah.

One history lesson I heard someone tell Justin Foley something so personal.. something no one should ever spread rumours about and if they do.. they should really regret it.

They said he was your first.

And they weren't wrong we're they?

And that's when she broke.