The Adventures of Macy and Travis

New Job and Bad Dreams

   "This is the Walmart manager, we have went over your application and decided that you would make an excellent employee. Show up Monday to get shown around and told the rules. If you have any questions call us and we will be happy to answer. Have good day." I was more excited than I should've been when I listened to the one voice mail that I had ever gotten.

        I grabbed my phone excitedly and called Travis. When he finally picked up he didn't give me time to greet him as he started in. "Please tell me that you got the job at Walmart cause if you didn't I am not showing up Monday." I giggled at him and screeched.

                "I got it!" He chuckled and I broke out into a smile. This was all becoming real to me.

        "So I have been checking out some apartments. I figure that after we get our fines paid, that the next paycheck we have can go towards the apartment." He casually responded.

                "I have a couple of hundred saved up, and I think that if we work as much as we possibly can that we might be able to have it by our first paycheck, but I don't know." I said.

                "I'll pick you up Monday morning." Travis offered.

        "That will be good. Your dumb old pickup fixed?"

                "First of all, it's not dumb, but yes. It has been fixed." He faked hurt and I laughed.

        "Okay. I'll see you Monday. Stay sober, talk to you later, idiot." I tried to bite back the smile that wanted to make it's way onto my face as I heard his deep voice reply.

                "Bye, Mace." His chuckle filled my ear before he hung up.

        I did little things to keep myself busy until I went to bed. It was only ten, but staying home all day watching Netflix was really exhausting.

        I looked every which way for...I didn't know. Every where I looked however, I knew it wasn't what I was looking for. The wind blew my hair into my face and covered up my eyes. When the wind had calmed down a bit I swept the hair off of my face, regaining my posture. That is until I seen where I was at. The old willow tree looked the same as it did those three years ago. The hill was just as green, but something was off. I ran towards the tree where everything had happened. You usually could see the whole town from here, but not now. It was all dark. I jumped when a cold hand grabbed my shoulder. I looked at the fingers that had grasped a hold of me, and physically shuttered at the sight of the ring.

        "Macy." His voice was just as appealing as it was the first time I met him, but it was colder cause I knew. I turned around and looked into his brown eyes which were almost black.

         "Ryder?" It was a question, cause even though I knew it was him; I didn't understand. "What are you doing here?" I found my voice asking the same words which had flowed from my mouth so easily that day.

                "We need to talk." He said quietly. He helped me sit on the ground and he wrapped a cool arm around my shoulder. "I've been thinking." I looked at him confused.

        Then I looked everywhere but at him. I don't want to relive this. Think of something else, please. I didn't though, and the memory continued.

        "I don't date stupid bitches. So I don't even know what I am doing with you." I looked at him shocked, but his face was unchanged.

                "You won't even stop hanging around that Travis dude. Do you understand how many girls want me?" I nodded my head, because I didn't want Travis to get involved in this, he didn't deserve it.