Skellingtons in the closet

Chapter 7: Forgiveness

The next morning, I woke up still on Tyler's floor, my back cracked after sitting up. I picked up Tyler's Avenger's clock. It was 11:30 am. I looked over Tyler's bed and it was empty. Today's Sunday so he might be downstairs watching his Sunday morning cartoons. I got up and walked to our room, and Liz was already gone. She didn't even say goodbye? Well, she probably did to everyone else and not me. I had a flashback of last night and felt like a prick. I went downstairs and the girl's and Tyler were downstairs watching Blue's Clues.

"Did Liz already leave? " I asked as if I didn't know the truth, making myself bowl of cereal.

"Yeah, she left around nine. She seemed....down...did something happen last night?" Briar asked.

"Uhh...no...." I sadly responded.

"You seem upset too, you okay?" Riot asks.

"Yeah...I'm fine," I lied. In reality, I wasn't fine, I was far from fine. I didn't get to make up with Liz, I didn't get to tell how much I love her, I didn't get make love to her, and I didn't get to wake up next to her. I sighed after taking small bites from my cereal and sat next to the girls, continuing to eat my cereal.

"So, what are we gonna do without Liz for four months? I've only been here for a day and it feels so weird without her here," Briar says.

I must agree with Briar on that, it is weird without her here. More quiet, not like a comfortable relaxing quiet, but an awkward one.

"Hey, I'm here, I know a lot of fun things we could do," I say trying to light up the mood.

"If it's related to Hockey or cheesecake, then no thanks," Riot says.

"I miss Liz, I wish she could've taken us with her," Brionna adds.

"Let's go to the park," Briar says.

The girls gets up and heads for the door, but I stop them.

"Wait! I can't be that bad, I may not be a girl, but I can do what you want that may be a little girly, like...we could go shopping, gossip, uh...get our nails done, get our hair done, I'm a pretty cool guy under all this make up ya know,"

The girls look at each other and then back at me, then at each other again.

"How about this....on the way to the mall we could stop and get some ice cream" I suggested.

"Okay," the girls says in unison.

"Great! Let me go get me and Tyler changed," I swiftly grabbed Tyler up and ran up the stairs.  Maybe this will take my mind off of Liz for awhile.

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[Earlier that morning]

Liz's Pov

I got up and packed the rest of my clothes and other things I may need. I rolled my bags behind me down the hall and went to Tyler's room. Chris was on the floor asleep, I stepped over him to give Tyler a kiss on the cheek before I leave. I was hesitant on weather I should kiss Chris goodbye or not. I decided not to and walked over him and dragged my bags down the stairs behind myself and met the girls in the living room to hug and kiss them goodbye also.

"You okay? You seem a little down," Briar says after we all pull away from our group hug.

"Is it that obvious? I'm just a little tired, I'll see you guys when I get back, I love you all," I responded, and threw my bags in my car and drove off to the airport.

[Now on the air plane]

I was sitting next to James, he was asleep already and we've only been on the plane for an hour. Chase and Johnnie were behind us singing Blink 182's "All The Small Things" off key, making me giggle here and there. Vic and Jaime walked towards my seat.