Time waits for no one

Are you sure? Is it your cycle?

May 10,1974
It's been a month since the boys left. I haven't talked to any of them since They left, and it's been killing me. After they left, I quickly realized I have no friends other than them.

Veronica and I talk annually, but Mary doesn't like me at all. I'm pretty sure it's because of the bond I have with Freddie, but who knows, or cares honestly. Michael and I have gotten really close. We aren't dating, but We're really close. knock knock. My head shot up.

I walked to my front door, tying my robe. "Brooklynn, it's me!" I heard mick's voice on the other side of my door. "Mick!! What are you doing here?!" I shouted quietly, since I have neighbors. "I got bored." He shrugged, going into my kitchen.

"bored? It's 1:00 Am" I reminded him, locking the door back up, knowing he was gonna stay the night. "You should go to sleep then." He looked up from the jar of pickles he was eating. "Why?, I have the weekend off." I told him. "So we can see your boys... we have a flight tomorrow."

He said, as if it were obvious. "Excuse me?" I asked, confused. "Oh yeah." He said as he put the pickles down, and reached into his pocket. He pulled out two thin pieces of papers. 'New York City' the destination read. "No" I said looking up. "Yes" he said grinning. "No" I said starting to grin. "BABY YES!!" He screamed, lifting me off the ground.

"Really?!" I yelled, not giving two fucks about our neighbors. "Yes!! I know how much you love and miss them." He told me, putting me down. "Really? How?" I asked, cocking my head to the side. "Hmm... every day I ask you how you're doing, you say 'good, except I miss my boys, I really miss them.' And then I go 'oh really?' And then you go 'yeah, I love them so much.' But other than that i guess it was just a good guess" he said, mocking my voice. "Oh hush up." I said, hitting his arm.
  
"Come on, we have to get up early." I told him. Once we went into my room, he got a pair of his sweatpants out of my drawer. (Yes, he's over that often) by then I already was already in bed. I felt the bed sink, and arms wrap around me. I turned to face him. "Thank you so much, you don't understand how much this means to me." He then kissed my forehead. "Don't mention it, kiddo. Just go to sleep."
And after that, I drifted off.

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"UP! UP! UP!" I yelled, jumping on the bed. "Ughh" he groaned, taking the pillow and shoving it on his face. "Seriously dude, we have to be at the airport by 7:30, and it's 6:00" I told him. "Okay 10 more minutes." He mumbled through the pillow.

"No, you have to get home so you can get your stuff together and shower and whatnot. We should've been up way earlier than this." I told him, getting aggravated. "Alright, I'm up." He said getting up and stretching. "Good. Get home, get dressed, pack, and come back to get me."

I told him, as he was putting on a hoodie. "Okay. Well I'm already packed." He said, grabbing his keys. "That's even better, after you get dressed, come here and help me pack!" I told him, clasping my hands together. "Alright." He said walking pass me, before kissing my head and walking out.

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"Okay, that's it. Cmon" I said eagerly as we finish packing my last bag. He chuckled from behind me. "Right behind you, Lynn." He said.
We eventually got in the car and I was super ecstatic. Only hours away from seeing my babies.

We got into the airport, right as they were boarding. "Brooklynn." Mick said in a serious tone. This caused me to turn around. "Yeah?" I said, smiling because I was so excited. "The tickets." He said, still stern. My smile fell crooked. "What about the tickets?" I asked, preparing myself for whatever he was about to say. "I forgot..." he said, still serious. My eyes started to water and my lip started to quiver.

"That they were in my right pocket, I thought they were in my left one!" He finished, before laughing. I punched him in his chest. "DUDE!" I screamed while he was laughing. "I'm joking" he said, wiping the tear that he had in his eye from laughing so hard.

"That wasn't funny." I told him. "Aww I'm sorry." He teased, poking his lip out. "Leave me alone." I told him, walking to our gates.

We got boarded and I was still "mad" at mick. I was looking out of the window, my arms crossed over my chest. I could feel him looking at me. "Brooklynn, I'm sorry. I was joking around, yet I never considered your feelings, I understand if you hate me."

He said sincerely. This caused me to lift the arm rest, get in his lap, and wrap my arms around his neck. "I still love you."  I whispered, my eyes watering.

FLASHBACK:
"YOU RUINED THIS FAMILY!" Mommy screamed at daddy, while throwing a vase.  Tears stung my eyes, as I watched them argue- again. "You need to calm down! My daughter is right there!" He screamed back at her.

"FUCK YOU! YOU NEVER THINK ABOUT ANYONE'S ELSE'S FEELINGS, NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT HERS?!"  She screamed at him again. He didn't say anything. Instead he picked me up and carried me downstairs, into the kitchen.

"I'm sorry you had to see that, sweetheart." He told me, wiping my tears. "Why is mommy so mad? What did you do, this time?" I asked, tears still going down my face. "She's just upset. Don't make her anymore upset though, okay?" He said, grabbing his jacket, heading for the door.

"Where are you going, daddy?"  I asked, following him. "I'm leaving for a little bit." He told me, kneeling down. "But why? Please don't leave me." I told him, tears welding up in my eyes again. "I'm sorry, it's only gonna be for a little while." He told me.

"You always say that. You said last time was the last time." I told him, getting angry. "Please don't be like that, you don't understand, yet." He said, walking after me. "Leave me alone." I told him, letting my stubbornness get in the way.

Mommy was coming down the stairs. He started to walk away. "I love you, Bumblebea, even though you might not love me at the moment." He told me, walking towards the door. I turned around and ran into his arms. "I still love you"

That's when everything started falling apart.

FLASHBACK OVER:

"Are you okay?" Mick asked, confused about my mood change. I just nodded and smiled. "Are you sure?.... is it your cycle?" He whispered. This caused me to laugh. "Yes I'm sure, just wake me when we land." I told him, getting back into my seat.

"You got it." He said. As I zoned out, looking out of the window. The last time I got on an airplane, I crashed and ended up in the past. Let's just hope it doesn't happen and I end up somewhere else. I'm finally happy.

Finally free.