Final Chapter version 2 –
Final Chapter version 2 – As Complicated as you let it be
I almost drifted to sleep again but I managed to stop myself this time! I swear, if I have that dream every time I drift off I'm never going to sleep again! I decided to try and take my mind off of the dream and Lilly. I reached over to my bedside table, grabbed my PSP and flicked the switch on the side and resumed playing 'Grand Theft Auto' which happened to be one of Lilly's favourite games. That and 'Tony Hawk's American Wasteland'.
So far this keeping my mind off Lilly plan isn't working too well.
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"Lilly are you packed yet?" I heard my mom yell up the stairs. I looked round my room. Nope
"Erm… Yeah almost!" I knew she'd kill me if she knew how much was left to do. She'd give me that 'what have you been doing for the past nine hours' rant. I can tell you now, that's one thing that I'm not gonna miss. I quickly set about shoving my unpacked belongings into another empty suitcase, hoping to god that mom didn't decide to come and 'inspect' my packing. I mean, she'd make me re-pack everything neatly and I only have twenty minutes before I have to go to the airport!
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I heard a knock on the door,
"Oliver honey?" my mom's voice said from the other side. She was using that sympathetic voice. You know, the one they use when they know something's wrong and when that you're upset or when they know that they did something wrong and made you unhappy or angry and since mom hadn't done anything wrong (that I know of) I knew what she was going to talk to me about.
"Yeah, come in." I told her, flicking my PSP onto standby and chucking it to the end of my bed. The door slowly creaked open and my mom began to cross the room, quietly tutting at the state of it. Ok so I'm not the neatest, tidiest person but I'm not as bad as Jackson. Mom finally made it across to me; she plonked down on my bed next to me. She gave me a sympathetic look to mach her sympathetic tone.
"Honey, Tyler told me you blamed yourself for Lilly leaving." So much for him not saying a word to anyone, I looked down at the carpet and nodded at a pair of gray boxers.
"That's ridiculous! Lilly's leaving because she wants to not because of you."
"Mom, don't bother," I started but I don't think she heard me.
"To be honest I think you'll be better off without her," WOAH! Bad move mom! I bet she could actually hear me snapping at what she just said.
"Ok what the hell?! Look you and Tyler have no idea what you're talking about! I'll never be better off without Lilly because… Because I LOVE HER! If I could I'd…" I paused, trying to think of the right thing to say to show how much she meant to me "…I'd leave myself if it meant she wouldn't throw her life away here. I'd do anything I could to stop her going. So don't you dare say I'd be better off without her because if there is one person I wouldn't be better off without it's her!" I suddenly realised that I was panting really heavily and somehow during my rage I had stood up and was in front of my mom, glaring down at her. She'd been staring at me in shock for the whole time but now she was doing something I really didn't expect.
She was smiling. An odd, knowing smile.
"Then do something about it."
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"Lillian Truscott, get your arse down these stairs right now!"
"I'm trying mom! I'm kinda, sorta, very stuck!" I yelled back as I rammed against my suitcase that was currently jammed quite tightly in the door frame.
"Ok this, this is annoying!" I muttered to myself, giving the suitcase daggers. I kicked out at it then instantly regretted it. I gritted my teeth and muttered curse words as I hopped around on the spot.
"You idiot Truscott! You complete idiot!" I growled through gritted teeth. "Ok… Ok Mom! MOM I really need you to help!"
I could hear my mom muttering under her breath as she came up the stairs to help me. She got to the door and shook her head at me.
"How on earth…" I cut her off.
"Yeah ok I'm stuck I know! Now will you please just help me?" I said, shoving the suitcase again. "Ok you pull and I'll push." I instructed my mother and she did as she was told. The case was almost out of the door but it got stuck again. I wiped my forehead with the back of my hand and we both assessed the situation.
"Ok I think the only solution is to take some things out of it." Mom concluded and I nodded my agreement. Mom reached down and unzipped the main pocket. She reached inside and pulled out the first thing that she touched. I should have known what it would be. I sighed inwardly as I looked down at the photo album that Oliver and I had made the year before. I loved it so much and I looked at it so many times this week. You probably wouldn't understand how much some little book means to me but it felt like it was the only thing of Oliver I had left. Oliver hates photos and it took me ages to persuade him to make it with me, but when he finally gave in I think he really got into making it with me. We'd set it out like a time line; the pictures of us in kindergarten at the front and the ones of Oliver, Miley and I on the beach at the back.
"What are you taking this for?" I guessed mom must have thought it was hers since I didn't have very many albums and she hadn't seen that one before.
"It's one of mine and I wanna take it, you know, for the memories." Mom started flicking through the album with a frown on her face.
"Most of these are just of you and Oliver." She informed me and I didn't know what she was expecting me to do. I know what's in it I'm not exactly going to be shocked about what's in it am I? "I thought he was the reason you are leaving."
"Well he's part of it I guess but we've had so many good timed, I don't want to forget about him."
"Well that's what I'd want. If a guy broke my heart I wouldn't want to hold on to that." mom told me.
"I can't do that! Oliver was my friend way before I had a crush on him; I'm not going to forget about him because he doesn't love me back." Aren't moms supposed to get this stuff?
"Yet you're willing to cut Malibu out of your life because of him?" mom shot back.
"It's complicated!" I defended
"Lilly, baby, it's only as complicated as you let it be." Mom told me softly and all I could do was stare at her.
Only as complicated as I let it be?
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"Yeah, you're right! I should do something about it!" it took me a wile to get to the same level as mom. I figured out what she had been trying to do as soon as she said 'Then do something about it'. She knew that if she bad mouthed Lilly in front of me she would get that reaction. It's creepy how parents know the way you tick like that!
"What time does she leave?" mom asked me but before I could reply the answer came from down the hall.
"Three minutes and fifty two seconds… fifty one … fift…" Tyler yelled from his hiding place on the other side of the wall.
"Ok thank you! We get it! Not long!" I said, frustrated but I couldn't help but laugh. My family are so weird sometimes, but their there for me no matter what.
"I think you should get going, don't you?" Mum asked rhetorically. I sprinted out of my room, receiving a pat on the back from Tyler as I ran past him by my doorway, down the stairs and out of the door. I was filled with so much adrenaline as my feet rapidly made contact with the sidewalk. I guess it was pretty lucky I didn't live too far away from Lilly.
For some reason I started to count in my head. I don't know if I was counting steps or how long it takes me to get to Lilly's or how many times I've stared into those beautiful blue eyes and been lost for words. Whatever it was that I was counting, it was really keeping me going. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
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My mom helped me lift my many suitcases into the trunk of the cab. I hugged her goodbye then hugged Miley. Even though she had now accepted that I was leaving she was still crying her eyes out.
"I'm gonna (sniff) miss you (sniff)! Don't (sniff) forget to (sniff) keep in touch!" at this she began to really sob. I felt a little awkward and patted her on the back gently.
"Don't worry, I won't." I waved at my mom and climbed into the back of the cab and shut the door.
"Hello miss, my name is Lloyd and I will be your taxi driver for this evening." He was imitating an aeroplane pilot, trying to be funny. It really wasn't.
"Hi" I said, staring out of the window at my mom and best friend.
"So are you ready to go?" Lloyd asked as he turned the key in the ignition.
Am I ready? Yeah…of course I am. Pfft why would I even have to think about that?
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27, 28, 29, 30, 31…
"Nearly there! Come on Oliver!" I pushed myself on. A broad smile spread across my face as I turned onto Lilly's block.
I ran up the hill just in time to see a cab disappear round the corner.
I glanced around and saw no sign of Lilly, only a Miley with a tear stained face staring off in the same direction as the cab had just gone.
No, NO, NO! No I can't be too late! I can't be!
I Ran off the sidewalk and up the road after the cab. I knew there was no chance I would catch up with it but I had to try. I'd just run past Lilly's house when I gave up all hope of stopping it.
I sank to my knees and put my head in my hands, not even trying to stop the tears from flowing. Miley came up behind me and put her hand on my shoulder.
"Come out of the read Oliver, you'll be hit by a car." She told me softly.
"Good! Without Lil…" hang on a minute. I lifted my head from my hands, processing the voice. That wasn't Miley's voice at all! It was…
I stood up, spun round and crashed my lips against the beautiful blonds'.
I was crying again, not out of sadness but out of happiness. Lilly didn't leave! She was here! I was kissing her! She was kissing back! I wrapped my arms tightly around her waist, never wanting to let go. This was so surreal, it must be a dream, it must be!
Lilly slowly pulled away and I panicked. This can't be a dream, please, it can't be that dream.
"Don't stop." I pleaded with her.
"Oliver, I need to breath." She laughed breathlessly "I need to talk too."
"I know and there's something I need to tell you,"
"I'm sorry," we both said in unison "You shouldn't be" we said in unison again and we both started laughing. Lilly stopped laughing and a serious look appeared on her face.
"Look Oliver, I am so, so sorry for everything with Sam! I shouldn't have done it, it was pathetic and immature and it only ended in you getting hurt and I…" I'd heard enough, I knew she was sorry, I knew she was here and I knew she was mine. That's all I needed. I placed my lips gently against hers again and she told me all I needed to know through that kiss.
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"Ohmigod!" Miley squealed as she watched Oliver and I make out. We reluctantly broke apart and turned to her. She had a huge smile across her face and I was sure if it got any bigger her face would tear in half.
"Finally!" she exclaimed, I shook my head and turned to Oliver. He winked at me.
"So why did you stay? I mean not that I'm complaining or anything it's just that you said it was too complicated here." He starts to stutter. I laughed and said,
"Things are only as complicated as you let it be. If you're with me I'll get through anything."
Oh mom's gonna be so smug!
A/N: Ok that's that done! Finished! Over! My first fan fic! Wooo! Lol hope you like this final chapter (this is my favourite of the two!) Let me know which is your favourite and why if ya want! BYE!!