Her head’s against the glass. Is she watching the rains seep down the windows, or just staring off into space? I look and flash her a smile. Then quickly get back to driving. Her eyes get heavy and she starts to drift and dream.
Headlights pass by every few moments. I don’t think they’re important so I’m not really paying attention. Suddenly a pair of lights are coming straight at us. “NO!” I screamed “Not now, I was driving her away from her shitty life and everything her parents caused. Not to her death.” I thought to myself.
I swerved to miss the oncoming drunk semi-truck driver. She woke up and screamed as we begin to hydroplane down the moonlit highway. “Don’t worry Angel, I’ll get us through this.” I keep a calm face even though I’m silently screaming. While there’s a look of terror in her eyes as her life flashes before her. Random, incomplete, and disordered memories pop up and scream across her mind. Things are starting to come into focus, her memories become more clear. It’s the Thursday before we left.
“Are you ready for this weekend Angel?” I said as we walked out on the front lawn of the high school “Adam I swear, one day you’re going to forget my name.” “No I wont...uh um...I know this...um Tetra right? No it’s...um Taylor, no it’s Terra.” “Very funny Adam” Terra said sarcastically right before she hit my arm. Out of nowhere Terra flashes back to the crash just long enough to hear me cry out “This can’t be the end!” Then flashes back in to the past. After a moment of deep contemplation Terra snapped back to her current reality, looked at me, and said, “We’re really doing this aren’t we, you’re really going to take me away from all of this aren’t you?” I looked down at the scar tissue and burses, but I couldn’t see them. She was wearing a long sleeve shirt. Then I looked into her deep green eyes; “Of coarse, I’ll take you anywhere you need to be.” I said with an air of sadness. “Angel I promised I’d save you from this, and have I ever broken a promise to you?” I continued. She smiled then kissed me on the cheek. ”You’re right. You’re my knight in rusty armor. I don’t know what I would do with out you.” “Probably the same thing I’d do without you; wither and die.” Then I held her close to me. So close she could feel my heart beating deep within me. The rest of the memories from the day fade out of focus,
Terra comes back to reality; she comes back to the crash. I’ve somehow stopped us from hydroplaning and I’ve pulled over to the side of the road. The rain is staring to seep through the cracks in the windshield. “It’s pointless to go on tonight.” I tell her not knowing if she’s awake or even alive. I decide to seal the windows with some duct tape I had lying around, and situate myself in the backseat for a night’s rest.
Angel falls into another memory; this one is Friday, Friday night. She couldn’t sleep. My Angel could not sleep. She tossed and turned all night and when she wasn’t in bed; she was up watching put the window. Waiting for me to come in like I usually do, but not tonight. I was out starting fistfights verse the fences and headstones. I was so angry with her parents. She watched the sun rise that night
A new day comes into focus this time it’s Saturday. “Adam why are you so late? You were supposed to be here at noon.” Terra screeched. “Come on, I’m not that late. It’s only 3:30.” I said defending myself. “You know what it’s like here for me.” “Yes I do.” I said as I held her close again. “Thank you for loving me, for everything you’ve done for me, and everything you’re going to do for me.” Terra said as she buried her head in my chest. “Don’t worry Angel, everything’s going to get better; even if I have to make it better myself.”
We started packing and didn’t get finished until late in the night. At some point an immense storm rolled in so we waited until it died down before we headed out.
One last memory comes in to view. It’s a quarter past four in the morning on Sunday. Her head’s against the glass. Is she watching the rains trickle down the windows, or just staring off into space? I look and flash her a smile. Then quickly get back to driving. Her eyes get heavy and she starts to drift and dream.
Headlights pass by every few moments. I don’t think they’re important so I’m not really paying attention. Suddenly a pair of lights are coming straight at us. “NO!” I screamed “Not now, I was driving her away from her shitty life and everything her parents caused. Not to her death.” I thought to myself.
I swerved to miss the oncoming drunk semi-truck driver. She woke up and screamed as we begin to hydroplane down the moonlit highway.
