Part 5
"What are you telling me here A.J?" Krystle said with tears in her
eyes.
"Krys... I still... I want you here with me. I miss you too... I still
care about you..." he said as he touched her face lightly.
"But do you love me A.J? That's what I need to know... I need to know
you still love me..." she said as she looked down at the floor.
"Krys.. I can't.... Listen," he said changing the subject, "It's raining
out here, lets go back in the house." He took her hand and led her back
to the house. Unintentionally she dropped the pills without looking
back. When they got inside, they quickly dried up. Krystle went to the
bathroom to dry herself off. She looked at herself in the mirror.
'I bet he doesn't love you' she said to herself as he dried her hair
with a towel.
'Where's his girlfriend anyways.' She said again as she walked out of
the bathroom.
"Can I talk to you?" A.J asked her pointing to the chairs in the
kitchen.
She didn't say anything. Instead, she walked towards the kitchen and
sat down.
"Krys... where do I start... I don't know why I left you alone.. I
just.. I just... I didn't want you to wait on me... I didn't want to
hurt you..."
"So what you did didn't hurt me A.J... You left me there... ALONE....
You never called... how do you think I felt... I thought you just
stopped loving me.."
"I never wanted to hurt you... And I never stopped... I just didn't want
to say...."
Krystle cut him off,
"You never stopped what A.J.." A.J looked into her eyes...
They both jumped at the moment the doorbell rang. A.J got up and walked
to the door. Krystle just sat there listening to what was going on.
A.J looked back at the kitchen to see what Krystle was up to.
"Lisa... Oh... Geez..."
"A.J let me explain... I'm sorry I walked out on you A.J. It's just
that I thought you were going to leave me... I know you were just trying
to help her.. I see it now A.J. I'm sorry.." she said as she pulled him
in for a kiss.
Krystle could see what was going on from inside the kitchen. She bit
her lip as she looked on. Her eyes moved fast from person to person.
So much anger had built up inside her. She turned away when she saw
them kiss.
Lisa pulled back from A.J; "Can I stay with you tonight. I need you.."
she said as she rubbed his chest.
"Now is not a good time Lisa." A.J said lightly pushing her hands down.
"What do you mean?" she said with puppy eyes,
"I mean... I have things to think about okay?" he said, as he looked her
in the eyes.
"Oh... I see how it's going to be.." she said as she walked out the door
and drove away. A.J watched her leave. He walked back in the house and
shut the door. When he turned after shutting the door, he came face to
face with Krystle.
"Krys... I can explain..."
"Just forget it A.J... I'm gonna sleep on the couch here tonight...
Good night.." she said in a hurtful tone. She turned out the light and
lay on the sofa. A.J stood there watching her for a few minutes.
Slowly, he walked up the stairs and into his room. 'Is she going to be
there in the morning?' he asked himself. He didn't want her out of his
life again, but he had no way of holding on to her.
'I told you Krys... I told you...' she said to herself as she
desperately held back her tears.
'He doesn't love you...' she turned over on her side and fell asleep.
Who knew what lay ahead of her tomorrow.