Part 9
Krystle stayed up in her room for hours. She paced the room,
'He left me... he left me again...' she said as her tears fell.
'What do I do now?' she said as she patted her pockets. She left the
room to search for her pills. When she reached the door to her room,
she opened it nervously. Stopping in her tracks she saw A.J sitting at
the front of the stairs. She looked at his back as he sat there."Krys... I don't want to see you hurt yourself anymore... I don't want
to watch you slip away..." his eyes became teary. Still not turning to
look at her he said, "See Krys... I know what I want... I want you... I
love you..."
Krystle stood behind him silently and cried. The words that she waited
so long to hear had finally come out. He turned around to look at her,
"Did you hear that Krys... I love you... YOU... Not Lisa... You."
Her eyes quenched. Tears slowly fell onto her shirt as she walked
closer to him. He stood up and looked her in the eyes as he caressed
her face. Slowly he lowered his face and kissed her ever so gently.
Krystle's mind went blank. Her heart pounded, as she grew closer to
him. Pulling apart she looked into his eyes. She saw deep into them,
like how she used to. For once she felt safe.
"There's something we both need to do." He said taking her hands.
Leading her into the bathroom he pointed at her pills on the counter.
"A.J... I need those... I can't let them..." she started but A.J
interrupted her,
"You have to Krys... for me... for you... for us..." he said looking at
her deeply. Standing behind her he grabbed the pills. They both stood
in front of the toilet. Pill by pill, A.J dropped them in,
"It's for your own good Krys.... It has to be this way," he said
holding her back. She cried out loud,
"No... Please A.J... Just this time... I promise after this...no more
after this... please," she yelled. Her throat was burning.
'Please A.J... Just this once' she said to herself, as she watched them
disappear.
Her tears turned into screams. A.J held her tight as she pounded her
fists on his chest.
"Why.. Why me." She cried out, "Why am I always getting hurt. What have
I done... What did I do... I don't deserve this damn it... I don't...
why did you take them away from me... Why?" she said as she cried. A.J
held her tightly to him. She stood there crying into his chest. A.J
looked over her as he stroked her hair. Starring out the door he said
to himself,
"I love you." Kissing the top of her head.
Krystle continued to cry. Her life had been so rough. She had no one
to cry for so long. There was no one there to hold her when she woke up
in the middle of the night screaming. There was no one there for her to
talk to when she needed someone. There was no one... Nobody until
now....