Authors: Jess Parry
“I love you Siobhan”
Sarah whispered
before snoring softly
“Love you too” Siobhan whispered
back
Waiting until she heard the steady breathing of Sarah fully asleep, Siobhan sighed rolling onto her back. Staring at the ceiling with its faintly glowing stars, she wondered just how much drama would unfold in Ireland. She knew Sarah was going to have a wild streak worse than normal without any parents around. Would she and Jason be able to keep Sarah under some semblance of control?
Blinking as the stars shimmered lightly, Siobhan remembered the night she and Sarah had bounced on her bed sticking the glow stars sporadically across her ceiling. Her mother had even stood in the doorway watching and laughing as they went through the packets of sticker. That had been a good night Siobhan thought, before her father had gotten home from a long shift at the hospital.
That had been one of the last times her mother had let her and her friends act childish. After that it was study, you must get into a good school Siobhan lectures.
Feeling the weight of the distance she had with her parents heavily, Siobhan yawned widely. Stretching her arms above her head, she closed her eyes, tuning out the noises around her. Soon her breathing matched Sarah’s as both were lost in a dreamless sleep of exhaustion.
Silently, the man stepped out of the shadows, watching Siobhan with lightly glowing green eyes he made his way to the open window. Touching Siobhan’s outstretched hand; he squeezed it gently before dispersing the energy around him into the mist, drifting out into the cool air of dawn.
A light knocking on her door roused Siobhan from her sleep
. Blinking the sleeps from her eyes, Siobhan caught a fuzzy view of Sarah as she
mumbled something about it being too loud
.
Sarah threw her arm up as she
roll
ed
over pulling the covers over her head. Siobhan’s mother opened the door, looked at Sarah with a frown
then
turned back to Siobhan
“Downstairs, we need to talk now”
Without waiting for a response, she shut the door
;
Siobhan could hear her mother’s heels clicking down the hall. Throwing the covers off her, Siobhan got up, brushed her teeth, pull
ing
her wild hair into a
messy
bun on top of her head.
Tossing
on the clothes she had worn last night or rather this morning to pick up Sarah
, she headed down
to the kitchen.
Both her parents were sitting
across
the table with cups of coffee
,
not really speaking to each other.
Her father had a slight frown when he glanced up at her. A ghost of a smirk ran across her mother’s expression, before masking her features, bringing her cup delicately to her lips.
“Siobhan, I’m very disappointed” her father began in his clear lecture voice as Siobhan grabbed a cup from the cabinet. Pouring herself a cup of coffee, she took a deep breath before
turning around to face her parents with a proper
respon
se
.
“Dad, I get it, ok I’m sorry, I was just really looking forward to spending time with my grandparents on the farm. I was shocked and upset. I’m also stunned that you would trust Jason
,
Sarah and I to be on own for an entire month
.
”
“Siobhan, you have proven that you are a responsible woman, Sarah has her moments of doubt, but Jason has also shown he has become a man we hope to one day call son” Siobhan’s mother said
Choking the coffee down that she had just sipped “Mom, come on Jason and I are nowhere near to getting married – god we’re only seniors!” she sputtered
“Don’t get that tone with your mother” Her father replied evenly “Now, as I said, your behavior last night, was not up to par, but hearing your apology this morning has helped.” Clearing his throat once more he pulled out his wallet “I also think you have earned the right to have a credit card to use while you are over there.”
Taking the shiny black credit card from her dad
Siobhan
kn
ew
that card had “no limit” she looked back
at her parents
wide eyes
, her
mouth open.
“Well, Siobhan thank your father!” her mother said coolly
“Thanks dad” Siobhan whispered
“There will be a car service here at 3p to pick you all up and take you out to the airport. Your mother has your tickets, first class
.
W
e have also made sure your cell will work over there.” Standing up
he walked over to the sink
putting his mug into the sink
. Turning his head slight, he leaned over
giving
Siobhan a kiss on top of her head. “Have a safe trip I love you very much”
“Love you too Dad” Siobhan answered softly
Siobhan’s mother rose
quietly from her chair to
follow her husband out onto the patio in the backyard. Siobhan watched as they leaned into each other
briefly as they
kissed
before
her father departed for work, w
hile
her mother
stood silently
watching him walk away.
Feeling like she was invading a private moment, she turned
carry
ing
her coffee and the credit card up to her room.
Sarah was slightly awake
opening
one eye at Siobhan as she shut the door.
“Oh coffee…gimme…gimme” Sarah stuck her arm above the sheets wav
ing
it wildly
The
morning sunlight
shimmered off the shiny
onyx
card as Siobhan leaned over to give Sarah the coffee cup.
“Holy shit
,
is that what I think it is?” Sarah shrieked then winced
as she took the cup, sitting up to take a better look at her best friend’s slight frown.
“It looks that way…apparently I am trust worthy
enough
to have it.” Siobhan
muttered scrunching her face as the card blazed in her hands.
“Hot damn girl, we are doing some serious shopping over there” Sarah winked
as she took another gulp of
coffee
sighing
in delight
“Damn, I will say your mom has always made the best damn coffee!”
“Well, right now missy you need to get your ass home and packed
.
M
y dad said the car will be here at 3 to pick us up
. Damn,
I still need to call Jason” Biting her lower lip remembering the last words she had said to him last night had been harsh
“
Ah hell
, don’t worry about it Becky, Jason can’t stay at mad you
.
I
t’s just not in his DNA” Sarah said as she stood up grabb
ing
her clothes
she beelines it
to the bathroom.
Coming out
a few minutes later fully dressed in her school clothes instead of the dress she had worn for the party
. Sarah pulled her hair up into a high ponytail before giving
Siobhan a hug
goodbye.
“Later Becky, I’ll see you in a couple of hours”
“Hey Sarah”
Siobhan called
“What” Sarah asked as
she
opened the bedroom door
“Why the hell do you call me Becky?”
Siobhan watched as Sarah started shaking with mirth before answering.
“I couldn’t come up with a nickname out of your name. I mean my options were Siv or Ban…come on really
?”
Laughing madly
she bounced down the stairs
,
out the front door to go home.
Siobhan watched her walk down the street from her window seat
.
W
hen Sarah turned the corner
, no
longer viewable to her; Siobhan looked down at her cell phone
hitting
the call button for Jason.
“Hey Beautiful” Jason purred into the phone
“Hi J
,
I’m sorry I yelled at you last night” Siobhan returned
quickly
“It’s nothing, I deserved it
.
I guess I had too much to drink last night
,
otherwise I never would have left Sarah” he
answered gently
“So you’re not mad?” Siobhan inquired in a low voice
“Siobhan, I can never stay mad at you, I love you”
“I love you to”
Closing her eyes Siobhan sighed quietly as
an easy
silence fell between them for a few minutes before Jason cleared his throat.
“So the other thing I was calling about, you
should
get
here before 3p
.
M
y dad has a car picking us up to take us to the airport” Siobhan
explained as she
replayed the morning events of her parent’s conversation back to him. Jason g
iving her
the reassured ok’s here and there
. Ending the call a few minutes later, Siobhan stared out the window catching the light reflecting off the windshield of a parked car.
A shadow fell across the windshield; Siobhan squinted trying to catch the features of the figure standing just below the tree. Leaning closer to the window, she caught luminous green eyes staring at her, before the wind blew blonde hair across his face hiding his features. Siobhan held her breath as a slow longing enveloped her; she felt an uncontrollable urge to run downstairs. She had to see the face of the man standing there; it was as if ever fiber in her being wouldn’t rest until she looked into that face. Trembling with emotion she started to rise, as a clap of thunder flitted across the sky, Siobhan jumped as the house rumbled. Looking into the sky, the blue sky reflected back, there wasn’t a cloud in sight, but the thunderous boom should have meant a gray filled sky.
Shaking slightly Siobhan looked down into the street to find the empty space where the figure had been standing a moment earlier. A shiver ran through her at the sudden feeling of loss wrapped around her.
Looking around her room, Siobhan started deciding what she needed to pack. Time disappeared as did her floor with the clothes piling up as her discard group. The doorbell rang signally an arrival of either Sarah or Jason. Sighing, she grabbed her over stuffed suitcases
walking
out of her room.
Siobhan found both Sarah and Jason downstairs waiting. Jason’s luggage consisted of one suitcase while Sarah had the same count of three as she did. She started to pull them down the stairs as Jason met her halfway up
taking the enormous bags the rest of the way
down.
“What the hell do you two have in these things?” He called out as a small grunt escaped his lips
“Oh we have everything in here Jason – we need everything” Sarah replied back
before
g
iving
Siobhan a hug.
Siobhan’s mother came out from the study wearing a smile on her face
as she
gave Jason a hug, then Sarah
,
lastly she
moved over to Siobhan.
“I love you darling
,
I hope you have a wonderful trip” she whispered into Siobhan’s ear as she pulled her tightly into a hug.
“Love you too mom”
Siobhan whispered back as she rested her head in the crook of her mother’s neck, breathing in the sweet smell of her perfume. It had been ages since she had hugged her mother that closely, Siobhan reluctantly released her mother. Smiling broadly, she kissed her mother’s cheek before turning back to her friends as the chimes of the door signaled the arrival of their driver.
Opening the door, Jason carried Siobhan’s suitcases as the driver carried Sarah’s
out into the waiting limo, lifting the trunk, Jason grunted as he heaved in their luggage
.
Laughing,
Sarah and Siobhan climbed into the spacious back as Jason soon followed. Settling into the soft leather seats Siobhan
sighed
clos
ing
her eyes
, she
made a small wish. She hoped they would have a
wondrous adventure on this trip creating great
memories to share between them for the rest of their lives. Opening her eyes, she exhaled a breath she had been holding
blowing
it out the open window.
The
light
breeze
outside
picked up her wish carry
ing
it over to the figure standing in the shadows of the
giant
tree across the street. Smiling wickedly as the words whispered to him, vibrant green eyes start
ing
glow
ing
.
Laughing
quietly
, he waved his hand dispersing the energy around him before vanishing
.