Chapter two:  There's no hope for today..

Bill gazed right into her eyes without blinking once. Is he testing me..?

What the hell am I doing?.. This is ackward.. >.> -  thought Bill.

He hadn't taken his eyes off hers. He suddenly pulled her in, before she could blink, and hugged her, with one arm and held the back of her head with his hand. She didn't move yet still.

"Valeria.." he spoke softly, she could feel his lips move.
She answered by making a strange sound, she wasn't able to get her mouth to open,  but for some reason Bill paid no attention to that and kept talking anyway.

Bill spoke slowly and tenderly "Thank... you..".
Valeria's lips quivered, she didn't know what to do, she turn her head slightly and lifted her hands up slowly to hug him back.

When he felt her arms wrap around him, he squirmed and hugged her even tighter.. not wanting to let go, almost as if he were ever to let go, he would lose his most prized possession in his arms, his bestfriend. She's so awesome.. he thought to himself.

I HAVE to get out of here... I NEED to leave.. How do I.. She hated to ruin the moment, but she couldn't stand it any longer.

Valeria wanted, well in her mind.. needed to escape.. she was on the edge of breaking, and was longing for something to just pick her up gently and take her away from here.

This feeling.. this feeling was something she hated, and made her heart fill with rage and hate towards herself and life itself. Valeria quickly jumped up as though suprised.

"Huh?" She quickly let go of Bill, and backed away from him holding out her cellphone. He wondered what happened and watched her closely.

"Oh shit! I totally forgot..fuck.." She stared down her phone, pretending that someone had txted her and that she had "promised" to do something.

"What is it? You have to leave?" Bill questioned.

"Um.. yes.. I'm sorry..Bill"
He finally smiled at her and said "It's alright, if you have to go, Valeria... I'll see you tomorrow.. mmm.. okay?".

He gave her a quick hug and pat on the back. She responded "Okay, thanks, and don't worry we will..". Valeria lied.. she wasn't going to see him tomorrow, at least she didn't plan on it.

He started to walk towards the door of his room to open it for her, but she beat him to it.

He just watched her, before she walked out she said "I'm sorry for leaving in a hurry .."

"It's fine" he smiled once again, Oh that beautiful smile of his.

"..And ... um.. You don't have to escort me out the door, silly. I know where it is..".

"Well then okay.." he replied. Where is she going anyway..?

"Bye." Valeria tried hard to avoid looking him in the eyes, and stared at the floor..
Bill waved and said "Good-bye".

"Good...bye" Valeria was out the door, and she closed it behind her. She stood there, with out making a sound, nor lifting her feet to move and walk away. She stared blankly into space and cried painfully but so silently.

Her eyes burned and her cheeks began to sting with every tear that fell from her face. How long had she been standing there and crying .. Who knows but her hand was still on the doorknob. She ran her other hand over her tears..

In the corner of her eye she noticed something that she was careless to pay any attention to before.

She turned her head and her eyes grew wider with fear. No, it was not something but someone. It was a boy, wearing a white flat hat with long dirty blonde dreadlocks, dressed in white and blue jeans.

Valeria's entire body froze, her eyes met with Tom's. How long had he been watching her..?

He was sitting on the couch leaning over the floor.

Neither of them spoke words, Valeria glanced towards the door that lead to downstairs. His eyes knew exactly were hers were going, his eyes stared straight at the door and back at her again, they both did this at the same time. Valeria tried to move but she stood there like solid stone.

She stared down at her feet almost as if she were scolding them for not moving. Tom just watched her. What's wrong with her?...

Impulsively she shook her head sideways, What's wrong with you..GET the FUCK out of HERE! She told herself in her thoughts.

Bill must have done something to her.. Did they fight?

In a heartbeat Valeria jumped and jolted towards the door. Tom jumped to his feet and beat her to the door.

No.. NO.. get out of my way.. Tom stood in front of her , stretching his arms out, to avoid her from leaving. Valeria tugged, pulled, and pushed, but none of it worked.

She tried making her way around him, with countless failed attempts, she grew impatient and tired of this.

Whatever she did, Tom would not let her through, he did not want her to leave, he only wanted to know what was going on. I've never seen her like this..

At this point, Valeria was out of control, now.. she was vicious.. and torn apart inside. She wanted to scream, she became  as savage as any wild animal. She jumped in Tom's face and slightly turned away. SMACK!!

She hit him with all her might, and he rapidly threw his arms down.

She blinked, aware of what she had just done, immedaitly she wished she could take it back. Neither of them could believe what just happened.

Tom held his face with  his hand, Valeria took away his hand to see the damage she had done.

Tom's face was beat red, like a tomato, her hand print was still marked on his face. She left a purpleish bruise on his cheek, she touched his face gently with the back of her hand.

She quickly pulled out his hand and held close to her face and realized she had left some deep scratches too.

She felt ashamed of herself, but she had to do it because she knew how stubborn Tom was, and when he did something he would never back down, ever.

Tom watched her, he wanted to open his mouth and tell her, that he was fine, and that it hadn't hurt, but most of all he wanted to say it was not her fault, though She knew it was.   'I'm Sorry, Tom..'

Tom tried to open his mouth, she slowly dropped his hand and let go. Valeria turned around  and headed down the stairs, leaving Tom alone in confusion.

Tom headed down the stairs after her,but  as soon as she heard his footsteps, Valeria started to run down the stairs and out the house with out even bothering to close the door behind her.

Tom heard her and ran down as fast as he could to try catch up to Valeria.  
He ran out the door, without stopping to even look which direction she went, he didn't need to, somehow he just knew.  

DAMN IT, how she does run so fast.. Whatever happened between her and Bill.. was serious... Ughh.. I'm an idiot..

Valeria was far ahead of him.
She didn't notice that he followed her, nor that the streets were empty and so abandoned.

Valeria isn't the athletic type at all, her muscles ached but she kept pushing herself to run,she would not stop no matter how exhausted her body got.

Tom was far behind, if he slowed down to rest, he knew he'd lose site of her.
His breathing became heavier, he couldn't keep up but he was almost there.

Valeria's tears fell from her eyes like a waterfall, yet she was so amazed that she could still cry tears, she thought they had all dry out a long time ago, that was in the past. 

 These tears burn my flesh and they fall like acid rain. They burn eyes.. it's so hard to keep them open..

Valeria didn't look to her sides, nor below her, and she did not dare to turn around and look back.

She ran away like she was running to the end of the Earth, She ran as though it were to free her soul, she ran deep into the ends of time, like she was trying to escape death, terror and fear.

She had a feeling Tom was following her but she wasn't running from him and  yet, she refused to look back.

Tom started breathing very hard, he finally took his eyes off of Valeria and stared down at his own feet. All of a sudden Tom heard screams..

"TOMMmmmmIIIiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ...