Trying to Find a Way

Chapter five

That night we fell asleep in each-others arms. When I wake up, he isn't beside me. I look around my room. I get up and strech. I look through my window and see Troy in his room.

I knock on his window.

"Good morning, beautiful." He said with a smile.

"Morning." I reply with a blush.

"Did you know you are having a garage sale today?" He asked.

I shake my head to say no. I hadn't realized the week went by so fast.

"I'm gathering stuff for it." He explained.

I walk through my window and into his. I search his room. It was the same as it was the last time I was here. I look at the different pictures that he has hung on his wall. I see pictures of us of it. I blush at them.

"Ready to go downstairs for the garage sale?" Troy asked.

I nod and walk outside with him. We walk over to my house. I help Troy carry the boxes that he packed over to my yard.

Boxes filled with clothes, toys, and half of Bea's stuff fills the yard.

"Morning honey!" My mom says and kisses my cheek.

"Why didn't you tell me about this?" I ask.

"Oh, I guess I got a little side track and forgot to tell you." My mom explained.

"It's fine." I say.

My mom assigned me and Troy to the cash register. She said that she thinks I'm really good at math and so is Troy. We sit silently with our hands laced together.

"You two can't get enough of eachother can you?" Jordan joked as she came over to us.

I smile and look down.

"We can't mom!" Troy said with a giant smile.

"That's good." She said to us.

She leaves us and helps my mom set the junk on the tables. Troy's phone buzzes on the table.

"Can you see who it is?" Troy asked me.

I take my hand that isn't holding Troy's and I pick up the phone. I look on the screen and see that it is Violet.

"Who is it?" He asked.

I look up at him.

"Violet." I whisper.

He comes behind my back and opens the message.

Violet: Hey I just wanted to know if you wanted to finish that kiss we were about to have the other night. Text me back if you want to come over."

I look up at Troy. He has a confused question on his face.

"What is this?" I ask.

Pain shoots in my heart like someone shot me a million times. I start to breah heavy.

"Carolina, I was no where near her." He explained.

"Explain this text then." I say to him. I start to raise my voice.

Tears threaten to come out of my eyes.

"She is trying to break us up." Troy said.

I think about it. That could of happened.

I walk into my house and up the stairs. Troy follows me silently. I close my door and look at him. He comes up to me.

"I would never do that to you." He simply said. He kisses me. "I love you." He said quietly.

I wrap my arms around him.

"I'm sorry I got mad. I just don't want to loose you...again." I say and peck his lips.

We walk down the stairs and to the cash register. I take Troy's phone and reply to her.

'Troy': Hi! This is Carolina. Stop trying to break us up cause honey it isn't going to happen. Bye!

I send the text. I look behind me and see Troy smiling. I think he is happy I did that. We sit down in our original seats and wait for people to pay us. A little old fragile lady came up to us.

"Are you the two that your women told me to come to?" She asked.

"Yes we are.  I can take your stuff and put it in a bag." Troy answered.

She hands Troy the supplies that she gets her wallet out.

"How much do I owe?" She asked.

I look at the tags on the different things she bought.  I type in the amounts onto my phone and click the equal sign.

"Your total is ten dollars and seven cents." I say to her.

She hands me eleven dollars.  I ring up the amount in the cash register.  I used my phone to get the amount beacause the resigster was broke.  It didn't add up the amounts.  All it did was hold the money.  I hand her the ninty-three cents.

"Here is your change." I say.

She puts the cents into her wallet.  Troy hands her the plastic bag.

"Have a nice day." Troy and I say in unison.

"You too." The old lady replied and walked away.

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A lot of people came by today.  A lot of them were either old people or little kids.  There wasn't many teenagers and we didn't see anyone we knew.  I was kinda glad that we didn't see anyone.  I mean I'm not antisocial but I was glad it was a peaceful day.  The garage sale was a huge success, so that meant we didn't have many leftover stuff.

"We can take this stuff to Good Life." My mom said.

Good Life is a place where you can get clothes for a lower price.  Troy and I go up into my room.  My mom brought the TV that was in Bea's room.  We turn it on and watch Sponge-bob.

As we our watching it, I turn my head that is on his chest to look at him.

"I'm sorry about today." I say.

"It's okay.  I would of done the same thing." He said.

He leans down to peck my lips.  I smile and rest my head on his chest again.  After awhile, I fall asleep. 

"Carolina!" My mom screamed.

My head shot up from Troy's chest.  I look at him.  He is still asleep.  I try to get off the bed but Troy slings his hand around my waist and pulls me back.

"Troy my mom is yelling for me." I say to him.

He opens his eyes and nods.

"Someone is here to see you!" My mom screams.

"Lets go see who it is." Troy said.

We walk downstairs. 

I can't believe he's here.