...I hop down from the passenger seat of the Jeep and onto the sidewalk.
Adam walks around the front of the car and meets me on the sidewalk. It was pretty cold out considering the fact that it was August 12th, it was about 62 degrees today, it was very unlikely and unusual.
We only had to walk about 2 blocks away since the Crystal Shop was pretty much dead center of downtown. Adam grabs hold of my hand and interlocks fingers as we walk. He's never done this before, I kind of liked it. "Whatcha doin there sir ?" I finally spoke up as we continued to walk throughout the sidewalk. "What am I suddenly not allowed to hold your hand?" Adam questioned me. "Well I mean it's fine but you've never done this before." I respond to his question. "I'm being nice, I'm also trying to cheer you up." Adam says as we step up the 2 small steps that were in front of the door. As I walk up the steps and open the door Adam's hand slips away from mine. "Hi Sue how've you been?" I say to the owner as we walk in, since I've been here so many times I know the owner very well. "Hey Darci, need any help looking around today?" Sue kindly asks as I walk towards the first large table. "Nope not today I'm just looking since this is my last time coming here." I say not realizing what I had said until I said it. "What do you mean Darci? you leavin'?" Sue said with her slight southern accent that she had since she moved from Texas a couple years earlier. "Oh yeah, I'm being forced to move to Wisconsin with my family tonight. " I say as I dig through a pile of Amethyst and Rose Quarts on the large table. "Oh that's a shame, maybe I could try to mail crystals to your new address." Sue explains sounding dead set on mailing me crystals across a bunch of states. "I would love that, but only once a month because it might be expensive." I tell Sue just a little concerned "Sweetie it's okay I love making people happy and I really don't mind." Sue goes back behind her desk and starts making some wired rings.
Adam and I start searching throughout the large tables. After about 15 minutes of looking through piles and piles of rocks and crystals Adam walks over to me with his hands behind his back. "Close your eyes and hold out your hands." I close my eyes and hold out my hands like he said, I can hear something clicking together in his hands. As I stood here waiting for whatever he was about to do and give me I feel something very cold be placed into my hands. "Open your eyes." As I open my eyes I see Adam standing about 4-5 inches away from my face, he was pretty close. I look down at my hands and see a large Rose Quartz heart shaped crystal in the center of the palms of my hands. Adam takes his hands out from behind his back and he reveals the same crystal, slightly different of course, his had a couple brown specks on the side and center of it. "I wanted to have a piece of each other when you leave. When I think of crystals I think of you and hopefully you think of me too." I stare at him in aw. "Forever and always." I say back as I reach my arms out and wrap them around his back and give him a big hug. we stayed there for only a moment and continued looking around for about 5 more minutes. As we got out the store I look at the time and realize it was already 3:21, I had to be home in 24 minutes. I realize my phone was vibrating in my pocket so I grabbed it. I had 3 missed calls from Tyler, my Mom and a text messages from my dad.
Dad:
"Darci answer your phone please, your mother cannot get a hold of you."
I decide to call back Tyler first because I knew he wouldn't bitch at me as much as my mom would.
"Ty what do you need I'm with Adam downtown."
"Mom wants you home, she said she's mad at you since you still have stuff to pack."
"Ok I'll just call her and talk with her."
"OK good, I'd hurry, she seems pissed. Have fun."
"Who was that?" Adam asked once he knew I wasn't on the phone anymore. "Just my brother, he said my moms mad at me for still having stuff to pack and that I need to come home." I say disappointed. "Oh ok I can take you home if you want, we gotta stop at my house first though I have to grab something." Adam says sounding excited for some reason. "Ok my keys are at your house anyways. We spent most of the car ride listening to our favorite songs, "Fireball" by Pitbull, "Nonstop" By Drake, and obviously "Carless whisper." We pull into Adam's driveway at about 3:37, I knew my mom was going to be mad. I live about 4-5 minutes away from Adam's house so I was going to have to grab my keys and Adam was going to have to take me home right away. As we pull onto Adam's street I realize I never called my mom letting her know what was going on. I start freaking out, "Adam wears my phone??" I say panicking. "Center console."
My moms not answering. Did they get on the plane? leave early for the airport? We pull up to Adam's house and I see a familiar white Ford Escape SUV parked outside of Adam's house.
"460- SKI" I read aloud the license plate of the car. It sounded familiar, to familiar. As we got a little closer to the car I realize it's my mom. How long has she been waiting here? We drive past her car, she's not in there. Is she in the house? All my questions were answered when we walked into Adam's house through the garage and Adam's mom walks over to us, my mom following. Adam's mom doesn't say anything, and I know she wouldn't. She is the chillest mom I've ever met, she always makes the excuse "Oh those two, always doing something there not supposed to, just like when they were little." My mom on the other hand is not that good about this stuff. "Darci were going home and you no longer have car privileges." My mom doesn't say loudly but more in the tone of absolute disappointment. "You are leaving your car here or selling it."
"Actually mom, can Adam drive my car to Wisconsin?" I tried explaining but I knew she wouldn't listen. "No Adam cannot-" she gets cut off. "Sure Adam can drive your car to Wisconsin for you, then he can stay with you guys at your new house for a couple days and fly back, that would be wonderful." Adam's mom explained to my mom even though she was in the middle of a sentence. I was thankful for Adam's mom, she always has treated me like a daughter, ever since we were little she never said no to sleepovers except school nights. "Fine you can keep the car, but you cannot use it for another week at least." My mom says through her teeth. "Now lets go I'll drive you home so you can grab the rest of your shit." As I start to walk towards the door Adam grabs my arm and says "Wait. Kathy can I steal Darci for a moment?" Adam asked my mom very politely hoping she'd allow. "I guess. Just be quick. Darci I'll be out in the car, you have 2 minutes." My mom said calmly but sounded very pissed off. "ok I have something for you in my room." Adam leads me throughout there house, through the long hallway passing rooms as we go by. Office, parents room, guest bedroom. Finally we reach the last door that opens to a staircase. the staircase leads to Adam's bedroom, the Attic.
When Adam was about 12 years old Adam's father got into a pretty bad car accident and ended in him passing away. After the grieving process his mom couldn't stand sleeping in the attic anymore. She asked Adam if he'd rather have it be his room. Of course he took this opportunity right away. I mean the room has large windows and skylight and his own bathroom, what kid wouldn't take that opportunity.
We reach the top of the staircase and memories start flooding back. The last time I was in this room we were smoking weed and blowing it out the skylights because otherwise his mom would've smelt it. I was laying on his bed and he was on the floor. I got so high that night that everything felt so euphoric, we also snuck out that night. We ended up going to a crazy party, ended up getting crossed and I don't really remember anything else from that night, neither did Adam. I walk over to Adam's bed and lie down on it flat on my back, feet still planted on the floor. Adam was in his walk-in closet looking for something. I shut my eyes out relaxation. When suddenly the sunlight shining down on me gets blocked. I open my eyes to see Adam standing a my knees basically hovering overtop of me. "Holy shit Adam you scared me." I say because I was startled. "Haha very funny now sit up." Adam reaches out his arm so he can pull me off of his comfortable bed. As I sit up the room spins a little bit. I have low iron so Adam knows I shouldn't sit up fast but he always makes me sit up fast on purpose. "You okay?" Adam giggled and didn't look concerned at all. "Okay so I have this for you, actually two things."
He pulls out a box from under his bed. "I wanted to give you this a while ago but I didn't know the right time." Adam hands me a shoe box with about 20 envelopes inside, each one had something different on it. When you feel sad, When you need encouraging words, When you miss me. I felt tears starting to swell in my eyes. "I have one more thing for you." Adam walks over to his shelf full of about 12 colognes and grabs the only one I've ever seen him wear and spray it all over his favorite sweatshirt. He walks back over me, still holding his favorite light purple Nike sweatshirt, he sets it on my lap and says "I want you to have this, to take to Wisconsin with you. Also this cologne because I know it makes you think of me and if the sweater ever looses it's scent then you can add more." Adam was speaking in a sweet tone. I gave him the biggest hug I think I've ever given anybody.
I get a call from my mom, I realize that the time now said 3:48 pm. I was fucked. I grab everything and give Adam one last hug. I start running out his bedroom door and down the stairs as fast as my legs would take me. I yell goodbye to Adam's mom as I burst out the front door, down the driveway and into the passenger seat of my moms car.
"I can't fucking believe you Darci, if were late to the airport it's your fault." My mom tells me sternly as we speed down Adam's street. "what's that?"
I look down at my lap to see the shoe box and Adam's sweatshirt. "Adam gave me a couple things." "Why?" My mom still had an upset tone when she spoke. "He wanted a way for me to remember him." I discuss. "You guys have been friends forever, you won't just suddenly forget about everything." My mom says no longer speaking in a angry tone but more calm actually. "I know mom but we aren't gonna be seeing each other for a really long time." I say still in a sad tone.
We pull into our driveway and I hop out of the car as fast as possible, I see Tyler waiting on the front porch with his backpack on his back. "I have to grab one more thing." I yell to my mom as I run inside. I slip my shoes off at the door out of habit not remembering I'd have to put them back on it about 1.5 minutes. "3:58." I read my Apple Watch as I run throughout the hall and to my room. " 2 minutes to grab 28 crystals and a blanket. not bad." I grab each crystal 1 by one including the Rose Quart heart Adam gave me and put them into there large cloth bag I had for them and setting them in the front pocket of my backpack I had left by the door that was filled with other necessities. I pick up the heavy ass backpack and throw it over my shoulders. I reach down again and grab Adam's Sweatshirt and my favorite Sage green blanket and carry them in my arms throughout my house and out the front door.
I set my stuff in the backseat of my moms car "What the fuck do you think your doing?" Tyler yells from the trunk. "Putting my stuff in the back seat? What does it look like I'm doing?" I yell back. "Uhh that's where I'm sitting you little shit." I gave Tyler a confused look, "Then why is my stuff here?" Tyler looks at my with a rude look on his face. "Move your ass, I called it." "Tyler Language" My mom snaps as she appears from around the side of the car with the final suitcase. "Oh and Darci, You almost forgot something" She throws my Sage Green Platform Converse at me through the back of the trunk. I thought I was wearing those. I looked down and noticed I was still in just my socks. "Oh thanks mom." I turn back around in my seat and start putting on my shoes again. "Mom tell Darci to move her flat ass, I called the backseat." Tyler whined to our mom. "Tyler shut the fuck up you sound like a child, your 17. Your sitting in the front seat, It's only an hour long drive anyways, get over it." My mom lays down the law. She starts walking to the front door to make sure it's locked. As soon as she's out of sight I reach my hand behind my head and give Tyler the finger. "I'm gonna rip your hand right off your fucking body, I swear to god." Tyler snaps at me and slams the trunk shut. Tyler walks around the passenger side of the car and as he walks by my window he slams his hand against the window next to my head. It made a clink sound because one of his many silver rings tapped the window. I look over to reveal him hold up his middle finger pressed against the glass. He notices our mom come around the side of the garage from the front door so he quickly took his hand away and opened the passenger front seat door and sat down still pissed off.
Off to the Airport we go...
