Almost Perfect, A sequel Chapter 2

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Chapter 2

The door opened after a few moments. It was Tammi, Sages little sister. She breathed in sharply and stared at me, her eyes wide open. She came one step closer, looked behind her and then back at me and whisper-shouted: “What are YOU doing here?!” I smiled sheepishly and answered: “Well, I see you’re happy to see me again. Won’t you invite me in?” “Logan, be serious, what do you want?! And how did you found out where we live?!” I stood straight and said: “I’m here because I want to see Sage, I have to talk to her.” “Are you completely out of your mind?! You are crazy! She doesn’t want to see you!” She looked behind her, than back at me and continued: “Besides, she doesn’t live here . . . anymore. Actually she moved to . . . Japan. So go now and never come back!” She tried to push me out of the doorway and close the door, but just at that moment, I heard a voice call her name: “Tammi?! What’s going on there, who’s at the door?” Her voice. She came down the stairs who were adjacent to the door.

The moment she saw me, she stopped at the bottom of the staircase. Now it was my turn to breathe in sharply and stare eyes wide open. She wore blue jeans and a green sweater. And her hair had grown again, down to her shoulders. Her lips were painted with a bright red lipstick. She just looked at me, her face emotionless, thus not revealing what she thought. “Sage . . . I . . .” I stumbled, not remembering what I wanted to say. She came a bit closer and said: “Logan?” “Yes, yes it’s me!” I answered stupidly, like if she wouldn’t recognize me. She sighed: “Logan, you shouldn’t have come.” Seems she wasn’t happy to see me either. I tried to regain my composure. “I wanted to see you! I received your letter. I had to see you again. After everything that happened, it couldn’t end that way.” Tammi, still standing in the doorway, looked back between Sage and me. She said, looking at me: “See, she doesn’t want to see you!” She tried to close the door again but Sage stopped her: “Let him in.” Tammi stared at her: “What?! You’re . . . you’re sure?” “Yes, don’t worry, it’s okay.” “Okay.” Tammi shot me one last look that should have killed me, then turned and went back upstairs.

Sage made me a sign to follow her and went into the living room. I recognized some of the furniture from back when they lived in Boyer. I sat down on the couch. She sat next to me, making sure there would be enough space between the two of us. She didn’t look at me and stared ahead, focusing on nothing in particular. Finally she spoke: “I thought I would never see you again.” “Well, you’re happy I’m here now?” I tried, smiling. She looked down to the floor and answered: “I don’t know.” A tear ran down her cheek and suddenly she started crying. I awkwardly laid my arm around her shoulders. I never know what to do when someone starts crying, but I wanted to comfort her. She laid her head on my chest and I wrapped both my arms around her and held her tight. God why did she have to smell so good?

“Oh Logan . . . I missed you.” That didn’t sound too bad. I held her closer to me. “I missed you too. I’m so happy I got you finally back. I won’t let you go away again.” She pulled away from me: “What are you talking about?” I looked at her, missing the touch of her skin on mine. “Well, I’m here because I want you back. We should never have broken up.” She starred at me, her mouth open: “Want me back? Should never have broken up? Logan, you seem to have forgotten that you’re the one that broke up with me!” “Yes, I know, and it’s the biggest mistake I’ve ever made. But that’s the reason why I’m here, to make things right again!” Sage sighed: “And you think you can simply come to my house, after I asked you to forget me, and that afterwards I’ll forgive you and take you back?!” I didn’t know what to answer. “No, I . . . I thought you missed me?” Sage closed her eyes: “Yes I did, but we’re better off apart. After everything you said, it’s really hard to hear that from a boy you lo . . . like. And I don’t need a boyfriend who backs away every time things get a little harsh.”

I knew she was right, but I wanted to show her that I had changed. That she could trust me, not only as a friend, but as her boyfriend. That, from now on, I would stand by her side, no matter what. But I realized that I’d said that many times before.

“I know that I’ve acted like a jerk, but I’ve changed! I tried to forget you, but I can’t! I want, I need you in my life! Let me show you that you can trust me.” “I’m not ready to take that risk Logan, I got hurt once and I don’t want that to happen again. We tried and we failed, that’s life.” She buried her face into her hands. I sighed. I looked her over again. “I see you didn’t grow into a man.” “No, I didn’t.” “Last time we saw each other you said you would go back to ‘being a boy’.” She laid back on the couch: “I can’t. Even if tried to, even if I really wanted to, I couldn’t. I’m not a boy.” “I know, I told you. And I’m glad you’re not.” She smiled sadly: “What would you have done if you had come here and found me as a boy? Would you have asked me back nevertheless?” “You’re not a boy, you’re a girl” I answered. “A few months ago, you said something else . . .”

Sage asked me about my life at Mizzou and how everyone was going back in Boyer. She told me that she had decided not to go to college because she didn’t felt safe anymore. Most of the time she stayed home. Her parents had finally decided to let her live her life like she decided to, and apparently her father held himself responsible for everything what had happened. We stayed in the living room, talking on the couch until her parents came home from work.
Her father didn’t seem pleased to find me inside his living room, but at least he didn’t kick me out of his house. It was starting to get late and I had to ride all the way back to Boyer. But I didn’t want to leave Sage and I doubted that her father would allow me to stay with them. So I asked Sage if she wanted to come with me to Boyer so we could celebrate the New Year together, in honor of the good old times. Well, anyways.

“I don’t think that would be a good idea Logan.” I took her hand into mine: “Come on, it would be fun! I have to go back to college at the end of the week anyways. And don’t lie, you can’t wait to see my trailer again!” Sage frowned. I continued: “Oh come on, don’t you want to see Jack and Tom again? And I’m sure it would do you some good to get out of this house a little bit.” “I think you should go” said Sages father. He stood by the doorway to the living room. I was stunned. Why would he say that? He leaned against the wall: “He’s right, you should get out of here. I don’t like to see you cloistered inside your room. It will do you some good to change a little bit of air.” Sage smiled a weak smile: “Well, I guess I’ll come along then.”

I waited downstairs for Sage to get her stuff. When we will be back in Boyer, I’d convince her to go to college. Maybe I could even talk her into attending Mizzou. And there I’ll show her that she can trust me and that I’m the man she needs.

End of chapter 2

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logan has a creepy stalker

logan has a creepy stalker feel to him, its all about what he wants

Logan

Actually, he's a pretty self-centered guy. That came also through in the original novel.