| Please Remember |
| By Mattie Scott |
| ***** Reception ***** While sipping his punch, Mark looked around the living room in his house. He spotted Michelle talking with Nicky and Shane in the corner. Nicky had his arm around her waist and Michelle seemed to have a good time. "That's it! I've had it!" Mark said to himself and set down his glass of punch to walk over to where they were. He couldn't control his jealousy anymore. "Did you say that you were flying back to Toronto in a few days?" Shane asked me. "Yeah� The new semester is starting in two weeks and I've got to get ready for the classes." I answered Shane's question. "What are you studying to be?" Shane seemed interested. "Right now, I'm in my last year of Zoology then I'm going to apply to the Ontario Veterinary College to become a vet." All of sudden, I felt someone jerk my arm. Because of that, I spilled my punch all over Nicky's white blouse. "Hey!" I exclaimed angrily. It was Mark who had done that. Nicky pulled Mark's hand off my arm. "What do you think you're doing?" "Look who's talking!" Mark retorted to Nicky. He turned to me. His eyes were so angry. "I need to talk to you. Now!" Mark demanded. "I don't think so Mark." I grabbed a napkin and started to blot the pink stain on Nicky's shirt. "Look Mark. She doesn't want to talk to you." Nicky tried to calm Mark down. Nicky's comment made Mark even more angrier. "How could you stab me in the back?" he yelled at Nicky. Nicky's eyes widened. Everyone in the room was staring at them. But Mark didn't care. "Hey mate. Nobody stabbed you in the back. You're the one who broke up with her." Nicky's voice was low. Mark let out a dry laugh. "Whatever." He didn't feel like arguing with Nicky, especially at his own grandmother's funeral, so he walked outside. "I should talk to him." I said to Nicky as I cleaned up his shirt. He took the napkin out of my hand. "You sure? He doesn't seem to be in the best mood." I sighed. "It's his grandmother's funeral. He can't act like this. I'll be back soon okay?" Nicky nodded his head. "Thanks." I handed my empty glass to Shane so I could find Mark. ***** Outside near the Feehily residence ***** Mark stuffed his hands in his pockets. It was a little bit chilly outside for it was still February. He walked down the road and kicked some pebbles along the way. There was practically no snow around. He let out a sigh. "God� I'm such an idiot." He muttered to himself. Michelle was the only girl he had loved. There were too many things going on in his life that made him confused about what was important and what was not. "Mark!" he heard Michelle's voice call out from behind him. Mark spun around on the heels on his feet. "Mark!" she panted as she caught up with him. "You alright?" he asked her as she finally got some air. "Yeah� Mark, what's going on with you? Why are you shutting people out of your life?" Michelle demanded him. She looked so worried and sincere. Mark sucked in his cheeks. "I don't know. That's it. I just don't know." I could tell Mark was troubled. He wasn't full of life as usual and his voice was weary. "Have you tried talking to anyone?" I asked him as we walked down the road. "I can't." His response was blunt. "Then I can't help you at all. You keep pushing me further away from you. I don't know who you are anymore." I stopped in my tracks and grabbed his arm to make him stop walking. "Sure you do." He replied nonchalantly. I shook my head. "No I don't. You need help." "You mean, you want me to see a pysch?" "Yes Mark. A doctor. They do wonders you know." Mark laughed. "Thanks, but no thanks." He jerked his arm away from me. I stood there not knowing what to do. "Mark�" I begged him. "Don't 'Mark' me! You go behind my back with Nicky!" he yelled at me. "You broke up with me! In fact you said you were sick of me and that it was a mistake for you to bring me here!" I shouted back at him. "I didn't mean it like that." Mark lowered his voice and fidgeted with his tie. "Funny. I don't know what you mean at all. You have to find out where you stand Mark. I'm going home soon." I turned around to start walking back to the house. "No! Don't go!" Mark ran after me. He spun me around. "Please." A tear formed in my eye. "I can't do this. This is not you. You're a completely different person now." I brushed away my tear. Mark looked down at me. His deep blue eyes were watering up. "But I love you." He whispered to me. I took his hands off me. "Maybe you do. But I don't love who you are now." Time, sometimes time just slips away And you're left with yesterday Left with the memories I, I'll always think of you and smile And be happy for the time I had you with me Though we go our separate ways I won't forget, so don't forget The memories we made Mark watched Michelle release herself from his grips. She was right. He didn't like who he was now. Please remember Please remember I was there for you And you were there for me Please remember Our time together When time was yours and mine And we were wild and free Please remember, please remember me I touched Mark's cheek one last time. It was so cold and lifeless. Mark put his hand on top on mine and I quickly took it away. "Goodbye Mark." I whispered to him and walked backwards slowly before turning around to return to Nicky. Goodbye, there's just no sadder word to say And it's sad to walk away With just the memories Who's to know what might have been We'll leave behind a life and time We'll never know again Please remember Please remember When I was there for you And you were there for me And remember, please remember me Mark touched the warmth on his cheek where her hand had been. He watched her disappear from sight and all that was left was himself standing out on a cold lonely street. Please remember Please remember When I was there for you And you were there for me Please remember Our time together When time was yours and mine And we were wild and free Then remember, please remember me Tears fell from my eyes as I walked down the lonely road back to the house. I couldn't believe that I had done that - to my best friend. "It's for his own good." My conscience reminded me as I wiped away my tears. And how we laughed And how we smiled And how this world was yours and mine And how no dream was out of reach I stood by you, you stood by me We took each day and made it shine We wrote our names across the sky We ran so fast, we ran so free And I had you and you had me "How did it go?" Nicky kissed my forehead when I came back inside the house. He saw that I had just been crying. "What happened?" "Mark's depressed. He won't tell me anything. He needs help." I sobbed as Nicky hugged me tightly. "Shh� Honey, it will be okay. Don't worry." Nicky comforted me as I tried to not to cry. Please remember Please remember�� song performed by: LeAnn Rimes in "Coyote Ugly" |