LSWC: Close
Song: Close ( song list)
Characters: Chad, Taylor
Relationship: Romantic
Rating: T
Chad sat on the edge of his bed, staring down at the picture of himself and Taylor at prom. He had been strong from the moment she told him she was going to Yale. He had supported her, been her voice of reassurance anytime she had second thoughts about going to school so far away.
Now, only twelve after he had said goodbye to her at the airport, he was falling apart. In a period of a week his best friend had moved to California and his girl had moved to Connecticut, leaving him at home by himself.
“Snap out of it, man,” he said to himself. “Taylor has moved on to bigger and better things in life. It’s time for you to do the same.”
Who was I to think that I would ever be ok
When the one that I need
Is like a hundred thousand miles away
I was tripping to think that I could make
It one day without you
My world’s built around you
“You just have to get used to not having Troy and Taylor,” Chad told himself as he picked up his bedroom. “You can call them and you can text them. You just can’t see them until vacations.”
He froze when he saw the butterfly earring Taylor had called to ask if he had found. He picked it up off the floor and cradled it in his hand as the tears came to his eyes. With one hand, he shoved everything he’d thrown on his bed back onto the floor then laid down. He grabbed the picture of them at prom, the basketball she had given him for his eighth birthday and held them close to his body as he cried.
(Girl)
You’re the air that I breathe
(And baby you’re the)
You’re the one thing I see
(You ought to know that)
I need you with me (no)
Can’t take this no more, no, so I got to go
“I found your earring,” he said into the phone.
“You did, where was it?” She asked.
“On the floor under some of my clothes,” he said. “Guess we didn’t look that well last week.”
“We kind of got distracted,” she smiled. “How are you, Chad?”
“I’m good,” he replied. I miss you, Taylor, I miss you so much.
“I miss you,” she whispered.
“I miss you, too,” he confessed.
“It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be,” she said. “Especially when I can’t just show up on your doorstep for a hug and support.”
“Don’t let the miles stop you, my arms are always open.”
“I don’t know if I can do this, Chad. I miss you, I miss my parents, I even miss Sharpay, how terrible is that?”
“Taylor, you can do this. Yale is your dream school and we both know you’d hate yourself later in life if you gave up before you gave Yale a chance.”
“You’re right, once again,” she forced a laugh. “I’m going to owe you a lot of hugs when I get home.”
I’d do anything to have you close
Even if I got to swim the ocean alone
It just ain’t enough when you’re on the phone
I’m coming to get you I got to have you close
Close, I got to have you
Close, I really need you
Close, baby I want you
Just got to have you close
Close, I got to have you
Close, I really need you
Close, baby I want you
Just got to have you close
Chad sighed as he stared up at the sky. He didn’t see the basketball until it hit him in the side of the head. “Ow,” he cried.
“Nice going,” he heard Zeke say to Jason.
“I thought he was open,” Jason stated.
“You alright man?” Zeke asked him.
“Yeah,” Chad nodded.
“Where’s your head today, Chad?” Coach Bolton asked him.
“Taylor left last night,” Zeke told Coach Bolton.
“Ah, that explains it,” Coach Bolton nodded. “Why don’t you go in and get some ice, Chad.”
Chad nodded and went inside.
“Chad, what happened!” Troy’s mom exclaimed when she saw the large bump already forming on the side of his head. She ushered him into a chair then grabbed a bag of frozen peas and handed them to him.
“I wasn’t paying attention,” Chad sighed as he pressed the bag to his face. “I can’t get Taylor out of my head.” He shook his head. “I miss her so much.”
“Have you talked to her about it?” Troy’s mom asked.
“I told her I miss her, but I know if I tell her any thing else she’ll leave Yale and hate herself for it later,” he stated. “She’s lonely there and I know Zeke and Jason are here, but I’m lonely here.”
“I know you’ve always dreamed about playing basketball here at the U of A, but maybe you need to follow Troy’s example and follow your heart,” Troy’s mom said. “They play basketball all over the country, ya know.”
When I’m with my friends only you stay on my mind
Girl since you been gone
My heart’s been beating out of time
I knew the moment that I looked in your eyes
That you’re something special
Took it to another level
So I don’t need it if ain’t you
And I don’t want it if I can’t have you
Every minute you’re away all thru the night and the day
I’m thinking of you cause
Chad took Troy’s mom’s advice to heart and by the time his parents had gotten home from work he had packed his bags and purchased a one-way plane ticket to Connecticut.
“You’re doing what?” His father asked.
“I’m moving to Connecticut,” Chad said. “I got in contact with a basketball coach at a community college near Hartford and he said I could still try out for the team. Plus, classes don’t start for another week.”
“But what about U of A and where will you live?” His mother asked.
“I didn’t sign a letter of intent with U of A, so I don’t have to go there,” Chad replied. “And I don’t know where I’ll live yet. I’ll figure something out.”
“Listen to yourself,” his dad said. “Chad, you’re giving up a full ride scholarship to the U of A to go across the country with no place to live and not even a guaranteed spot on a community college team.”
“I have to, dad,” Chad stated. “Imagine yourself in my shoes and it was mom living all by herself in Connecticut while you were here just as lonely.”
His dad sighed as he felt his wife put her hand on his shoulder. “How can we help you, son?” He asked.
“Give me a ride to the airport?” He said. “I sold my car for the plane ticket.”
I can’t stand another second here without you
There’s nothing in this world I wouldn’t do
To get close to you
Girl I need you close
Hearing a knock on her door, Taylor put her book down and went to answer it. Tears sprang to her eyes when she saw Chad standing on the other side of the door.
“What are you doing here?” She asked.
“I moved here.”
“What? But U of A -”
“Doesn’t hold a candle to being with you.”
“Chad -”
“I love you, Taylor McKessie,” he stated, his emotion filled eyes looking back at hers. “You’ve been gone for a little more than 24 hours, but it only took me half of that time to realize that you’re the only thing in life that I want, that I need.”
“I love you, too,” she whispered as tears rolled down her cheeks.
He dried her tears with his thumbs before he lowered his lips to hers.
Characters: Chad, Taylor
Relationship: Romantic
Rating: T
Chad sat on the edge of his bed, staring down at the picture of himself and Taylor at prom. He had been strong from the moment she told him she was going to Yale. He had supported her, been her voice of reassurance anytime she had second thoughts about going to school so far away.
Now, only twelve after he had said goodbye to her at the airport, he was falling apart. In a period of a week his best friend had moved to California and his girl had moved to Connecticut, leaving him at home by himself.
“Snap out of it, man,” he said to himself. “Taylor has moved on to bigger and better things in life. It’s time for you to do the same.”
Who was I to think that I would ever be ok
When the one that I need
Is like a hundred thousand miles away
I was tripping to think that I could make
It one day without you
My world’s built around you
“You just have to get used to not having Troy and Taylor,” Chad told himself as he picked up his bedroom. “You can call them and you can text them. You just can’t see them until vacations.”
He froze when he saw the butterfly earring Taylor had called to ask if he had found. He picked it up off the floor and cradled it in his hand as the tears came to his eyes. With one hand, he shoved everything he’d thrown on his bed back onto the floor then laid down. He grabbed the picture of them at prom, the basketball she had given him for his eighth birthday and held them close to his body as he cried.
(Girl)
You’re the air that I breathe
(And baby you’re the)
You’re the one thing I see
(You ought to know that)
I need you with me (no)
Can’t take this no more, no, so I got to go
“I found your earring,” he said into the phone.
“You did, where was it?” She asked.
“On the floor under some of my clothes,” he said. “Guess we didn’t look that well last week.”
“We kind of got distracted,” she smiled. “How are you, Chad?”
“I’m good,” he replied. I miss you, Taylor, I miss you so much.
“I miss you,” she whispered.
“I miss you, too,” he confessed.
“It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be,” she said. “Especially when I can’t just show up on your doorstep for a hug and support.”
“Don’t let the miles stop you, my arms are always open.”
“I don’t know if I can do this, Chad. I miss you, I miss my parents, I even miss Sharpay, how terrible is that?”
“Taylor, you can do this. Yale is your dream school and we both know you’d hate yourself later in life if you gave up before you gave Yale a chance.”
“You’re right, once again,” she forced a laugh. “I’m going to owe you a lot of hugs when I get home.”
I’d do anything to have you close
Even if I got to swim the ocean alone
It just ain’t enough when you’re on the phone
I’m coming to get you I got to have you close
Close, I got to have you
Close, I really need you
Close, baby I want you
Just got to have you close
Close, I got to have you
Close, I really need you
Close, baby I want you
Just got to have you close
Chad sighed as he stared up at the sky. He didn’t see the basketball until it hit him in the side of the head. “Ow,” he cried.
“Nice going,” he heard Zeke say to Jason.
“I thought he was open,” Jason stated.
“You alright man?” Zeke asked him.
“Yeah,” Chad nodded.
“Where’s your head today, Chad?” Coach Bolton asked him.
“Taylor left last night,” Zeke told Coach Bolton.
“Ah, that explains it,” Coach Bolton nodded. “Why don’t you go in and get some ice, Chad.”
Chad nodded and went inside.
“Chad, what happened!” Troy’s mom exclaimed when she saw the large bump already forming on the side of his head. She ushered him into a chair then grabbed a bag of frozen peas and handed them to him.
“I wasn’t paying attention,” Chad sighed as he pressed the bag to his face. “I can’t get Taylor out of my head.” He shook his head. “I miss her so much.”
“Have you talked to her about it?” Troy’s mom asked.
“I told her I miss her, but I know if I tell her any thing else she’ll leave Yale and hate herself for it later,” he stated. “She’s lonely there and I know Zeke and Jason are here, but I’m lonely here.”
“I know you’ve always dreamed about playing basketball here at the U of A, but maybe you need to follow Troy’s example and follow your heart,” Troy’s mom said. “They play basketball all over the country, ya know.”
When I’m with my friends only you stay on my mind
Girl since you been gone
My heart’s been beating out of time
I knew the moment that I looked in your eyes
That you’re something special
Took it to another level
So I don’t need it if ain’t you
And I don’t want it if I can’t have you
Every minute you’re away all thru the night and the day
I’m thinking of you cause
Chad took Troy’s mom’s advice to heart and by the time his parents had gotten home from work he had packed his bags and purchased a one-way plane ticket to Connecticut.
“You’re doing what?” His father asked.
“I’m moving to Connecticut,” Chad said. “I got in contact with a basketball coach at a community college near Hartford and he said I could still try out for the team. Plus, classes don’t start for another week.”
“But what about U of A and where will you live?” His mother asked.
“I didn’t sign a letter of intent with U of A, so I don’t have to go there,” Chad replied. “And I don’t know where I’ll live yet. I’ll figure something out.”
“Listen to yourself,” his dad said. “Chad, you’re giving up a full ride scholarship to the U of A to go across the country with no place to live and not even a guaranteed spot on a community college team.”
“I have to, dad,” Chad stated. “Imagine yourself in my shoes and it was mom living all by herself in Connecticut while you were here just as lonely.”
His dad sighed as he felt his wife put her hand on his shoulder. “How can we help you, son?” He asked.
“Give me a ride to the airport?” He said. “I sold my car for the plane ticket.”
I can’t stand another second here without you
There’s nothing in this world I wouldn’t do
To get close to you
Girl I need you close
Hearing a knock on her door, Taylor put her book down and went to answer it. Tears sprang to her eyes when she saw Chad standing on the other side of the door.
“What are you doing here?” She asked.
“I moved here.”
“What? But U of A -”
“Doesn’t hold a candle to being with you.”
“Chad -”
“I love you, Taylor McKessie,” he stated, his emotion filled eyes looking back at hers. “You’ve been gone for a little more than 24 hours, but it only took me half of that time to realize that you’re the only thing in life that I want, that I need.”
“I love you, too,” she whispered as tears rolled down her cheeks.
He dried her tears with his thumbs before he lowered his lips to hers.