Worlds Away

Chapter Twenty-One: Tobias

We went inside to Rian's it was busy with people rushing to and from. Ryleigh had managed to pry Harrison away from Jack. Jack was pulled away from me to go be with some crew members. Lisa and Alex were somehow still connected at the hip. My parents were at this party or rather the event I should say. I looked around at everyone and was a little perplexed but how Jack had managed to put this all together without it getting back to me. I wondered how Rian's house still knowing my way around the house like the back of my hand. I quickly found the kitchen where there were all kinds of alcohol sitting out along with a little variety of sodas. I grabbed a soda can, popping it open, and began to drink from the can. I saw a pair of eyes from across the room and I knew them all too well. I momentarily forgot how to breathe as Zack came up to me. Zack must have noticed that something was off as he placed the back of his hand on my forehead and then snapped his fingers in front of my face.

"Earth to Logan," Zack said as I shook my head to look at his Hazel eyes.

"Hi Zack," I mumbled and stuck the cold soda can back up to my lips.

"You good? It's like you just saw a ghost,"

"I am fine thanks, Zack," by the time I answered him I watched the other person begin to leave the main room.

They were heading toward the back of the house. I was headed in the same direction as Zack had walked off probably to find Ryleigh or go tell Jack that he thought something was up. I quickly walked through the slightly crowded rooms saying a small 'excuse me'. I pushed through the ground though and I grabbed the person's arm. I felt him turn around and I knew just by looking at his face who I was looking at. I dropped my can of sodas on the ground and took a few steps back.

"Logan-I-"

"Oh my god," I breathed out.

A few people had begun to watch our encounter but it was nothing too bad yet. We stood there still as could be. I wanted to scream at him so hard. I wanted to hurt him in the way he had hurt but I just stood there like a statue. I watched as he looked at his watch than a clock on the wall and began to head out the back door. I quickly followed him closing the door behind us.

"What the hell?" I screamed as he walked through the grass and toward the fence and began to climb over it.

"What do you mean what the hell?" He said and it was like we back to being the people we used to be.

"I don't know. I must fucking really be losing my god damn mind," I said and ran my fingers through my hair.

I began to panicking thinking I was really insane. I felt him slip his hand through the fence and with a delicate touch squeeze my hand. He looked at me before letting my fingers slip back through his and then taking his hand away from the fence and running through the area behind Rian's house. I couldn't help but worry about him being out there but I couldn't endanger others by chasing after him. I made the decision to hop over the fence and follow him.

The sticks make cracking noises under my feet as I followed after him. He didn't bother to run this time like he was trying to escape something. He walked calmly like he knew where he was going. Did he know where he was going? I followed as he kept looking up at the sky making it knowing I was there.

"Where are we going?" I said as he turned around and shook his head at me.

"You should have never followed me. You're not supposed to know," He whispered and took ahold of my shoulders turning me around. I couldn't help but be mesmerized still by his green eyes.

"Please Logan go back. Please go back to your perfect life and family," He whispered, and with that, before I knew it he disappeared into the night.