17 Those Left Behind (2/2)
Leo waved his hand at the waitress who seemed to be busy on the phone. ”Could we get a few cokes over here?” he yelled at the busy woman who raised a finger for patience. Nodding his head, Leo turned his attention back to his hopeless friend. 'After so long of not hearing from her boyfriend, she must finally be having a breakdown,' he thought, having nothing to say, he looked back down at his facebook page. Of course he was worried about Will, but as long as he'd known him, he knew that he could take care of himself.
Leo thought back to the kid he took off the soccer hill to hang out with. His eyes were completely spaced out, as if he weren't even present in his own body. Leo had instantly taken it upon himself to bring the kid back to reality. What started as spaceship quickly became kick ball. Bianca had joined the two of them later on in middle school which slowly brought Will out of his mind and into the actual world. After elementary school, Leo had always gone over to Will's place to play his Xbox. When he finally got a car, the three of them had no limits. They would go to the state capital, seeing as though there was a burger joint they loved right next to the big house itself. They had gone to Mall of America countless times. Leo even picked Bianca and Will up right after Will got off work and drove to Minneapolis to watch the fireworks on the fourth of July.
Leo sighed, of course he missed Will. He was the glue that held the three of them together, without him it seemed like he was alone most of the time. What he wouldn't give to be able to get in the car with the two of them and go off on another crazy adventure. 'It seems like forever ago,' he thought as he looked at Bianca.
”If he wanted to get in contact with us, he could just pick up the phone.” he said with minor annoyance in his voice. ”Face it Bee, we've been dumped, he's probably got a new girl and a more interesting best friend to keep him company.” The last thing he wanted to do was hurt her, but he knew it wasn't healthy for her to become so hung up on one person.
”I don't and will never believe that.” Bianca said. She could never believe that will would throw two lifelong relationships away, it wasn't in his character. He had always been very supportive of the two of them. If they ever got in trouble with anyone, he would be there to fight for them. She and Leo were more family than his own family, she knew that if he could get in contact with them, he would.
Looking back when they were in school, Will was always hard to approach. He always had the same blue jeans, white t shirt and black leather jacket on. With his long hair he looked intimidating, no one really took the time to get to know him. Either he was sleeping in class or reading a book, Will always did love his magic.
Bianca remembered all the times they went to the field behind his house, he would always have his phone with him. The one thing she had always noticed was the fact that it never rang. He rarely texted anyone and he wasn't a huge gamer. More often than not, Will would have his kindle app on his phone so he could read just about anywhere. Whenever anyone came up to him and asked what he was reading he would always reply 'a book.' It wasn't as if he was trying to be rude, but Bianca knew that the books of magic were precious to him. Not many people would understand his obsession, but Bianca knew that it was an escape from reality. It was the only thing that kept him from lashing out at people. It took Bianca and Leo years to finally break through his shell and actually get him to open up. On the outside he looked like a troubled youth, on the inside he was just a softie.
”Just promise me you will keep your eyes open Lee,” Bianca said with a worried look settling in her eyes, ”I know there's something going on with Will, I can feel it.”
”I think you are worried about nothing and seriously need some unwinding time.” Leo said with a smirk on his face.
Bianca reached across the table and punched Leo's arm. She was used to his witty comebacks, but she'd always make sure he paid for them later.
”OWW hey what was that for?” Leo cried out in indignation, ”I said you need unwinding time, that doesn't mean I won't keep a lookout!” he said while rubbing his arm. Clearly he was just as upset about Will as she was. She looked at Leo with a smile.
”Thanks Lee, it means a lot that you came out to talk to me,” she said honestly, ”we need to try to stick together more often just in case Will does pop up somewhere.” giggling to herself, she got up and ran to the door.
”Hey! What about your coke?!” Leo yelled after her, but the door to Java had already shut behind her.
Leo stared at the now served two cokes and sighed. ”Dammit Will, how long are you going to keep her waiting?” he whispered to himself as he picked up his drink.
”Not long Lee, just a little more time.” Will's voice replied out of no where. ”Keep her safe for me.”
Leo jumped out of his seat looking around, seeing nothing he sat down and took a long drink of his coke. ”You better be alright man.” he said as quietly has he could. ”If not I'll raise you from the dead to kill you myself from all the grief you've put her through.” With that, he packed up his laptop and left for his car.