The Taxi Driver

"Dad? No. Its not happening." She said. He looked up at her. "Why not?" He asked. "Well because like you said.I have been here for a month. That's a long time. I have built a new life here. This where it all started for you and for mom. I'm not just gonna pack up and leave. Dad this is where I want to start my life. Like she did." She said. He looked at her. "You can start anywhere you want. Laura just not here." He said. "Why not dad? This is where I want to start it. I don't care about other places. If mom did it, then so can I." She defended. He looked at her.

"You met someone didn't you?" He asked her. "Yes. I met the most incrediable people ever. They were so kind to give me this place. To take me under their wing,when the people you sent were useless. Dad don't try to erase her from your memory. She's a lot more than just a memory. She's my mom. And I represent the love that you two once shared." She told him. Just then a tall lady walked in. He coughed. She looked over at her. "Who is this?" She asked. He bit his lip. "I was gonna tell you when we got home tomrrow." He said. "That doesn't answer my question." She said demanding an answer from her father.

Both woman exchanged looks and force smiled at one another. "Laura." He said getting his daughter to stop looking at the woman. She looked at her father. "This is your step mom." He smiled nervously.She froze.She just stared into space. "Since when?" She asked. "For a while now. And when you wanted to come here, I thought ot was time to tie the knot. Make things official and then try to ease you into it."He told her. She rose out of her seat. "EASE MY INTO IT!? ARE YOU KIDDING!?" She shouted at him. "Laura. I don't like your tone." He said softly. She looked at her 'mom'.

"My tone? You don't like my tone? Oh I'm sorry. I'm not going back. I'm staying here. Where my heart and soul belong. Where you want to keep as a memory but want to forget." She snapped. "No you are not and that's final." He said. "Yes I am. I'm an adult! I can make my own choices! Why won't you allow my to do that!?" She asked. "Because I'm your father and I said so! Pack your bags! We're leaving! Tia call us a cab to go to tonight's show please." She nodded and walked off. She gritted her teeth and sighed. There was no way she would win against her father.

Ross parked the car in front of the house. "She'll come around." Stormie nudged his shoulder. He took a deep breath. "Thanks mom." He said. She smiled and kissed his cheek and got out of the car. Mr.Marano and his guests piled in. "Where's Laura?" He asked looking around. Ross looked at her father and gulped. She came out the house moments later with a pair of dark shades and a coat. "What are you wearing?" Her father asked. "Clothes." She said getting in the car avoiding her dad and any kind of communication with Ross.

Everytime he'd look at her and catch her looking, she'd put the glasses up higher. She sat in front of the fire trying to get heat as the dancers and musicians piled in. They started playing songs. Songs that related to the situation. She looked down as her father nudged her. Ross looked away as tears started well up in his eyes. He could tell she was hurting. He wanted to walk over and hug her telling her everything was fine. But he couldn't. She knew it as well as he knew it.

" I won't tell you not to love
Some traveller, but don't trust one." She looked up.
"Foreigner, foreigner, don't go and leave me.
Foreigner, my friend, keep your promise! Remember me, don't forget somehow!
I desired you, I fell in love with you and offered you everything I have.
I undertook the disciplines of love
neither thought nor understood
I contracted an illness of the heart
Foreigner, my friend, return!
Remember me, don't forget me somehow!
Every moment the memory of me will make you toss and turn.
I'll stay awake, and sleep will not come to you such is the state you will go and leave us in!
Speak the truth, love, you will regret it greatly.
Foreigner, my friend, don't make me cry!
Remember me, don't forget somehow! Foreigner, my friend, keep your promise remember me, don't somehow forget!" Her father whispered in her ear lightly as he got up to take a phone call. She nodded not acknowleging him at all. Her eyes set on him. The lady at the drums got up and approached him with a bottle of wine.

"If you love someone, you will never let them go!"She said grabbing his cheeks and making him look at her. Laura blinked looking away. "The amount of pressure and terror in your eyes. Why not stop being a coward and take what is rightfully yours? I can tell by looking in your eyes that you are in love. Your love with someone in this very room. If she won't take care of you, there's plenty of fish in the sea. You can always get one." She said slapping him. He took a deep breath.

"The girl you love has become unavailable to you.She is either scheduled to move or get married." She said to him. He looked in her direction. She gulped trying to get the air back into her lungs.He wiped off the tear that rolled down his cheek. "Your from two different worlds. You will never make a connection! The girl seems like she can do much better than a piece of s--" Laura jumped up and ran across the dance hall. He looked at her shocked for a moment. She dropped the glasses to reveal her red puffy eyes.She hugged him tightly never wanting to let him go as more tears fell down the couple's eyes. But of course their moment only lasted for a few seconds. The heard a vicious roar from across the room."LAURA!!!!" Her father shouted.
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