font size="24">Chapter 4
Where's Taylor?
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“Where’s Taylor?”
“Did he ever come home last night?!”
“Yes, mom, he did. He woke me up at 2:30 this morning. He said he’d been thinking.
“Then when I got out of the bathroom this morning he was running out the door!”
“Do you know where he went?!”
“Nope, not the slightest.”
“Who, Tay?”
“Yes, Zac, where is he? Do you know?”
“Oh yeah. He went to the hospital.”
“He did?!” Ike asked looking totally surprised.
“Yup.”
“Hey Maddie! Where’s Tay?”
“Oh he’s in the bathroom. He ate some of the food they gave me. I think he’s gonna puke! I wish I could.”
“Then why don’t you?” Tay asked coming out of the bathroom.
“Because if I do I’ll have to have chemo through the IV and that burns and makes me really sick.”
“Oh.”
“You look like you feel a little better today Maddie.”
“I do.”
“That’s good.” Zac, Tay, and Maddie were smiling from ear to ear when Zac said that.
“Did I miss something?”
“Yes. Something you usually spot! This time it was I, the girl-hater, well sept for Maddie of course."
“Huh?”
“Never mind. We’ll tell you later.”
“Ok, whatever.”
“So you feel better now Tay? Did the crab up your butt crawl out?”
“Yes and yes.”
“See I told you that’s what it was!”
“Yes, I know little man.”
“Again! What are you guys talking about?”
“Taylor and Madeline.”
“Huh?”
“She feels better and automatically he feels better.”
“Oh! You apologized?”
“Yes.”
“Good. Did she forgive you?”
“She’s thinking about it.”
“Really?”
“Yup.”
“Weird.”
I couldn’t sleep. Ike and Zac were fast asleep so I had nobody to talk to. I turned on the lamp on our desk and took out some paper; I was going to write a song.
Madeline
Out my window a memory
I'm dying inside
I know the way it should be
Even though it was right in front of me
It's something I just couldn't see
Your lonely face
Your lonely eyes
But this is something you can't disguise
It's not just me, you feel it too
'Cause you know I belong with you
Look at where we're going
Tell me what can I say
We're tracing our footsteps
We're going the same way
Madeline
Here we go around again
You know it, I know it, don't try to pretend
You know it could be so much better than it's been
Ooooh, here we go around again
I was empty inside but I just didn't know
You are my ten thousand roses and I let you go
Before I make the same mistake just hold me in your arms
We belong you know it in your heart
Look where we're going
No doubt in my mind
Can't you see it's meant to be
Oh, oh, oh...my
(Repeat Chorus)
Here we go 'round again. Here we go. Here we go.
Here we go 'round again. Said here we go.
Here we go 'round again. Here we go. Here we go.
Here we go 'round again.
Look at where we're going
Tell me what can I say
We're tracing our footsteps
We're going the same way
Oh my...
(Repeat Chorus)
Madeline, here we go 'round again
Madeline, here we go 'round again
Madeline, here we go 'round again
Oh, my Madeline
“Taylor?”
“Yeah?”
“Did you write this?”
“What?”
“This song?”
“Yeah.”
“It’s awesome!”
“Oh thanks. I gotta go.”
“Ok.”
“Maddie? You awake?”
“Yes.”
“Look at this.”
“What?”
“Tay wrote this last night.”
Zac was looking all excited as he handed me the paper. He looked expectant as I read it.
“Tay wrote this?”
“Yes!”
“Wow. I can’t believe what he said in here!”
“I know! Me neither!”
“Hey!”
Zac grabbed the paper, “Hey, Tay!” He said faking. He wasn’t supposed to let me see that. That’s why he took it away so fast.
Tay was very touchy about who read his songs because he put all of his unstated emotions in them.
“Well I am gonna go wait in the hall,” Zac said.
“Ok,” Tay and I said in unison.
Before Zac got away from my bed I grabbed the paper.
“Tay, did you write this?”
He came up to me. Took one look at the folded paper and new.
“Did he bring this?” Tay asked alarmed.
“Yes, but don’t you dare hurt him for it!”
“Why would I, I mean it’s only my emotions!”
“Jordan Taylor Hanson, it’s a beautiful song. Thank you for writing it. I forgive you."
“You do?!”
“Yes, I do. Besides, I already had but just hadn’t told you. Tay I never was mad at you, just disappointed that you’d do something so stupid.”
“Oh.”
“Tay did Zac tell you?”
“Yes. He said I was killing you.”
“I told him not to say that.”
“Was it true?”
“Yes, in a way.”
“I’m sorry.”
“It’s not you fault. You wanted to protect your heart from pain. I can’t say I blame you.”
“I love you.”
“I love you too.”
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