Tommy lay in bed, hair matted down to his head from last night's sleep. He had been having trouble sleeping for the past few months. Ever since Kim had broken up with him. Kat, he knew was interested in him, but he still felt committed to Kim. His heart belonged to her still. It was hard for Tommy to come to his senses when something on the radio caught his attention.
"And now as always it's time for our request and dedication," Casey Kasem's voice was heard over Tommy's boom box, "This letter comes from a broken hearted girl named Kimberly in Florida. Here's what she writes,"
Tommy now fully alert suddenly sat up a little startled.
"Dear Casey,
I made a terrible mistake about two months ago. What was that mistake? I broke up with my long time boyfriend Tommy. Claiming that I had found somebody else, when I really hadn't. I guess I just couldn't take being away from him, so I figured the pain would stop. Boy was I wrong. It just got worse and worse until the point that I can't concentrate on what I came here to do.
I feel awful now and my heartaches everyday. I love Tommy with all my heart and soul and feel that I always will now matter what. I was such fool to let him go. So could you please play Foolish Beat? To let him know I still love him and miss him so much. Thank you."
"Kimberly," sniffle, "here's your request and dedication," breaking down crying.
There was a time where broken hearts and
Broken dreams were over
There was a place where all you could do
Was wish on a four leaf clover
But now is a new time
There is a new place
Where dreams just can't come true
It started the day when I left you oh
I could never love again, the way I loved you, oh
I could never cry again, like I did when I left you
And when we said goodbye, oh the look in your eyes
Just left me beside myself without your heart
I could never love again, now that we're apart
When I was sorry it was too late to turn around
And tell you so
There was no reason; there was no reason
Just the foolish beat of my heart
I could never love again, the way I loved you, oh
I could never cry again, like I did when I left you
And when we said goodbye, oh the look in your eyes
Just left me beside myself without your heart
I could never love again, now that we're apart
I'm guilty of lovin' nobody, don't you see
The tears have fallen on my face
Since you went away
Break my heart it's lift away
Didn't know I was wrong, never meant to hurt
You now you're gone
I could never love again now that we're apart
(Now that we're apart)
I could never love again now that we're apart
Tommy cried softly into his pillow and soon fell fast asleep. A knock on the door five hours later was what woke him up.
"Tommy?" said a quiet voice. He recognized the voice. It was his little brother Eric.
Eric crept over to Tommy's bed and hit him on the head with a pillow. Tommy opened his eyes and looked up at Eric's smiling face. He grabbed Eric and started tickling him. His little brothers giggling and laughing filled the upstairs.
"What's going in here you two?" asked Mrs. Oliver as she entered the room.
Eric ran over to his mom laughing, "He was tickling me..."
Tommy just smiled.
Mrs. Oliver sighed. It was so good to see Tommy acting like himself again, "Ok, you two lunch is ready,"
Cries of goody, goody, goody could be heard all way the downstairs after Eric ran out of the room.
"Get dressed and then come down and have some lunch,"
Tommy nodded and shut the door after his mom left the room. He felt so energized and comforted by the song Kim has requested to be played for him.
Since he now knew that Kim still loved him deeply he was happy that the chapter between them had finally been closed. Or had it?
