The one that got away

Chapter 4

I made it to school with time to spare, so I walked around the campus. I don't really talk to a lot of people. Connor is more of a social butterfly than I am.

Plus I've only been here two years, I went to a different school that Connor but after we started going out I begged my mom to let me transfer to his school. After a loooong time she finally caved and here I am.

As I walked around I found myself in the courtyard. sitting down on one of the benches, I released a breath I didn't even know I was holding.

These last months have been just awful. I closed my eyes and relaxed a bit, just sitting there and feeling the sun in my skin and the cool breeze blow my hair back.

"Emma?" I opened my eyes and saw Nick standing next to me. Connors best friend, we'll guy best friend.

"Hey" my voice was just above whisper, I haven't seen him since we heard the news. He sat next to me on the bench and sighed.

"It's been rough hasn't it" I nodded. " I still can't believe this is happening, I never imagined my best friend...." I stopped him.

"Please nick...please don't make me talk about it..."my voice cracked at the end "....please" he nodded.

"Okay, but you have to talk about it at some point Em, this is reality and we have to face it" I looked at him.

"I know nick, I know but it's hard" I ran my hands though my hair. "how can reality be so, so cruel, out of everyone why him, tell me why!?" I was now sobbing really hard.

"I can't answer something I don't have the answer too...I know it hurts Emma, just let it all out. Don't leave it bottled up."I cried until I slowly stopped

The bell rang and nick embraced me in a hug."It's time to go to class, I'll see you during lunch" i nodded and got up wiping my face with a tissue.

Walking into my first period was relaxing, I had art class. Today we were assigned to draw a magical location.

I wasn't really into the arts but my friends always said I was good so I started taking the class. By friends I mean Connor of course, he was my only friend at the time.

I decided to draw the garden I explored in Paris. It was beautiful and looked like it was from a fairy tale. It's also where a promise was made, that would not come true.

My cousin was getting married that summer so we had to fly to Paris, Connor came with us too. The day before the wedding Connor and I went exploring.

~Flash Back~

"Hey Emma are you excited for tomorrow." Con was supper excited, this was the first time he attended a wedding.

I nodded "Yeah I am, I just don't want to wear the dress" I sighed. "Don't get me wrong the dress is beautiful but I don't think it suits me."

"What do you mean it doesn't suit you?" We were walking to a little park by the tower.

"It doesn't look good on me, my body was not made for that dress" I sighed. "I think I look fat in it."

There was silence until con stopped and pulled to face him. He placed his hands on either side of my face, looking me straight in the eyes.

"Don't ever, and I mean EVER doubt how beautiful you are, do you understand me?" He hugged me tight.

"But what if I don't feel beau....." he stopped me mid sentence by kissing me. After what seamed forever, we parted.

"You are beautiful. you may not see it but I do" he wiped my tears. I pulled away and sat on the grass.

"You don't get it.....Every Time I look at a magazine and look in a mirror I see that I am not like those models....I'm not skinny enough, I don't have clear skin, I'm nothing like them." I tucked my knees in and hid my face.

"A rose can't be a sunflower, and a sunflower can't be a rose, all flowers are beautiful in their own way." I looked up and he had a rose in his hand. "what I'm saying Emma is everyone is beautiful in their own way, you don't have to look like those models."

He helped me stand up and gave me the rose. "I love you just the way you are" I nodded and kissed him again.

The next day at the wedding Connor kept repeating how beautiful I was in my dress. He also said that one day that would be us up there.

"I promise you Emma that one day we will be married and live In a big home with our kids. We will be together forever." Connor made me this promise in front of the church.

~Flash Back Over~

I'll never forget the words he told me and that promise. If only they would have come true.

It's not his fault.

Things don't always go the way you want them too.

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