𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 (𝘤.𝘩.)

3.

Present Day~

I wake up with a bag of chips in my lap. I get up from my chair and grab my shower caddy. I walk down the hall to the showers and look in the small mirror, seeing the mess my face is. I take a long shower and go back to the dorm. Chase is waiting for me at our kitchen table, two bowls of fruity pebbles sitting in our designated spots. "Hey bub. You're up early. What's up?" He smiles at me, pouring milk into my cereal bowl. I shrug, and listen to him talk about some dream he had last night.

I glance down the other end of our dorm. Our old roommates, Eli and Kaci moved out last semester. Leaving the two bedrooms on the right side of the hallway empty. Only now do I realize how empty the dorm looks. I stand up after we eat, and declare that we go furniture shopping. "Liz, why would we go furniture shopping? You leave in a few days." Chase questions. I shake my head slowly, a look of realization spreading across his face. I hesitate when he embraces me. "Well, I mean, at least we get to take the next couple of months to relax. It's just one more class. Come on, let's go furniture shopping." He says, grabbing my hand and pulling me out of the dorm. He brings us to Goodwill and we shop for hours, showing each other ridiculous outfits and trying them on. We don't even look at furniture. For a moment, I completely forget about anything or anyone else. It's just me and Chase. He's good at doing that, distracting me and making me forget about the bad things. We buy so much from Goodwill that I can barely carry the bags.

We pull onto the highway soon, and I turn up my playlist, and roll down the windows. Chase shuffles Trippie Redd and we just drive, until we reach the exit for Santa Monica pier. I pull off and we go to the pier, buying more ice cream and talk about random things. We stop at a bench and sit down with our ice cream. "Liz, you know how much I love you, right?" He asks, looking into my eyes. "You never have to worry about me leaving you. I'll be here until you force me out of your life. I love you more than anything in the whole world." He continues. I pull him into a hug. It's then that I remember why this spot seems so familiar. I pull away from the hug and instantly feel light-headed. I sit on the bench. Memories of my ex-boyfriend, Sam flood my mind. We broke up just a few days before Valentine's day, when he was diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder. The two of us toured UC Berkeley together with plans to go to school there. We stopped here at the end of the night and we tried to win every game on the boardwalk. We stopped here and he broke up with me. I tear up and am brought back into the moment by Chase. "Liz, are you okay?" He asks. I nod slowly "It's just- he brought me here when we toured the school together." I say slowly. Chase shakes his head. "I'm so sorry, bub. I had no idea. Let's go home now." He says, offering me a hand to get up.

We walk slowly to the car, in a comfortable silence. As soon as I get into the car, I recline my seat and fall asleep. Chase wakes me up an hour and half later, pulling into In-N-Out. "Do you want anything?" He asks quietly. I nod. "Milkshake." I answer sleepily. He laughs before getting out of the car. He turns back toward me just outside the door and makes a heart with his hands. I smile and do the same. I watch him get greeted by a group of girls as he walks in and laugh to myself. He talks to them for a few minutes before gesturing toward me and smiling. The girls look my way and glare at me. I laugh as they walk away from him. I text him Am I your girlfriend right now :p I send it and see him look up at me from inside and blush. definitely. they wanted my number but weren't interesting enough for me:( he answers. A few minutes later, he comes out with the food. I roll down my window and grab my shake from him. He plops down into the driver's seat. "I think those were the girls you used to bowl with" He laughs confusedly. I groan. When we get home, I go right to the couch, Chase right behind me. We fall asleep an hour later, watching Nemo. I love this boy with my whole heart.

Ugh, gross love stuff. I think I'm gonna retire for the day and actually finish my college courses now. :) I love you and you're the best. Have an amazing day, loves.

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