The seventh wheel

The taste of Goodbye

Rachel's POV

Well, after so many months, Noel and I built a relationship between us. I can't always leave a day without Noel. And what happened to his Dad? I don't know with him. After his dad died, He never got out on his house. But as I comforted him, he started to feel better. It was just last week since he asked me a question that is easy to answer. "Can...Can I be your boyfriend?" I laughed that time. Since his so shy. But I nodded and he was like " yes! Yes! Wohoo!" And I kicked him gently in the leg for doing that."hahaha." After that he is so happy he kept kissing me in the cheek everyday. Weird but I love it, and everytime those jerks in his school came to me, he will always be there saying "Haven't you been bored doing this almost everyday?!" Then one of the guys raised their hands like a robber that had been chased by cops."I"m sorry, I'm sorry I'll never touch her again."
"You keep saying that, and nothing even changed!" As he ran to the guy the gang fled. And after a second we both laughed. "Hahaha, I think we should stop harrasing them."
"Nah, it's fine, hahaha" he laughed as he put his arms around my neck, "Let's go." As we walked by somewhere else, he keeps saying on what happened today and other stuff, "---well, that's what happened." so as usual, as the sun sets, we came to our own homes and we kissed. Everytime. As I came in the room I saw dad searching something in the internet. It's like the header of the website is an image of something to thin to know. "Hey, sweetie, you know. I've been thinking... Since you know... School ends, and I will enroll you to this great school." He said as he pointed in the screen, Well, almost the same as my school. They have ebooks, but the thing is that you have to buy an ipad or any tablet and they'll configure it, and the school is a girl's only, which I don't know if it would be pretty boring. "Well, can we go this school that you're talking about?" I said as I smirked. I have to make sure the school wouldn't get the taste of Dad. Cause if they did. Dad will enroll me in this school. And the school is far away, so more chance that I will have to move in another house near that school. Oh god. Noel. If I have to move out that means I never get to see him again. "Dad, do we really need to go to that school? I mean, its far away, we have to move in another house and a lot of hassle. Here its free-hassle indeed." I said pleadingly. Like a charmspeak, it almost worked on him." Yeah I know. But I want you to have a better education."
"That's what you always told me. Im ok dad, I'm even on the top."
"I know, so giving you a better education will reach you to the limit." Well, this is bad. If I'm not going to see Noel for the rest of my life. I think I have to tell about the news. tomorrow came. 2 more days and school will end. Today is the second day, so tomorrow will be the last day. When we were dismissed I quickly ran to his school. I saw the gang he fought yesterday. This time. They backed away. I saw him happy. Hearing this kind of news will make him sad. Well, at least he knew. "Hey--"
"I have to tell you something."
"What is it?"
"Just follow me." And so he did. Then we came to the very most special place. To the park. Since then they marked their names on a tree. Noel's name on the other side and My name on the other side. "Well, were going here if we need to talk about something serious right? What is it?" He asked seriously. I don't want to tell him about it. It will make him cry more if he saw me mysteriously leaving this village. "Look, Dad told me something about...."
"About what?"
"I... I can't tell."
"Aw c'mon. Tell me."
I'm going to another school, to a better one."
"Well that's actually great! I better see this school of---"
"You don't understand! It's far from this village... Very far, so Dad and I are going to move out of this village."
"god." Then he started crying. Punching the tree where we wrote the names. Which made his knuckles pinkish red.
"Don't leave... Please."
"I have too, I can't win an argument with my Dad. There's no other way." he just sobbed. That made me sob too. "I-I'm sorry..." I said. "What about us?! When are we going to meet again? please... Please don't leave." He said as hugged me. His hesd on my chest. I can feel him having a hiccup as he cried. "Hey, I'm fine. Don't cry."
"But I'm not." He laid his heade on my lap. Still sobbing. As he kept saying about the good moments that we've done the whole year. That made me cried even more. I sobbed and laid my head on his back. Soaking his shirt with my tears. As I laid on the bench I saw his backed soaked in my tears. "Don't worry... We'll meet again."
"But when?!"
"I-I don't know..." After that he laid on the bench and wiped his eyes furiously and ran away. "Wait!" I shouted. But he didn't turn back. That made me cry and ran to home.

Last day in school. Tomorrow my Dad will start packing our stuff. Well, today is my day! They've been pointing fingers at me for making a graffiti in all the lockers. Sure I love art and doing graffiti. But not this kind of crap. It's just like random lines and some curl-up stuff. If would do the honor I will do better than that. "Ugh, this is the last day of school and yet you really need to do something horrible." The principal said as she smirked in disgust. "It wasn't me! I promise!" Well, she believed. Cause really. Not even a single record that I did something wrong. We were dismissed. A flock of students were in the hallway. Same as Noel's school when I came. No sign of him. So I waited. But all of the students were already gone. so left, trying not to cry out in public. As I came home. I ate only a few spoons of rice and chicken and came to bed. "Sweetie, are you having a diet!? Come eat some more." He said. But I made a gesture of I'm-fine-Dad. As I lay down on the bed. I thought of Noel. On what he was doing right now. Well, he doesn't want his feelings hurt. So maybe that's why he doesn't want to see me today. Then from all the thoughts my eyes feel heavy and I fall asleep.

Well, here is our first day, packing our things up. Noel didn't show up. Which is sad. And I always hate it when we move-out. Since my stuff are so many. Packing is way hard. Well, luckily I'm not like Dad. Since his stuff is like all of his stuff at his office(including the ones at home) Packing in his point of view is far from my experience. I'm very exhausted. So tired. I even helped Dad from packing even though he said "we should pack our own stuff."before packing. Well, this time I ate a lot in dinner. Mostly cake but I'm full. Well, sleeping on the day without seeing Noel is hard. I can't even sleep even though my eyed feel heavy. Then someone opened the door and realized it was Dad. "Having a hard time sleeping sweetie?" He asked and kissed my forehead. "You should sleep now. Were going to leave tomorrow morning. Maybe 6 in the morning." Then he sang a song that made me fall asleep. Works everytime.

I woke up with messy hair(as usual) and then took a bath. Wore my usual outfit. Short shorts, flat shoes. And this time Noel gave her a gold shirt. Which perfectly blends in with her blond hair. And then my Dad knocked on the door that made me jump. "Oh, sorry sweetie, time to go." He said and made the gesture of go-out sign. Well, we waited for a few minutes as the driver wasn't there yet. When he was there he apologized. But Dad said it was nothing. As he drove the car, he was talking about the things that will happen to school and stuff. But I never listened to him. Cause what he say never happened. Then as I looked on the rear view mirror I saw someone running. Couldn't figure who but he was waving at us. "Can we stop the car for just a minute?"
"what? No it might just be someone."
"Stop the car."
"Fine.... Stop the car." Then the driver go to nearest pavement and parked over. "What are you going to do?" My dad asked. "we have to leave."
"Wait." I said as I opened the car and slowly walked near him. I heard him shouting. But I didn't bother. As I got closer I realized who it was. It was Noel. Just wearing a shirt ang tight jeans and top-sider shoes. Where is he going? I wondered. But I put that thought away and ran to him. I hugged him and he hugged me. Chest to chest and our faces is just a millimeter away. "I'll miss you." He said as his nose touched mine. "It's impossible you won't." We giggled and before we knew we already started kissing. His other hand hugging my waist and his other holding my hip. And I put my arms around his neck. Despite the cold, since it's morning. His kiss felt like an electric blanket covering you. The kiss took long enough that Dad got impatient and was about to go out of the car. "Hey, don't stop them." The driver said. "Well, that's how I met her mother too. On the same age of her." The driver laughed. "Man that's nuts, what happened next."
"That would never be foretold."
Well, as Dad and the driver talked. We just kept kissing. Loving ourselves for we only have a little time left. Until I stopped. "I'll miss you too." And kissed him for a short while. And then walked away and waved him goodbye. His far but I could tell from him that his crying for he keeps wiping his eyes. And so did I. Seeing him cry make me cry too. I'll miss him. So I've got to know a way for them to meet again someday. Not now but someday.