12 years later...
"Buzzzz, buzzzzzz, buzzzzzz." I heard my alarm going off, and I rolled over to turn it off before he woke up. I turned it off, staring at the ceiling, thinking about the things I had to do today. But first things first. I rolled over and landed on him. I ran my fingers through his lovely brown hair, and kissed him. "Hey, baby, time to wake up." He groaned, and turned around. I poked him in the side and kissed him again. He smiled halfway through the kiss, and wrapped his arms around me and said, "Okay, okay, I'm up Mona." We both sat up and I teased him. "Its about time, Sam! You take forever getting up in the mornings!" He gently tugged my hair and laughed. "Don't act like you're little miss sunshine when you wake up!" We both laughed and got up and stared getting dressed. It was an early Saturday morning, and we were going to go for a walk and go run a few errand. We walked out of the door, hand in hand, but then I remembered that I had forgotten something. I ran back to my room, and grabbed my red and black bracelet off of the table next to my bed. I slipped it onto my wrist, and looked at it. Its been twelve years since Vic and I broke up. And everyday of those twelve years, I wore the bracelet he gave me when I had to leave him. Twelve years since he's held me, since I've kissed his lips. He was the first person I loved... And I can't even remember what his voice sounds like, or the color of his eyes. I walked back outside, where Sam was waiting for me. "What is it with that ratty old bracelet? You're always wearing it, and you never let anyone else grab it." I put my hand in his and squeezed it. "I already told you, it was given to me by my best friend before I moved from San Diego." I didn't want him knowing that it was Vic who gave me the bracelet, and that I still loved him. We went to a small coffee shop, and Sam bought me my favorite. "You guys are just too cute together!" The lady behind the counter said. We smiled, and Sam put his arm around my waist. We walked out, and he kissed me. I loved him so much, and I was so lucky to have him. We went to the grocery store, and I went to go get some ice cream while Sam went to get his things. I grabbed the ice cream, and was walking back to Sam when I heard my name. "Mona? No! Mona!!" I turned around and I saw a woman around my age standing in front of me. She had fiery red hair, and she was tall. But something about her looked familiar... Then she smiled. "Karina!!!" I squealed and ran to her. "Oh my god! Karina! What are you doing in L.A?" She gave me a tight hug and replied, "I'm actually a tag along on a tour. I heard they were going on tour, and I made him take me along. I'd rather be in a bus with my best friends rather and be stuck in one place. And I see you never grew, you're like a midget! And what's this?" She grabbed my arm, the one that had Vic's bracelet. "Mona? You kept it? Twelve years, and you still have it? He told me about it... Oh Mona! We need to see him!" I looked at her confused. How would I go see him if he's in San Diego and I'm here? And she's on tour with people right now, so it wouldn't even be possible. "Karina, we're all in different places! How would that even be possible?" She looked at me, shocked. "Have you not heard anything about Vic in the twelve years that you left? No bands that are playing here?" She looked at me with a smirk on her face, waiting for me to answer. I racked my brain for an answer, but I couldn't think of it. I remembered that he wanted to start a band, but I didn't know if he actually made it happen, since we stopped talking about less than a year after I left. "I can't think of anything, Karina." She laughed and said, "Are you free tomorrow around 6? We have a lot to catch up on... Twelve years of things, to be exact. Plus, I know Vic's gonna be happy about this." She pointed to my bracelets, and I felt my heart flutter. Seeing Vic, my first love, after twelve years, would be amazing. But that's when I felt someone's arms go around my waist, and murmur into my ear, "Hey, baby, what took you so long?" I felt guilty, and backed away from him "Sam, this is Karina, my best friend when I was in San Diego an-" she interrupted and said, "Still her best friend!" I laughed and said, "Karina, this is my boyfriend, Sam." She grimaced, looked him over, and extended her hand. "Nice to meet you." They shook hands, then she turned to me and asked, "You still up for going out tomorrow?" I nodded, and we exchanged numbers and I gave her my address so she could pick me up tomorrow. "I'll come get you around four, okay? We can catch up before we go to the show!" We said our goodbyes, and when she hugged me she whispered, "Mona, do you still love him?" I felt myself tearing up, and whispered back, "I'm with Sam now, but to tell you the truth, I never stopped loving him." She looked at me with concern in her eyes, and she said, "Tell me all about it tomorrow okay?" She walked off, leaving me with Sam. "What was all that whispering about towards the end?" He asked jokingly, but I noticed the hint of annoyance in his voice. "It was nothing, babe." I kissed him, trying to kill off any jealously that he had. That was his major flaw; he got jealous easily. We were walking to the car, hand in hand, and even though I was in love with Sam, my heart was still fluttered nervously at the thought of seeing Vic again, after twelve long years.
