Seventeen years old Meredith and Nick just graduated high school and now under the big narra tree near the parking lot of their school smiling at the scenery of the bermuda in front of them, students were taking pictures, laughing, smiling and playing around,as they were wearing their toga.
"Congratulations, Meredith" Nick suddenly said smiling
"Congratulations, Nick" she smiled back as she let her forehead rest on his shoulder.
"Where are you going after summer?" Nick asked as he rested his head on top of hers "I mean for college?" he added wanting to know
Questioning her as many times as possible as he was trying to find the courage to tell her what he needed to tell her, trying to hide his nervousness.
"I'll probably stay here in Boston,my friends are here...and my best friend... you" she smiled looking up at him, pecking his cheeks leaving a slight red mark on it from her lips making her chuckle
"I'm sorry" she chuckled as she was trying to wipe it off but just spreading it around making it look like he had a blush on "You had blush on now, it's all red" she added resting her head on his shoulder again
"It's okay" he said finding herself chuckling as well "We got our diploma" he said suddenly "Finally"
"We did" Meredith added
"Are you still going to chef school? you told me many times you wanted to be a chef" he then asked
"No" she answered shortly "I have changed my mind" she sighs
"Well what then?" Nick asked wanting to know
"Med school, I wanna be a surgeon" Meredith answered
"You want to follow your mom's footsteps?" Nick asked surprised
"Hmm-mhh, you?" she asked, looking up at him
"Not sure yet, my family is having a financial problem recently and my dad found out that Erica started using drugs again. My mom lost her job here three months ago,my dad is having a hard time looking for jobs so I'm not sure if I could even go to college so --" he let his words trailed off as he faced Meredith, eye to eye
"You're leaving" she finished for him.
He didn't answer and just kept looking at her, studying every features of her,her green eyes,her wavey blonde hair down her shoulder,her pinkish lips, just every features of her he admires so much
"Okay" she nodded absently standing up before walking away leaving Nick alone with his thoughts about what just happened
"Meredith please..." he yelled, running after her "Can we talk"
"Nothing to talk about, Nick" Meredith said as she was now standing outside the school, at the gate waiting for a ride feeling how Nick was standing behind her
"Please, understand" he added, stepping closer slowly caressing her shoulder comfortingly
"You promised me... you promised you'd never leave me again" she said turning around to face him.
Nick saw the tears were welling up in her eyes. It hurts him seeing her like this, knowing he can't do anything about his family's situation.
"I'm sorry" he said, that's the only words he can say.
Million words he wanted to tell her but ''I'm sorry'' are the only ones that's coming out of his mouth
"You left me before and now you're leaving me again" she said again, tears were rolling down her cheeks
"I'll be back" he said, not sure if that words will somehow comfort her
"You don't know that" she said quietly
"I do... I'll be back when everything is okay. When my family problem is solved, I'll come back to you" he said soothingly
"That's what you said the last time you left when we were nine years old. You had to cry like a child and beg your parents so you can move back here for me" she said flatly
"I would do that again...for you" he said again
She just looked at him, seeing th sincerity in his eyes
"You avoided me for three weeks before our graduation" Meredith said wiping her tears off "And now that you're talking to me again... you're telling me you're leaving me... again" she said, trying to hide the pain in her voice, failing miserably "Was that the reason why you avoided your own best friend and hang out with your other friends for the whole three weeks... you avoided me because you thought I wouldn't understand your family's situation"
"No" he lied
"You told Theo, John, Wendell, Angelo, Maica and Angelina about your family problem but me... your best friend" she stated flatly
"I didn't tell them... I only told Angelina" he said, as if it will make her less mad at him
"Right... Angelina freaking Shahidi, that girl who has been flirting with you since 8th grade" she said sarcastically
"Is that a problem!" he the spat back "Just because your my best friend doesn't mean I have to tell you everything about my problem first before the others" he added "It doesn't matter because no one can help me!"
"Do you think I won't help you? You really think I'll just sat there, listen to your rants about your problem and laugh at it? or do nothing?" she added trying to sound offended "God, Nick I'm not stupid!"
"I didn't say that!" he reasoned
"That's what you implied!" she shot back, leaving him shock, knowing that she's a hundred percent right.
He knew Meredith well enough to
know that she sometimes laughs at his problems while sitting on his bed while he's pacing his room.
"Out of all the friends I have I thought you'd understand" he said softly, not caring anymore about her comments "Guess I'm wrong" he added
They kept standing there, looking at each other as a taxi stopped in front of them. Meredith looked away and immediately opened the taxi's door and sat inside closing the door. Leaving Nick with tears rolling down his cheeks.
YOU ARE READING
Miles Apart • MerNick
FanfictionMeredith and Nick were best friends since they were little kids, 5 years old to be exact. They met after a week Nick had moved in across the street from Meredith's house. Until Nick had to go back to Canada with his parents and sister Erica when he...
