I Wish You Would

*Chapter 15*

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I had found a new friend in Jonathan. I had begun to adore him. He was a wonderful guy, caring and sweet. My day would be bad, but a smile from him could lighten up my day, even when my best friends couldn't. We had become really close over the past few weeks. It was as if I had known him for ages. We went out for coffee frequently. Austin had taken a liking to him. He loved how Jonathan would always call him "Champ" and ruffle his hair. Jon had also taken me for a dinner date once in a small but beautiful hotel. That night was one to remember.

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The day of the dinner date.

I was struggling to get into my navy blue one piece. It was tight, but perfectly hugged my body actually giving some shape to it. Mom came upstairs and gave me a box. I looked at her surprised,

"Mom, what is this?" "Just open and tell me if you like it." She replied, smiling softly. I opened the box and tears sprung into my eyes. In the box lay the most perfect and daintiest navy blue pumps. It was the same pumps I had seen in the window of Maria's Boutique and was fangirling over them ever since. They were made of velvet with three inch heels and a tiny navy blue bow at the top which held a beautiful blue sapphire. It glinted when I held it towards the light, casting blue shadows all over my bedroom walls. I stood up and gave her a tight hug.

"Thank you so much Mom! You sure are the best. But why? They must have cost you a fortune." I looked at her. Her reply made the already filled tears come cascading down. "You are my daughter. Nothing will cast me a fortune as long as it is for you. Plus it is your first date. I remember my first dinner date. I want it to be perfect. Now don't cry, you will ruin the makeup. Go and have fun sweetheart." She grinned at me.

Just then the bell rang. Someone, maybe Austin opened the door. I came down the staircase, just the way they show in movies. Jonathan was standing at the foot of the stairs, flowers in his hand. He bent down and said in his best manly voice, "Flowers for you, my lady." I giggled, uncharacteristic for a 'lady'. He took my arm and led me out of the door and to a tiny Italian hotel on the corner of the street. The chef knew Mrs. Miller, so Jonathan was in a good place. We had the most amazing dinner, drinking apple juice in wine glasses, just like grown-ups. After dinner, he dropped me at the front porch and lightly kissed my cheek and hand, the feel of his warm lips sending tingling sensations down my spine.

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Present day.

I was sitting on the porch swing reading a book and remembering that day, a smile on my face. Suddenly, a huge figure blotted out the sun, startling me. I looked up and saw Jonathan, looking grim.

"Hey Jon, what's up?" I scooted over, giving him some space on the swing.

"I came to say goodbye Kaylen." I looked at him, a confused expression on my face. "Good bye? But why? Is it something I did? What happened?" I blasted him with questions, suddenly realising how attached I had become to him.

He broke into laughter, which annoyed me. "I am going back home Kay. Forgot? I was here only for a month. My time is up. I have to go back." He smiled, a kind off doleful smile. As if he didn't want to go. He continued, "I really don't want to leave. I love Grandma. My parents aren't home anyways. And I will miss you. You are one of my only true friends. Someone who doesn't want to be friends for how I look but for who I am." After lots of debates and discussions, I had finally gotten him to accept that he looked hot.

His words touched my heart and I realised how much I was going to miss him. Tears sprung in my eyes, blinding me. I managed to croak out, "Don't go Jon. Please. You are an amazing person. I know we just met, but you are very close to me. I never anticipated I would be this close to someone in just a month. But you are special. Please don't g-o." My voice completely cracked at the last word and I gulped down a sob.

Jonathan gathered me into his arms. I sunk into his body, his smell enveloping me. He smelt of fresh cookies and deodorant. "I don't want to go to. But even you know that I have to go Kaylen. I will miss you. But I have to go back to high school. I am sorry." He tilted my chin up and kissed my forehead. We sat like that for god knows how long. Suddenly he got up.

"I have to go Kaylen. I cannot miss my flight. You have my number and my skype id. We will keep in touch. Don't worry, My Lady." He gave me one last hug before he went away. Words remain caught up in my throat. I stared at his retreating figure, his smell lingering in the air.

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Two days later, I came down with the flu. Christmas was nearing and a flu now was a very bad idea. I was bed for a whole week. It was completely annoying. My nose ran the whole day. The cold just made it worse. I suffered from migraines which left me so angry and irritated all the time. Poor Austin bore much brunt of that anger. He suffered silently along with me, but he never left my side.

Mom kept on bringing up hot soup and visitors. The soup was okay, visitors not so much. I was bored of constantly answering questions like, "How are you? Are you fine? How is the headache?" etc.

My friends kept dropping in from time to time keeping me updated with the latest news and gossip in school. Our volleyball team had made it to the finals and Coach was eager to get me back. Rachel, Dylan, Ashley and Emma were always at my side cracking jokes and trying to make me laugh. My friends were the solace I needed and were like the cool cloth on my forehead my mother put when I was feeling feverish.

But there was one person who's presence I pined. I wanted to breathe in his scent, enjoy the feel of his hand on my forehead, always checking if I was okay. He was the only person whos questions I never minded answering, though he would ask me a thousand times a day. I missed his smile, his hazel eyes. I missed how he would ruffle my hair or kiss me goodbye after every date. I missed how his face lit up every time we met. I missed his old fashioned greetings. I missed him more than anything else.

And then I realised, I was truly and completely in love with Jonathan Reed.

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