Bermuda

Prologue

"Aw, come on Rhiannon! It's our last night here." He smiled. "Don't waste it being sad. I want my last memory of you to be happy, with you smiling."

We were lying on an itchy picnic cloth underneath the dark sky, gazing at the millions of stars above us, his warm arm wrapped around me.

"I know," I sighed, raising my hand up to stroke his cheek. "I can't get over the fact that I won't see you for a fucking year. That's 365 days without you."

He tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear. "Don't worry, princess. We'll text every day, call and face time."

"It won't be the same," I sniffled, holding any tears that threatened to come out. "I really will miss you."

"Rhiannon," He sighed. "I know we've only known each other for a month but it was the best month of my life. I never knew that summer camp could have turned out so eventful. Fuck, I never wanted to even come here in the first place and neither did you. You are the funniest, sassiest and nicest person I've ever met. You are my saving grace. You've brought me peace and I can leave this camp a happy man. You know what? You see those stars up there?" He pointed to the sky. "None of them are as bright or as beautiful as you. I think I love you. You deserve nothing but the best...and that's why we have to let each other go. That's why I have to let you go."

"You're so cheesy." I giggled.

"What can I say? I'm a cheesy guy." He grinned. "And plus, I knew it would make you laugh."

"Stop being so cute! You're making me miss you more." I smiled even though tears still trickled down my cheek.

Barclay turned around, hovering over me. He pressed a soft kiss to my forehead, cheeks, chin and then finally my lips.

"You don't know how much it sucks to let you go." He breathed. His breath smelt like the strawberries and mint ice cream we had eaten before.

"You don't know how much it sucks to be let go of." I countered, biting my lip.

"Rhi, listen, when we both go back home, I want you to move on. Continue with your life. If you happen to find someone new that you really like then you should go for it. Don't let me hold you back." He placed a chaste kiss onto my forehead before lying on his back again. "Promise me?"

"I promise." I said even though it was the hardest thing I ever had to say.

Why did I agree to it? I guess it made sense at the time. We lived far away from each other and we had different lives. Would it have made sense to start a long distance relationship? I had to think rational.

I was going to miss this boy. The boy who I hated at the start of summer, who kept constantly bugging me, who pushed me into the lake, who made it his mission to piss me off but also the boy who made me laugh, the boy whose kisses always made me feel like jelly, the boy who was telling me how beautiful I was everyday the boy who was my first real...

Love?

Was it love? I don't know. But we both had strong feelings for each other.

And it sucked that I'd have to wait until next summer to see him.

And even thought I had to wait a year to lay my eyes on him again, it would be worth it.

It would all be worth it.

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