In love with my neighbor ⇝ENGLISH VERSION⇜

Chapter 23

Monday, January 21, 2019

The bell rings, I pick up my book and notebook and leave the art fundamentals class. I go, like every day, with my new classmates Lucia, Valeria and Maria to the park in front of the school.

In these months they have become very good friends, they know all my life to the letter, including all the dark past with Loli. And just like them, I also know about their lives. Besides, in all this time we have gone to a party a couple of times. In December, after a party I threw at my house they met my best friends and also Cristina. They get along well, however, since everyone else is busy with their own things they haven't gotten to know each other very well.

The truth is that I know almost nothing about them, I know that they have also made other friends, some romance, parties and that in general they are doing well in their studies, but between being in other schools and that my high school does not require so much time, it is very difficult for us.

- You have it all... - sigh - Calculated and planned...

- I want to go, love. But I don't want to be away from you and my family for so long. All the birthdays I miss, your contests, your parties, our plans and dates, everything.... - sighs with teary eyes - I don't want to miss it, Lara....

- It's going to be very difficult, but this opportunity is going to change your life for the better and I don't want our relationship to interrupt your goals... - I feel like crying.

- I know where you are going and I don't... I refuse to break up with you, I promise to call you every day, to send you letters, gifts and also to come back to Spain, even once a month, to be with you, your family, my family... - I swear to you that nothing will change... - that's what they always say, but then....

- Darling, I don't know if we will be able to endure this immense change. If you want to try, go ahead, but you don't have to call me every day, because we both know that your studies will prevent you from doing so. And, besides the lack of time, you won't have much money to be traveling every month either, love.

- Let's try, I promise to call you every day, even if I have to study, work or whatever. We can also make a video call while I'm studying...

- As you wish, love... See you Friday, this week I have a lot of things to do, study and draw - I'm going to climb the walls....

- Okay, love. Bye - we both feel like crying.

- I love you, Cristina...

- And I, Lara... - I'm hanging up.

. . .

After the call I burst into tears. As I was not mentally ready to go back to class, I stayed with Valeria and Maria in the street. Lucia on the other hand went to get our backpacks and went back to class, because if her parents find out that she has skipped a class, we might not see her hair for a month.

I'm home now, not looking forward to anything. I have three drawings to do and I'm totally blank, I don't feel inspired or in the mood to draw anything. But I have to do it anyway because tomorrow I have to hand it in. And it's not because I've left it to the last minute, but because I have a very "special" teacher and she sends us a lot of things for the next day. And when she's in a good mood, she usually has us do everything during class time...

. . .

I don't even know how, but I managed to finish the drawings. Afterwards, I started on two art fundamentals papers and studied some developmental questions for design.

Now I'm in bed, finishing talking to Cristina on the phone. Once we say goodbye and goodnight, I lie down on the bed and without counting a sheep I fall asleep.