𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 (𝐂𝐅)

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫- 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲

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I kissed him quickly turning away but pulls me back kissing me longer, both smiling as we do. "Go away." I joke pushing him back. "I have packing to do." I say as I start to fold my clothes.

"Just stay here, with me." I knew he was joking but deep down if he was serious, I would say yes in a heartbeat. "Im seeing you in December, and between then we'll call everyday." I remind him but I could tell by his face he wanted more than just FaceTimes and calls.

I stop packing at I go over to my bed lying down next to him, resting my head on his chest, I close my head listening to his heart beat as he starts playing with my hair. "I wish we figured out our feelings sooner, so we could've been doing this all summer." I sigh.

It was always hard leaving cousins but this time it was even harder, I felt like I had just got Conrad and I didn't want to let go of him. "Yeah we were idiots right?" He says making me giggle. I turn around looking at him as I kiss him slowly.

"Come on these bags are not gonna pack themselves." I jump up as I start packing and he reluctantly gets up and starts helping. "Awe look." I say showing him my Deb dress which I was taking back home.

"Is that gonna fit?" He asks. "True, maybe I'll keep it here." There was a part of me that worried if we would even be here next year, but then I remembered Susanna was doing the trail and everything would be okay.

We finished packing my stuff before heading downstairs. "There's the two lovebirds!" Susanna gleams. "Hey Susanna, I'm all packed." I let go of Conrad's hand as we walk further into the kitchen.

"I hate this part of the summer." Belly sighs lying on the couch. "Me too." I pout looking at Conrad, I feel my throat close up, this was going to be harder than I thought.

The rest of day we spent tinkering round the house, cleaning, napping, swimming one last time in the pool.

I swam around slowly, usually I did laps as fast as I could, but today I took every stroke in. I float on my back looking up at the sky, a pit formed in my stomach. I wish I could stay like this forever, this house, these people, I never wanted it to change.

I dried off placing the last few bits in the washing machine. "Okay we ready?" My mum says from the doorway finishing packing the car. "No." I reply honestly. "Yeah mum I don't wanna go." Steven says with sadness.

"Our lives are here." Belly said already crying. "We'll be back before you know it." My mum goes over to her wiping her tears. "I hate school, Taylor isn't speaking to me and Jeremiah's here." She cries harder. I grab her hand squeezing it as my mum hugs her.

This time was different for all of us. We weren't just leaving cousins we were leaving the most important people to us. "Come on, we've got to go, I'll get us ice cream on the way back, say you're goodbyes." I could tell deep down my mum was also upset, but she would never let us see her cry, apart from the Deb hall night.

"Shayla?" Steven says, we turn to the door where Shayla stands. "I just had to say goodbye again, I missed you too much." She smiles as he runs over as she embraces him in her arms.

I turn around as Susanna walks in. Me and belly both run over as she hugs us tightly. "Goodbye my sweet angels, I'll see you December." She kisses both our heads. "I love you Susanna." Belly says as I nod my head. "I love you both too." She sniffles.

We pull out the hug reluctantly as she goes outside helping my mum with the car. "Belly I'll take this out the car." Jeremiah says carrying her bag, belly nods as she follows closing the door.

I turn back around to see Conrad in the doorway, my eyes well up as I look at him, I wasn't ready to leave him. I walk over melting into his arms as he holds my tightly. "You forgot this." He let's go pulling out the teddy bear he got me for my birthday. Is like taking the bear. "I'll see you in December okay?" He wipes a tear rolling down my cheek as I grab his hand keeping it on my cheek. "December." I nod.

He leans down kissing my lips softly. "I love you El."He whispers. "I love you too connie." I tear my forehead on his. I start to walk outside as he follows holding my hand.

I go over to Jeremiah hugging him tightly before getting into the passenger seat, all of them stood outside. I shut my door, I couldn't take my eyes off Conrad as more tears spilled.

I wave at him one last time as he does the same and Steven starts the car and we pull away from the driveway. We start driving down the street, i open my window sticking my head out as Conrad runs onto the street watching us drive away, I could see he was crying now.

Soon enough we turn down the street and he was gone. I wasn't going to see him for four months. I roll up my window, I knew this car journey would be quiet and lonely. I hated this feelings.

That's when I feel my phone vibrate, I pull it out my pocket noticing it was a text from Conrad.

Connie: only 3 months, seven days, however many hours until I see you Conklin.

I laugh wiping my tears. Everything would be okay because eventually we would be back together. I would eventually be back in his arms. Because eventually everything falls into place.

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🐚The end 🐚

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Authors note: thank you guys for reading I hope you liked the book! I'm hoping to do another one soon.
But thank you all for the votes and support, I have been working on this book for over a year and loved writing it!
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