Looking Up for a Chance

Chapter 1

Two years later...

I'm packing the last little things up. Oh well, it's the last two days of summer and I need to face the reality that classes starts soon and that I should go back to school. I reached for my favorite book and put it into my bag.

"There! Settled!" I announced as I zip my bag. I lay on my bed for a minute staring at the ceiling and it felt empty-it was always empty. I closed my eyes trying to force this thoughts out of my mind.

"JADE! You should bring this." I jerked up finding a beautiful man leaning into my doorframe holding an apple. I raised my eyebrow!

"Really? An apple Gab?" I tried to hide the amusement in my voice but my lips betrayed me when they curved and formed into a smile.

"What's wrong... you might be hungry on the way." Oh how sweet of my best friend but who does he think he's fooling.

"Am I the one who's hungry?" his shoulders suddenly slouched while not saying any word. He is over reacting again. "Sorry." I stood up and snatch the apple on his hand.

"Can't believe summer is over." He sat on the edge of my bed and I followed him there.

"It's not yet over, you still have two days Gab." I said cheering him up. I know it's not about summer it's about me leaving.

"Literally yes. But you'll leave tomorrow." See told you so. Gab and I are best friends since I don't even remember when and we read each other like ABC's.

"That's tomorrow! I still have ten hours left c'mon! Aren't you used to it?"

"Of someone leaving? I don't know." He said pouting

"Don't act as a child Gab! It doesn't suit you." Then I laughed

"The last time I checked every girl would die just to see me that way. I am the handsomest man they'll ever see. They love me. And why my charms are aren't working with you either. Something is wrong with you why don't go and get your eyes checked Jade."   I laughed even harder. Well, Gab has been always this cocky which is okay but annoying most of the time. I know he is a good looking man but I don't want to burst his ego even more. I can't deny the fact that he grown up to be a man I've never expected him to be. He has bad sides but there are more good sides of him that not most people could fortunately see. That's why I treasure our friendship the most. He is one of the reasons why I'm still surviving in this world.

"Don't worry Gab I can assure you my eyes are okay." He flopped onto the bed and smiled.

"Things are drastically changing Jade." He said in a serious note.

"Nothing will change Gab. We're just moving. Gab you can visit me anytime you want" I explained.

"I know. What I mean is that this year we're gonna graduate in a couple of months but then I don't know what life is after high school."  Oh! Gabriel his always worried about the future. He's bothered if things will turn up right, or will everything be okay. Fear of the unknown is one of the hardest fears to conquer is what I would try to make him understand and that worrying won't do anything that's what we are working up now to just enjoy the present and make the best of it but I guess its Gabriel, old habits die hard.