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GLIDE
"a simple truth? we'll never have today again"

~lyla~

i don't think i've ever been so crushed in my life. i've been through a lot of difficult things in my lifetime, but non compare to now. it's horrible.

standing here, joaos arms wrapped around me, watching over his shoulder as my best friends in the whole world leave my side, is truly heartbreaking. i knew they were going to leave at some point, but i didn't realize it was going to be so soon. it makes me want to go back to spain with them, i mean what's stopping me?

meredith and harper look back and send us a small pitiful wave, which only makes me sob into joaos chest harder. i don't know why i'm having a such hard time with this, but maybe it's the fact that i feel like i just got them back. after months of not seeing them i finally get to occupy their presence again, but just as quick as they come they are gone.

hes rubbing my back soothingly, and i feel bad because i know this is hard on him too. the guys are his best friends as well, so i know he is definitely struggling watching them walk away as well.

we stand there for a while, even after their plane leaves. it feels like forever we are standing there, wrapped in each others arms. eventually joão pulls away and lifts my chin to look down at me.

i probably look like a train wreck. i didn't even put on makeup this morning because i knew i would ball my eyes out, so that probably just adds to my already depressing aura.

joão wipes my tears away with the back of his hand and tries to cheer me up with one of his gorgeous smiles. normally i would giggle and get all nervous, but right now i'm too sad to even bat an eye at it.

i think joão notices because he gives me a look and smoothes out my hair. "let's go do something, just the two of us." he whispers.

"i'm too sad to do anything." i sniff and he grabs my hand playfully, pulling me behind him out of the airport. 

"i don't care, lets do something fun." i groan at him but he proceeds to shove me into the car and drive off anyways. he lets me have aux, but i'm too tired to actually pick something so i just press shuffle on me and joaos shared playlist.

"where are we going?" i ask as i pull my legs up and rest my chin on top of my knees. he looks over at me for a moment but then directs his focus back on the road.

"you'll see." he smiles at me and i can't help but think about how lucky i am to have such a kind man like him.

after a couple more minutes of me trying my hardest to not fall asleep, we pull up to a large building, or more so some kind of stadium. i look over at him confused, but he just smirks and gets out of the car to run around and open my door.

"i'm taking you skating." he cheers happily and claps his hands together as we walk into the stadium. "or actually your taking me skating." he corrects and takes a hold of my hand.

i laugh a little and look at him, still confused. "what?"

"remember the first time we talked?" i try and remember back to the first time we met. it was in micah's kitchen i think, and then we all went to a party together. if i could, i would erase that entire night from my memory, it is not something i would prefer to remember.

"i think so."

"you told me that night that you would teach me how to skate someday." i look at him a small smile appearing on my lips. i barely remember that night except the fact that nate kissed me in front of everyone, but i think it's cute joão remembers me saying that. "so let's go." he pulls me behind him and rents us both a pair of skates from a little counter at the front of the rink.