The To-Do List

Chapter 9

A/N: sorry for not updating! It's been months, but we are back! Thx for 700 reads!

Ariana pov :

It turned out that Alex's brother got us special passes to go snorkeling. I started to think about the clear water with millions of different kind of fish. It would be so beautiful.

Even though we live in Florida, we don't go to the beach often. It's like an hour away from the town we live in. Alex's voice interrupted my thoughts.

"Ariana I think we're lost."

His eyes were scrunched at the map on his phone he's looking at, and his eyebrows are furrowed. He looks so cute when he's confused.

"What? I thought you were listening to the GPS." I said.

"I thought I knew the way." Alex said, and was obviously upset.

It was silent for a long moment.

"I'm hungry!" I complained in a jokingly tone. I sounded like a was two, and I even kicked the dashboard for effect, putting on my pouty face.

"What do you want to eat? I have no clue where we are but I think I saw a few chain restaurants over there in that building," he said while chuckling.

After a good twenty minutes we found ourselves digging into TacoBell.

"Mmmm this is sooooo good." I closed my eyes, taking another bite from the taco.

"Hopefully we don't get the squirts or runs." He said while laughing his head off. He was so childish sometimes.

"Ewwww Alex!" I said, and began to laugh, spitting taco all over the table.

After a few moments of talking and eating we got up and left.

Finally we got to the beach. Once we were on the boat with the snorkel guy, he gave us flippers, wetsuits, snorkels, and masks. He proceeded to give us instructions, and then we were free to do whatever.

"Did you bring your camera?" I asked Alex with an excited tone. He's been begging his parents for a camera that goes underwater for ages! He just got one last year and we're completely obsessed with it.

"Yup!"

He pulled out his underwater camera. We both jumped out of the boat and into the water.

I saw all sorts of fish. The colors were really vibrant. There were red, yellow, blue, green, purple and lots more.

Alex and I took a few selfies, and he looks handsome I might add. I just look like I'm homeless and haven't brushed my hair in a couple months. Nevertheless, the trip was just breathtaking.

The whole car ride home I just thought about Alex and I. I also thought about moving. How could I move away from the boy I loved?

Wait loved? Did I just say LOVED?

Did I have feelings for Alex?

No I can't. I just can't.

I'm moving. Far away. I'll never see him. I can't love him.

Why is everything so complicated?

Alex's pov:

I looked over to see Ariana curled up in a ball on the passenger seat pulling her knees to her chest.

She so cute. And beautiful. I wish she didn't have to move. I was getting closer to her every minute we spent together. Every second my feelings grew stronger for her. I couldn't do this any more.

If we could just separate, maybe it wouldn't hurt so much.

This would crush her. And me. But I couldn't take it anymore. I know it was a selfish thing to do, but the pain was too overwhelming.

Ariana's pov:

As we pulled into my drive way I woke up. Whoa, when did I fall asleep. Oh well!

I looked into Alex's beautiful green eyes. They weren't filled with happiness like usual, instead they were dark pools of sadness.

"Alex what's wrong."

"Ariana, I really like you. Every minute we spend together it's going to get harder to say bye. Finishing the stuff on our list is just going to make the move harder. We should just stop seeing each other. I'm going to really miss you. Goodbye Ariana."

"Alex..." I didn't know what to say.

"Please we-" my voice was cracking.

He looked away now, and I swore I saw tears forming in his eyes.

"Alex I have feelings for you!" I blurted out, not knowing if the words were true or not.

He didn't say anything. We sat there for five minutes, not speaking a word. I could hear my heart beat pounding in my ears, mixed with rage and despair.

I got out of the car with tears coming out of my eyes. When I got to my room, I cried. I mean tears flowing down my eyes, until my vision was blurry, not like in those cliché movies where one beautiful tear goes down the girl's face. No. This was a flood of never ending tears.

How could he do this to me? How could he do this to himself?

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