Remember Our Summer

P R O L O G U E

Delaney

My bracelet broke down today.

It's been three years since I had this bracelet, three years of longing, three years of waiting.

I think it all ended with this bracelet here.

At first my mind thought that my ears were deceiving me, that there must be another Reid Ezyln that the crowd is cheering for in my new college, but when I heard the name my heartbeat still raced as it used to.

And then I looked at those grey stormy eyes for the first time since the last three years. I have always wondered, in fact- I have even had imaginary conversations with myself about what I would say to him- if I ever see him again. I have yearned for this moment, but now it's here and all I want is to just go home and wrap myself in my soft blanket, and just stop the time.

I hope he isn't actually here but the way he is looking at me tells me that it is real, because no one would ever look at me the way Reid Ezyln does, it's something about his eyes that has always left me speechless, but today, I want to say so many things, I want to scream and fight but running away outdoes every other want inside me.

I thought college would give me a new start, a new life, but it only dragged me back to the part of my life I wanted to heal from. It brought me back to Reid Ezyln, my brother's best friend because that's all he ever was to us, he was never my friend. He was my first love, and my worst heartbreak and he's here now, staring at me as if he has found his purpose. I didn't even realise I was crying until my tears blurred my vision.

I can feel the burning sensations of the eyes that are on me, it feels like with just one glance at me, he made me very visible, so visible that I cannot handle the whisperings and the curious questions of "Did that girl just caught his attention?" or "Girl embarrassed herself in front of the hottest senior."

First day of first semester and I feel like it's already gone from my hands.

When I realised that people have started noticing my reaction to Reid, the tears sliding down my cheeks, I decide to not increase the drama and to simply leave, so I grab onto Denver's beige sleeves and lead him out of the practice area with me.

"Holy shit, what was that Dells? Why was that Reid Ezyln staring at you like he knew you?" he asks dumbfoundedly as if it was an out-of-the-book moment. I sigh and stare at him, debating on whether to tell him or not, so I decide to go half truth, "He's my brother's best friend and we didn't know that we were in the same college, he must be shocked by that." I explain as Denver nods and decides not to pry anymore, which I'm thankful for.

He tells me that he has to bring back his backpack from the class and asks me to wait for him so we can walk to our dorms together. I didn't expect Denver to actually be the kind of guy he seemed on the internet, but he is really sweet in real life, and even more of a drama sucker at that. That guy basically feeds on drama. I tap my feet on the floor and replay back the memories of the last time I saw Reid Ezyln. He took me out on a date, not an actual one though as I believe he was coerced by my brother to do it, but that night was everything. I still remember the exact moment I fell in love with him, his eyes were narrowed on the bracelet he gifted me and my eyes were on his, looking deeply into the reflection of mini lights that shined in his eyes. I blink a few times to get rid of the stupid tears that come uninvited everytime.

"Della?" I hear a familiar yet changed voice, dreading the outcome I turned to look at him, Reid looks as if he cannot believe that I'm real.

"Delaney. Delaney Lane." I say, clarifying that we aren't on nickname basis anymore, and reintroduction gave me a little wall to build up around myself.

"Della." he repeats with a surety as if what I said didn't make any sense to him, I choose to ignore all of it and decide that forgetting is a part of moving on, I am done holding grudges and especially with him. So I let it go with a smile and not a burst of my emotions that has been conceded in me for so long, "It's been long, huh? It was nice to see you again, Reid." I speak as a start to my letting go speech but he makes it hard.

He covers the distance between us until he's awfully close to me, he still stand much taller compared to my 162cm height, his left hand rises a little to take a strand of my strawberry blonde hair in his hands and looks at them in adoration, and then he whispers, "I missed this, sunshine. You're a freshman?"

I suck in a breath, the audacity.

How could he call me sunshine after all these years, after all these scars that burn in my mind. He doesn't have the right to do so, but no matter whatever I scream in my head, my mouth cannot seem to voice it in front of him. Thankfully, I don't have to respond to him as I hear footsteps approaching, turning to my side, I see Denver holding mine and his backpack on his shoulder, he looks at us dumbfounded, "Hey blondie, we need to find Raya too, remember?" Denver shouts and walks in closer, I see Reid's jaw clenching as he hears the word blondie.

The awkwardness ripples through the atmosphere and I give in, "Reid, this is Denver, my friend and Denver, this is Reid, my brother's childhood friend." I introduce them to each other and Denver frowns, "I'm your only best friend, Dells and Nice to meet you, Ezyln" he says as I feel my heart racing because of the way Reid has gone awfully silent beside me. "I'll wait for you at the gate." Denver says and blows me a kiss while turning and walking away with a hum.

"So, I'm just your brother's friend now?" I hear his coldness in his voice but my rage takes over, giving me the courage to not cower in front of a guy who shouldn't have this much effect on me. I don't reply but I just shrug, showing indifference.

"Tell me, sunshine? When did I become just Rune's childhood friend? Wasn't I your best friend and your first love?

And then everything I've bottled inside, they all come to the surface once again. The tears blur my eyes once again and this time, I choose to run. Reid is shocked by my actions but I rush towards Denver. He takes one look at my face and doesn't question anything, he just leads me out of the corridor and towards my dorm.

I have had enough today. 

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meet the writer - I am a teenage girl, Faella Eve is my online alias, and I write rom-coms!!