Destined to be?

Chapter 37

Eli

Today was the day.
My girl is going to walk across a stage and graduate.
I had sent you a good morning text the second I had woken up and I haven't been able to settle down since.
I had told you that I would give you time and that i wouldnt text you until school was over.
Something that I wish I never would have promised because it's been hell knowing that I had your number but I wasn't allowed to use it.
I had only broken my word one time and that was holding back because i was so ready to hop into my truck and plow through whatever building you were in so that i could get you away from those three girls that had wrapped a chain around your neck.
Clenching my teeth as I saw that image in my head.
They were laughing, pulling you around, calling you a dog.
Seeing that look on your face, that pure hatred and fear coursing through you. Gripping at the chain that was digging into your neck. I wanted to reach through the screen and rip it off myself.
But I couldn't.
The only thing that stopped me from going to make sure that you were ok in person was that fact the videos were not in real time. I played through them and watched how you took control. Watched one of the girls flee through the crowd while the other one that was holding the other end of that chain was too scared to move as you eyed her down. Watching as another girl bust through the crowd who I'm guessing is your best friend because she practically knocked out the girl who was taunting you though from the angle i couldn't really see her face.
Nodding my head in appreciation wishing that I could have done that myself.
Then as I watched more I saw you walking up to the girl who was still on the ground. One who was familiar just like the other two because i've seen them in the other videos, the ones who have been giving you trouble all year.
Not sure what I was expecting.
Not the least bit surprised when I saw you hold out your hand to her.
Knowing from personal experience that you were capable of looking past all of the bad and seeing the good.
A trait that I was still working on.
Of course I had kept on watching to the end to see what happened next only to find paintboy rushing to your side questioning why he hadn't been there in the first place. If he had been then they never would have been able to wrap that chain around your throat. He could have protected you but he wasn't there.
My anger towards him had turned to satisfaction when you had told me that the two of you were over.
I knew that it was only a matter of time.
He wasn't good enough for you and he proved it that night when he wasn't by your side. Not knowing if that was the final thing to push your decision, all you had said was that things were over and that was all I needed to hear.
Of course the anger had come back when I thought about what else he could have done or tried to do that made you make up your mind.
How he might have tried to push you into doing something that you didn't want to do. Putting his hands in places that they didn't belong.
But then you had said that you were still going to be friends and I knew that if he had tried anything then you wouldn't have kept him around.
Ever since that day I wished that you would text me again.
Anything.
Just so I had the excuse to break my word and talk to you.
You never did.
Telling myself that you broke things off with paintboy because you wanted to give us a chance. Telling myself that the reason that you had not contacted me was because you were going by my word.
A word that was no longer active.
Even still I had to be careful.
I couldn't just walk up to you randomly in front of the people that you knew and i didnt want to move too fast and scare you off again.
We have the rest of our lives but that did not stop me from wanting you any less.
Wanting you by my side, in my arms.
Checking my phone for the millionth time this morning to see if I had any messages from you.
Of course I had sent it really early and you were most likely still asleep.
I'd give anything to be there in your room when you woke up just so I could watch your nose scrunch up as you stretched your arms into the air, still in a daze of sleep.
It was only eight thirty five and your graduation wouldn't start until eleven.
I was still looking at my phone when I received the message notification. Hurriedly unlocking my phone and going straight to the text.
'Goodmorning :)'
You texted me back. Knowing that my heart skipped a beat when I saw the message was from you.
This was a start.
'Are you excited for the big day?' I send back. Patiently waiting for the response to come through.
'I am but I'm also not.'
Of course you were a little nervous. You never did much like change and this was a big one. Part of your life is over and that can be scary.
'Does that make sense?' You ask.
'Yes' I type back, plain and simple.
Waiting a couple minutes for you to message again, questioning whether I should have put more meaning into my response instead of just giving a one word answer when I heard my phone ding again.
'I decided to put off college'
wow. That was a big decision. One that we had talked about many times when you were with me. Well you would talk about having to be good in school and how you overworked yourself just so you could get good scholarships in order to go to college.
'I'm glad that you are giving yourself a break' you certainly needed that besides i never really believed in college anyways. Just another way to rack up debt, it's better to just go and get a job and get the experience that you can actually use instead of learning information from some book that most probably won't even use in their lifetime. I learned that when I got my ged online. Most of what I had to learn to pass has been completely forgotten by now. What had really helped me was going and doing the work in real time. Learning from experience. That's the best way in my opinion.
That's only if you wanted to work. If you chose to not have a job for the rest of your life that would be just fine with me. You could do as you pleased throughout the day as long as I could come home to you.
'I need to get ready'
Nodding my head as I glance down at the words.
Your words.
In just a couple of hours I was going to be able to see you. Even though it was only from afar that was better than the distance that we have had.
and I could not wait.