Family Friends

twenty six.

-Fast forward a few months-

Tomorrow is the first race of the pro motocross season, Haiden had won the 250s championship and that whole day was amazing as lots of memories were made... currently I am sitting at the Craig's house in Florida, packing up all my clothes into suitcases and backpacks because I got accepted into college!

A little backstory on that was I had realized I loved Haiden but I also wanted my own life because all his fans made up all lies and it was honestly breaking our relationship but Haiden fought for it. So one day while I was crying on my bathroom floor, I started scrolling through careers and suddenly my eye caught one- therapist. I would love to hear people's problems and try to solve them because some people have been through war and back but are still alive and breathing... Paige and Christian were super supportive of my decision and so were my parents when I called them and explained my story.
The college with the best degree was all the way in California, a city over from where my parents lived.

I looked around my now bare room except the furniture and sighed as all the memories made in this house will just be pushed to the back of my head as a new life was ahead of me in California. Paige walked in and pouted while a single tear escaped my eye and she bear hugged me, "are you sure this is what you want Presley?" She asked and while it was hard, I nodded. "Sorry but I can't live the rest of my life following Haiden around the states, wondering if he will get off the bike safely each weekend..." Paige nodded while we started to carry my luggage downstairs and my vision became blurry from the emotions.

   "Hey Presley?" Paige asked as we got in Christian's truck, "I'm driving you to Fox Raceway once we land in San Diego, you need to say bye to everyone and tell them in person." She said while I sighed then nodded. "Yeah I figured you were gonna tell me that." She laughed then drove to the airport.

   I got a FaceTime from Haiden and a smile appeared on my face then it dropped and I declined it- that's the easier choice except there no easy choice in this situation I'm about to walk into.

Paige helped get all my luggage checked in and on the place then we had 30 minutes to board the plane since packing took a little longer than we expected but we made it on time with a few minutes to spare. The plane had just gone up in the air and what seemed like forever, the plane had started to land on the other side of the country in a California. I took a few deep breaths as we waited for my luggage then Paige got the rental car and we loaded the whole trunk then headed over to Fox Raceway in Pala...

We got in the track and Lennon came running towards me along with the other boys, Haiden was the first to notice something was off but he never said something until Paige pulled Christian aside and explained everything. I held Lennon because I knew she was going to be the second hardest person to leave as she was my little sister, she never let go of me until I asked Haiden if we could 'talk'.
   "Haiden promise me you won't start yelling?" I held up my pinky and he laughed whole promising as I sniffled. "I'm moving here." I said and his smile faded, "you're- what why?" "I got accepted into college over here in San Diego- Haiden I promise it's not you but I can't go every weekend worrying if my boyfriend will even be breathing after the race?" Haiden shook his head. "No Presley we've done this once before and it was hell, we can work this out- please don't do this again." He begged as tears formed in my eyes but my mind was already made up this time for good.

"Haiden I loved you, I still love you very much but sometimes people just aren't meant to be together..."

"Pres-" his lips crashed on mine as the tears were now burning, "Haiden stop you're making this worse." I pushed him off me as his eyes were completely crushed and they became watery. "Just like that?" He asked and I nodded, "you truly were my favorite person Haiden..."

I gave him one last hug. The last hug broke me, I sobbed in his arms then Christian tapped my shoulder and suddenly I turned around then cried on him. The dad that didn't birth me comforted me through my hardest moments and this truly was one, I saw Haiden walk away and I forced myself to stay put as Christian held his arms tightly around me then gave me a kiss on the forehead. "Say final goodbyes to the kids then I'll drop you off at home Presley." His voice cracked as I walked over to all their kids and saw Lennon with tear streaks down her face.

   "Presey why are you leaving me?" Her little voice broke me as I scooped her into a hug, "I'll FaceTime you every day Lennon but I have to go get my job and have a new life." I explained as she frowned then her brothers came over and gave me a long hug...

"Bye babes!" I waved goodbye then Paige talked to me for about 5 minutes, "promise to text me and keep me updated little shit- you're leaving my family heartbroken. Hell this is worse than a breakup!" She said while a tear landed on my shoulder and we both giggled. "Bye Paige, love you so so much."

Christian drove me home as I stared out the window of the rental car and silently sobbed. He helped carry my luggage to the front door then gave me a hug goodbye and walked away with a frown as my mom answered the door, she pulled me in for a hug while I loudly cried into her shoulder.
   "It's burns mama." I explained and she nodded while walking me inside and my dad grabbed my stuff. "Sometimes we meet the right people at the wrong time baby, but we still have those memories..."

I went to my new empty bedroom and sat on the bed with a random blanket and cried to myself, begging for the aching to stop- never did. I closed my eyes as the sun was tucked away and the moon was out.

Haiden: "Out of all the people I chose to love, I'm glad I chose you. Although our time came to an end,
you'll always be the one for me even if we don't work out in the future..."

That last text from him played over and over in my head as I heard his voice yet it was not right next to me, it was now one of those core memories Paige told me about except I decided not to put that one to the back- I kept him as my first love then decided to go to sleep on that thought...

-end of story-