Charlie's POV
When I wake up the next morning, I feel a sense of dread wash over me. This is the first day that Nick and I will be apart. I know, I sound dramatic, probably because I am, but nonetheless, it's still hard knowing I won't see him until our first day of school.
School, great.
I get up and head to the bathroom to brush my teeth. I avoid my gaze in the mirror and try my best to brush as fast as I can. When I return to my room, I pick up my phone to text Nick.
Charlie: hi
Charlie: i love you
Charlie: a lot
I wait for Nick's reply, which shockingly doesn't take that long.
Nick: HI I love you too
Nick: I LOVE YOU!!! I like saying it
Nick: I miss you so much already
Charlie: are you even at the airport yet lol
Nick: ...no
After reading that message, I smile and lock my phone. I lay there, looking up at the ceiling. I know if I go downstairs, I'll just get yelled at by my mom for being late last night. She always thinks it's Nick's fault, but if anything, it's always mine.
The night of the prom, I was super late coming home because Nick and I were talking. She yelled and blamed Nick, almost banning me from seeing him again, but I convinced her that my phone died and I lost track of time. She went a little easier on me after that, but still, it doesn't change that she still gets mad anytime I try to explain something to her.
I'm ripped out of my thoughts when my phone dings with a new message from Nick. It's a picture. I open it and see him posing with two young children.
Nick: My little cousins say hi!!!
Charlie: omg
Charlie: can i come to menorca with you pls
Nick: Plane leaves in 90 minutes!
Nick: Can you run that fast??
Charlie: i could try
Charlie: i could fit in your suitcase
I stare at my phone and wait for Nick to reply, but after about ten minutes, I figure he's already on the plane flying over a thousand miles away.
He's gonna leave and not come back.
You're never gonna be good enough for him.
Stop trying...
I grab my book bag and head downstairs to do some of my summer homework. I can't focus in my room, so I figured going into the living room would help. As much as I want to avoid that fight with my mom, I need to start this summer homework, or it'll never get done. As I'm working, my phone chimes.
Nick: We've landed!!!
Charlie: come back 😭
Nick: 😂
Nick: Are you going to talk to your parents about the eating thing?
Charlie: i'll try xx
Nick: ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Charlie: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
A few hours go by without a response from Nick. I start to get worried, so I decide to send him a few messages.
Charlie: have you arrived yet?
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Evermore :||: Nick & Charlie
RomanceCharlie likes to pretend everything is fine, happy, perfect, but now that his struggles are revealed to Nick, it's going to just get harder and harder to hide how he's feeling. He doesn't want to worry Nick, so it might be best to keep it to himself...
