Attached [Rewritten Version]

1. Cory Dunn

Monday, September 5th, 2016

There was an excited tension in the air that Sid didn't understand. How could anyone be excited about the first day in school? The first day of a full year of classes. Early mornings, long days, endless homework-assignments, graduating.

It was like any other day in school, aside from friends who were excited to see each other after a few weeks of summer break, while Sid zigzagged through the crowd of cheerfully chatting teenagers. It wasn't helping him that he wasn't exactly a morning person; at all.

He loved the peace that night-time brought with it. With most people asleep, only people like him awake, not bothering each other. No expectations, just freedom to do anything he wanted.

While people were excited to see their friends again, Sid at least shared that excitement. He hadn't seen his girlfriend Annika in weeks. She had been on a four-week long vacation and it was probably the longest they had ever gone without each other.

The weeks prior to her vacation in the Bahama's, Sid had spent three long weeks in the burning sun in Africa, where his father—a doctor—helped out taking care of sick people in the poor regions of the continent.

He still couldn't believe his father had thought Sid would enjoy joining him on his safari trip.

It had been seven long weeks in which Sid hadn't seen his girlfriend, and it was the only reason for him to arrive in school early that morning.

He was searching the crowd, trying to find her long curly ginger hair, and as soon as he did, a smile made its way on his face. His annoyance dissipated, his mood changing to a happy one within seconds.

"Come here you," Sid mumbled into her ear as he slid his arms around her waist, kissing her cheek while she giggled.

It was like music in his ears, and his stomach flipped at the sounds. The sweet scent of her skin reminded him of vanilla. The feelings she caused inside his mind and body where indescribable.

He couldn't put his feelings into words. It was as if his heart exploded every thud of his heartbeat as he looked into her green eyes, staring at him amused.

"Hey Siddey," she hummed, leaning in to connect their lips in an ever so sweet kiss.

"I missed you so much," Sid whispered as he leaned his chin on her shoulder, his arms hugging her close to him.

"Ah Siddey, I missed you too," she replied, pecking a kiss on his cheek. "Dad suggested for you to join us on our next vacation, because I was moody most of the time."

Sid chuckled, knowing the feeling. He smirked and nodded. "My parents said the same thing. Mom nearly killed me for my moods. She asked if I couldn't book a ticket to..."

"Okay, that's enough," Davy, Annika's twin brother and Sid's best friend, told them, while he pulled Annika away from Sid. "There's another Bray that missed you," he joked, pulling Sid into a brotherly hug.

Sid laughed out loud, slapping him on his back before shoving him aside. "Yeah, I missed your ugly face too, Dave."

Sid grabbed Annika's wrist to pull her closer again, putting his arm around her shoulders as soon as she stood beside him again.

"Oh, Siddey?" Annika turned her face to look at him. "Mom wanted to know if you're coming over for dinner this Thursday. It's her birthday and she would love for you to be there too."

"Of course I will," Sid answered, nuzzling his face in the croak of her neck. "Any second I get to spend with you..."

"Iew, get a room, perverts," Amber told them with a laugh.