Summer

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Sorry for the wait! I was in Italy and Spain! but now i'm back yay so here's to regular updates! cheers!

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California was sunny even in May and it was nice to feel the warmth on my skin.

I hailed a cab down to take me to a small hotel outside the Stanford campus.

I dropped my luggage, changed into a flowery playsuit and walked to the campus. Troy's mom gave me his dorm info, turns out his dorm was ages away and I had to get a bus to get to his sector.

Stanford was huge, with modern architecture and students flooding the campus. It looked lively and vibrnt, everyone seemed happy.

But one.

Once I arrived at his dorm area. I stopped.

Underneath a big leafy tree beside the dorm building was Troy.

He was reading a book intently.

At first glance he looked fine, but when you got closer, it was a scary sight.

His blonde hair was shaggy, a slight bit of stubble was apparent and he had dark circles. He looked tired, even his shirt buttons were done wrong.

This was not Troy.

He was a clean freak, he always looked prim, his hair was usually perfectly quiffed and he always wore clothes the proper way.

I can't believe I even recognised him!

It was painful to see him like this.

He really had broke.

I walked hesitantly towards him.

I bent down, he didn't notice too engrossed in his book. "Hey Troy."

Nothing.

"Troy?"

He was still looking at his book.

Maybe he didn't hear?

"Troy." I tapped him.

He shut his book and it made a loud clap, I jumped.

He then looked at me, his blue eyes hard. I cowered, I didn't know what I was expecting, but it was definitely not this.

The anger.

"Don't you understood when I don't want to talk?" Troy said in a steely voice.

"Its been two months Troy." I say gently.

"And?" He looks up at me with a fierce look.

"And you need to move on."

"Move on?" He laughed darkly.

"Yes."

"I can't just forget her Shay! She was my life, I can't be your stupid boyfriend right now!" Troy yells, a few passerbys look at us.

"I don't want you to be anything. I just want you to be you. Not this." I gestured to his hobo state.

"Well that Troy is gone." He looks away.

"Why?" That caught him off guard.

"Because."

"Because? Seriously Troy I got a six hour flight to help you and to see you! Cut me some slack!" I say my temper sparking.

"Why do you always try and help? I didn't ask for it!"

"I care about you! You are such an idiot why else am I here?" I yell, he quietens.

"Everyone is worried about you Troy. Me, your mom, my mom, your brothers. Hell even Scar is up there and she wouldn't want you like this!" I say, he stares at the grass.

"Troy, Scar is gone-"

"Don't." He whispers.

I sit next to him.

"Just because she isn't here now, doesn't mean she isn't in here." I point to his heart. He runs his hand through his shaggy hair.

"You know what Scar said to me in my letter? She said to always remember her for the good times and to make sure everyone is okay. This is Scar's wish." I say.

"H-how can you cope?" He chokes out, my eyes brim with tears.

"I just do. I do it for her." I say and take his hand.

And we just sat there and watched people pass by, until the sun had set.

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Troy is in a chapter woo haha!

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