Back to Summer

Chapter 7

  I stood there, and so did Will. Then he took long strides over to me and grabbed my arms to give me a hug. I kept trying to push him away, he let go of my arms and then cupped my face. I froze at how close we are. His thumbs wiped away the tears on my face and I closed my eyes.

  I opened my eyes and Will is hair staring at me. I don't know what to say or do. He hugged me and I wrapped my arms around him. I held him tightly to me and didn't want to let go.

"I'm so sorry, Will. Whatever I did-"

"No. Don't apologize, it should be me who apologizes. I don't want you to feel like I have left you. I know that I have once, but I can't again. I can't lose you, Ally."  Will cut me off.

"Why though? Why have you been avoiding me?" I questioned. Will looked at the ground but then looked at me again.

"It doesn't matter now, just know that I will never leave you."  Will assured me. I nodded and hugged him again.

"What're you doing here?" Will asked me.

"I was walking and then I was here and...I just was thinking. I felt like it was happening again. My screams."  My voice cracked.

  Will held me tighter and told me everything was fine. He pulled away and grabbed my hand.

"Where are we going?"  I asked.

"I just want to show you that everything is okay."  Will began walking down to where my crashed car once was.

  I pulled my hand away and began shaking. Will turned to me and held out his hand.

"Will, I felt so helpless. No one would have ever seen me. I didn't think anyone would have came on time. I was alone, all alone."  Tears escaped from my eyes. Will came closer and wiped my tears away. I closed my eyes and tried to stop the tears.

"Look at me." Will demanded. I slowly opened my eyes and looked into Will's.

"You're not alone. You will never be alone." He whispered. I nodded my head and said okay. He grabbed my hand and we walked down to the center where my car was. My hands are still shaking and my knees feel a little weak, but it's good that Will is hear to hold me together. I looked around and I didn't want to blink or close my eyes, afraid that I will see what happened that night.

"Don't be afraid. This shows how strong you are." Will spoke. I began to take big breaths and I can feel my shaking decreasing. My phone began to ring and it's my friend Carly. I held up my finger to Will telling him to give me a minute. I turned around and answered my phone.

"Hello." I greeted.

"Hey girl!"

"What's up?" I asked.

"So...do you know Derek?" She asked.

"I do." I answered.

"Is he nice? Like, a good guy?" She asked.

"Derek's a good person. He's funny, nice, and has these awful pick up lines that he likes to tease me with but their pretty funny too. Why?" I smirked. I know she likes him, her and Derek flirted almost the whole time at lunch.

"I was going to see if he wanted to do something soon." Carly said.

"Oh ok, well I have to go. But I will talk to you later."

"Okay, bye." And Carly hung up. I turned and looked at Will who was staring at me. I smiled and then walked over to him.

"Ready to go?" I asked. He nodded and we began walking down the road.