When Two Skateboards Crash

Then came nothingness. No picture or colors. It was just black. I felt as if I was sucked into a black hole where not even light could escape. In the black, there were faint, blurry pictures but I could make out who was in it. It was mostly Octavian but in every picture, there was a different girl. I knew, then, exactly what this was. It was the times I noticed Octavian, though only briefly, and his "girlfriends".

Instead of those times I felt nothing when I looked at them, this time I felt fear. I knew exactly why I was feeling this. I didn't know what kind of flashback or dream it was but I knew it was telling me to realize something that I hid away. The feelings that blossomed but had to hide behind other blossoming flowers. With that I fell into a dark sleep.

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Chapter 12

Arielle POV

I awoke to the smell of bacon and the sound of chattering. Now that my memory fully returned, I was prepared. I wasn't going to let go of Octavian, again. The fear of losing him was too much.

I wanted to get up but my limbs won't move, it felt as if I did not have any control over them. I turned my head to the right, and thankfully, Octavian was lying on my couch, playing with his phone. I wanted to speak to him but my dried throat wouldn't obey and only let out strangled grunt.

That was enough to get Octavian to snap his head up. He rubbed his eyes and shook his head as if it was a dream. I groaned to let him know that it was reality and I needed water. Octavian was quick to get to his feet and gave me a cup of water. I sighed, pleased that I was able to speak now.

"So what did I miss?" I asked him in a joking manner as the whole serious thing passed. Yet Octavian didn't think so.

"What did you miss? How could you be so... playful! You could have died. You know how hard it was for me to see you in a coma for a week and then sleeping again for 4 days?" He sounded strong at first, ready to take his anger out, but he broke down at the end.

I apologized to him although it wasn't really my fault. Then I smiled, thinking of the trip to the memory lane. I was about to tell him about it but my stomach grumbled before I could even open my mouth. Octavian chuckled, that same annoying chuckle that I secretly love.

"Let's get you some food."

Octavian, not trusting me to walk normally, lifted me up in bridal style and carried me downstairs to the kitchen.

"Hey, look who's awake."

That sentence brought life to the kitchen as people started hugging me after Octavian put me down. My parents went as far as to crying about it. I laughed at them, not rudely but in a joking manner, and told them I was fine now.

After I finished my breakfast, I went to watch TV. Although, right now I would have loved to go to the park and skate, Octavian and my mom definitely won't let me. My day passed quickly with watching TV and eating with Octavian. Although it was boring, Octavian was there to entertain me.

When it was evening, Octavian finally let me walk myself as I had to shower as well. During the shower, I decided to confess to Octavian. I couldn't wait to see his expression. Although I wasn't sure if Octavian did like me, I wanted to confess quickly in case he doen't like me. It will give me a reason to move on. I didn't want to hide my feelings forever.

"Hey, you ready to sleep? I'm going to go in a few minutes." I put on a brave face and looked straight at him. I couldn't back down now.

"Octavian... I really like you." His shocked face was quite amusing but thinking of this serious situation, I decided not to laugh. Then his face made a huge smile that the joker couldn't even compete with.

"That's great! I really like you, too. Ever since 2nd grade."

That was the moment of bliss that no one could ever destroy. Octavian lifted me while hugging and spun us around. Our laughter filled the room. After our moment of happiness, we said our goodbyes to each other and I slept peacefully.

*A week after

The week passed by rather peacefully and I was able to walk normally now. I thought that I got hurt at the right time because it was summer vacation now. Therefore, i didn't miss much school.

Octavian and I are happy as ever but there were times he was distant. Such as the time when I went out of my bathroom only in my towel, I did that quite a few times but after the 3rd time or so, he started looking away and walking away from me. It felt as if he didn't want to be with me as he did before.

Then a few days passed after that incident, I came out of the shower blow drying my hair, Octavian had the same reaction as before. It hurt that maybe he didn't want to spend much time with me anymore. It was quite logical since he never had a week long girlfriend. Octavian was gone today, the whole day.

It was 6 p.m. and I was watching TV with my mom. I told him about my situation with Octavian, and being the level headed mom she was, she told me that he wouldn't be cheating on me. I did believe that since he said that he liked me since 2nd grade but humans were capable of lying.

Then I got a call from one of the cheerleaders saying that Octavian was in a club. Although it was a summer vacation, word got out saying that Octavian and I are dating. A bit doubtful of Octavian, I decided to go to the club. When I had the sight of Octavian, I was relieved that he was only with his gang and no girls.

Then one brave girl, who was really pretty and wasn't wearing any kinky clothes, approached Octavian. I was quite mad that she dared to approach Octavian but was happy that he rejected her. When I was about to wave and go to Octavian, someone grabbed my arm and turned me to them. It was Blake.

I was about to say something along the lines of, "Can you let me off the hook?", but Blake had other plans. He kissed me right on the mouth.