Remembering Him

One

Madason

Four months earlier

I'm packing away all my clothes . My room looks like a mess . With all the boxes I've brought with . There is my computer and a few boxes of books . Then my four bags that I've only unpacked two of them . My bed looks like a twister had hit it with all my posters and pictures that I have yet to put up on my picture wall .

"This is gonna take a while . " I mumble as I look around the room . I put away some shirts and sigh when I've ran out of packing space in my one cabinet . I close one to open a new one which I fill with some more shirts and then I'm done with that bag . Taking another bag with clothes I find my dresses and skirts in it . I hang them up and move on to my shorts and shoes . By the time I'm done with my clothes it's diner time and I'm famished .

"Mady ! Diner ! " my mother yells right on time and I run down stairs .

"What are we having ? " I ask and she smiles when I enter the room .

"Food . " she says and I groan . "Set the table please . " she says and I nod taking out place mats . "Put three extra we're having guests . " she says and I nod .

"Does it have anything to to with the moving truck we saw this morning ? " I ask and she nods .

"Yeah , we have new neighbours . " she says and I nod . When I've finished setting the plates dad enters the room .

"Hey , you done unpacking yet ? " he asks and I shake my head .

"I've finished with my clothes . I still have to unpack my shoes and books and put up the new pictures on my wall . " I say and he whistles .

"You have your work cut out for you . " he says and I send him the fakest smile I can and he just laughs . The doorbell rings and I smile and shake my head walking to open it . I open the door to be met by a guy my age maybe a bit older . He has brown hair and eyes with a smile that could light up the room .

"Hey , I'm Alex . " he says and I give him a shy smile . It's one thing to be me in front of my friends and family but I am shy in front of strangers .

"Hey , come in . " I say and he steps in along with his parents . His mom has the same brown hair and light green eyes while his father has dark brown hair and brown eyes . "I'm Madason . " I say and they nod . My father comes in and I sigh in relive . I slip out while he talks to them and lead them to the dining room . Diner goes without a hitch . The parents talk and Alex and I just stay quite listening .

After diner Alex and I move out to the porch while the parents takes in the living room . We sit on the edge of the stoop in silence for quite a while . I look at the beach and wach as the moon lights up the water . I stare at the moon for quite ad while before speaking up .

"In most of the novels I read the lovers usually looks at the moon when they miss each other . " I say and from the corner of my eye I see him turn to me .

"Mind giving me a place and time ? " he asks and I nod .

"In The hidden heart of Emily Hudson ,she looks at the moon and thinks of Captain.Lindsy . It is very brief but she does . In the classic Romeo and Juliet , she stands on her balcony waiting for him but not missing the chance to look at the moon while waiting . " I say and finally look at him .

"I ment in real life . " he says and I shrug .

"I don't know . " I say and he nods .

"So you've never looked at the moon and thought of a lover ? " he asks and I shake my head .

"Not a lover but a loved one . " I say and he nods .

"Who ? " he asks and I look back at te water .

"My brother . I had one . He was two years older than me . I lost him when I turned sixteen . He had just finished school and went out to party and on the way back got it not a car accident . The funny thing is he wasn't drunk . The fifteen year old that hit him was . " I say and silence falls over us .

"I'm sorry . " he says after a while and I nod . Another wave of silence falls over us but it's not uncomfortable . It's just a understanding silence .

"Most of your life you goes by not appreciating the people that crosses your path . The funny thing is when you lose them it's to late . So let's appreciate what we have before its to late . " I say quietly and he looks over at me with a frown . "He said that in his speech . It was his ending lines . He had to give a speech at graduation . And those where his ending lines . " I say and he nods . After a while I frown . "Can I ask you something ? " I ask and he nods .

"Shoot . " he says and I give him a small smile .

"When did we end up talking about my brother ? " I ask and he chuckles softy .

"The moon . " he says and I nod . Another wave I of silence .

"Can I ask you something ? " I ask again and he grins .

"Ask me something . " he says and I smile back .

"Why the hell did I just tell you about my brother ? " I ask and we stare at each other . He shrugs and then we both burst out in laughter .

"I think we should just stay inside form now on . The moon does weird things to you . " he says and I push his shoulder lightly .

"Shut up , Alex . " I say and he grins .

"Make me , Madason . " he says and I lean forward .

"Yeah ? " I ask and he nods .

"Yeah . " he says and I push him off the stoop . He falls on the beach sand with a thud and I burst into laughter followed by him . "Good one . " he says and stands up dusting himself off . I hop of and stand next to him .

"Let's take a walk . " I say and he nods . We walk down the beach in silence .

"What are you doing tomorrow ? " he asks and I groan .

"I'm fixing up my room . It's and mess I can't believe it . " I say and he chuckles .

"Tell me about it . " he says and I nod . We talk about pointless things and then head back to my house . He says goodbye and leaves with his parents and I go to bed dreading a day of unpacking and fixing up my room .