*Two months later*
Thanksgiving.
I have a lot to be thankful for this year. And looking around the thanksgiving table, I can name close to all of them.
My Mom.
These past two months haves been great for our relationship. We're closer than ever and I pretty much tell her everything. We both never feel alone, like we did before, because we know we have each other to lean on. My mom got a promotion as head nurse and quit her other job, leaving her much more time to relax. The bright smile that covers her face as she sets the dinning room table proves how much happier she is now that she gets more time at home.
Not like I'm home alone much, Chester's practically always with me.
Chester.
Our relationship was quite unspoken-ly put together. After we got back from Boston we both predictably assumed we were dating. Much like everyone else at our school did when we arrived a few days later holding hands and never leaving each other's sides. (Except to go to our classes of course) Getting used to being couplely with him was a lot easier than I thought. I guess we always acted as a little more than friends in the first place. And now when he absentmindedly places his hand on my thigh, I don't even think twice.
Both our parents did not even seem surprised when we told them. They just nodded and smiled and that was it. My dad already approved of Chester, seeing as Chester was the main reason I forgave my dad in the first place. That put the awkward "protect-my-daughter-or-else" speech out of the way.
My Dad.
We're still in the process of getting comfortable with each other again, but these things take time, so of course neither of us have tried to rush it. A few weeks after I left Boston, Jeff gave my dad a job at his corporation. And not as a janitor, might I add. He now helps file taxes and gets payed a generous amount as well. He earned enough by the end of the month that he was able to sell his rotten house and rent a nice apartment downtown. I'm glad he's pulling himself together. I guess I was the first change he needed to make before he could fix the rest.
He's here too. Smiling brightly as he chats with my mother. Their relationship got lots better too. They will never be able to remarry, but a nice friendship is always good. I even gave him tips on how to apologize to my mother (properly) last time I went to Boston to see him. And April of course.
April.
April's road to recovery was quick and harmless. She was completely healed by the time I saw her the following month. He hair still isn't as thick as it used to be, but it's looks pretty much the same and I think the only person who really notices is April. She had a awesome story to tell the people at school and she made plenty of friends in no time. After all, it's April! We still send letters once a week, informing each other on the ins and outs of our own lives week by week. Plus, from all that writing, I've become a decent author and am currently making a 97 in English.
I still can't wait to see April though. Writing just doesn't do justice to actually sitting down and talking to her.
I can't wait till she gets here.
Constantly checking the clock does nothing, considered I have no idea how far away she is. She could be minutes or hours away and I still wouldn't know. But even still, I continue to stretch my whole body just to get a glance at the wall clock behind me.
"She'll be here." Chester assures after I again strain to see the clock.
"Let's go sit on the porch, yeah?" Chester prods.
I can tell he's trying to calm me down, but I can't help it. I always get antsy right before seeing April again. A month is just too much time. Too much time indeed.
Even so, I allow Chester to loop our hands and pull me outside to the porch swing.
That of course doesn't help. All I'm doing now is staring down the road, anxiously awaiting for Sofia's black SUV to round the corner of our narrow street as I fiddle with the end of my flowery skirt.
"Bloody hell would you stop." Chester grumbles, turning my chin to face him insisted of the street.
Chester and I obviously talk a lot more now than we used to, and it always makes me laugh when he says his cute little British expressions like "bloody hell."
"Bloody hell would you stop!" I jokingly mimic him using a terrible British accent.
"Every time! Every time I say that!"
I burst out laughing at my own joke. It's just to funny.
"Why in the world do the British say bloody hell." I giggle.
"Oh ok. So first you forget I exist, then you insult my country. Nice. Real nice." He complains, trying to keep a straight face, but I can see the corners of his lips tugging into a grin.
"Only joking, love." I laugh, again saying the word love in a britshy voice.
His mouth turns to a pout and I continue to laugh as I chastely peck his lips, removing the pout from them when I do.
"Ewww! Get a room!" A hear a voice yell from the street.
I turn quickly to see April practically hanging out her mom's car window as the vehicle slows to a stop in front of my house. A huge beam is plastered on Aprils face from ear to ear, and the same one makes its way to my face as I run down the sidewalk to get to April.
She giggles when I tackle her in a hug as soon as she gets out of the car. I pull back to look at her amusingly. Her eyes are filled with life and glowing, so much different from the dull eyes I witnessed at the hospital. Her brown locks are in curly spirals that fall all the way down to her belly. She smiles wide as she exclaims exasperatedly,
"Gosh, have I got a lot to tell you."
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The end.... Really this time.
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April Paymot- Eleanor Calder
Lesley Todd - Gage Golightly
Chester Windfeild- 2010-2011 Harry styles ;)
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Thank you so much for reading Letters to April! I'm really happy with the way it turned out. I'm going to go back and fix all the grammar mistakes if you want to read the book as a whole and I should be finishing editing in about a week. If you have any questions about what happened to other characters or so on and so forth leave me a comment and I'll for sure answer:))
Btw me and my friend agreed Chester and Lesley's ship name is Lester😂❤️
Anyways, thanks so much again. Hope you all liked the book. ❤️❤️
