I am yours. {#Wattys2016}

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A/N: The cover is a drawing by MaviMistress so shoutout to her.

10 years ago...

"What do you mean you're moving?" I shouted from the top of my lungs. I couldn't believe my best friend. Actually. My only friend was going to move away from me.

"I'm sorry Avi, it's out of my control" He tried to defend himself. I didn't like anything I was hearing.

"You can't go. I-I won't let you" I shouted. I looked up at him through the frames of my clunky glasses, exposing the tears that were building up in my eyes.

"Avi, I'm sorry" He tried to apologise but there was no point. Nothing would be done. It was out of our control. He would be leaving tomorrow and there was nothing we could do.

"I hate this" I sat down filled with fury. "What am I meant to do without you?" Tears began to slowly fall down my face. The realisation of Scott not being in my life tomorrow began to sink in. He was leaving. Leaving Arlington. Leaving Texas. Leaving me.

He sat next to me and snaked his arms around my body. He held me in a tight hug. It wasn't like all the other hugs we had given. It felt different.

It wasn't the last hug we would give each other. It was the last long hug we would give each other. The last hug that wouldn't be rushed. The last hug with pure meaning. "I will miss you. Truly." I said pulling away.

"I will too" Scott whispered. He stood up and I stood up too. I let him go home. Tomorrow would be the sad departure.

The next day...

It was a cold and foggy day. It had rained previously and it began to die down. The street was empty. The only people who populated the street were Scott's family and  me.

"That's the last of those boxes" Mr Hoying informed Scott before getting the car.

"So...I guess this is it" I walked towards Scott. He wrapped me in a tight hug. I could feel tears brimming in my eyes. I began to cry into his chest. It was the last time I would see the best person in my life.

"Avi, before I go I wanted to give you something" He ran into his now empty house and came back out with a small box. He handed it to me and I opened it. It was a ring with a crescent moon on it. It was very beautiful. "I have the gibbous that fits into the crescent" He showed me the ring on his finger.

"I'll wear it everyday" I hugged him again. His dad began pressing the horn in the car to tell Scott to hurry up.

"I have one last thing to say to you." He looked me in the eyes. "Stay strong. Stay strong for me" Tears fell out of my eyes. "I know that I may be leaving you, I want you to know that I'll always be with you. No matter what those people in our school do to you, stay strong" He held me one last time before running to the car.

I watched them drive away, waving goodbye. I watched as they became less and less visible until they were completely gone. And it was only then that reality hit me. The best thing in my 16 years of life had just driven away. I could feel despair engulf every single positive thing remaining in my life. I could feel my heart break inside me chest. I didn't think I could cry anymore tears but I cried bucket loads.

The light of my life was taken right in that moment.