Lost Time {COMPLETED}

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Isla's POV

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We used to be best friends.

And having a best friend you were in love with was kind of rough.

Before high school ended, Daniel and I were inseparable. We were the closest of friends. Along with Jenna and Trevor, we were the school's most known group.

We had been known for sticking together and knowing each other the longest.

So much for that.

The night of senior prom was the night I was finally going to admit my feelings and hope Daniel reciprocated them.

Unfortunately, I wasn't the only one with significant information that night.

Right after senior prom, Daniel announced that he was leaving to college early. He was being sent to medical school where he would soon become a doctor.

Most people expected that if one person would be able to get his diploma and head off to college early, it would be Daniel.

He had always been the golden boy of our school. He was perfect in every aspect. His looks were flawless with honey brown hair and immaculate hazel eyes.

Daniel also played soccer. He knew he wouldn't want a scholarship for sports, yet he played it for the team.

All his life Daniel has been training to take over and work in his dad's hospital. He was smart, caring and I couldn't help but fall in love.

So on that night of prom, we all went as a group. We had the night of our lives. But, when Daniel dropped that bombshell, things only got worse.

For me, that is.

We were walking out to the parking lot after having a blast inside. Before we entered his car though, he stopped us, saying he had important news.

"Guys," He says with a grin and looking at each of us. "I have been able to get everything I needed done and I will be heading off to medical school soon. It is a while away, but I am lucky to have gotten in."

My heart that was soaring fell flat to the ground and shattered like glass. Tonight was supposed to be the night, the night that everything went my way.

It shouldn't have ruined my night but it did. This news shouldn't have been such a big deal, but it was.

All the perfect futures I had made up for us washed away. It was like a picture frame full of your fondest memories, cracking.

This wasn't supposed to happen until the end of the year. When I could try to go with him to college and we would stay together while he worked to become a doctor, and I a nurse.

Trevor and Jenna immediately bombarded him with hugs. I stand there with one question bursting to come out of my mouth.

"When exactly will you be leaving? I thought we still had all of our senior year left?" I tried to put my game face on, but Daniel must have seen through it.

The rest of my senior year was planned out. I would admit my feelings, we could be the school's golden couple and leave for college together. If he wasn't here, I don't know what would happen.

"I'll be going next week, Isla." my gasp was audible to everyone. "I know it's sudden but you guys all know this is my dream." After that, I hugged him while keeping my heart break to myself.

"Congratulations, Daniel," I mumble to him as a single tear slides down my cheek.

Little did I know, that wasn't the last heartbreak I would be facing.

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"Isla! Wake up!" I awoke to my current best friend's voice piercing my dream. The flash back I was having took place about 3 years ago.

"Sorry, Jenna. I guess I was caught up in a dream. Has my alarm gone off?"

"Nope. And before you ask, it is currently 6:13 am. I just wanted to wake you up before your alarm goes off. Today is your big day or whatever." Jenna waved her hands enthusiastically. "Now be quiet and let me sleep."

Jenna has never been or will ever be a morning person.

I chuckle to myself and she grunts, laying back down on her bed. On my night stand sat my phone which I turned my alarm off on. During Jenna's morning slump, she did get one thing right. Today was my big day.

Recently I had finished all my schooling to become a nurse. I had applied for a job at the hospital to help in the newborn/baby section. Luckily I got the job and I couldn't be more excited- or nervous.

Daniel's dad ran the hospital I would be working at. Derrick knew me as long as I had been friends with his son. It wasn't hard to get the job because he had always supported me.

I grab my nurse scrubs and head into our shared bathroom. Jenna mumbles one last question before I head in the shower.

"What if you see Daniel? I heard that he is coming back."

This was one of my main concerns of finally taking the job as a nurse. He always told me that he would come back to work in this town. Daniel would obviously be working in his dad's hospital but I don't think our jobs will collide.

Even so, I want to talk to Daniel and become friends. If I couldn't have him romantically I at least wanted my best friend back.

"I'll act as if nothing ever happened before he left. Because that is exactly how he treated me."

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During my shower I couldn't help but think back on old memories once again. That prom night, after dropping Trevor and Jenna off, I decided to still tell Daniel how I felt, even if it made no difference in the end results.

"Listen, I have to tell you something," We both spoke in unison while parked in front of my house.

I laugh nervously along with Daniel. We have known each other so long, we could basically read each other's moods by our behavior.

"What's wrong? Do you have even more news?" I roll my eyes.

That earns a chuckle out of Daniel. He rubs his neck and darts his eyes around nervously. "Well, I just think, you should go first," He stammers.

"Ok," I blow out a nervous breath and prepare to say the speech which I have practiced thousands of times. "I don't know if you have ever realized it, but I like you. Way more than as a friend. Ever since that day in fourth grade, the day we became devoted best friends, I have liked you. I think I realized it last year, but never had the courage to admit it to you.

"Everything you do, how you act, I fell in love with. I am probably your last choice considering you have the whole population of high school girls chasing you, but I still wanted a chance."

I finish my rant and look up from my hands which were on my lap. When I look into his eyes, and I see exactly what would be seen in mine- Love and admiration.

"I know exactly how you feel, Isla," Then he leaned in for the kiss that confirmed my seemingly never ending feelings for Daniel Parkes.

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A/N

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