Caleb's POV
I tried.
I feel a pulse in my pinky all the sudden, and I look at it. She promised. I feel like a jerk for not talking to her after taking her out for ice cream, but I needed the time to regain memory. Hope she didn't take it the wrong way.
Every night, even though it was creepy, I dreamt about her. About the way she laughed when tickled her, or the way she lit up when I had brought her food. There was something about those eyes. They were soft yet gentle and always full of excitement. I would die, just to look into those eyes again.
I walk up to my bed and lay there, thinking about all the things I've shoud've said. Did I miss anything? I get up, to check my desk. My computer lays there with the various information I've collected about Audrey about our past. Well, it was Facebook opened to several pictures where she looked, entirely happy. Without a single care in the world.
Right beside my computer, was an album. I'm surprised I've never looked through it. So I decide to snoop through it, even though it is probably mine.
So it was. It's pictures of us. More. Oh my gosh, was I just too stupid.
There's pictures where we are at our favourite park, swinging our arses off. She smiled so genuinely, it was hard not to love her.
I flip the page, and find a picture of me and her on her 10th birthday. She just started blowing the candles off, and her face is in the most cutest duck face I've ever seen. I'm right behind her, sneakily ready to shove her face into it.
And the next picture just so happened to be a picture of her cake face. Surprisingly, she seemed so happy. She was laughing too, I guess. But then I saw my face, laced with an icing mustache. I laugh at the thought of her. She always knew how to make a situation, brighter. It was never the bad side of the story, she just seemed to make it happier.
She was special, and I feel terrible for not making her feel like that for the previous months. I've just been so focused in trying to remember her.
The radio started blasting, out of no where.
"Never felt like this before,
Are we friends or are we more,
As I'm walking towards the door,
I'm not sure.
But baby if you say, you
Don't want me to stay, I'll change my mind."
And I just left it there. It seemed like lullaby music. Plus it was Audrey's favourite bands. (As spammed on her Facebook page.) I knew the lyrics, and decided to sing along.
As I sang the lyrics softly, I flipped the pages of my childhood. And she was in most of it. I can't believe she left so suddenly. I never even got to hang out with her this year. I pretty much am a total loser for that.
But tonight was the night she was leaving. Sh*t, what are you doing Caleb in bed just wondering.
I grabbed my keys, and jumped into the truck. It was all I could afford. I jammed the key into the ignition, and drove as fast as I possibly could before the bobbies could catch me driving this wild. It was as wild as my heart beat for this girl, damn it.
Clicheé, I know. But the thought of her made me weak. I needed her now then ever.
I drove to Heathrow Airport, and gladly enough she was just checking in.
"Audrey!" I shouted, the whole terminal heard me. Considering it was 2 AM the whole terminal consisted of Audrey's family, a man who looked like he was going to be seated in first class, and a woman and her child who she carried in her arms, while the boy was asleep.
She looked at me, with confusion. I looked down, and I was wearing pajamas and a tank. It was summer, what else would you expect.
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
"I didn't properly get to say goodbye." I panted.
"Well I'm not exactly leaving just yet. Wanna go get something to eat?" She says.
"Sure." I take her by the hand, and practically drag her over to a small café where they had tea and small snacks that we could get for a good price.
We have a typical conversation, asking how she's been doing, how it feels to be moving all the way back to our homeland. I think about life without her, and how disappointed I feel.
"Uh Caleb. Caleb. Caleb!" She says in various voices before I can hear her.
"Oh, sorry." I say quick.
"I don't like moving away from London. It's been real, having you as a friend and all."
Just as she gets up to leave, I grab her hand.
"Caleb, what is it?"
"I remember." I say.
"I know you told me that already.." She says just to break off eye contact.
"No, I have our album." Did I just call it our album? Well it did consist of us.
"Oh, so you do?" She questions.
"We we're like the bestest of friends, until a stupid crash messed up my mind. I'm so sorry for not talking to you this year, but will you forgive me? I was trying to find our moments just before I could do this."
I pulled her closer towards me, and felt her heart beat quick. My heart was going to jump out of my chest any second now. I put my arm around her waist, and she looked up at me. That's when I saw her eyes that just killed my insides, that I had to.
I crashed my lips onto hers, and at first she seemed startled. But then, her hands were gliding up my neck that sent me a surge of electricity. I held her tighter, wrapping my arm around her waist as I pulled her in to fill the space. Afraid everything was now or never. Afraid that I would lose her. Afraid this may be the last time I ever hold her like this again.
Kissing her, made me feel alive. Not like how the past few months have been. I felt as if I could stay like this forever. It gave me this pang of guilt, that I would never be able to this often. She was moving to a country, that is across the ocean. If I had to, I would do anything just to feel this. Feel this again. I needed her, more than ever.
Flashes of our memories came back to me.
"Common Caleb!" Little Audrey screamed.
*
"I promise." We said in unison.
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"It's only a few more metres away. Do you want a piggy back ride?" I asked, as she reached her arms towards me.
*
"You're mine, forever and always." I said. "Me too," She said.
*
And that's when I saw in her eyes. She had to say goodbye.
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Hello, I've got something to tell you. But it's crazy.
I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while. Yes, its almost been 3 weeks? I don't know. But here ya are. I tried my best. Sorry that it's short.
I've got school coming up in a week, and I will honestly try to dedicate some time into my book. I'm going into freshman year! Can you believe it!
Well anyways, please keep reading. I love you, unknown readers.
Love,
Author.
