You Have My Heart | AL Fanfic

Chapter 2

~Anissa's POV~

I put the last of my pictures into the large, cardboard box on my bed, and shut it. It was a quarter after 9:00, and it was a school night, so I probably should had been in bed by now. But with so little time to pack everything, the less of rest I got. How could I face my friends tomorrow? There was absolutely no way I could tell them I was moving. Zach was going to be heartbroken, and Jacob? He was my first friend ever. Saying goodbye was never fun. I switched off the light, and crawled into bed. Tomorrow was going to be hard enough without getting a good night of sleep. Not that there was any chance of that happening.

When I woke up, the pounding of rain hitting my window was the first thing I heard. "Great, what a beautiful day to accompany my last day at Copper Cove." I muttered, throwing the blankets aside, and walking to my closet. All that hung there was the outfit I picked out for today, and a single pair of shoes. When I was done getting ready, I grabbed my backpack and headed downstairs for a quick breakfast.

"How are you feeling, Anissa?" My mom asked from the opposite side of the table. I looked up at my mom, her words pulling me out of my revory.

"Oh, um, fine I guess." I lied. All I could think was how everyone would react when I told them the news. I picked up my fork and tried to eat, but I couldn't work up the energy. So I just stared at my eggs, lost in thought.

"Anissa, honey. You have to eat," My mom said, putting her hand on my shoulder.

"I don't want to. I'm worried about what I'm going to say to my friends today," I responded, sighing into my food.

"Well, how about I make you a strawberry and kiwi smoothie," My mom suggested, winking at me. That brought a smile to my face.

"Yes, please, Mom!" I responded, a bit more happier than I was moments before.

"Okay, I'm on it," She chuckled, kissing the top of my head.

~TIME SKIPPY~

I walked in through the front double doors of Copper Cove High, sipping my smoothie, when I saw Jacob at his locker.

Oh boy, here we go. I thought as I made my way to my childhood friend.

"Hey Anissa! What's up?" Jacob said, smiling at me.

"Hey, Jake," I responded, sighing. Jacob looked at me, worry in his grey eyes.

"Is everything alright, Ani? Are you okay?" He asked me, looking into my usually bright amber eyes, but now they were dim, and lifeless. I shook my head, my hair falling in front of my face.

"No, I need to talk to you," I said, tears threatening to spill onto my cheeks.

"Okay, do you want to walk anywhere?" Jacob ask, putting his arm around my shoulders. I nodded my head, afraid to speak in case the tears started falling.

We walked in silence until we came to an empty space in the hall where only a trickle of students were coming and going. I thought and thought about how I could tell him, but nothing came. Jake stared at me, concerned. "Anissa, what's going on? You're scaring me now."

I didn't want to scare him. I didn't want to tell him. Except, there was no getting around this. "Jake," I began, struggling to speak properly, "There's something I need to talk to you about." It was clear that Jacob was worried.

"Uh, yeah, anything." He answered.

"Hypothetically, if one of the people in our group was moving, how would you react? You know, hypothetically."

He raised an eyebrow questioningly. "I'd be sad, obviously. Thankfully none of us are moving anytime soon." His face started getting it's normal color back.