You Have My Heart | AL Fanfic

Chapter 3

~Maya's POV~

I woke up early Saturday morning for a good reason; Anissa was moving to Nashville today. I promised to help her finish packing and help her family load up the moving truck. Anissa told me yesterday after my third class. She was on the verge of crying, I could see it in her eyes. I was crushed, and I did the only thing I knew best. I hugged her. And she cried into my shoulder. I held her even after the bell rang for the next class to start. I didn't care if I was late. All I cared about then was my best friend. I sighed as I got out of bed and went down the wooden stairs for breakfast.

"Hey, honey, ready to help Anissa?" my mom smiled at me.

"Uh, yeah. I'm just sad that she's actually leaving," I sighed, getting some cereal.

"Awe, I know, sweetie," She said, rubbing my back. I poured milk into my fruit loops, and began eating. I hurriedly finished my cereal so that I could get ready.

"Ok, go get dressed, Maya. We are leaving soon," I got up, dumped my bowl in the sink, and started up the stairs to get ready for my last day with my best friend. I opened my closet to look for an outfit. After a couple of minutes flipping through hangers of clothes, I settled for a dark grey sweater, black jeans, and white tennis shoes, since it was autumn and the wind still held a crisp feel to it. I decided to quickly pull my dark brown hair into a bun, so I wouldn't have to worry about it getting in the way. When I was finished I walked down the stairs to the kitchen. When I got down there, I saw my older brother, Isaiah, standing at the counter talking to our mom. Their heads turned towards me when I entered the room.

"Hey there, little sis! Ready to go?" He smiled at me.

"Yea, I am," I responded, looking at him.

"Well, let's get going!" My mom said, walking towards the front door with me and my brother close behind.

~Zack's POV~

It was Saturday, which meant Anissa would be leaving today. Which meant she would no longer live at 1515 Maple street, no longer hang out with James, Clover, and Maya at the library on the weekends, and that she would be gone from Copper Cove this come Monday. Ever since I had gotten home yesterday from school, I kept replaying and replaying the scene in the hallway in my mind over and over again. The same question continuously running through my head all the while.

Why did we have to break up?

When I woke up this morning, I had decided on driving to her house, and helping her family move things into the truck. I knew Maya was going, so I thought perhaps I should go too.

I had to see her a final time. I couldn't let her slip away without a goodbye. I scrambled to put my shoes, and a jacket on when my 10 year old sister barged into my room.

"What are you doing, Zackary," she demanded, hands on her hips.

I rolled my eyes at her. She was recently going through a phase where she thought she was the boss in the family.

"Nothing, Jessie, I'm just going to Anissa's house to help her load her stuff into the moving truck." I hastily shoved my left foot into a shoe. I was so distracted, I failed to notice I put my left foot into my right shoe. Jessie pursed her lips and flipped her hair over one shoulder.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" she questioned me.

"Why wouldn't it be?"

Jessie threw her arms up in the air in a gesture to show that she believed boys were impossible. "Because, doofus," she retorted, "She dumped you, and I may not be a 16 year old girl, but I know that when a girl says it's over, I think it means bye bye."