Falling For The Opposite

38•I'm Leaving

Ana's POV

It's here. The day. The day I leave for college. My friends and I are going our separate ways. Nothing could be the same.

My parents and brothers were standing outside, holding me in tight embraces with tears welling their eyes as the pack the rest of my things into the new car I got. I dressed up a little in a soft pink dress with brown cowboy boots and a washed-out denim jacket. My hair was in a messy styled French braid.

"I love you guys so much." I say. But everything felt like it was not right. Like a huge piece of my heart was being abandoned. Jacob. He wasn't here. I didn't know why. K felt my heart ache and my face flush at my epiphany.

I get swallowed into the arms of everyone telling me goodbye. I feel tears streaming down my face as I look at my best friends. These guys have been with me since we were little, building tree houses and pretending to be pirates.

"I love you guys." I say.

"Love you too." They say in unison. I feel Bree slip this into my pocket.

"Ken told me that Jacob wanted you to have this." She says. I feel the folded paper and sigh. She gives me a half smile before hugging me once more and letting me go.

I walk to my parents who are emotional by now. I hug them, nuzzling my face into the warmth of their bodies. "Stay strong darling. I know you'll make me proud." My mother says kissing my temple.

I nod and smile. "I'll do my best." I say. My father just simply nods, trying to stay manly and avoid crying.

"Bye." I say to them, walking slowly to my car. I climb into the passenger side and sit there for a moment, looking back at them, waving and crying.

I start the car before pulling off into the sunset. I have an uncontrollable urge to go to Jacob's house and ask why he didn't come. Tell him how much I love him and how bad I feel about leaving.

But the voice. The voice you hear before you do something bad. Yea, it wasn't helping at all. It kept saying to drive there. But my heart was too afraid to find out the truth of why he hadn't shown up. Why he hadn't come to kiss me and tell me he loved me for the first and last time.

I felt tears welling in my eyes and then I remember the note that he wrote. I pulled the car over to the side of the dusty road and hurriedly pulled the note out of my pocket.

I opened it, revealing Jacob'a handwriting scrawled in small neat handwriting. I felt my heart race as I read:

Ana,

I know I'm an ass for not saying goodbye the right way. I've been scared my whole life to admit love. Being hurt has changed me. But I wanted to let you know that I do. I do care about you a lot and that I do want you in my life forever. Please don't hate me for not saying goodbye. For being a complete dick and just staying here. I'll miss you so much. You inspired me. You made me want to change. For you I will. I'm willing to go back to school. Get my GED and maybe go to college. But don't think I won't still be the same bad ass. Take care babe, remember me when a cool, smart dude shows up and tries stealing your heart. Remember me. Don't forget.

Jacob

I smiled, tears streaming down my cheeks. He cares. He actually did this. I feel my heart ache as I remember a the things we've been through together. When we first met as how things took off from there.

I loved him. I was in love with Jacob Hill. And he was everything to me. I needed him. College was a dream that needed to be fulfilled. I was proud that he was going to school. Because of me. Because of us.

I wiped the tears covering my cheeks and pulled off the dirt road, heading back into the bustling traffic. College was not that far from my reach.

•••

I was here. 12 hour drive. I'm now officially a college student. I park my car and head to what looks like the main building of the campus. Guys and girls parading the campus, gathered in small groups on each part of the grassy areas.

I walk to the building and walk up to the desk where a small woman was seated. She looked at me with a smile. "Can I help you dear?" She asks, here high pitched voice rolling from her tongue.

"I'm a new scholar. Anabella Jean. I came for my schedule." I say. She smiles and begins typing on the computer. I stand and wait for a response.

"The printer is where you schedule is." She says with a smile. "You can ask someone on campus to show you around if you need help. On the schedule is your dorm number. Here is the key." She hands me a small key that I take and stuff into my pocket.

"Thanks." I say. She nods and I walk away, shuffling back to my car to get my belongings. Room 418. I hustle to my room, using nothing but the map found on each floor of the girls building.

I walked in and set my things down. A girl was sitting on he bed dressed in sweats as a tank top as though she had just returned from a workout. She had crystal hazel eyes and wavy blonde hair.

"Hey." she says when she notices my presence on the room. I look at her with a smile.

"Hi." I shyly respond before walking over to one of the beds. Three beds, including the one the girl was laying in, we're in the room. That meant that we had another roommate.

"I'm Octavia but you can call me Tavi for short." She says.

"Nice to meet you; I'm Anabella but call me Ana or Bella, whichever you prefer." She says. People usually call me Ana. I mean, Bree used to calm me Bella all the time but I guess she wanted to try something else.

"Nice name." she says, sitting up and looking at me.

"Yours too." I say. And from there, I made a new friend. Tavi, the sweet, hippie girl funny girl who offered to help me find my classes and get used to this place. But after all that, I just couldn't get Jacob off my mind. Not once. I went to sleep just thinking of it.

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I have something in store for you guys mwahaha. It may lea to a sequel, don't now yet. I will soon be releasing another book that will not be ask fast as the other books. With this book almost being finished and More Than Friends not too far behind, I will be squeezing room in for another book.

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