Losing Him

Falling for Him

Chapter Sixteen

Falling for Him

After a week of friction between Leon and Mitchell, Savannah was fed up.

One afternoon during lunch, she sat the pair down and forced them to build bridges.

It was a lot easier than she thought, but at the same time she didn't know why she was surprised,

Leon and Mitchell were the most forgiving guys she knew.

They put aside their differences and within five minutes they were laughing about ridiculous things and stressing over the upcoming exams like they usually did.

"I have to tell you guys something..." said Leon out of nowhere, changing the subject all of a sudden.

Savannah and Mitchell, looked at each other than back at Leon, neither of which had a clue where this was coming from, nor where it was going.

"I um... booked my flights for my gap year travels last night..." he said rather nervously.

Even though this was something exciting and Leon had been looking forward to it since the beginning of the year, he didn't seem enthusiastic about it at all.

"Lee that's great!" exclaimed Savannah,

"It leaves November 24th..." he finished.

"But that's the day after our graduation..." said Mitchell.

Savannah didn't know how to feel.

She knew this was the last year her and Leon were going to see each other for a long time.

She was aware that her and Leon will be on different paths of life.

She just didn't know it would be so soon.

She had less than three months with her best friend of nearly fourteen years.

She tried to hide her devastation, she didn't want to rain on Leon's parade, after all he'd been looking forward to for over a year.

But she was coming to terms with the fact that graduation night will be the last time she'll see him for a long time.

After being so close to someone for so long, the thought of a life without him was suffocating.

Savannah's heart was racing and she felt as if her chest was closing in.

She could hear herself breathing, she wished someone, anyone would say something, so that she doesn't draw attention to herself with the panic attack she's clearly having.

She didn't know why she was so hysterical, she knew this moment was coming, but hearing Leon saying it out loud, made it real.

"Where are you going?" she asked Leon, a little too excitedly, she hoped it would cover the fact that she was a mess inside.

"Spain for two weeks then I'm planning to meet up with Ethan and his boys in Los Angeles," he said smiling from ear to ear.

Savannah couldn't believe despite everything Ethan had put her through, he still remained loyal to him.

She tried to shake of feelings of resentment towards Leon.

They had three months together, she didn't want to spend it bickering.

The look on Mitchell's face confirmed that he was thinking the same thing she was.

"Just don't have too much fun without us," said Mitchell smiling at Leon.