Run for Love

Family

Chapter 14

It was now Friday. The Friday that I have a track meet. Don't get me wrong, I'm really excited. Drew and I have been having a great time we went a date and kissed here and there. He won his last football time, so he is going to state. Then the day after we had a Victory Ball. I was still on the dance committee.

Logan got back with Felicia. But he is such a wimp! He won't even tell here that he loves her. Rick and Emily were caught kissing in my living room. Their dating, and so far I have been around a lovesick puppy at home. Barf! Coco and Nic have been keeping a down low with there little lovey dovey stuff.

To finalize it all; I'm proud of my friends!

My friends and I have not finished our high school years. Are we going to have a long lasting relationship tell the end of school? Maybe. Are we going to have heartbreaks? Yes we are. Are we going to have struggles in our life's? Heck yeah. Are we eventually going to find the one and only to love? Of course.

It might be a highschool sweetheart or the college dude you sat by in class. Maybe even the one that you hate so much or even met in a wacky place. Might even be your last days on earth then you realize that you love that certain someone.

Love. Such a simple word to say, but so hard to say to the right person. Those eight letters and three words. I love you.

Huh, when am I going to say that. When the time is right. Give it time. I am only 15!

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The meet was actually crowded, for once. The stands that surrounded the Track was filled sided to side. There was even people in the tiny baseball benches by the field games. Note to all those people over there; watch out for the shot put ball.

J.T jogged over to the place that I was stretching at. Him and I were both wearing the muscle shirts uniform with blue shorts. He sat down and criss-crossed his legs and gazed out at the stands. He turned back at me and said in a quiet voice, "why am I not loved?"

I smiled at him, I knew the right answer to that question, "you are loved. By your friends, that includes me, and you family. Never say that you are not loved. Because you are and..."

He suddenly straightened up and shot off like a rocket. I looked behind me to see where he was going. Flirting with the girls from the other team. I shook my head and let out a small chuckle before going off to the starting line.

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I looked around me to see the boys that I was racing. The eight people racing this 200 meter sprint. Six of them were from the other teams and one for the Royals, including me. I got into my starting position, with my left leg in front and my right in the back, ready to run. The guy that was about to click the gun, when one of our team up chucked on a wood chuck. Vomited, to those who don't know. The other teammates quickly pulled him to the side and cleaned up the mess. I looked to the right of me to see Seth, other one racing, shake his head and went to his lane.

The guy with the starting gun nodded and we got back to our positions. The guy paused, waiting to see who was going to flinch. No one. He raise the starter in the air looked at the racers, and shot it off.

I took off with the rest a half a second behind me. I pumped my arms and went around the slight turn. I kept running. When I was only 50 meters away and in front of the stands. I did a quick glance at the crowd. Then I looked again and stopped the running, and looked.

The coach was yelling at me to get moving and win. I let the other racers pass me. I jogged over to the front ladder and climbed it the platform. I went up the stairs looking for that face that caught mine. The face that I love and missed so much. The face that I haven't seen for three years.

Thomas.

I stopped and analyzed his face making sure it was him.

It was.

I ran passed the people and hugged him. He wrapped his arms around me and swayed. I started crying into his shoulder. I heard footsteps behind me and a small thud. next was my mothers voice, "Thomas?"

I smiled onto his shoulder and into the soft fabric. It was nice. I pulled back and said, but knowing he couldn't hear, "is this you?"

"Yes."

I whipped my head up in surprise, he can talk? He can talk, again! I grabbed him again and pulled him into another hug. Wait, that means he can hear!

"How?"

He chuckled and swung his arm around me. I was suddenly aware of the teams down below watching us and the people in the stands watching too. "The mute thing was temporary. I don't know how, but I survived two years with it. Also I'm deaf in my left ear. Who cares though, I'm back."

I almost fainted when I heard that voice. It had been so long without it, that I almost didn't realize it was his. It was still high long ago, now it is a deep one that made me smile.

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Once we got home Gabe was asking Thomas questions non-stop. I sat there listening to Thomas and Gabe. I was looking down at Thomas's left hand, when I noticed a small gold ring. It was a engagement ring. I held his hand up and looked at the writing. He stopped talking and looked at me. The ring said, I will never forget my love when I'm far, Thomas and Angela.

I gave him a look and said in a happy tone, "when do I meet your fiancee?"

He laughed and said, "soon, Kyle, soon."

I wrapped my arms around him again and hugged him for the hundredth time that night.

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I learned a lot about my brother, after he saw me on the street he went to a special school that helped him with his condition that he had. After a year there he went to a community collage in Delaware. He was in Delaware, that is far to far. Anyway, he met Angela there in a Science course and dated until he proposed. That was a huge shock for mom. And said she will be coming in a week.

He was happy to be home and Gabe was happy that he had a brother. Rick had come down and chatted with Thomas. Rick even missed him. My parents had a talk with Thomas about this and that.

While I was looking out my window and waiting for tomorrow to come to have fun with my family. I also recall that I blew the race that I did. I didn't care. He was my brother and I missed him.

I remembered all the times that Thomas was always playing hide and seek with me and how he would cheer me up if I cried. I always had a good relationship with my two brothers and I wasn't going to leave them any time soon.

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Yea, Thomas is back! I know no Drew, but I wanted to get this in!

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