Til I Forget About You

Chapter Three

*Dani's POV*

I wish there were more entries in this diary. How could this be the only one? Well, there was my month long trip with Daddy to Aunt Cathy and Uncle Garrett's beach house in Malibu. Wait a minute, there should be an extra entry from that trip. This diary is out of order! I flipped through a few pages and found this:

Wednesday June 19

Dear Kendall,

I know this diary is supposed to be for our memories together, but I haven't seen you much and I wanted to fill you in on how my summer went. Today we left for Malibu. I'm spending a month there with my Dad. We're visiting some family and going to the beach, some fun little things. I figure this entry won't be very interesting, but well, I'm gonna be bored without any friends. When we got to my aunt and uncle's beach house, I hugged and said hello. Then I grabbed my suitcase and headed up to my new room for the next month. I pulled my phone and headphones from my purse and played some music while I wrote in my diary. So you're pretty much caught up. So please ignore the doodles all over this page. I'm pretty bored.

Okay, so I just decided to go take a walk in the backyard. Which is actually just a part of Malibu Beach. I'm obviously bringing my diary with me, if you even call it that. I walked out with my blanket. It was around 8:00, or so, so it was cooling down a little. I pulled out my diary and just wrote all of this down. So, I just really wish you were here because I am pretty lonely. I don't have any cousins my age, they are all in college and don't really care about me. Hold on, what? I'm gonna set this down for second. I have to see this.

Okay, um... WHAT?! I'll pick up where I left off. So I thought I saw a familiar face a little while down the beach. I got up to go look and see. And to my disappointment, it was exactly who I thought it was. I felt kind of scared inside. "What.." I said to myself. This person was walking with some people I had never seen before. I walked up to them.

"Kendall? What are you doing in Malibu?" The guys you were with looked confused. "Dani? What are YOU doing in Malibu?" "I'm staying here for the month with my dad and his sister's family. Now answer my question, why are you here?" The guys looked kinda uncomfortable. "Hey we're gonna go man, see ya tomorrow" You didn't say anything back. You looked at me. "Dani.. I came to LA to apply for a college. When I got here I saw this amazing opportunity for a TV show where I could act AND sing. I auditioned yesterday and those guys were hopefully my costars and well, band mates. Now they think I have a weird girlfriend that follows me everywhere. I really want this Dani, please leave me alone while I'm in LA." I felt hurt. "You think I'm an obsessive weirdo girlfriend? And we are gonna be in LA at the same time, yet you want me to steer clear of you?" "No, and yes. You know I don't think that, but I really want this, and I know I wasn't supposed to leave until August, but this could be big! Do you not love me enough to let me go?" I wanted to cry. "I guess I do." You smiled and opened your arms. I hugged you. "Thank you" you said into my hair while hugging me tight. I kind of laughed a little. "What?" "Imagine how awkward this would be if my lung was still injured. Remember when you couldn't hug me? That was so pathetic and horrible." You laughed a little too. "I'm glad I can do this." You picked me up and spun me around. I was laughing and holding on to you for dear life. You finally put me down and I just smiled. "I really hope you get this." "Me too." There was a long pause but it wasn't really awkward. "I know you're gonna get it, you are gonna be amazing." I smiled and you held my head and kissed my forehead. "I may not come back to San Diego you know..." I still stayed smiling. "I know. I hope you don't." "So you don't like me anymore?" You said laughing. "No, I want you to get it.. And live here in LA.. And if you come back to me, I'll be disappointed." "So does that mean, this is goodbye?" "I don't know, is it?" You looked really sad. I didn't want to show it, but I was doing a terrible job. "Danielle," Oh great, here come the tears. "Danielle, I love you so very much. And, I want you to know that I will always remember you as my first love. You will forever have a special place in my heart. I'll never forget you." I was crying. Those two words were edged into my brain, they just... stuck, never forget. I hugged you so tight. "You can't leave me" I hugged you so tight I thought you might pop. You wrapped your arms around me. "I love you." We said in unison.