Just Keep Swimming

Chapter 21

~August 27~

    Tomorrow Cameron has to leave for college. I was really sad when I woke up next to him. He was still sleeping. I just rested my head onto his chest and sighed. His eyes flickered and seconds later, he was up. He stretched and yawned. I looked up at him as he looked down. He formed his prefect smile and kissed my forehead.
    I sit up and pull the sheets off of my body. I stand, walk over to my dresser, and pull out an outfit. I slip into the bathroom and throw it on. When I come out Cameron is buttoning his jeans and shirtless. I throw my pajamas into the hamper in the corner of the room.
    I walk over to Cameron and hug him. He twist his fingers into my hair.

"I'm going to miss you," I whisper softly.
"I don't want to leave you," Cameron replies," But my parents said I HAVE to go to college."
"I'm scared," I respond.
"Why?"
"Because you've been with me all these years and now I'm going to be going to the high school alone."
"You'll be fine," he says finally hugging me back.
"I hope so."

    I release from the hug and walk out into my hallway. A minute later, Cameron walks out the door throwing a shirt on. We walk down the stairs and out the front door.

~•~•~

    He starts the car and we leave the restaurant. I look at him and he grabs my hand. He kisses it. I giggle and kiss it too.

"You kiss your hand," He says confused.
"Yeah I know," I reply," I don't know where hands have been!"

    He rolls his eyes and drives to Katie's house. When we park into the driveway, we see Katie and Jackson sitting on their back porch. We get out of the car and enter the backyard and sit in the love seat across from where their sitting.

"Hi," I say, my voice low and sad.
Jackson looks up from his phone and replies," Hey, how is your guys day going?"
"Good so far," Cameron shrugs.
"But it's depressing," I blurt out.
"Why?," Katie questions.
"Because each minute that goes by means he's going to be gone sooner."
"Awe," Jackson responds," I feel bad for you guys. I'm only going to be about an hour away."

    The conversation dies out and it gets awkward. We go inside and change the subject. We try to figure out what to do today and what to eat for lunch.

"Wendy's and then a movie?," Katie asks.
"Naw, we always do that..."
"White Hut?," Cameron offers.
"Eh..."
"How about Dave & Busters?," Jackson comments.
"Yeah I've been dying to go there..."

~•~•~

    The waitress walks over and brings our food. We eat, talk, and laugh. Then, we go to the front desk and get cards to play the games. I race to the games and I'm amazed by how many they have. I play Flappy Birds, Ski Ball, Deal or No Deal, and MUCH more.
    When we get use up all the money on the card, we go and count how many points we have. We combined all the cards together and had enough points to get a Wii U. So we got it and agreed to keep it at my house because that's the place we hang out the most.
    We walk out of the restaurant and jump into Cameron's car. We drive Jackson and Katie back to her house and they hug us goodbye.

"Bye guys," Katie says," Have fun at college."
"Thanks," He replies.
"Bye," Jackson says to Cameron giving him a hug.
"Bye," Cameron responds," I'll miss you guys."
"We'll miss you too," they respond as we open the car doors.

~•~•~

We are at a red light and I look over at Cameron. He looks depressed, but he smiles when he looks back over at me. I know he isn't happy about leaving. I wish he would stay, but his parents won't let him not go to college. I frown as I think about how unfair it is that his parents aren't giving him a choice about his lifestyle. I shake my head, getting out of my mind.
the light turns green and we drive for a little while longer. I'm happy I got to hang out with him the whole day, and get some alone time with Cameron. we pull into a patch of grass and immediately I know where we are. I smile big as I look at the trees surrounding us. He hops out of the car and opens my door.
I jump out and he grabs me, I laugh and hug him. I wrap my leg around him and he kisses me. He puts me down and grabs my hand. He leads me through the path. No one is around, only the animals living in the forest. He stops at the tall bushes. He gestures me to open them.
I yank them a side and I slip through. Cameron goes through and them closes them behind us. As I walk further up I see the bridge and tree. My heart melts as I see it again. I turn and see Cameron smiling. He picks me up and carries me to the bridge. He stops at the middle and places me down. I look down at the water and see fish swimming around. I look up and see the sun is going to set about half an hour from now.
we walk off and over to the tree. The heart still standing and says our names clearly. I walk around it and notice that we are the only ones that have carved our names on the tree. I sit down and wait for the sun to set. Cameron crisscrosses his legs and plops down next to me. I lean my head on his shoulder and sigh. He pulls me in close, wraps his arms around me, and kisses the top of my head.
As time passes, animals scurry by -bunnies, deer, birds, and squirrels. I move a little and Cameron grabs me.

"NO!," he says like a little boy.
"No what?," I question.
"Don't get up!"

I roll my eyes and lay down. My head resting on his lap. He plays with my hair. I pull my phone out and take a pictures and videos and put my favorites on all my social media accounts -Instagram, Twitter, snapchat, Facebook- with the caption," I'm gonna miss you..."

"I hate that I have to leave you in a couple hours," he says.
"I know," I rely," I'm gonna miss you a lot!"
"I wish you could go with me," he pouts.
"Well that would be hard," I joke," I don't have a plane ticket."
"I throw you in my suitcase!"
I giggle," do you want to know something?"
"Sure."
"I love you so much."
"Did you know I love you more, though."
"No because your wrong!"

We laugh and I walk to the bridge. He follows a minute later. We watch the sun as it sets. I look u at him and smile, weakly. He places his hand onto mine and holds it. I watch as he looks down at me and kisses my cheek. I grab his face and kiss him back.

"I'm tired," I whisper.
"Want to sleepover?"

I nod and he gives me a piggy back to the car. I fall asleep in the passenger seat. He pulls the car into his driveway and turns the car off. He gets out and comes over to the my side and picks me up. He carries me up into his room and places me onto his bed. I yawn and smile.