Beyond

Fourth

~Valerie's POV~

"Ya ready?" Vinny asked

"Yeah all set!" I said as I finished tying my shoe lace.

I grabbed my phone and followed Vin downstairs to the lobby.

We had a short chat with Mr. Williams on his day. I'm glad he didn't bring up Harry, or Marcel as he knows him by, because it would have been a bit uncomfortable with my brother.

No. I don't like Harry that way. It's just that the way I view him and the way others view him are completely different.

I see him as a regular 20 year old who kicked a pebble at my leg and we grabbed coffee together.

The rest of the world views him as a person of superior status because he's a mega pop star.

Anyways, my brother hailed a taxi and we went to the bowling alley.

When we got there we were greeted by Vinny's friends.

We gathered around and decided to eat first before we rented a bowling alley. We agreed on pizza and ordered it. In about 10 minutes our pizza was ready and we all ate it. We then went to go rent our alley.

Vinny's friends, as always, started to mess around with me and made fun of me because of the way I was bowling. Honestly, I don't even know what was funny because they all bowled the exact same way as I did but there boys so they find anything funny.

I took pictures with all the boys and posted them on Instagram.

The night sadly came to an end and all of the boys started to bid my brother a farewell and good luck since it was the last time they'll be seeing him.

It was somewhat bitter sweet seeing my brother say good bye to his friends.

It makes me realize that Vinny really is going away.

Vinnu put his hand over my shoulder and I around his waist as we started to head home.

"What's wrong Ree?" he asked me using the nickname he gave me when we were little

"Nothing it's just. Its finally hitting me that your going away." I said quietly

He stopped and pulled me into a tight hug, resting his chin on my head

"I may be physically away but I'll always be with you in mind. I hate leaving you but I have to and I want to do this for dad."

"But dad is fine. I can't stand the fact that I can't even see him during the holidays or he wasn't even able to make it to your high school graduation and now you or dad won't be here for my high school graduation. I'm just three months away from graduating can't you please wait?" I asked

"I wish I could darling." he whispered

"I just-I just need you here." I cried into his chest.

"I can't Ree. I already signed up. I'm sorry."

"It's okay I guess."