Miles Away

College Plans

Breathing out smoke from the cold air as I walk down Main Street to the house. It's about a mile down the road, but in the freezing weather it feels like thousands. I continue walking when I hear the strums of a guitar. I stop and look around to see the same boy that I had seen a few nights ago.

"Jace?"

"Hey, your the girl from the club! What a coincidence!"

Me:"I'm here for Christmas. What are you doing out here, its freezing!"

Jace:"Singing a song, wanna listen?" He smiled and his brown eyes light up.

Me:"I guess it wouldn't hurt.'' I go and sit next to him leaning against the large oak tree.

Pretty girls come from the ugliest places

You come from the worst of them all

Heartbreakers like you are hard to erase

You lift me up just so I fall

I followed you all the way down to the coast

And we kissed under traveling skies

I wish I had seen what was coming for me

But you wear such a lovely disguise.

Me:"I know this song!" We both start to sing the chorus.

Hey you got a restless heart

Beat it out, out, out, out on your sleeve

And I won't lit this fire start

You say love is all you need! I have to give credit to Matt Hires, its a great song, listen to it!

We both start laughing till we have to catch our breath.

Jace:I didn't know you had such taste in music."

Me:"Please you've have seen nothing yet."

Jace:"Well good because I actually wanted to ask you something."

Me:"Sure whats up?"

Jace:"Um, do you want to go out with me like tomorrow maybe?"

Me:"Uh, yeah sure, I have to go but yeah tomorrow." Well that was awkward.

I get up and brush off my pants and head to home.

Me:"Hey dad! Can I talk to you for a few minutes?"

Dad:"Sure sweetie."

We go into his study and he sits down but I stand.

Me:"Well I'm sure you know about Bentley.."

Dad:"I'm well aware of the situation, what do you need of it?"

Me:"I just wanted to ask if you could help him with the money? I know its a lot, but he won't let you down and I really want my friend to have the education he needs."

Dad:"Does he know about this?"

Me:"Not exactly."

Dad:"You do make a good point, I will do this but you have to do something in return."

Me:"Anything, you got it."

Dad:"I want you to move back here until you graduate." I grip my hands together, stay here? For two years? Never seeing Declan or my mom?

Me:"What about school and Mom?"

Dad:"I will allow you to go to the same school and you can visit your mother three times each month. Bentley leave it or take it."

I thought about it for awhile, at least I will be able to go to the same school and to help someone especially Bentley, but my Father has been known to lie about a lot, so I am very wary.

"I'll do it."