What You Wish For

>|chapter five|<

I've been feeling like Caleb doesn't want to hang out as much. I'm driving myself crazy over all the reasons he could have for the lack of time we've spent together. He could be cheating, he could have family problems, he could think I'm a crazy person no wants to stay as far away from me as possible.

I don't know the reason but I've gotta find out.

I decided to be brave and just ask him. I texted him and asked if we could meet at the little crab shack down by the beach at around seven. He texted back immediately and said "sure".

This raised my hopes slightly. He wants to see me. But I still felt like we needed to talk.

   So later that evening I was sitting in a booth at Crabby's. I waited for Caleb for about forty minutes. He was nowhere in sight. But still I waited. It was about 7:55 when he showed up. At this point I was pretty annoyed.

I said "umm hey? Nice of you to show up."

"I'm so sorry Gretch, we had practice and it ran late, and then Lacey Baroni stopped me outside the gym and wouldn't let me leave. Apparently she wanted to interview me for the school newspaper, which I didn't know we had?"

"Good excuse Caleb". "I'm leaving" I said as I grabbed my purse and gestured to my waiter that I was ready for the check.

"Wait Gretchen, I have to tell you something, please wait it's important"

So I stayed. We stayed there and talked until 10:15. He told me the reason he had been so distant was because his uncle wants him to move out and go live in Tennessee with some cousins. Apparently the house is too cramped with him living there, which can't be true considering the house is huge and they only have 2 kids. Caleb told me how he felt unwanted and betrayed by his only family. He said he was sorry and I forgave him. I understood.

After that night Caleb began staying at my house a lot. He said he didn't feel comfortable staying there anymore. So he would either stay until late at night and then go home just to crash or he would just stay the night with me. We innocently slept in my bed together my head on his chest. It was comforting having him there.

This went on for weeks and I accepted it. It became normal for Caleb and I to be together. He was my everything. I don't think I could live without him at this point. We've became so close we're inseparable. God I love him.

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