Riley Matthews I got through my last school week. Schools out for the summer. Its only been a few days since the incident. Maya has continuously apologized. And Josh has been asking what happened between us. Thankfully she has stayed away from Josh and I. I need to get away. My father left me money. He always said "When life gets you down. Have an adventure." Where shall I go. There's upstate. But I got every weekend with Farkle. There's Philadelphia but my grandparents would wonder why I'm alone. Then again there's my old apartment in London. Aside from the family apartment. When I turned 16 my mom bought me my own apartment. I could sneak off there whenever I wanted and she wouldn't question it. I quickly call Farkle. "Good morning Gorgeous." My boyfriend groggily answers. Note it's 5 in the morning. "Me you London for a week we leave in an hour. Pack light. We'll buy anything else we need." I say quickly. "Be over in 30." He says and hangs up. I smile. I grab a small bag. I pack a few outfits. My phone charger. Pajamas. I write a note to Josh first. "Josh, I'm going to London with Farkle. Be back in a week. I'll talk to you when I land. Love, Riley" I stuck it on his face. Next my mom. "Mom, Don't worry. I'm safe. When you read this I'll be on a flight to London. I'm with Farkle. I'll be back in no more or less then a week. I'm taking dad's advice. 'When life gets you down have an adventure.' I promise to call when we land. Love always, Riley" I put her note on her nightstand because I know that she'll actually look there. With Josh everything has to be obvious. I go wait for Farkle outside. His car soon pulls in front of me. I put my bag in the backseat and sit in the passengers seat. He pecks me on the lips. He begins driving to the airport. "Where exactly are we going to be staying." He asks. "For my 16th birthday I got an apartment. And we didn't sell it in case we ever went back to London. The apartment was my place to escape my life. There is could be Annabelle or I could be Riley Matthews minus the problems. No one ever came there. It was my own space." I said with a sweet smile. He nodded. We talked about what we should do when we get there. We found our seats on the plane. We were together. And didn't have to sit with anyone else. His head was in my lap. I was playing with his hair. "Farkle." I whispered. He didn't respond. "I love you Farkle Minkus." I whispered. I knew he was awake. I soon dozed off. *** In England. We got a car to my apartment. Farkle paid. I unlocked the door. I smiled when It opened. I felt the familiar furniture. Farkle gasped when he walked in.
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"Holy crap." He laughed. "What." I put our bags in our room. "I can not imagine you living here." "Well I didn't. Why couldn't you imagine it anyway." "I love it. It's very British." I laughed "Well we are in England." I said snarkily. "What should we do." He asks. Admiring everything. "I could be your personal tour guide. Or we could go to dinner." I say seeing if my mom kept paying the electric. Yes. "Let's save the personal stuff for later." He whispers in my ear and grabs my waist. I giggled. Farkle and I haven't done that. But I've really wanted to. "But let's eat." He continues. I wrap my arms around his neck. He leans down and kisses me. Before he deepens it is pull away. "Let's go somewhere fancy." I say. He nods.
