I'm On My Way

It All Began With A Text

  4 weeks ago...
Hope Hollow <3: Hey, Faith
Faith Fate: Hey, girl! How are you?
Hope Hollow <3: Can we talk about something?
Faith Fate: Yeah, meet by the old willow tree?
Hope Hollow <3: Yeah.
Faith Fate: Be there in 5.
*At the old willow* Hope laid against the weeping willow tree, looking at the ground. 'This secret can bring us closer, or tear us apart... I just hope it's the first one..' she thought as Faith came biking over in her jean shorts and white tee shirt with a short sleeved flannel on top. She threw her bike to the side, immediately jogging to her friend and engulfing her into a hug. "Are you okay? I'm here, talk to me."
Hope took a deep breath. Hope began to explain, "I-I don't know how to explain this... but I- you know how-"
Faith cut her off, "Come on, Hope, we're best friends. You can't keep something from me, I'm here for you."
Hope's light brown eyes filled with tears as she started to answer, "I'm moving, and I can't do anything about it." Faith was silent. Hope and Faith had been friends for 10 of the 14 years they had been alive. The would do anything together. "It's midnight, want to grab the popcorn and watch a movie," "Hey, class is sooo boring! Save me please, can we get smoothies after class," "I think I'm about to punch this kid in front of me, can you get the shovel?" Kind of friendship. No matter what happened they were together.

Faith finally answered, "How long have you known this?"
"A-about 3 months-" Faith was furious now.
"3 months?! 3 months! You kept this from me for 3 months! How could you? Me and you are best friends! How could you keep something like that away from me!"
"Faith, I tried, I-I really did try to tell them I w-wanted to s-stay," Hope said, her face now covered in tears. Hope put her hands to cover her face. "I don't wanna go!"
Faith knew this may be one of the last times she saw her best friend. Heck, her only friend! She grabbed Hope and hugged her while lightly singing their favorite song, "Unbreakable Heart," by Three Days Grace. She whispered quietly the lyrics, "Hijacked when you weren't looking Behind your back people are talking Using words that cut your down to size You want to fight back You're out in the open You're under attack But your spirit's now broken You know it's worth fighting for
They'll try to take your pride Try to take your soul They'll try to take all the control They'll look you in the eyes Fill you full of lies Believe me they're gonna try So when you're feeling crazy And things fall apart Listen to your head Remember who you are You're the one You're the unbreakable heart You're the one You're the unbreakable heart You're the one You're the one." That seemed to calm Hope down a bit, but she still sniffled. Then she spoke up.
"That's not all..." Hope whispered. Faith pulled back and looked Hope in the eyes, waiting for the rest. Hope let go of Faith's arms and stepped back. "This is gonna sound insane... so I'll just show you..." Hope put out her hand in front of her focusing and concentrating, grabbing Faith's hand. Before Faith could ask what was happening, they were back at their houses texting each other.
Faith Fate: Hope? What happened? Why am I back home?!
Hope Hollow <3: I can time travel..
Faith Fate: No, no way, I'm dreaming, you're lying.
Hope Hollows: Back to the willow tree we go..
Faith Fate: What do you mean back?! HOPE WHAT'S GOING ON?!
*message not sent* "Dang it, Hope," she muttered as she ran out and got her bike. "HOPE!" She yelled as she came across the willow. "Explain! Now." Hope sighed.
"I told you, I can time travel. I know it's insane, but it's true... I understand if you don't believe me."
Faith gave her that one look, the one that you knew meant, "Don't. Just don't." She then said, "Don't talk to me. Just don't. I need some time to get my head together."
And with that, she left Hope alone in the dark. The sun had set, and she was alone now. Forever. Faith was gone. She wasn't coming back. Hope let a few tears slip down her chin into her hair and down to the ground. She wiped her eyes, and started eading home after about a half hour.
Meanwhile, Faith was in her room, thinking 'how could she?' and 'I can't believe I'll never see my best friend again.' She grabbed her pillow, the one she had been hugging, and threw it across the room, slamming onto her door and making a piece of paper float down to the ground. She got up and picked it up, good thing her parents were at work tonight, because she might break a few things... She looked at the paper, immediately dropping it back down. 'I made the worst mistake in my entire life,' she thought. The paper, simplest thing in the world. It was an old drawing of her and Hope, and it read "Hope is nothing without Faith."
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