Beside You || lrh 2013 MAJOR EDITING

A Start And An End (Chapter 48)

•Trisha's POV•

FLASHBACK

I slowly closed the front door of my house, thinking my parents wouldn't notice but unfortunately, when I switched on the lights in the living room, my parents were waiting there.

"Where have you been?" my mum asked, standing up with her arms crossed over her chest.

"My friend's in the hospital right now," I said. "We were the ones who took her there and of course, we took a bit long."

"Oh, not a bit long, Trisha," my dad said. "You took too long."

"I'm sorry," I said, looking down at the ground. "It unexpectedly happened that's why."

"It's fine," Mum said. "Go to bed now."

I nodded and shot up the stairs. I basically ran to my room and shut the door to find my brother, Jeff, sleeping on my bed. I realized this the second I got in my room because his foot was dangling off the right side of my bed.

I looked around to check on what he could have possibly done inside my precious hideout. I found out that he was just here drawing some random stuff using my variety of Sharoies. I went near him and carried his little body. I struggled at first because he was quite heavy but I managed to keep my balance and I carried him out of my room and tucked him in his bed in his room.

I went back inside my room and made my bed. I guess tonight, I won't be sleeping. I changed into my Star Wars themed pajamas and pulled open the door to the balcony of my room. The air was quite cold and looked to my right to find the familiar short staircase I made going to the rooftop.

When I got there, the water bottle and the blanket from the other night was sitting on the concrete. I walked to it and sat down. After looking around, I finally lay down on the blanket, making me look at the stars.

One thing was in my mind that time.

Calum and Kristen.

I love Calum a lot. I love his features. His hair his nose, his eyes, his hands, arms, the way he talks, the way he smiles, his jokes and pretty much every fiber of his being. I remember those sleepless nights on the phone, the times we stayed up until 2 am and shared our sober thoughts. I miss how he'd joke around whenever I'm not in the mood. I miss how he'd surprise me with anything.

"Trisha," I said to myself. "This cannot be happening to you."

I know there's a great possibility about me and Calum not happening now mainly because of our different lives.

Then it struck me.

Lives. We're living in different lives now.. But Kristen. She's living almost the same life as him. This could mean they can happen. Ouch. That hurt a bit but it's for the better. I can't stay like this forever; hoping and believing Calum and I could still happen. I have to move on sometime but definitely not in the way Stella did. I'm going to spend more time on friends and keeping my doors open for new people.

I looked down at my wrist. The "Calisha ❤" on it was half fading already. After about two weeks, I'm finally just letting it fade. I'm going to miss Calum and everything about him but this is life. It's been written like this so i'm letting it be.

I know what to do now.

FLASHBACK ENDS

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I woke up and found myself lying on the floor of the rooftop. I fell asleep here last night. I wasn't even able to gather strength to climb down the stairs to my room. I stood up, rubbing the back of my neck. The morning sunshine had been on my skin for hours now.