Wishful Thinking [Completed]

Chapter 22

The smell of hotdogs drifted over to me telling my stomach it was time to eat, but unfortunately I wouldn't be heading to where Amy was cooking that delicious smelling food. Instead I was helping Daniel lift the speaker to the stage where Sammy and Caleb were setting up the DJ station. The heavy weight pushed against my arms as I struggled to lift it. I found myself wondering how I ended up being the one who helped Daniel instead of Caleb.

Behind me graduation students were mingling with both parents and other students enjoying the last party at our high school and despite knowing the changes that were about to occur once they took their leave, they smiled and laughed as if they were all going to see each other tomorrow. It was a beautiful sight and I enjoyed how much fun everyone was having. I was happy that I could make a small difference in this sad but happy situation.

Anyway, Daniel was glaring at me for being distracted again and I could help but smile sheepishly at him making him smile in return.

When we had finally got the speaker up on the stage Caleb set it up and signaled for our DJ person, Stacy that she could begin the music and really get this party going.

My stomach growled more at me reminding me that I haven't eaten and so I grabbed Sammy and we rushed over to where Amy was grilling hotdogs and hamburgers. And not waiting any linger we grabbed plates and began to stuff ourselves full of food as we watched everyone begin to dance.

"So, you ready for summer?" Caleb asked me as he stole the seat next to mine with his own plate full of food in his hand.

"As long as your there with me, than yeah, I think I am ready," I say as I nod and grab his hand feeling the warmth seep throughout my body filling me with love and adoration for having such an amazing person by my side.

"Do you want to dance?" He asks me.

As if he had timed his question, the music went from rock dance music to romantic slow dancing music.

"OK everybody grab a partner! Its time for a little romance time for the lovebirds!" Stacy announced loudly through the microphone.

Before I could say anything, Caleb pulled me from my chair and separated me from my precious food. He dragged me to the grassy area where we had set up for dancing and pulled me close to him. His hands rested on my hips and my arms were wrapped around his neck as we stared into each others eyes while swaying slowly to the music.

I was absolutely lost in his beautiful green eyes that always seemed to entrance me. His beautiful smile lit fierce butterflies in my stomach and I couldn't help but smile in return. It was the moist perfect moment in my entire life and feelings of love and adoration overwhelmed me.

And then I saw it out of the corner of my eye. A flash of fur and the screech of a car speeding down the street.

I pulled away from Caleb and ran into the street where a little puppy sat looking as lost as I had felt before I had met Caleb. Its white fur was matted with blood and it stood there as if in shock as the headlights of a speeding car came closer to him.

Without thinking I threw myself at the puppy and shielded him with my body as the car hit me smashing my head against the hood and breaking my leg. I held the puppy close protecting it from being hit even as immense pain washed over me making my vision blurry and unfocused. The car continued speeding away leaving me broken in the middle of the street feeling as if I was about to die.

"Somebody call the ambulance!" Caleb screeched as he ran to me with tears filling his beautiful eyes.

The pain seemed to drown me as he stood by me unsure of what to do. Before long after fading in and out I realized that I was being lifted into the ambulance. And using the last of my strength I called Caleb over.

"I-I lo-love y-you," I manage to get out for the first time since I met him.

My voice was raspy and hard to recognize, but he obviously knew what I was saying.

"I love you too," he said as I drifted off into a peaceful but painful sleep.