I sat there just thinking about him. I didn't even know his name but I did know that I had fallen in love with a stranger. But then I remembered what I looked like and my condition. "Salem, you should go talk to him. You're so lonely all the time...I want to see you happy." Rain was looking me dead in the eyes. "I am lonley but why fall in love? I'm terminal. Even if we did start dating, it would end up with his heart broken. I wouldn't want him to be dating me and then I die. The doctors don't even know what's wrong with me but they do know that I am dying. I can't like anyone like that. I can never have a signifigant other. I have you and that's all that matters." I wanted to cry. Just the thought of never being able to like someone like that brought tears to my eyes. "I will never expierience true love, Rain. It's just something I have to live with. I'm fine with admiring him from afar but I could never talk to him." She was crying too... We sat behind that oak tree for twenty minutes just crying. We both know what is going to happen to me. Neither of us want to believe it even though we know that it is true. "Shut up, you're making me cry." She pushed me and smiled. I laughed a little but then stopped. I heard someone coming around the tree. "Hello?" a deep and gentle voice said. I gasped, it was him. "Hey, I'm Rain and this is Salem. Nice to meet you!" She is so good with people. I just sat there completely mezmerized by him. "I'm Everett, you can call me Ever if you'd like." His voice was so kind and inviting. I was still sat on the ground like an idiot staring vacantly at him. "Hey do you guys want to go hang out, I know a pretty cool spot." Before I could say anything Rain agreed and pulled me up. "C'mon Salem, get up." She nearly pulled my arm out of socket.
We walked on over to his truck. I rode shotgun and Rain sat in the back seat. "So, Ever, where'd you move here from?" I tried making small talk. "White Pine Bay Oregon." Rain covered her face because she knew what was going to happen next. "Have you seen the movie Psycho or the show Bate's Motel? Has anyone ever been murdered there? Do you know anyone named Norman?" He smirked. "Yes, yes, I'm not sure, and yes actually. He isn't a murderer though. You're into horror movies and shows?" Rain uncovered her face "I swear to God that is all that she talks about." We all laughed. That was the first time I ever felt normal. The first time I wasn't worried about my weight or dying.
"I haven't been to this lake before, how'd you find it?" I asked when we got to our destination. He was taking off his shirt and jeans. He stood there in his boxers his eyes fixed on mine. "I like to walk around the woods... I wandered off of a trail and found it." Rain was taking off her clothes so she was just in her undergarments. I watched as he climbed up a rock and grabbed a rope. He ran and jumped off, gracefully diving into the water. Then Rain did the same thing, only she flipped. "Come on Salem, it's fun!" I took off my clothes and climbed up the rock. I was so nervouse. "I don't think I can do this." Ever climbed up the rock to meet me. He wrapped his long arms around me and I could feel his breath on my neck. "I'll go with you. I won't let anything happen to you." We ran backwards and got our running start, we launched and he tucked me into his chest. When we hit the water he let me go. "How was that? Not so scary right?" He smiled at me and I felt my face blush. "That was actually really fun, but that water is freezing!" My teeth were chattering. Rain splashed me and pulled me under. "Well swim around and you'll warm up" she was all smiles all the time. "Go try it on your own now, it'll be fun."
*Author's note* Sorry, I have to cut it off there. If I made any errors in spelling or punctuation please let me know ^_^ F.Q
