Runaway Love

Chapter 7

I went shopping the next day for a dress for me for Mom's funeral. Oh how I hate this, looking for something for a funeral. It makes me so sad.

I finally found a black dress, with a little lace on the bottom. I paid for the dress and went straight home. While I was driving, I saw the same guy yesterday walking on the street with a guitar. I felt bad for him, so I parked my car and went up to him.

"Hi. I'm Lilly. I see you around here a lot, looking sad." He just stared at me for a second. He didn't say anything at all. He just stared, for like 1 minute.

"My name is Caleb. Yeah, I'm just really sad because all of a sudden all of my family members are dying.", he said.

Caleb looked really sad from crying. From all the crying, his face was pale and his eyes were red. His clothes were very.... I don't know what. It was actually cool. Abercrombie Hoodie, Jeans, and an Abercrombie Shirt. He had his Red Roshe Running Sneakers on. His hair was a blonde dark color.

"Um. Are you checking me out?", Caleb asked.

"No, I'm not. I'm just thinking.",

I replied. I actually was checking him out.

"What's your story?", he asked.

"What story?", I asked.

"On why you look sad?"

"Oh. Um. My boyfriend. He died in a car crash. Turns out he was cheating on me. My mom. We both were involved in a car accident. I didn't die, of course, but she did."

"Oh. It's like we are living the same lives."

"No we aren't.", I said harshly. That got me mad. I started walking away, but I heard his guitar playing from behind me.

If I could take away the pain and put a smile on your face.

Baby I would, baby I would.

If I could make a better way, so you could see a better day.

Baby I would, baby I would, I would.

Build a doorway to the sky and hand you the keys, let you know that you're always welcome so that you never leave.

Buy you all those fancy things that you only see on tv, yeah.

Run away to a hide away, we be living the American dream.

And i, know it's never gonna be that easy.

But I know that it won't hurt us to try.

If I could take away the pain and put a smile on your face.

Baby I would, baby I would.

If I could make a better way, so you could see a better day.

Baby I would, baby I would, I would.

Wo-oh, wo-oh, wo-oh baby I would.

I would build the love of a river wide, so that it never runs dry.

Anytime you ask me why i'm smiling, say that i'm satisfied.

You got your flaws and so do i, past lovers that made you cry.

And though I wanna make it right, I just cant read your mind.

And i, know it's never gonna be that easy.

But I know that it won't hurt us to try.

If I could take away the pain and put a smile on your face.

Baby I would, baby I would.

If I could make a better way, so you could see a better day.

Baby I would, baby I would, I would.

Wo-oh, wo-oh, wo-oh baby I would.

Yeah it's not about what I want.

It's all about what you need.

I know that he hurt you, but that wasnt me.

And I know, and I know sometimes it's hard to see.

That all we need to be.

If I could take away the pain and put a smile on your face.

Baby I would, baby I would.

If I could make a better way, so you could see a better day.

Baby I would, baby I would, I would.

Wo-oh, wo-oh, wo-oh...... Baby I would.

I turned back around to face him. I was tearing up. On his face was a smile, like he had just gotten everything out on that song. The song was beautiful.

"Lilly. Please. Can you give me a try?", he asked.

"Yes. Yes I can.", I replied. We both started smiling at each other.

**AUTHOR'S NOTE**

Sorry you had to wait forever to see this chapter, but I hope you liked it. By the way, the song in this chapter is "I Would" by Justin Bieber. Read, Vote & Comment.

-Katelyn💞