Prompted Shorties

Last Day of Summer Break

Prompt: You're a teenager and it's the last day of summer break. This is especially painful for you because, over the course of those summer months, you fell in love for the first time and that person is moving away (and breaking up with you). Write the scene where you say goodbye.

Story:

Sunday, June 4, 2006

The wind breathed smoothly through my slightly opened window, I can smell the ocean from here. Summer is ending and I feel so bummed out. Is it because of the radio playing Bad Day by Daniel Powter? Was it the fact that summer is ending and school is starting? I don't know. I can't put my finger on it.

I was brought back to the real world by the ringing of my phone. I checked the caller ID. It's her, my soul mate.

"Hi" I breathed. I just woke up.

"Oh hi Molt"

"Lucy, what's up?"

"Can I talk to you? Like right now?"

Her voice is different. There's a bit of urgency behind her cheeky voice today. Almost close to nervousness.

"Ohh, yeah, sure, where do you wanna meet?" I got up to change clothes as I put her on speaker. What could she want at 7 in the morning? She mostly sleeps in every day. What's wrong?

"Meet me at our spot in 5" She hung up before I could reply. She never hangs up on me without saying 'I love you' first, never.

I hastily made my way to the big rock underneath our coconut tree where we engraved our initials inside a heart near her parents' beach house.

She was already there as I approached our spot, nervously. I smiled at her when she saw me, but she didn't. Something's wrong.

"Hi Molt" She spoke, coldly as she could. First time I ever heard her say my name like that.

"Hi Lucy. What's wrong?"

She paused for a bit. I think she knows that I noticed that she's been treating me differently.

"My dad got relocated to New York" I remember her telling me that her dad gets relocated at least 4 times a year with his job. Something about computer tech. stuff. I'm not really into those.

"And?"

She scoffs. "Don't you get it Molt? I'm breaking up with you!"

My world was shattered. Why? What's wrong with long distance relationships? Did she find someone new? Am I not good enough for her? Or is this all just one big joke? Yeah! It must be!

"You must be kidding aren't you?"

"No Molt. I'm not"

My eyes widen. "How dare you say that?! Two months Lucy. TWO MONTHS!" She wouldn't look me in the eyes.

"Why Lucy? Why Lucy? Please talk to me. Please! You're part of my life, you are everything. I could not go on without you Lucy!"

"We're done Molt" She walks away.

"YOU ARE TEARING ME APAAART LUCY!" I put both fists up in the air and down for dramatic effect.

"Bye Molt" Those were her last words.

Later that night before they went away, cops surrounded Lucy's house. Few of them were at our door, questioning my parents. I already told them what they needed to hear.

I opened my closet to change clothes.

"They would never know" I whispered to the wind.

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