Plentiful Summer

Six Years

It was six years later when Ezelle finally saw West again. They were having a family reunion and Ezelle was wearing a green dress to that made her eyes look bright and her hair gleam. She hadn't cut it since she last saw West and it had gotten quite long. She was fifteen now and so was West, his brothers Sigma and Orion were nine and six. She was dancing all around the field, letting her hair blow in the wind as she plucked a flower from the ground and put it in her hair. She had been dreaming about this day since he had left that summer night. When she finally spotted him he was laughing at his two brothers punching each other. West had grown taller making Ezelle feel short. He turned his head and when he saw her there was a smile dancing on his lips and he ran and picked her up, spinning her around.

"Let's go to the stream like we used to, okay?" West asked her with a seductive grin.

She gulped as he took her hand and entwined their fingers. She felt like she was in pure bliss when they finally reached the stream away from all the noise where they could be alone, just the two of them. Before she could say anything he pulled her to him and gave her a long kiss, letting it linger until she had to pull away to breathe. Even then though she did not move back away from him, she kept her head pressed into his chest. When they finally parted he dropped to one knee.

"I know it ain't much commin' from me, and I know mother would have my head if she knew but, Ezelle will you marry me?"

Ezelle's heart skipped a beat as she replied yes and they kissed again, this time more passionate. They heard someone yell West's name and identified it at Sigma. She loathed Sigma in that moment but knew it was not his fault; it was the wretched mother of his sending Sigma to find West. West let go of her hand quickly and ran off to join Sig. She passed it off as him not wanting to get in trouble and dropped back walking as slow as possible. When she got back West and his brothers all had left. She felt tears forming in her eyes and tried to wipe them away. It was no use, her heart broke to the fact that West had left without even a goodbye.