UNTIL THE END

Chapter Sixty

..........17 Years Ago.............

Noah quickly scribbled down the address and shoved it into the pocket of his jacket before rushing towards the back door of the house quickly to leave before they could stop him.

He walked out and along the field before beginning to run, he heard them shout.

"Noah? Noah! What are you doing Noah come back! Come back the storm! It's too dangerous come back!" Aunt Carol shouted as she began to run but Noah was already too far along.

She watched as he raced across the field and up to the fence before hopping under it and to his bike.

"Noah!" she shouted as she got closer to the road watching as Noah climbed onto the bike.

"Noah!" she shouted but it was too late, she watched as Noah rode off down the road slowly disappearing into the distance as he raced towards Adaline's town to reunite with her.

There was something he so desperately needed to tell her, something he never said back the first time she did. And he thought that maybe if he never did then she would move on and not know, that he wanted to be with her and he didn't want her to move on.

He knew now he had to say it before it was too late, he had no idea the next time he would see her and he didn't want her to move on before he could say the words he was so scared to say until now.

He drove down the windy road towards Windenburg frantically wanting to get to Adaline before it was too late.

His wheels skidded slightly as he raced down the road closer to Windenburg. He was determined to get to Adaline and tell her how he felt, he regretted not telling her that day in field when she did but he was scared, he had never told anyone before and he didn't know what would happen. He didn't want to open himself up and admit his true feelings when he knew eventually it would be broken, it wouldn't last. It couldn't, it was too difficult. Living nearly a thousand miles away didn't exactly help in them being able to be together. The distance was too much and they would never work.

The sign passed him and Noah felt the determination build up more now knowing he was nearly there. Nearly at her house, where he could tell her how he felt finally once and for all. He dug his hand into his pocket and pulled out the soaked paper, which was basically falling apart and managed to read the smudging ink as 12 Carnabe Avenue.

He drove as fast as he could past the houses getting closer and closer to Adaline's. He wondered about how she would react seeing him again, would she run to him and kiss him or would she tell him to go and how he shouldn't of come.

Suddenly a small bit of doubt overtook his mind and he wondered if she would try to forget about him, try and move on because it would be too hard. What if he got here and she didn't want to see him, he had come all this way and she would just push him back.

He tried to get rid of those thoughts and focus on the positive ones as he neared closer to her house. In the distance he could make out the brick house and the red car parked outside and leant down as he fastened up towards it.

He zoomed down the road before spinning and stopping right outside in the road. As he stopped pushing the latch down onto his bike the storm came crashing down, thunder rumbling like mad.

Noah.." she said her breath heavy as she felt all the feelings flow over her.

He just stared at her, his mouth partially open as he tried to frantically think of what to do first.

Noah waited a moment gazing over at Adaline stood, the rain pouring down onto her.

"I didn't say it back.." he blurted out.