Finding You(on hold)

Not Just an Ocean Wave

Melody

"Collin?"

"Yeah. "

"You're here?"

"Why wouldn't I be?"

"I-I left...shouldn't you hate me?"

"Melody, it doesn't matter where you go. I'm always going to love you."

I hadn't realized that I was running to him until I was in his arms.

"I'm so sorry," I said to him, crying.

"Shh," he tried to quite me, " I understand, you didn't know. "

"I didn't even let you explain." I cried into his neck , hiding my face.

"It's okay. Just listen."

"What?" I took my head out of his neck to face him.

"Please never leave me again. I spent 3 years waiting to have forever with you. Please don't leave me."

I was shocked at what I'd done. It never really hit me that I may have actually never saw him again. But now I don't have to care, because he's mine. So I pressed my lips to his.

"Collin,marry me." I didn't ask, I told him.

"Now?" He choked, shock on his face.

"Yes,no, when ever. As long as I can keep you forever."

"Ok...yes," He paused, still shocked. "But promise me something first."

"What?"

"Come back home with me, in Nashville."

"Done" I laughed at him, "They don't like my boots here."

He laughed at me, "they don't fit you away, Canadian."

I wrapped my arms around his neck as he picked me up, spinning me around like in the movies.

If this was a movie, I thought to my waking body. I took a moment to take in my surroundings. I smelled the ocean. Marissa was probably down stairs, where she said she would be in the morning. Is it morning? I looked at my phone. It was five o'clock. It was nine at home. Home, Nashville, Tennessee, Collin was there. He'd probably be making me breakfast or squeezing me in bed.

I'd never get that again. Not unless I was lucky. But it'd never be him. He cheated and I'm not handling that, not again.

Riley can have him, Finely could have him. Anyone else but not me, he ruined me. I got up and walked over to my suitcase, digging through to find my journal. I sat on the bed and opened it. The first thing I saw was a picture of Collin and I at his graduation. I starred at it. I couldn't help but remember how sad that day was for me. I tried to pretend I was ok for him. I was proud but I was sad because I knew to meant barely seeing him again. I noticed the makeup on my cheeks. I knew he had to be pretending he didn't see it there. I kept smiling at him, kept hugging him. I didn't want to let him go. Apart of me me still didn't. I ran my thumb over the smudge on the photo. It was wet, I didn't know I was crying. I couldn't help myself. I grabbed my phone and found the contact I was looking for.

"Melody! Where are you? Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just need to get away."

"Where are you? You sound like you're crying, that's not ok."

I listened to the sudden silence from the phone. I didn't have anything to say. I couldn't say anything. How do I explain this to him?

Riley