The Next Life

Chapter 2 - The Proposal

The morning was rushed as usual, we all ran out the door, I kissed mom and dad goodbye before heading out to the bus stop, watching mom and Nathan get tin the car and watching dad tighten his tie on his way out.

On my way to my stop, I, once again saw Kennedy and Valeria, obviously puffing a way like chimneys and giggling over their 'totally hot gossip'. The bus veered down after ten minutes of Caled's clear blue eyes and Raj's locker room fireworks business. I walked to the back of the bus and plopped down onto the seat. I put my bag on the stateside and put in some earbuds. 

After a few stops, I saw Taylor's deep glassy eyes gleam in the sun, I perked up and smiled tenderly at him. I watched his flow blonde hair ruffle in the wind as he tagged his bus card. 

He sauntered down to me and shuffled into his seat. He said "Hey, how's princess Kamri doing this fine autumn morning?" "Great, you?" I asked. "Look Kamri, I need to talk to you about something..." "Yeahhh, what is it?" I said, he replied by asking "Do you like me, do you love me?" "Why? I said, we are only fourteen, I thought, knowing that I did love him, "Just tell me Kam!" he urged. So I said, "yeah! I friggin love you!" So... he said,"Then kiss me right now right here," "No not right now, we're on the school's, everyone'll stare at us!"

And then... he just kissed me, like plated one right on me, but I liked it, Liked it? i loved it so I kissed him back, it was like a proper make-out sesh. Thank god the bus wasn't too full and no one really payed much attention. 

My family and  I move houses a lot. I mean I'm 14, and I'e lived in 16 different places, I don't even have a home, houses need love and memories  to become a home. Over time I've learned to pack u and move out promptly, I've also learnt not to become attached. I have never really have a true friend never mind a boyfriend. It spares me from having to hurt people and let them down  every time we have to leave.

When we move, it always seems like we are running away from something, but mom and dad always tell us that it's for dad's contract work, and the reason we have to up and leave so quickly is because we need to get there quick enough for the contract or some shit. It doesn't make sense, my dad must be some sort of an undercover agent because every time we leave we become new people, we change our names and change up our looks. We always put a bunch of possible names in a hat and pull out one, because mom always says that there is safety and security in randomness and chance. Trust me, I can't even remember all of my previous names. Kathy, Riley, Rebecca and Monica are the ones I can remember. Why would we need safety, what's wrong with pattern?

Now that I have Taylor, it's hard to even think about moving away again, and the whole change that would come with it.  He is the greatest friend I've ever had and the best thing that's ever happened to me. I can't just leave him or give him up and it's not like I could  take him with me.

He got down on one knee on the moving bus and grabbed my hand, and I know I love him, ut I never knew that he was so madly in love with me. "Sure I love him, but I'm only 14, I can;t get married, it is even legal, what will my parents say?!" was the thought that just ran through my head. My mom was 16 and she always taunts me about teen pregnancy and getting married too early, she says you can always date, but wait before saying "I do," Anyways, he said...