Long Lost (A Hayes Grier Fanfic)

Chapter 7

Cassidy's POV

My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach and I couldn't hold my arm up without it shaking. I had no transportation back to the university, and I had no idea where I was.

I spotted the beach, and figured that I could find my way from there because I am very fond of the beaches here.

It was already 11:11p.m.

I wish Hayes didn't cheat on me, and that he was here with me now.

 

Hayes's POV

I bolted out of the party to find Cass. She didn't have a ride home, and she probably has no idea where she is. I peered down both ways of the street and there was no sight of her. She couldn't be very far.

Then I realized she is probably on the beach. Ever since we were younger she has always loved the beach, and it was her place to think.

-FLASHBACK-

Me and Cassidy were just twelve years old, and I hadn't bullied her yet. We were walking to the rocks on the beach away from our families.

We were right next to each other and I felt a connection. Not as best friends, more than that. She looked so beautiful dazing off at the ocean. She looked back over at me and noticed I had been staring at her.

Normally, I would have been embarressed, but I never broke my gaze. We just continued walking until a boy interrupted us. He kept flirting with Cass, and it made me jealous. I escorted Cassidy away from him and we continued our way to the rocks,

That was the day that I finally admitted my feelings for Cassidy, to myself.

-END OF FLASHBACK-

I was in the middle of the street smiling at the old memories, wishing that she was with me again. Why did I have to mess up everything, including my perfect past with her. We could have had an ultimate love story, but the popularity broke us apart. And it wasn't her fault.

I jogged through the sand and saw Cassidy gazing off into the dark blue ocean, just like old times. Her face was so soft and focused, but this time with tears coming down her face. The thought of her crying because of me not only now, but in our childhood broke me down.

Tears came pouring down my cheeks. I tried to conceal them before approaching Cassidy, but it was too late. She was already looking me straight in the eyes.

I walked over to her and sat down. She cupped her hands together and rested her cheek on the staring at me, almost as if she was studying my every move.

Other girls would have tried to make the scene dramatic by running away, but she kept it under the radar.

Cassidy broke the silence before weakly saying, " You know, I see the old eyes, the ones that would stare me down while continually hurting me. This time, you didn't physically beat me, but this is much worse. I was in a vulnerable state of being in love with you. I thought I could trust you, and I was uneasy about dating you so fast. But then, I see your eyes. I see the ones that would be there for me when I was upset, the ones that would cry with me, the ones that had the power to make every situation okay. The ones that I loved. That was the original Hayes. The one I fell into when I was younger. I don't think I can decide which eyes I'm peering into, I don't know who I'm seeing. The only person to make that decision is you. When you've figure out if they will be dark, or light, let me know."

Then Cassidy left me, left me alone deep in thought which person was I. I am completely and utterly in love with Cassidy.

I need to make my decision and get her back, because those two and a half hours that she was mine, were the two and a half most happiest hours I have ever had in my life.

No one else could ever make me feel that way.

I stood up and left. I left my thoughts and I left her. Just for now.

The Next Morning

Cassidy's POV

I woke up, and the flashback and pain of last night came flooding in my body. How could he do that to me?

Jordan and I don't talk anymore, we just pretend that talking is prohibited. The tension between us speaks for itself.

I left the dorm because seeing her is like a never-ending remembrance of last night. I thought that she cared about me. Although I did think Hayes cared about me too, so I guess I am wrong.

I drove to the nearby coffee shop, and took a window seat. I was so lost in thought that I didn;t realizeI had been staring out of the window for half an hour drinking my coffee and occasionally eating a bite of my muffin. I don't have any desire to eat right now. 

Even though, I was only dating Hayes for two and a half hours, I am indescribably hurt right now.

My table shifted, and I looked up only to meet the eyes of who I really wasn't expecting.