the bucket list ; grayson dolan

20 ; ucla

kelsey
fall 2019

i loved that ucla let's students keep bikes on campus, something about pedaling around on a pink beach bike makes me so happy or maybe being in california in general makes me happy. i haven't figured it out yet

i hopped off my bike and locked it to the bike rack outside my dorm rooms. today was my first day of classes and i absolutely love them all. college is so much better then high school

i shuffled around in my bag for my dorm room key but couldn't find it

"ow!" i screeched

"i'm sorry my fault"

i looked up

"yes that was your fault noah" i laughed and he smiled back

i met noah in the summer program he's a creative writing major too

"how are you?" he asked

"i'm good you know working my butt off, this project mr.jackson gave out is amazing. i love his class" i explain

"i know right, i read your high school farewell. it was hanging in mr.jacksons room. i loved it so intriguing"

"really? thanks" i cracked a smile

"i can't help but ask, in the farewell you were talking about someone specifically right? when you said you took a chance for this person" he asked

"yeah but that somebody's not really somebody anymore. i'm sorry that made no sense" i laughed

"no no i get it trust me. i have to run, i'll see you in class tomorrow"

"bye noah" i smiled

i watched him as he walked away, i wonder why he's so interested in my work

i felt my phone buzz in my back pocket, i pulled it out and answered the facetime

"hey brittany"

"hey kels! do you wanna come to reno next weekend? i miss you"

"i miss you too. and yeah i'll come to reno!" i smile at the camera

"well good i wasn't taking no for a answer!" she said "it's been to long"

"i know. i underestimated how much time i would have during the summer program. but it seems like everyone else was pretty busy too" i say

"everyone else or grayson" she gave me a stern look

"i was expecting effort but i guess i can't blame him, i didn't put in any ether"

"i know you're still seeing ethan and i know he knows what his own brothers up too. can't you get me the inside scoop?"

"sorry i don't have it" she shrugged her shoulders

"well it doesn't matter anyway. i haven't seen grayson in a month, and barley got calls. i'm just happy i have california to distract me or i'd be a mess"

"maybe what i thought was wrong. grayson and i weren't ever supposed to be tog..."

i looked up

"is that.. i'll call you back" i hung up and began walking closer to what looked like the impossible

i approached the car and inspected it

red jeep wrangler

i walked around to the back of the car and saw it, the north high school bumper sticker

"not possible" i mumbled to myself

"i knew you would recognize it"

i turned around

"grayson.."

"i can explain" he says

"you don't text, call, come to vist and now all of a sudden you're just here? you're supposed to be at njcu" i say

"well the phone does work both ways and you didn't call ether, but i know you were super busy with your writing. i've actually been super busy too. taking summer classes at njcu so i could transfer to ucla"

"what? you spent your summer going to school just so you could go to ucla with me?"

he nodded his head

i ran up to him and gave him the biggest hug. he picked me up and spun me around

"well are you gonna give me a tour or what?"

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the end