Just A Secret

Prologue

Throwing our caps in the air and cheering with excitement was the best feeling in the world. I graduated from high school. It's over, and now for college. To move on.

I smiled and looked over at my boyfriend of two years and a half. He walked up to me and gave me a great warm hug kissing my hair. It's going to be hard without him. We were always with each other, through our ups and downs. I can't picture my life without him, but eventually it's going to be over.

A tear slowly rolls down my cheek, he picks up my chin and wipes the tear away with his thumb. He cups my face with his hands and I look into his grey eyes. More tears were coming down my face and I looked down.

"Hey, don't cry. We'll be together again sometime, but now we have to live our dreams. I don't want to pull you with me for something you don't want to do," he says calmly.

I slowly shook my head in agreement. He was right. We both have different ideas for careers after high school. Ryan wanted to go to Ohio State to play football and I want to go to University of Florida to get a degree in cardiology. Though, I don't want to leave Ryan, but also I want to live my dreams. Being with Ryan isn't going to help it come true.

"I will always be here for you, you know that right?"

Once again, I nod my head and purse my lips trying to hold back all the tears. He's a great boyfriend. My family loved him and I loved his family. It's going to stink just leaving everyone.

He smiles and grabs my waist, pulling me closer to him. We look into each other's eyes and our heads slowly come closer, to the point we were inches away from our lips and our noses were touching. I look down at his lips, brushing my lips onto his. He finally gives in and kisses me. It was one of those passionate kisses. I close my eyes and respond to the kiss, wrapping my arms around his neck. I always get small little butterflies in my stomach every time I kissed Ryan. I wish our kiss could last longer but it was time to let go. I slowly pull away from my last kiss with my boyfriend and lean my forehead against his with tears coming down my face like bullets. His eyes started watering and I saw that one tear fall onto my chest.

Ryan only cried once, and that was when his older brother died in Iraq, serving our country. But he actually never cried over me.

"I love you," was the last thing he said before we left.