never goodbye

Chapter 3

"1 Universe 

 9 planets 

 204 countries 

 809 islands 

 7 seas

And I had The privilege of Meeting you"

- i don't know who wrote this

After reading the second page, I laid back in my bed. This couldn't be my dad. How could it possibly. This was a man who had thoughts and who sounded like he actually cared about how other people felt instead of just trying to get a promotion. I looked at the page again. It was his handwriting but it felt like a different person. I heard mom's footsteps and hid the book under my pillow. She came in with a plate of chocolate chip cookies.

"Hey Tom. Do you mind taking this over to the new neighbors?"

She was wearing her nurse's scrub with her hair pulled back in a low ponytail which meant she was about to leave for work. I sat up.

"Yeah sure."

She looked at me. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"I don't know. You just look a little...I don't know."

"I'm fine mom."

"Is it your dad."

"No." I lied " I'm fine.really."

She walked over and handed me the cookies before kissing me on the forehead. " there's pancakes if you want some but you should take the cookies over there while there warm. Tell them it's a housewarming gift."

"Ok." I said.

When she left I got dressed and headed next door. When I knocked I waited a few moments before I heard the sound of footsteps. The door opened. It was the girl from yesterday. I was now able to get a better look at her. Her hair was a light red and her eyes were hazel with flecks of gold. There was a sprinkle of freckles across her nose and cheeks. She smiled.

"Hi."

"Hey." I said

She looked up at the window from my house then back at me. "Are you the boy that I saw yesterday."

I nodded and could feel myself blush even though I didn't know why.

"Yea. That was me."

It was quiet for a moment before another girl appeared at the door. She looked a little older than the first girl. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and instead of hazel eyes they were blue.She looked down at the cookies which I had forgotten about.

"Oh." I said "my mom made these. It's a housewarming gift."

The older one took the plate.

"Tell your mom that we thank her tons" She took a bite of one of the cookies. "And tell her these our delicious."

She walked away leaving me with the girl.

"What's your name?" She asked

I felt so stupid. Why didn't I tell her that already.

"It's Thomas but everyone calls me Tom."

"Ok Thomas who everyone calls Tom. My name is-"

She was interrupted by somebody calling her.