Sometimes Moments [Preview]

Prologue

Prologue

Four years and five months ago.

Infinities exist only when two people believe in it, and will for the universe to allow it.

A tap on the glass window had Peyton's head turning. She sat on her bed waiting for another sound. Seconds past and another tap was made. Resting her book down, Peyton felt her phone vibrate next to her on the bed. Seeing his name, she picked it up and answered it.

“Tell me it’s you outside my window,” she said quietly into the phone’s speaker.

He didn’t answer. Her breathing heaved as she moved the covers off her body and got off the bed.

“Callum!”

A laugh broke into her ear.

“It’s me, Pey. Go to the window.” She smiled at the sound of his voice. Smooth and beautiful. She wasn’t sure when it happened but when he kissed her underneath the cherry blossoms outside her window, Callum Reid was no longer her best friend. That one kiss and their relationship became more. Hanging up, Peyton stood next to her window and looked back at her door. If her father caught her with him at such an hour, he’d never let her leave the house again.

But her parents were asleep. What were a few minutes with him? Summer would end soon and they’d be attending their final year of high school. One last year together before university and life decisions would be made. It was either stay in their small tourist town or leave and go to the city. A decision she hadn’t made just yet.

Pushing the curtains back, Peyton lifted the window up and was met with Cullum’s lips on hers. Her hands wrapped around his wrist as she kissed him back. Her playful bite of his lower lip had him laughing against hers.

“Easy, tiger,” he whispered as he pulled his mouth away. Her heavy breathing mirrored his and she smiled up at him. Her bedside lamp gave her enough light to see his grey eyes. She had always loved him. All her life she had. But that one kiss broke free an unconditional and intimate form of love.

“You have to go,” she pleaded.

He brushed her light brown hair behind her ear before placing his hands on the windowsill.

“Just a walk down to the lake together. We’ll be back before your father wakes up for work,” he promised. The glint in his eyes had her rolling her eyes at him.

“Let me just change,” she sighed, pulling away. Peyton was surprised when Callum’s hand stopped her from leaving.

He tugged her to face him and his eyes ran down her body. “What you’re wearing is more than fine.”

This was all new to them. They had never gone past their boundaries and when he did compliment her, she’d blush. Growing up as neighbours, she knew all that there was to know about him.

“Fine!” Peyton said, faking her bothered tone. Callum grinned as he held out his hands to her and helped her out of her bedroom window. Her feet hit the dry grass and she remembered she had no shoes on. Callum let go of her hands and picked up the basket next to him, pulling out a pair of black flats.

“You planned this!” Peyton took the pair of flats she recognised as a pair she had missing.

“I wasn’t willing to let you change your mind if you went and changed.”

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Four years, four months, three weeks and five days ago

Stepping out of the house, Peyton covered her eyes to the early morning sun. She felt the warm wind hit her skin and sat on the steps of the front porch. Looking across the road she noticed the moving trucks parked in the driveway of the house across the road. Tucking her hair behind her ear, Peyton stood up and watched men with boxes pack the moving trucks.

Walking down the path and crossing the road, she stepped onto the green grass of her neighbour’s lawn. Peyton stood there, watching pieces of furniture leave the double story house and be placed in trucks.

“Peyton?” She heard her name being called. She looked at the front door to see him standing there. The fearful grey eyes had her shaking her head.

“I don’t...” she breathed out, feeling herself tremble.

“I’m sorry,” he apologised.

“When were you going to tell me?” The aching in her chest had her stifling a sob. He looked away and she felt her heart crumble.

“Callum,” she begged.

“I couldn’t tell you, Peyton. Had I told you it would have been difficult to say goodbye,” he said and then instructed one of the removalists on a box that marked ‘Callum’s room’.

“This is much worst!” she yelled. She saw his flinch and he breathed in before reaching for her hands. Peyton took a step back.

“You’re leaving me!” she sobbed.

“Summer’s over, Pey. I can’t stay in this town. I have to leave. I’m... I’m sorry about everything. It and us... we shouldn’t have happened. We should have just stayed friends,” Callum said before he turned and walked back into the house. Friends. That one word pierced her heart.

Peyton wiped her tears and looked around. More boxes were packed into the trucks and she stood there trying to process it all.

“Peyton, I didn’t think we’d see you today.” She heard Mr Reid say. She looked up to see an older version of Callum step out of the house.

“I—I,” she stuttered but she couldn’t form words.

“Dad, just leave it,” Callum said, angrily. He didn’t look her way as he handed his father another box.

Callum stood in front of her and the fine line his mouth made was one she never saw. They grew up across the road from each other but it wasn’t until summer they became and wanted more.

“You should have told me,” she said, hurt and devastated by what was happening around her.

“There was nothing to tell. I’m moving to the city.”

“That’s it? You’re just up and moving to the city. That’s all it took? Two days and you changed your mind,” she cried. She told him she loved him. He never said it back but he never pushed her away. That night they went to the lake. She gave him her innocence and told him she loved him. Two days later, and he was leaving.

“Peyton, it’s goodbye,” he softly said. The break in his voice didn’t match the menacing look in his eyes.

“Then goodbye. But don’t you ever come back to this town, Callum. You’re dead to me! If what we had meant nothing to you then good! Go! I never want to see your face again!” Peyton took one more look at those grey eyes before she turned around and walked towards her house.

“Peyton!” he called but she couldn’t do it. She couldn’t listen to his voice calling her name. Her heart was too broken to accept any more pain at the hands of him.

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