OUR EXCHANGE PROGRAM

The Dream.

Natalia's pov

We are having a school camp this week for a month. From Jessi's explanations, it seems this is the most important part of the school year. There is going to be lots of research and projects and fun and fun.

This  is part of our final mark in our Geography class and for that we are going to the beach. The whole senior class will be going.

So Jessi and I are busy packing. This could be a getaway for both Jessi and I. There will be no Thomas on my trail nor Dragon Gang members on Jessi's neck. It's going to be a good peaceful time. Besides, who doesn't love nature?

"I'm done." she drops her suitcase on the bed and takes a loud sigh. She jumps on the bed and looks up the ceiling for sometime before shutting her eyes.

"Ash will be taking us."

"What!But why?"
She shifts a little on the bed and without opening her eyes takes a deep breath.

"He offered. I couldn't say no. Noone ever wins in an argument with him. Besides, look at it this way, we will be safe with him, considering all the drama that is happening."

In a way, she was right. But I have been avoiding Matt since the Dragon incident. I cannot start getting attached to people. I'm going to die in some few months or even weeks or some days.

The less people I have grieving for me the better.

I jump on the bed beside her and shut my eyes.

"What will you do Jessi if you woke up tomorrow and you are told, miss, you only have a week to live."

Silence.

She takes another long breath and I can feel her smiling.

"If I was to die in a week, I would gather all the people close to me and spend the remaining days of my life with them. I would find myself someone I love..."

"Like Salvatore."

"Yes like Salvatore.Wait, is it that obvious?"She shoots her eyes open and finds me already starring at her.

"With all the goofy smiles you too give  when you are around. The secret stares the lovey dovey face... Come on, I just put two and two together.I'm not that dumb."

"Never said you were."

She shuts her eyes close again and I follow suit.

"Well, if I was to die in a week, I'd proclaim my love for him and spend the rest of the few days with him. I mean life is too short, so better make good use of it. Anyway, why the sudden interest in death.? "

The door bell rings and I take a sigh of relief 'saved by the bell.'

" I guess that's Matt, we should get down. "
We grab our suitcase and walk to the door. Much to our surprise it was Salvatore. I love his sir name more than his first name.

" I thought Matt was supposed to pick us up." Jessi says as Salvatore helps us to pack our bags on the boot of his car.

" Well, something came up, but we are going to pick him up at his house."

I was curious, Salvatore didn't even go to the same school as we did. Scratch that, was he even in school?

"Why are you even going with us, I mean, you don't even go to the same school as we do."He looks at Jessi for a moment too long." Protective measures. Orders from above. "

We get into the car and Jessi takes shotgun.

I sit myself on the back and take out my phone. My pen pal's site has been blocked. It's been long since we last talked and I wonder what happened to him.

The drive to Matt's house was too long and a silent one. Despite the casual jokes the two were making.

Some twenty minutes later, we were at his doorstep. He was already out and checking his watch Furiously. He walked to the boot and put his bag.

He walks in and takes a seat beside me. "What took you guys so long. I've been out here for a while waiting for you."

"I had taken my car out for service. You know we do have a long way ahead of us." He sighs and leans back on the headrest. I thought we were like friends now. He didn't even recognize me when he came in.
Why am I even bothered, I'm the one whose been avoiding him.

He shuts his eyes and I take a look at him now. He has eyebags and I can clearly see dark marks on his cheek. One that looks like a punch. His knuckles were split and they had  not even been dressed.

"Stop starring. It's creeping me out."
I thought he was asleep.

I sit myself further next to the window and close my eyes. I haven't really slept well lately. It doesn't take long before I feel my eyelids becoming heavy, then I fall asleep.

I have the same dream I had been having. I was sitting on my grave and before me stood my mom, she was devastated and crying her heart out. Next to her was a clearly disheveled Laire. She was consoling my mom but she herself was already drowned in her own sorrows.

Jessi stood beside Salvatore, her face buried in his chest as she kept mumbling some incoherent words.Mark just stood there mortified.

But what broke my heart was the Matthews I was seeing in front of me. He was holding our precious daughter in his arms who was crying uncontrollably in his arms. She was barely two years but death her snatched her mom away from her.

Matt himself just held her. No tear in his eyes. He was looking at the grave as if he could see me. I could feel his heart crashing so I looked away.

This is what I was always feared getting attached. Now everyone was crashed because of me. Something I could have avoided. It's all my fault.

I wake up to find myself sweating profusely. I looked around and everyone was asleep except Salvatore.

I looked towards Matt and my heart broke. As much as I have this attraction towards him, it must be buried deep within me.

I shut my eyes taking a deep breath before I opened them once more coming to a conclusion....

Sometimes it's better to let someone go.

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