Summer //hood//

38. Surprise

Don't delete this yet. Epilogue is coming soon!!

Summer's POV

It had been almost 2 years- 1 year and 9 months to be exact- after my last meeting with Calum.

I wouldn't say that my days after that night were fine instantly after we'd sorted out our problems. Everything seemed dull, boring and awful even to me at first. But as time passed by, I was starting to get used to the feelings.

I missed Calum more than words could explain. The thought of leaving London had crossed my mind a couple times, but I never really did it because I kept assuring myself that this was what we needed if we really wanted our relationship grew stronger than before.

Well, that if we were really meant for each other.

If at the end, we couldn't be together like we'd wished, then maybe what we were doing right now was the best thing- saving each other's heart from getting hurt in the future. We had already break each other's heart and we didn't want to break it again. Our hearts had broken from the first time we got together. We didn't need another heartbreak or scar again.

Everytime I saw Calum's name on a sport website, on a sport column on newspaper or on TV, my heart clenched. The urge of having him on my side was really great. I missed him and my love for him grew each second passed. Sometimes when Sophie was with me, she would try to divert my attention or just simply ask me if I wanted to change the tv channel, but I would always tell her no because I wanted to know what I missed from his life when he was miles away from me.

In these past few years, Calum had become one of the most popular soccer players and I was really proud of what he had achieved in this short period time. A lot of big clubs from around the world set their attentions to him and tried to propose a contract to him, but he still chose to stay with his club. A lot of people said that he was a fool for letting go a bigger carrier, but I didn't think he was a fool. I didn't know exactly why he did it, but I knew he did it for the best and I really trusted his plan. I knew he was planning for something bigger.

All this time we would talk to each other, either from skype, text or just simply call each other when we had time. But I still missed him greatly. I was afraid that I would forget how it felt to be around him. I was afraid that I would forget how it felt when he wrapped his arms around me. I was afraid that I would forget how it felt to kiss him. I was afraid about a lot of things about him. And the biggest fear of it all was losing him.

I still remembered the time when we talked more than a year ago about us dating another people. We'd agreed not to wait for each other just in case if we were really not meant for each other. I was the one who had suggested it because I felt like I didn't want to be selfish. He deserved happiness and freedom, even if it meant by him dating someone else and not me. He was hesitant at first but he finally agreed to it.

The first weeks, I was really on the edge, waiting for the gossip about Calum dating some model or celebrity, but until this day, I had never even once heard a gossip about him dating someone. Let alone stand near a girl. And me, I didn't even date anyone. Sure, Mark had asked me for a date a few times, but I would always reject him politely. He didn't give up at first, but when he knew that I was already committed to be with Calum only in the future, he respected my choice and he finally stepped back.

Oh, about Mark. I'd told Sophie about the kissing incident and you should've seen the expression on her face. At first her face was blank that she was laughing really hard until she fell off the chair. But when she saw my serious expression, she was shocked would be an understatement. Her jaw was almost fell to the ground and her eyes nearly popped out of the sockets. Not a lovely sight if you wanted to know.