The Love Story

The Secret Place

Jasmine POV

I texted Cameron and Gabby that Austin moved to Miami without saying goodbye. I told them about the letter but that was it. I told them I wouldn't be at school.

I decided to go to our "secret place!" Austin and I used to come here when we were little. We made forts and played games. We made a treehouse with the help of my dad and his mom. We spent hours and hours up there. When I got there the treehouse had fallen apart and there was wood pieces everywhere. To see the treehouse torn down to pieces like that was unbearable. I started crying. The only thing I could find was a journal. When I was little I didn't keep a journal so it had to be Austin's. It said June 2007 which was the summer going into 7th grade.

He wrote " I liked her dimples and her smile. My teacher told me that if you liked somthing and you dreamt of it you shuld chase after it. That was what I was going to do! I was nevr going to leave her. We were going to be bast freinds forevr! I relized I couldn't live without her. She helpd me evryday thru all my problums."

I felt the tears again streaming down my face. He liked me since 6th grade just like me, and we never had the guts to tell each other. Now, we both have to go separate ways.

I understood that it was a huge opportunity for him, but I couldn't think of it like that. I thought of it as he should have stayed. He could have found other managers in Texas. He could have risked everything for us but he chose his career.

I knew I shouldn't be angry over that because he made the right decision. Chase records was one of the best manager companies in the United States. They helped so many artists start their careers.

I decided to open the letter Austin wrote to me and gave to Alex to give me. It said:

Dear Jasmine,

I am so sorry, I didn't say goodbye. I couldn't bear with the pain and the look on your face. I couldn't have dealt with breaking your heart. I just confessed my love to you and now I was leaving. I'm glad to say that I have fallen in love with you. I've fallen in love with all the little things that make you, you. I love your smile, your giggle, the way you look in leggings, the way you look in sweatpants and a hoodie, the way you look in lingerie, the way you look with no makeup on, the way you walk, and the way your lips move when you talk. I want you to know, I love all the things you hate about yourself. I need you to know, that you can move on. You don't have to wait for me. To be honest, I don't deserve you. You deserve some amazing guy who is charming and will sweep you off your feet. A man who will stick up for you and care about you more than anything. Not a guy who just wants sex. Not a guy who doesn't like kissing or cuddling because I know you love both of those. I want you to find a guy to call your soulmate and your other half. I treated you like shit. I should have said goodbye in person but I wasn't brave enough. I just wanted you to know, I love you with all my heart.

Forever, Austin Mahone

That broke my heart. I couldn't deal with this. He was my other half. He was my soulmate. He is my prince charming and my happily ever after. He is my everything. He is not only my best friend but my lover. He was the boy with the cute smile and adorable giggle. He could make me laugh at any given moment. He made my bad days better and my good days great. I loved him for that. But I hated him for that, because now who was going to be there for me? Who was going to come cuddle at 3 in the morning? Who was going to be there to pick up all the pieces when I had girl drama with Gabby or Cameron? Austin was always my go-to guy. I couldn't just replace him like he could replace me.