No Longer A Thirst Trap.~Elmax

The Last One.

Max

My eyes fluttered open, adjusting to the brightness of the rising sun. I looked around the room and recognised the girls clothes that were strewn across the floor. I was suddenly hit with what happened last night and a big smile spread across my face. My eyes wandered down to the naked girl lying on me and stayed their for a minute,admiring her.
The ways her chest moved up and down as she slept peacefully and how her face was completely relaxed. She rarely saw El without a smile on her face so this was an irregular expression.

After some time, I slowly got up out of my girlfriends grasp and put on my pj's (which was an oversized hoodie and small shorts). I walked to the toilet and closed the door so i could have a minute in private. After doing my business, I  went to wash my  hands in the sink. In doing this, I  caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror that was placed above the sink. I was surprised to see myself smiling. I didn't know that I  was smiling and now I wasn't sure if I  ever stopped.

Last night was something special, maybe not to most but to her it meant everything. All she hoped was that El felt the same way.
She turned of the tap and stared at her reflection in the mirror, both hands on either side of the sink. For the first time in ages, she felt genuinely happy. Then she had an idea. She quickly went in the bedroom and took a look at the clock.

5:39

That was the earlier she had ever woken up.

She bolted to the wardrobe and grabbed a simple yet kinda fancy dress and pulled it on. Then she wrote a note to El to tell her where she had gone and left.

She walked a lot longer than she wanted but after some time, she arrived.

She climbed up the endless stairs and walked to the area where El had taken her previously. The waterfall. She sat down and pulled out her diary, something that she had started when she had feelings for El. It was her way of venting and now she needed to vent again, but for a different reason. She wrote for what seemed like ages, making sure to make it perfect as it was something that meant a lot.

El

I felt the cold breeze coming from the window and leant into Max for warmth but the space next to me was empty and cold. When I couldn't feel her with my hands, I opened my eyes to see if she was awake already but the room was empty. All that was there was a lazily written from who I assumed was max.
It read,

If you're reading this it obviously means that you're awake and I'm not there. I just needed to get out for a bit to be alone.
She needs to be alone? Did I do something wrong? I thought before continuing to read the note.
No, you didn't do anything wrong. Last night was more that I could have asked for. I just needed to do something important. Love you. See you soon xxxxxx

Well that answers my question. She knows me so well. I thought.

I was suddenly aware of how I had no clothes on as the cold breeze started to really bother me. I threw on some clothes and got ready. I didn't know where max could have gone but I needed to respect the fact that she needed alone time. It only bothered me because I couldn't give her kisses or spend time with her like I had done the rest of summer. I needed to take my mind off of it and do something productive before max had came back. That's when there was a knock on the door.
I walked over in hope that it was max and opened the door. There was nothing but a blue box on the doorstep. Cautiously, I grabbed the box and took it inside to open it.
When I opened it, I was filled with an indescribable emotion.

Max

I needed to do something special to show her how much she meant to me and so I did.

After an hour of hard work, I finally had finished and was ready to give it to El. I left it on the doorstep and knocked so that I could see her reaction secretly.

El

I opened the box to reveal a bunch of roses petals and a box of chocolate. I smiled at the thought of Max buying roses and chocolates. I looked through the box to reveal a book. I looked closely to see it was Maxs, a diary? I opened it and saw a bunch of dates and hearts with my name. I was shocked to see such a thing from max, a girl who was always tough and never really seemed to be a romantic. I flicked through the pages, each one covered in her feelings towards me. I never realised how strong they were even when we were friends. I continued to flick through until I reached the last page. I looked at the date and saw that it was today. Why? I asked myself. I started to read it carefully.

I never believed in soul mates. I thought that there were  some people who are more compatible with you than others. I thought some relationships work better than others and I didn't  think it was in the stars. I told myself that it was  just some hippy crap that people believe to make themselves feel better and that those people were weak. But in reality, they are strong. To be in a relationship, you have to put in effort, you go through double the emotions and that's hard. Their shit becomes you're shit because in a relationship, you're a team. Being in a relationship is hard but succeeding and making it work because you know you love them makes you the strongest person I know. I still believe that some relationships work better than others but I know that ours will work because I love you El and whatever hard times we face, we will face together.  And that to me, makes you my soul mate. You took me to the waterfall because you thought it would make me feel like home but in reality, you are my home. My home, my friend, my soul mate.
I love you and I will never stop, all I ask is that you feel the same.

I finished the letter with tears of happiness falling down my cheeks. I never thought that someone could love me like that and it's crazy. Max opened the door and took me in her embrace. For that moment, it was just us and it would always be just us.

Anddd that's the end. I know it's not a long book but I didnt necessarily want it to be long. I wanted the message to be there that anyone can love and be loved no matter what gender you are, what race you are or what your past is. I am currently working on another book if you want to read that and it will be out on 1st of May.

I hope you liked the book and I love everyone who read it. Xxxx Bye for now