Bestfriend to Boyfriend

chapter 1

CHAPTER 1:

Twelve Years later:

"Class dismissed, and have a good vacation everyone" our instructor sir Santi stated as we walked out of the class. It was the last day of the sem and felt relieved to finally finish the semester. We had a three-month break before we went back to school. I went to my locker and cleared my stuff so that I could get home already.

"Sammy!!!" I heard my friend Cheyenne and turned to see her with Cy, my other friend. When iI started high school, I was mostly alone, but then these two suddenly started talking to me and being friendly, since then they've been my two friends. Cheyenne had straight black hair with asian eyes. Cy had brown hair that was until her shoulders and green eyes.They both approached me, Cheyenne grinning at me wildly, as always, while Cy just smiled at me, her usual shy self 'well most of the time'. "So where are you planning to spend your break?"she asked

"Don't know yet. Mom says its a surprise, she didn't give me details as to what we were going to do or where were going so I have no idea" I shrugged and I went back to putting my things in my bag.

"Well just tell Rebecca and Aiden that when you come back, she'll make us some of her famous cupcakes" Cheyenne joked. They were obsessed with my mom and dad's baking. Not that I blame them though, they do have some wicked skills.

"Sure, I'll tell them" I promised as put the last of my books in my bag. I closed my locker and faced back to them. "So I guess I'll text you guys and see you when I get back from 'who knows where'."

"Yeah we'll miss you Sam." Cy said and hugged me and I hugged her back. I turned to Cheyenne and hugged her to.

I walked home and got up to my room. Dropped my things and changed to my running clothes. Sweatpants and a shirt. When I was changed into these clothes, I grabbed my phone and ipod from my dresser. Something blue in a box got my attention. I took the bracelet out and smiled. Remembering that it was the bracelet my childhood friend gave me before they left. After he left, we talked on the phone almost every day, he shared what he saw in Seattle and what was different from South Carolina. Then after a few weeks the calls came in about once a week, once a month then once every four moths until they eventually stopped. It was then that we stopped being friends, but I realized that something like this was bound to happen, that eventually we would drift apart. I looked in the mirror and studied myself. I still had my long wavy hair, hazel brown eyes and pale skintone. But I was now grown up, almost nineteen years old. My body matured into a ladie's body, not that seven year old kid who was playing dolls with Cam. I put the bracelet back and I shook my head at the thought and turned away. I headed down stairs to search for my mother.

I spotted my mom in the kitchen. SHe still looked the same only with a few grey strands of hair and with some minimal wrinkles.  I drank a glass of water and mouthed to her 'Im going on a run'. She looked and me and put up a finger signalling me to give her a minute. I nodded and sat on the stool by the counter and waited for her to finish. I knew she was talking to auntie Anna. My mom kept in touch with auntie Anna though, not like me and Cam. "Yeah.......I'll tell them both....i'm so excited!!.......see you then.....Yeah, bye Anna.........and say hi to Taylor and Cam for me........okay, bye" She put the phone down and turned to me, a huge grin on her face. "That was Anna" she stated.

"I know mom, so?" i asked uninterested by what she had stated.

"We just finalized our plans on staying with them in Seattle for our vacation!!" she said. I stiffened. I didn't know what to do. It's been a long time since I last saw them, especially Cam. We weren't enemies or something like that but still. Twelve years is a whole  lot of time to change. All i could think about was how Cam and I would react to seeing each other after over a decade.

"What?!" I asked. It was so sudden. But maybe it wasn't, maybe they'd been planning this for a while and they just weren't telling.

"I miss Anna. Besides, we haven't gone for a vacation for along time. This would be great to get a little 'RandR'" she said.

"You guys go. I'm staying here" I said. 

"You are not staying here. WE are going to Seattle. not just me and your father. But the three of us."She said blantly.  I sighed knowing that I couldn't change my mother's mind. Once she decided, no one could changer her mind.

"Fine then. I'm going for a run. I'll be back before dinner" I said as I got up and started my run. I did this almost everyday. I loved running. I ran up to two hours everyday or until my legs would hurt and go numb, then I'd go home.

I ran almost two and a half hours before i went home. My heart pounding in my chest. I got to our house a quarter before seven. So i went to my room and took a shower before dinner.

While eating, my mom kept rambling about how it was going to be so fun in Seattle with the Coopers. My dad just listened and kept smiling.

"So we are leaving two days from now, they'll pick us up at the airport and we'll all drive together to their house in Seattle" she stated then turned to me." Sam start packing your things so that you wont rush tomorrow" my mom said to me.

"okay mom" I nodded and went up to my room to start packing. I could only think about Cam. How he was doing? If he still looked the same? If he had changed? If he was still like the besfriend I knew when we were still kids? It was exhausting having too many thoughts. When all the things I needed for our trip was packed, I slumped on my bed and tried drifting off to sleep. But after two hours of tossing and turning, I gave up and just stared at the ceiling. I stayed like that until i finally fell asleep. 

AN: Picture of Samantha on the side.