Never Let You Go (Catching Feelings Sequel)

Now I Find My Love Has Gone Away

June 6th, 2012

Imani POV:

I was seated exactly in the front row of the school auditorium with Jada on my left, and Will on my right. It was a Wednesday afternoon. Jaden's family had flew out from Cali to celebrate the auspicious occasion. I was smiling so hard. I'm so proud of Jaden for coming this far, but weary because he'll be leaving me. The principal was calling off names of 8th graders by last names to get their diplomas. I shook my leg impatiently waiting for her to get to his. "Honey, calm down," Jada said chuckling. "Sorry, I can't help it," I smiled. A... B... C... D... E... F... Can she get any slower? Time needs to speed up. I started to daydream about my future. I wanted to become a famous actress, have a successful marriage, and have no more than five kids. It would be amazing if I ended up marrying Jaden. We would be the best dynamic duo after Will and Jada. I can see it all now. We can have a son named Jaden Jr, and a girl na-... My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a name being called, but not the one I wanted to hear. "Alana Rodriguez," the principal sang. I scoffed as Alana got out of her seat on stage, strutted over to the princpal and took her diploma, and sat back down. I can't believe she actually graduated. She was dumber than a brick. I'm suprised she even made it into this school. And don't lemme get on started the fact that she might be going to the same school as Jaden. I said "might," because Jaden doesn't know for sure if he's going back to LA for 9th grade. His parents didn't sell their home out there. But why would they? They'd be crazy! It's a lose-lose situation for me, because I won't be able to be in school with him wherever he goes. "Jaden Smith," the principal said. Me, Jada, Will, and Willow, got up out of our seats and cheered for him. As Jaden walked across the stage, he looked at us and smiled. When his eyes landed on me, he bit his lip as if he was nervous. I was confused to why he looked the way he did. He took his dimploma proudly and went to his seat. As he sat down, he glanced my way and sighed. He kept looking my way from time to time, as if he was guilty. What was his deal? I was so anxious to know, I could care less about the graduation. I needed to know. Now.

We waited outside for the graduates to come out. I tapped my foot in anticipation. What the hell is taking them so long? I groaned and rolled my eyes. Jaden's cousin, Jahlil, was flirting with me. I mean, he was cute and all, but I already had Jaden. Jahlil was saying chessy pick-up lines, and it was annoying. Very annoying. I couldn't deal with it anymore. I took out my phone and texted Jaden what was taking him so long. Not even a minute passed before I thought I was about to lost my mind. Just as I was about to walk to the double doors of the school, kids started flooding out of them. I looked around for Jaden. "There he is!" Willow screamed. Jaden was looking around for us, clueless as ever. "Jaden!" Will called out to him. He spotted us and came over to us. "Jaden, I'm so proud of you! You're growing up so quickly!" Jada said, hugging Jaden. "Yeah, I'm proud of you too, little man," Will said, ruffling Jaden's hair. "So am I, Big Head," Willow smiled and nudged her brother. "Thank you guys," Jaden said happily. "I'm so happy for you Jaden. You're about to go to high school and so many things can happen in those years. You're like all grown up," I said laughing. Jaden laughed a little. As Jaden started talking to his family, Jahlil came up to me, "So, how about a date?" he asked, licking his lips. "Sorry, I'm already taken," I said. "He won't have to know," Jahlil said, coming closer to me. "Thanks, but I think I'll pass," I said, not amused by his action. "C'mon," he said, urging me. "No," I snapped. "Hey man, that's my girlfriend," Jaden said. I jumped at the sound of his voice. I didn't even notice him walk up to us. "Hey, my bad bro. When I see a pretty girl, I pounce," he said. "Yeah, it's fine. Just don't let it happen again," Jaden said. Jaden came close to me and whispered in my ear, "Can I talk to you in private?" I nodded my head. "Could you excuse us for a moment?" Jaden asked. "Sure. No problem," Jahlil said. Jaden took my hand and led us to the playground. That playground held so many memories; some good, some bad, some ugly. But I wouldn't change a single one of them. We sat on the swings and he kept hold of my hands. "I have to tell you something important," he said. "Does it have to do with why you kept looking over at me during the ceremony?" I asked curiously. He nodded. "Is it bad?" I asked. "Depends how you look at it," he said. I looked him in the eyes because I knew this wasn't funny business. "You know I'm going to be filming my movie, right?" he asked. I nodded slowly. How could I forget? He had been out of school so much, he almost didn't graduate. "Well, I'm gonna be filming it in..." he hesitated before saying, "Costa Rica." My heart shattered into a million pieces. This was the last time I was gonna be able to actually spend time with Jaden before he headed to the high school and I was stuck in this hell hole. "When are you leaving?" I asked. "On Sunday..." he said slowly. "When did you find this out?" I said. "When we first started filming..." he said, trailing off a little. "Why are you just telling me this now?" I asked. "I didn't want to worry you," he said. I shook my head in disbelief. This can't be happening. "How long?" I asked as calmly as I could. "... A month and a half," he exhaled. A tear escaped my eye. "No you can't leave! You're gonna be out of the fucking country! We were supposed to spend the summer together!" I raised my voice. "We will baby. We'll still have less than a month left and a half," he said. "Yeah, a month and a half! Why not the whole summer? I won't see you during the school year!" I cried, tears flooding down my cheeks. "Babe, calm down. You'll see me after school, okay?" He said, trying to console me. "No I won't. With all the homework they give us in this jail, and all the freedom they'll give you at the high school, our schedules won't work. Plus, you'll probably be talking to some prettier, high school cheerlead-" I said before I got cut off by Jaden," Don't you dare say that, Imani. I will be with you forever and always. What does that ring on your finger say to you?" He was talking about the promise ring he bought me. "It reminds me of what you did with Alana," I thought out loud. I mentally facepalmed myself for what I just said. "Imani that was one stupid mistake. I promise I will never leave your side. Ever," he said. He intertwined our fingers and kissed my hands. I was crying so hard by this point. They were tears of sadness and joy. "Jaden, I'm gonna miss you so much," I said, getting out of my seat and embracing him. He got up as well, and wrapped his arms around my waist. "I'm gonna miss you too," he said pulling away. "Just know that I love you," he said, wiping away my tears with his thumbs. "I love you too," I said. He leaned in and his lips met mine. I massaged the back of his neck with my hands while he slid his tongue in my mouth. Kissing him was the best feeling in the world. It made me feel so high, and I couldn't come down. We pulled away from each other and he put his forehead on mine. "I'm going to spend the next few days with you and give you my all. I'm not gonna leave with you being disappointed in me," he vowed. I nodded, and we hugged each other one last time before going back to his family.

Today, I'm at the airport, getting ready to say goodbye to Jaden. We spent the last three days as if it were our lasts. We spents the nights over each other's houses. We never left each other's sides. On Thursday night, Jaden suprised me with the Weeknd tickets and I nearly died of joy. The Weeknd is my favorite male singer of all time. And the tickets must've costed him a fortune. Jaden held me all night as we listened to the Weeknd sing. On Friday, we went out to eat at the Water Works restaurant in Fairmount. I've been there before for my cousin's wedding reception, and it was so fancy. I knew it was expensive too. I told him we could've went somewhere less pricey, but he insisted we'd go. We had a wonderful time too. And the food was delicious. Afterwards, we went to the Philadelphia Art Musuem and saw a Frida Kahlo exhibit. I had so much fun learning about her life and the artwork she painted. Later, when it was really dark, we walked around near the Schuylkill River. The boat houses were all lit up, kind of like Christmas trees. It was so beautiful. At around 10:30, we arrived at his house and we cuddled on the couch as we watched movies until we fell asleep. On Saturday, we had a big going away dinner for Jaden and Will. It was kind of emotional for me, Willow, and Jada. Jada couldn't go on the trip because they didn't want her to get worried if Jaden got pushed too hard, which I think is so sweet. Willow's keeping Jada company. My mom would never let me go out of the country for a month. Especially for a boy. During the dinner, we were laughing, smiling, and crying over the moments we shared with one everyone. His family went back to LA earlier this morning. Jahlil hugged for a LONG time. It was kinda uncomfortable. We exchanged numbers, but it was on a friendly level. Right now, I was hoping the time he got on the plane would never come. As Will and Jaden were saying their goodbyes to Jada and Willow, I just stood there, praying time would go more slower, but it felt as if the minutes were passing by like seconds. As Jaden walked over to me, I could feel the tears forming in my eyes. He smiled and hugged me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and stood on my tiptoes. I squeezed the hell out of him because this was the last time I would be able to even touch him for a month and a half. "Don't forget me," I said into his neck. "How could I forget you? You're always on my mind," he said. I grinned as a tear rolled down the bridge of my nose. "You don't understand how much I'm gonna miss you and how lonely I'm gonna be," I said. "Yes I do. Because I'm gonna be feeling the same way as you do," he said, bringing me closer to him. I took in his scent. He smelled aquatically fresh, like he was ready for Costa Rica. "I have something for you before I go," he said, reaching into his bag. He pulled out a CD. "It's a mix tape of the songs that remind me of you," he said, giving it to me. "Thank you!" I said, mesmorizing it. "No problem. Anything for you," he said. Another tear fell on my shirt. I leaned in and kissed him. It was a magical kiss. It was a goodbye kiss. It meant I would miss him with all my heart, and yearn for the day he comes back. "Jaden, our flight leaves in 8 minutes. We have to go, son," Will called. Jaden broke the kiss. "I'm gonna miss you," he said, getting his stuff ready. "I'm gonna miss you too," I said. I hugged him one last time. "I love you," I said. " I love you too," he said. We pulled away and said goodbye to each other. I looked back until he walked through the gate and I couldn't see him anymore. I turned back around and started leaving the airport, bawling my eyes out.

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Hey everyone! I wrote a sequel to "Catching Feelings." I was going to write the rest to "Web Full of Lies," but I thought y'all would rather read this over it. I'll be updating Web Full of Lies ocassionally, though. I know "After Earth" was filmed earlier in the year, but it needed to fit in with the story. This story is going to make Catching Feelings look like nothing. It's gonna be so drama-filled. I don't know if you noticed, but when it comes to the titles of Catching Feelings and Never Let You Go, I base them on Justin Bieber song titles, lol. The theme song for this chapter is none other than "Never Let You Go." It's too the right. And if you can't tell, I'm trying my best not to swear as much in my stories. I finished this chapter in like four days, but I had to get a cover, and the cover is made by TeAmoPrince. The cover looks so awesome. Her stories are amzing, tbh. Read "Mind Games," it's a great story so far. I'll try to finish the second chapter as soon as possible. But, have a great Christmas holiday. Love you all! xo