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I curse and walk into the kitchen. He stands up and walks over to me. He takes the sunglasses off and gasps at how swollen my eyes are with the tears already pooling over the rim. “What what happened?” Before I knew it I was spilling everything to him. By the end of the story he had his keys and coat on. A frown on his face. He was tugging on my arm by the time we got into his car I just sat there and closed my eyes. Wondering what the hell he was doing. A few minutes later we pull up to Sam’s house I look over to Chris and see he was already half way up the doorway. I get out of the car and walk up slowly up the pathway. I pull out my key and open the door. We walk in and I find Sam in the living room eating cereal in front of the TV. He looks over and stands up. “Happy Christmas!! Well I mean merry Christmas!!! And where the hell have you been. Do you know how long I spent looking for you? I was worried sick... By the time 2 in the morning rolled around I was so tired I had to come home. I called your phone but u doesn’t charge Ur phone so…” he looks at me unreadable expression.” What happened at the dance? All I saw was you sitting at the table and then nothing.” “Were was Alexander?” I don’t have time to answer when I felt his presence in the room. We all turn around to see him walk into Sam’s house still in the suit and his hair all messed up. He doesn’t notice us until he looks ups and see me. When I see his eyes. His grey beautiful eyes. I can’t stand it anymore I close my eyes and let myself fall.

I awoke a few minutes later on Sams couch while everyone was out of sight. I get up and walk softly towards the kitchen when I hear Chrissies haunting voice. “Do you know how she came home last night? She came home crying gasping half dead. She wouldednt even listen she fell asleep crying. You know why I know cause i stayed by her door until I heard her fall asleep. This morning her eyes were so swollen that I thought someone punched her. “I stopped and turned around. I got a post it note and wrote same a note. Talk later. Phones charged. Need to get away. Don’t come after me. See you soon. I get out the front door unnoticed and run to my house. All I had planned today was to come say goodbye but Chris ruined it. I grab the bags I packed earlier in the day and throw them in the trunk of my car. I leave Chris the Sam note and I grab some emergency cash have stored and my credit card. I run out and get in my car. I drive not knowing were I was going and end up in upper saddle river. My friend lives here mia. I drive up to her house hoping she was there. I walk up the steps and ring her bell. She opens it and only has time to say hey when I burst out what I had in mind. “Let’s go to Hawaii.”
In the line at the security at the airport, I wonder if it’s a good idea. I mean we have a house in Hawaii so shelter is covered. And food. It’s surrounded by restaurants so. But I mean. I should have told them were I was going. I shake my head as we boarded the plane.

Half a week later. January 3rd.

I park my car and slowly grab my bags and make my way up to the front door. I open the door and walk inside. I find Chris sitting at the living room with Sam by his side. They look up at me and I drop my bags. A Chris stand there looking at me and then randomly walks up to me and hugs me. “Don’t ever do that again. I don’t know what it would be like to lose you. I nod and hug him back. I walk into the living room and hug Sam who was as worried as any father would be.
A few hours later I was unpacked and showered. Winter break ends in 3 days and I still haven’t even talked to Alexander. I muster up the courage and call him. I leave him a voicemail telling him to meet me at the playground by the elementary school. I tell Chris and Sam was I was going and drive to the playground. I wait on one of the swings and I wait a few min when I see Alex walk up to me. What I don’t notice is Alex dragging a girl with him. He stops a few feet in front of me his arm around the girl’s waist. I wave ignoring the pain in my heart. Alex speaks first. “Hey Aubrey. This is Anne. My um-“he can’t even say it so Anne says it’s for him.” Girlfriend. Hi I’m Anne. Nice to meet you.” I nod. “Oh um hi. I’m Aubrey. Nice to meet you too. I get up from the swings and start backing away towards my car. “Oh yeah um Alex I just wanted to give you your Christmas present I left before I had the chance so um yeah...” I handed him the present and nodded towards Anne. “Nice to meet you Anne but I must be going. “My voice cracks at the end as I turn around on my heel and walk out of that park as fast as possible. I get in the car crying softly. As I get inside I start my walk upstairs but stop when Chris and Sam call me over to the kitchen. They made dinner. I wipe my face and walk over to them. Sam looks at me” so what happened?” I walk in and sit numbly taking my coat and hat off. “He has a girlfriend. A really pretty girlfriend.” I break down there. “Her names Anne. Anne Montgomery she’s in my study hall.” I wrap my arms around myself and I feel Sam arms wrap around me.

School was unbearable. Anne broke up with Alex around the last week of January. We got out letters of acceptance. Sam Alex and I got accepted to the University of New York. A performing arts class and they have a great psychology program. Alex and i were on the road to recovery. We haven’t mentions that night or anything close. Were trying to get back to normal.
Alex and I. we’ve gone back to normal. Like as if December never happened.
June. 26.


On graduation day I can remember him wearing the outfit I chose for him and Sam the same. We went out for dinner. Sam and Annabel are going fine. I’m surprised but they seem so cute together. It was graduation night and Sam Annabel Alex and I were walking by the river. Sam and Annabel went ahead and we can her then laughing way up ahead. We were talking about something random when Alex dropped the bomb. He bent down to tie his shoe and I stopped to wait for him but he didn’t get up again. I looked down and there he was on one knee. I gasped as he pulled out a black box. “Marry me” he blurted “save me from myself and I ill do my best to save you when you need it to. Marry me and have babies with me marry me and dance with me until neither of us can bend down to tie our own shoes. Marry me Aubrey and make me the luckiest happiest idiot in the world.” He repeated the words I once told then about reading this book and it was the cutest proposal. I said I wanted the person to propose to me just like that. I stare at him my mouth gapping open and his eyes staring at me. Hopefulness in his grey eyes. “Marry me please.” He mutters to me lastly. I stare at him wondering where this had been brought up. Alex and I, I have to admit we were cute together and I mean we don’t have problems just that tiny little thing that happened in December but I mean were so young. We still have school. As if reading my mind Alex answers still on one knee. “We don’t have to marry yet. We can finish school Finish College. We can even marry when were 80 years old and I’m in my death bed, but I just want o know that you are mine. And no one can take you from me.” I smile at that. He knows me so well. Before I have time to react I’m said yes. I see the happiness in his eyes that it takes all my will not to burst out crying knowing I just made his dream come true. He stands up and kisses me. I stand for a second in shock at the fact that he was kissing me.


For the next few months throughout the long heated summer days and months, Sam Alex and I even Annabel enjoyed our summer full of laughter and fun and love. Love. So much love that I didn’t know what to do with it. Chris is so happy that I’m finally happy. Alex and i. we have made so many memories. So many photos and videos. Long days by the beach, by the park even on the swings. The ring glistening patiently on my left hand. By the time august rolls around, I had my dorm stuff ready, my school supplies ready and my schedule memorized by heart. Annabel is going to the Bergen community college and so Sam and she would be able to see each other on weekends and some weekdays. We leave for college on the 20th of august. Classes start on the 10th of September so that gives us almost 3 weeks to get used to sleeping in the dorms.
August 29.
I walk up to my dorm, knowing my dorm buddy is coming today. Evaline is her name. She has my same schedule. I open our door and I find her there. Fixing her bed. I almost laugh. He half of the room has the same color coordinated I have. Green purple white. I look around. My laptop sits on my desk next to the huge window while my bed is in the corner a bookshelf mounted on the wall next to it. Both windows have a seat next to it, so I have a green cushion next to it. My bulletin board on the wall by my desk, photos of Alex and I, and all of three or four of us. My schedule and some post it notes. My small closet full of all m clothes that I can jam into it and my desk subsides as a drawer aswel. I walk in and she turns around. “Oh hi. I’m Evaline but you can call me E.” she looks at my side of the room. “You must be Aubrey right?” I nod “hey. Yeah that me. Anyway so, tell me about yourself.” She nods and sits down on