Breaking news
I walk through my front door and immediately the conversation between my parents and my older brother, Craig, stops, which has been happening over the last few months.
“Hey, Hell on wheels.”
He is the only person that calls me that, most call Hel or like my parents uses my full name Helena. My brother only calls me that because he knows my parents hates it, also because the first time, I rode my bike without training wheels I rode straight into a tree that was on the side of the road.
“Hey, Cray, what are you doing here?”
I only ask because he moved out 2 years ago to his own apartment.
“Helena there is something mom and dad needs to tell you and I have asked them tell you two months ago so know this wasn’t my choice.”
He directs the following words at our parents,
“I have said my piece and now it’s your turn to tell truth.”
He starts walking out and when he reaches for the door, he turns looks straight at me
“Call me if you need me Hell on wheels, anytime, always, okay little sis.”
He walks out and I turn towards my parents waiting for them to tell me what is really happening. They share look of trepidation
“Helena, your father’s firm gave him a promotion, which includes us moving to Chicago in three weeks, we are only telling this now because we were afraid you hate us for destroying your summer right before your senior year, sweetie.”
“So, you thought it was better to tell me three weeks before we have to go isn’t worse, because now I have no time to get the idea right in my head, the fact that we are leaving our home for a house in Chicago. Never mind the fact that I will be starting senior year in new school surrounded by complete strangers with no friends on my side or to see Cray whenever I wanted to, because I’m guessing he is staying here in his apartment.”
my father tried to talk, but I just walk past them to my room. I put down my bag that I brought with me to Marcie’s house for the weekend. I put on my running shoes to go out for a run until my thoughts get straighten out a bit more before I talk to my parents about this again. I don’t even look at my parents when I walk past them and as soon as I’m out of our yard I started running.
I was so focused on running and my rampant thoughts that I didn’t notice someone was running next to me until he said, “Hey, Helena”.
I immediately knew it was Hayden Thompson, only hottest guy in school, alright so I might have a teeny tiny crush on him, okay don’t judge I have had a major crush on him since freshman year, but you would understand if you saw him, he is sexiness defined and add the fact that he plays quarterback for our school’s football team equals every girl in the area has a crush on him. Of course, I still jumped in the air when he spoke. Although I didn’t expect him to encircle his arms around my waist which made my heart race even more, but for a very different reason.
“Are you alright, I thought you heard me run up next to you, sorry didn’t mean to scare you.”
Trying to hide my nervousness so that he doesn’t know the effect that he has on me
“I’m okay, sorry I didn’t hear you I was so lost in my own thoughts that I wasn’t focusing on my surroundings.”
He grins one of those lopsided kinds that makes any girl quiver when it’s aimed at you
“Obviously, as you just ran past my place which is at least an hour worth of running away from where you live.”
only as he said that did, I realize where I am also how tired I am.
“Yeah, I guess I am, wow I didn’t realize how far and how long I have been running until you pointed it out or how tired I am, I just have so much to think about.”
“What do you need to think about, if I’m not overstepping of course?”
“My parents just told me that we are moving to Chicago in three weeks, so yeah a lot to think about.”
He gets an indescribable look on his face.
“So, you’re leaving in three weeks so this is my only chance do this then, huh?”
and before I could think about what he meant, he leans down kisses me and I respond instantly. He brings me closer to him and I wrap my arms around his neck, I don’t know how long we stood there on sidewalk in an intimate embrace before we separate both smiling like idiots. He goes for a small peck on my lips and my smile brightens instantly. I gather my breath
“Why?”
“Because, I wanted to do that since Malik’s party two weeks ago and since you are leaving before senior year starts, so I thought this would be the best time to kiss your beautiful lips, please tell me you don’t regret kissing me back and if you do I promise I will never do it again.”
I respond by grabbing his face and kissing him, he tilts his head so he can kiss me even deeper than before. We split our mouths and he press his forehead against mine, which makes the moment even more intimate to me. While we stand there it starts to rain like really rain, we start to run towards his place to get out of the rain. When we get inside his apartment building, we start to laugh so hard that we don’t realize that there are other people standing looking at us like we lost our minds.
“I will drive you home if you want me to?”
“Sure, that sound great thank you, if I’m not overstepping can I ask what happens now between us, I mean?”
He starts leading me to the building’s underground parking lot, where his car is.
“Of course, you’re not overstepping to ask that, but honestly, I don’t have answer, although I want be with you, I just don’t know how, since you are leaving in three weeks to go to Chicago.”
He looks into my eyes and strokes the back of his fingertips over my cheek as he says that.
“Then there is exactly where we start with both of us wanting to be with each other and when comes to me leaving why don’t we leave that until the time I actually leave, and only then decide what happens to us when I am in Chicago. Let’s spend the next three weeks together without thinking about the fact that I am leaving.”
We reach his car; he turns and looks me in the eyes
“Alright that sounds like a plan that I could get behind, only because I get to do this whenever I want.”
and he leans down kisses me again. Happiness and hope for future bubbles up inside me that I have been lacking since my parents told me that we are leaving. We climb in his car, all through the drive back to my home its silent, but a comfortable one and we hold hands throughout most of the drive. We drive onto my driveway and he stops the car. Just then the rain stops and we start laughing again at the timing of the rain. We walk to my front door and stop.
“Can I pick you up tomorrow, because I want to spend every day of the next three weeks together, so can I.”
“Of course, how about you pick me up at 9 tomorrow morning and spend the rest of the day together.”
He smiles and leave kiss on my forehead. He starts walking away and right before his car, he turns.
“So, I will see you tomorrow morning 9 o’clock, I can’t wait, bye Helena.”
“I can’t wait either, bye Hayden.”
Then he gets into his car and I opened my front door and went inside only to find both of my parents looking at me with worried looks in their eyes with tinge of anger. My mom starts talking with bit more anger than worry in her voice,
“Where were you, Helena and who is that boy that drove you here, hm?”
“I went running to think about the move and everything else, I wasn’t paying attention to any of my surroundings that’s when Hayden, Hayden Thompson you know the school’s quarterback saw me running past his apartment and since he knows that I live far away from there he was concern about me so then he ran up next to me and we started talking and then it started raining so he drove me home. So, there you go both questions answered and I didn’t mean to be out so long I just kept running, I just didn’t want to fight with you guys about something that I can’t change so instead I went to clear my head just like you taught me, mom, I’m sorry that I didn’t get back sooner.”
“So did you clear your head about the fact that we are moving to Chicago in three weeks?”
“More like I accepted the fact and my fate of spending my senior year away from my friends and Cray.”
My parents gets both a look of relieved and sadness.
“We know you will miss your friends and Craig, but you will make new friends and you are still going to NYU although me and your dad will be in Chicago still, so you can still see some of your friends again and Craig.”
