He's the boy next door. She's the new girl. He's popular. She's not. He's annoying. She's ignoring him. He sneaks in her window, and she becomes confused with her feelings. Then he disappears. After coming back, he's different and she wonders what h...
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I shook Connor's almost dead body for the third time but he still wouldn't budge. All of them were such a heavy sleeper. Even Ansel hadn't woken up to my already annoyed voice. Not to mention, I was the last one who slept.
"Come on, Connor. Wake up," I said, this time a little higher.
He groaned then rolled around, facing me. His eyes fluttered open and I did my best to show my morning smile.
He frowned. "What are you doing?" he asked, almost inaudible.
I rolled my eyes. "Come on, get up. It's almost five AM." I pulled him by the arm but still, he didn't move.
"Where are you taking me?" he asked with accusation in his tone.
I deadpanned. "I'm going to bury you alive, so come on."
I heard him groaned again but the rustled of the tent made me smile as I knew he finally got up. I stretched for the second time and waited him to step beside me.
"This better be good," he said with a sigh.
"Run with me along the trail then let's catch sunrise together," I said. I took his hand and started walking but he abruptly stopped. "What's wrong?" I turned to face him.
"What are you doing?" he asked. He had a serious face. I didn't answer him. What happened last night was something I knew I would regret in the future that's why I was trying to make it up to him now. I didn't want him to ignore me again.
This time, I was going to make it right and to do that, I had to get the boy I liked.
"We're just going to run and catch sunrise," I said again.
He pulled his hand away. Sighing, he said, "There's something else, I can tell."
"Okay, you got me. Are you coming or what, though? Because if you say no, I'm gonna do things that you won't like. If I have to pull you on your feet, I will." I made sure that I had a serious face on. "The thing is, Connor, I'm so attached to you that I don't want to let you go. You have to come with me and see that sunrise."
"Why?" he asked, crossing his arms.
I took a deep breath. "Because we're going to start again."
It had been three months but it felt longer than that. Connor had been my safe haven in Eston. I couldn't just leave him somewhere and then regret if someone got him.
"What? You're taking too much time right now, you know."
Without saying a word, he walked towards me and pulled me in a very tight hug. I was speechless for a few seconds and was unable to move because I was too stunned at the moment. If there was something he wanted to say from this hug, I could hear it loud and clear.
He wanted to start over as well.
And that made me smile. So I hugged him back, resting my head on his chest.
