Epilogue
“Goodbye Kevin! I’m never ever going to see you again!” I said. It was the last day of the school. I felt totally free, yet very sad. Moving to California meant more than losing friends. Moving to California meant losing the guy I loved, Kevin Williams. My mom had forced me to move to a new junior high school and I was completely outraged over it. I just could not stand the thought of never seeing Kevin again.
He turned around, slightly smiled at me, and with a look of genuine sadness, walked towards me. I felt a warm feeling grow inside me, and fought to control my emotions because obviously, blubbering on someone's shirt is definitely not attractive. I smiled as he made his way towards me, before turning to slip my books in my tote. When I could feel his presence near me, I grabbed my
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"I'm sure we're going to see each other again, Christina. I would miss you too much if we didn't." Kevin whispered into my ear, so close that it took all my control not to shiver. I fought so hard to contain my pleasure that I nearly exploded.
"Oh, so you are going to miss me?" I whisper, pushing back a stray blond hair.
"Of course I'm going to miss you, Christina! You're my buddy," he says in a childish tone. I laugh lightly, and throw my arm around him.
"Let's go, buddy," I laugh. We reach the top of the stairway and begin our fast descent down the steep, rubber- coated steps. As we reach the bottom, the teachers show themselves and make a half-hearted attempt to sound truly upset about their students leaving. I prepare myself for the fake pleasantries, and step out into the exit. However, as soon as I do so a callused hand grabs my arm. I look up in surprise at Kevin, who seems anxious for no apparent reason.
"What's up?" I murmur, confused as to why he's holding my arm, yet completely distracted by the tingles that form on my tanned