So…this is part four. Yeah. This actually isn’t the original. Your very lucky. The original was crap, and if I hadn’t re-read the series, you would be getting that one. Actually, everything up to “Okay, see you then,” is original. The rest is completely different. But much, much, better.
I finished packing the last box of my stuff. My brother and I had decided that we should get an apartment together. We couldn’t find an apartment, so we started renting a small house. It was out near the university we would both be attending.
I sat down on my bed. I looked at all of my things that I had to leave behind. I was thinking of how much stuff I had already packed when my cell phone began to ring. I answered it.
`“Hello?” I said.
“Hey, Ian. Its me, Rachel.”
“Oh, hey, what's up?” I asked.
“Ian, I need to talk to you. Can you meet me at CK’s in about ten minutes?” she asked.
“Sure.” I replied.
“Ok. See you then,” she said, and hung up.
I drove my self to CK’s, and took a seat inside. After a couple of minutes, Rachel pulled into the parking lot. She entered the place, and spotted me. She sat down and ordered two coffees, and I got a cheeseburger. She looked at me in silence.
“Well, Iain,” she said, “I guess that we won’t be seeing each other a lot now.”
I remembered that she had failed her senior year. That meant that she would still be living with her parents, while I would be moving.
“Its not that far. Plus, I’m still gonna hang out with my little brother a lot, so I’ll see you around.”
“Yeah, but, its not gonna be the same.”
“Yeah, I know,” I said, “but its not like we were going out or anything. I remember that you once told me that it was just fun, no strings attached.”
“Of course,” she replied, “but I’ve gotten used to being with you. It’s gonna be hard to get back to dating again.”
“Yeah, same here. But I guess this is for the best. I mean, with you still in high school, and me going to college. We’ll both be meeting new people, and maybe find someone.”
“Yeah, you’re right. Although…” she trailed off, her voice becoming a whisper, “How about one more time?” She asked.
“Where?” I said, whispering as well. “Your parents are home, and my brother is still at my house.”
“How about here?” she said, nodding towards the restrooms.
“Yeah, that would be great. Especially when we both get caught.” I said, sarcastically.
Even though I dismissed the idea, I started to think about how exciting it could be with the added element of danger. I think my eyes betrayed me, because Rachel looked at me and said, “So you don’t want to?”
In my brain I knew it was dangerous, and being caught in that position could have my college acceptance revoked. But none of that mattered. All that did was being with Rachel one last time.
Just as I was about to accept, the waitress brought my cheeseburger. I silently cursed my bad luck, and started to eat. I ate the burger in silence. When I finished, I whispered to Rachel, “This place is too risky, but how about somewhere else?”
“I don’t know,” she whispered, “How much time do you have until you have to be home?”
“Probably another half hour,” I said.
“That doesn’t give us much time.” She said, sadly.
