N Video Chat sounds good ! I’d call you right now but it’s almost midnight here and I might get kicked out for talking. It’s a super fancy place here and the bellboy already hates me. I slept the whole flight so I’ll pull an all nighter with you 😉
I slightly laughed to myself as I read it, before quickly typing back.
S Already made enemies I see. And okay, sounds good ! First one to doze off has to send an ugly selfie the next day 😀
I grinned at my phone, before hitting send. I got a reply almost instantly.
N Considering that you’ve already invaded my thoughts and I can’t sleep even if I tried, I think you should just send me that picture now. No point in trying.
And on went the messages. Hours flew by like minutes as we continued to talk about anything and everything. By now it was almost four in the morning and I was feeling a bit tired but had surprisingly won the challenge. It had been twenty minutes since I last sent my reply to his message about mustaches and baguettes. Don’t even ask how we got to that topic. I smiled at my phone as I locked it and put it on the table, before slumping back on the couch and watching some crappy movie that somewhat amused me. Weird thing was it was supposed to be a sad movie.
I realized that maybe this wouldn’t be so hard after all. It was just like a long distance relationship, but only temporarily. I was lucky enough to be able to talk to him through letters, text messages and Video Chats, so I still got to see his handsome face and hear his calming voice.
I finally fell asleep too after some minutes. Yes, the movie was that bad. But I fell asleep with a soft smile as I realized how lucky I was to have Nathan.
I quickly shot up from my seat as I heard the long-awaited yet ear piercing sound of the final bell at our school. The day was finally over.
Grabbing my bag and books, I pulled out my phone and couldn’t help but smile as I saw Nathan’s text. It had been three months since I left my boyfriend at the airport and I was still shocked at how I was standing here at school with a silly grin instead of hiding in my room and acting like Gollum. Of course I missed him like crazy, but it wasn’t that bad ; we managed to video chat everyday and were texting non-stop. I had gotten my phone confiscated quite a few times at school because of this, so I had cut down the texting in class. Also Tyler had threatened to ground me after getting a call home. When I told him I’d love nothing more than to be locked in my room all day, he didn’t have anything to say.
How many times do I have to tell you to stop texting in the middle of the hall.
I looked up from my phone after hitting send to see Jess standing in front of me with a disapproving look. I think she was still mad from yesterday when I had accidentally crashed into her, causing her to topple forward and nearly fall into a trash can…
I’m becoming better at it, don’t worry. I quickly reassured her, before making my way to my locker with her in tow.
So are we still going to the mall ? I asked Jess as I popped open my locker.
Yep, Landon said he’ll drive us. Jess nodded, taking out her phone now.
Yes that’s right. We were going to the mall. The same mall where I had met the boy of my dreams and also the mall where I had been held at gunpoint with an empty gun. That mall held many memories…
Speaking of that incident, the police had many questions for me and I had simply told them that the kidnapper was one of Ryland’s men and that there were multiple guys who helped out. I also told them that I was too shaken up to come in and try to identify the kidnapper for separate charges and they surprisingly didn’t push it. I had even given my initial kidnapper’s details as the opposite of Nathan’s, making sure to diminish any chance of him getting caught. But they had captured Ryland and his minions when they broke into that building three months ago and busted every single one of them and freed all the children. Well, they actually put them all into therapy sessions since they were all mentally and physically damaged, but from what Max was telling me, they were all making progress. Including Hana.
Ready ? Jess asked as I put all my textbooks and binders in my bag. When I had gotten back to school, the teachers had all encouraged me to take a few days off because of my incident, but I had reassured them that I was fine and that all I wanted was to finish all my studies and graduate. I had also spoken to the counselor and we adjusted my courses so that I could graduate earlier. Since we had a semester system, I switched all my electives for my academic courses that really counted for college and towards credits so that as the semester ended, I would be done. I wasn’t the only one who had done this. A lot of other students were doing the same and graduating before spring break, including Landon.
News around the school had finally died down about me being kidnapped, and I was finally able to go about my days without being approached from strangers or fake friends wanting to know my story. I think it helped when Landon had threatened the entire school in the cafeteria one day that if one more person would approach me about it, he’d make sure they’d regret it for the rest of their high-school life.
Yes ma’am. I said as I slammed my locker shut and turned to face Jess.
If you keep looking at me like that, I might just steal your away from your beloved. Jess winked.
Oh darling, only in my wildest fantasies. I fawned, before the both of us burst out laughing.
I was really grateful having Jess around me. She was the only female friend I had and it was much needed after having spent so long around pure stupid testosterone. She made me happy and I knew I could talk to her about anything.
We made our way out of the school and towards the parking lot now, where we spotted Landon standing in front of his flashy car, talking to Ella. The two had been dating for a month now and I actually really liked the girl. She was from England and had short blonde hair and rosy cheeks, looking cute, yet her personality was anything but. She was just as crazy as Landon.
You guys are finally here ! Let’s go Landon ! Ella jumped in excitement as we reached them, before grabbing his arm and trying to shove him in the driver’s seat.
Jess and I chuckled as we took the back seat.
Calm down you crazy brit ! Landon yelled, shoving her away and sitting in his seat. Ella frowned at him, before turning to walk around the car. But before she could step away, Landon reached over his convertible and grabbed her waist, pulling her in the car as she giggled and protested.
Jess and I exchanged glances, before shaking our heads.
I had a feeling these two would last forever. She really made Landon happy and he deserved that. I was happy for them both.
Alright you two, don’t start making out. We have to go to the mall and then I need to get home before five. I reminded them.
Ella blushed slightly, before climbing into the passenger seat as Landon turned to her. She’s just mad because her boyfriend isn’t here to do these types of things. He explained.