20 | Caleo
Whoo, this one I am quite proud of. Thank you, @aviker for the request. The other two will come up in a few days. Hopefully. You know how I am! Anyway, enjoy!
LEO
"We're moving."
Those words echoed in my mind.
We're moving.
I ran to my bedroom, angrily slamming the door behind me, slumping up against it.
I have to leave. Leave her. My best friend and crush.
I buried my head in my hands. How will I tell her? How can I break it to her that I probably won't ever see her again?
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My heart pounded. Boom, boom, boom.
I walked up her driveway, to her little brick house near the lake.
I hesitated, dreading for what I was about to tell her.
My hand raised and I knocked, three times, like always. I had only been here for about 5 months, but we had become very close and I knew she never liked to look weak, one of my favourite parts about her.
The door opened and my breath caught in my throat. For two reasons: I really didn't want to tell her and she was here right in front of me, looking beautiful.
Calypso was wearing a greasy white shirt and greasy skinny jeans, along with her honey gold hair up in a messy ponytail and white Converse. Her eyes sparkled when she saw me and the dread sat like a brick in my stomach.
"Hey Leo!" She said cheerfully, giving me a hug.
Like always, butterflies started up in my stomach.
"Hey Cally. Uh, wanna come for a walk?" I said nervously, tapping my foot because of my stupid ADHD.
She smiled warmly. "Sure. Let me just get a jacket."
She hurried back in and I breathed out, only just realising I was holding my breath.
I waited, still tapping my feet. When she came back out with a grey jacket, we walked down the driveway and into the woods nearby.
CALYPSO
Butterflies rose in my stomach when I saw Leo Valdez at my doorstep.
I was glad to see him and he seemed glad to see me, but I could tell something was wrong.
As we walked along the path in the woods, brushing shoulders, it was usually a comfortable silence. But this time it wasn't comfortable.
I stopped and turned to face him. "Leo, what's wrong?"
He looked at me, but not in the eye and sat down on a boulder nearby. I sat next to him as he stared at the ground.
"Um, uh, well Cally, there's kind of something I have to tell you."
"What's happened?" I asked.
He closed his eyes. "It's not what's happened, it's what's about to happen."
He finally looked up at me, in the eyes, pain written across his face. He breathed in and said the news that I was dying to hear.
"We're moving."
My heart skipped a beat and I swear I stopped breathing. Tears started forming in my eyes but I wiped them, not wanting to look weak in front of Leo.
I heard Leo sigh beside me and get up.
"We leave tomorrow." I heard him say.
I said, "Will I ever see you again?"
He looked at the ground. "I don't know. We're moving to the other side of the country."
"Why?" I asked quietly.
"Step-Monster-I mean mother," He said with a heart stopping grin, which made me force a smile. "Has a new job at the zoo there."
"Oh." I tried to shield my pained face as we sat in silence, thinking about what was to come.
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LEO
The removalists had come that morning, so when I woke up the next morning, I awoke to my empty room.
I sighed, realising today was the day. I rolled out of bed and onto the floor. I got dressed into a red shirt and jeans.
I went downstairs, to the empty lounge room and kitchen. I was used to this, always moving. But this time was different.
I never had any friends in my old town, or the town before that. But now, when I do, I have to leave her in the dust.
My Step-Monster and Step-Darth Vader were outside, talking to the sales manager.
I heard the doorbell ring and I trudged to the door, curious as to who it was.
I opened it and I choked back a sob. Calypso was here, her father, Atlas, behind her.
"Hey Leo." She said quietly. I opened up my arms and she ran into them, burying her head in my chest.
Calypso's father had a pitied look on his face and said, "Hey Leo. May I speak to your parents?"
I nodded and pointed to them at the front lawn, talking to a guy in a fancy suit.
He nodded and walked off, leaving Calypso and I alone, my arms still around her fragile body.
She stepped back, looking at me sadly, then at my parents loading some suitcases into the car.
"Leon, we're leaving in five minutes."
Step-darth vader said.
What?! Five minutes?!
I stared at Calypso and a tear escaped her eye.
"I don't want you to go."
She whispered.
"I know." I whispered, taking her in my arms again. "I know."
CALYPSO
I didn't want him to go. I loved him.
But I couldn't say that. He would never love me back.
I stayed in his arms for a while, breathing in his amazing scent, listening to the bump-bump of his heart.
"Time to go!" His mother and father called. Let's just say I wasn't there biggest fan.
They didn't care about Leo. They didn't care at all.
Leo kissed the top of my head as I started to cry.
"I have to go. Goodbye, Cally."
He let go of me, his own tears spilling down his face.
"Goodbye, Repair Boy." I said.
He gave me one last lopsided, heart stopping grin, and turned around.
At that moment, I made a spur of the moment decision.
"Leo." I said, he turned around back around, facing me.
"Yea-"
I smashed my lips against his and I felt sparks fly. He froze in shock, but I didn't care. I needed him to know that I loved him.
I pulled away from him and pushed him gently. "Go," I croaked.
He had a dumb stricken face and I smiled weakly.
He turned, walking down the path, and into the car.
A tear came rolling down my face again as I waved goodbye to my best friend. I could see his face and the sadness in his eyes as he waved goodbye back.
I watched the car until I couldn't see it, and then broke down. My father wrapped his arms around me and tried to comfort me.
But only one person could help me. Heal my broken heart.
Leo Valdez.
Oh gods that was sad.....there will be a part 2, don't worry. And that may or may not have a good ending >:)
Thanks for reading!
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