One week and three days had passed and I was desperately needing Linnea. Thanksgiving break was surprisingly super boring and I was either watching Netflix and eating ice cream or wrestling with Colin. Currently I was doing neither, I was in the forest in our backyard, thinking about the first time we held hands and ran through the forest together for the first time when we were around five years old, and we saw an old wrecked and abandoned building, our mom's lifted us up and I gave her the kiss on her cheek.

I still remember that moment as if it was yesterday. My mom hung that picture on my wall for years and it's still hanging up right beside my bed.

Bbrriinngg!!

I reached in my jeans pocket and grabbed my phone seeing Linnea's cute contact picture," Linnea!" I exclaimed quickly accepting the call.

"Oh my god, I miss you so much!" Linnea sighed, sounding relieved to talk to me. I could hear Madi talking to someone in the background.

"Same here, how are you doing?" I asked as I kicked a tiny pebble around the tree like it was a mini soccer ball or something.

"Good, but I can't believe I'm coming back in four days." Linnea sighed sadly as she thought about how much fun she was having at New York. I was a little offended though because I thought she missed me and wanted to see me.

"Yeah. . ." I replied pushing my hands through my hard gelled hair and looking down at my worn out converse I slid on.

It was silent for a moment as we both began to think about something else on our minds. I swallowed hardly like I was nervous, since I was, to find out if Linnea made it to North Carolina University.

"Anything new with you?" Linnea finally asked her voice sounding high pitched and happy. I thought about that question and let it replay in my head a few times, Anything new?

"Uh. . ." Crap, I didn't know how to respond since I could not mention I was excepting at North Carolina State University, "um no, not much, I guess. How about you?"

"Not much either but cool, I have so much to tell you when I get back!" Linnea exclaimed," I got you a present-oops."

"It's okay, I have some news too but that's for when you come back to North Carolina." I informed as I was proceeding to the river near by.

"Awesome!" Linnea piped up before our conversation was silent. I felt really awkward when I had conversations like this but I guess it is fine.

I looked at the scattered trees and winding river next to me, wondering if Linnea liked me anymore. We never are quiet in a conversation, on a phone or in person. Maybe, it's just 'cuz we haven't seen each other for a what seems like forever.

"Well, I have to go. . ." I excused as my head began to ache oddly thinking about everything happening in my life right now.

"Awe,well okay. . . love you." Linnea added sadly, her tone showed it well through the phone.

"I love you too." I smiled as I pressed the end button slowly. I began to think about Linnea walking down some fashion show looking like someone who was on something like a Chanel mascara ad.

I knew it, she does still love me!

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I did a mini jump as I skipped downstairs into the basement holding a bowl of cheese popcorn and a cold and dripping can of Pepsi in my hands. I peered over the spindles on the sides of the stairs and saw Colin watching some show on Netflix already. I sighed angrily and set my food and drink down on the basement bar counter.

"Colin! Ugh, you idiot! Can I watch some Netflix?" I groaned as I grasped my hair at the top of my head and then released it knowing I had to settle down a bit.

"No! I'm on the last episode of Wolf Blood so shut up." Colin demanded as he leaned in to hear and see the show better.

I rolled my eyes in annoyance and then once I thought of Linnea saying, "I love you." which my mood rise up again.

"Whatever, I will be back in five." I concluded, running upstairs for more food. I decided to make a lunch first then eat the popcorn so I made a overloaded peanut butter and jelly sandwich with Doritos and cheese and began to eat it while I waited.

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"You can watch your show now." Colin blurted walking up the stairs seeming mad about something that I had no idea about. Maybe it was something about the last episode of Wolf Blood.

"Thank You." I spat, back in my angry mood again as I tossed my jelly-fied plate into the dishwasher and rinsed of my peanut buttery hands. Talk about mood swings...

I sat down and watched Netflix until 8:00,okay, with some breaks for like dinner and going to the bathroom and stuff like that.

Later on, I lay in my bed thinking about Linnea, and her eyes and smile and voice. That most likely made me fall asleep with a large smile across my face. I love that girl . . . I wonder what her present is and I wonder if it relates to mine.

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Song of the chapter:
I Wanna Dance With Somebody: Whitney Houston