Girl made of glass

Chapter 21 At a closer distance

  I've been at camp now for two weeks. And I have about two weeks left. I don't miss home. I honestly don't want to go back. I love how far away from my parents I am right now.
   I love my classes here especially the ones with Derek. Who I haven't seen all day. It's like he just disappeared. After all of my classes were over I went over to his cabin. I knocked on the door...no answer. I knocked again, still no answer. "Derek?" I called. "Are you in there?" I walk into the cabin and find him sitting on his bed with his headphones in, like always. I go over to him and sit down on his bed. He doesn't even look at me. He's...ignoring me.
   "Derek?" I say. No answer. So I playfully punch him lim we always do. He took his headphones off and started to yell at me. "What the heck is your problem!?" I was completely taken aback. "We always do that." I said. I was about to cry until he finally said, "look, I'm sorry. I just think I need to create some distance between us." "Why?" I asked. "Because! I thought you liked me! Like...like liked me. But yesterday I was proved wrong. I know you just got out of a crappy relationship but. I don't know. I thought I could heal you! I know it sounds crazy, but...I love you. And since you don't feel the same way, I think we just need to have a little time away from each other. Until I'm ready to be your friend again." He told me, he was almost in tears. "Until your ready? What about me?!? I am ready! Look, I love you too! I need you in my life! You make me laugh and smile and you're so full of life! And I love you. Yeah, I love you..." I waited for a response. Anything. He just stared at me. Then he finally said, "You do? I knew it!" He was smiling now. "I'm sorry. I was being stupid." He spread his arms apart. "Ok this is the distance between us." Then he put his hands together and said, "This is where I want it to be." I started to smile. He is so cute!
   I give him a giant hug and I almost start to cry tears of joy. The distance between us is not as far as it used to be, in fact, there is no more space between us...