We were in High school we were both Seniors. I was the shy girl that nobody knew and he was the captain of the Football team. We were best friends since birth but then we started high school and he changed. I would still go to the games and cheer him on but he would never acknowledge me. I understood why, he couldn't be seen talking to me. If he did it would ruin is reputation, it would be social suicide.
Today went by smoothly and it time to go home. I was at my locker grabbing my coat. I notice someone standing next to me but I don't look up, until I hear a sniffle.
I look up and see Calum with tears streaming down his face.
"Calum... what happened?" I asked
He didn't say anything he just pulled me into a hug. I missed him, I missed his touch, smell, and even the sound of his heartbeat. I missed how he would hug me every morning and his grip would tighten if I tried to let go. I missed opening the door to see a scrawny kid holding to cups of hot chocolate.
I missed Calum. After two minutes each finally loosened his grip.
"Hey um can you come over?" He looked at me with pleading eyes, how could I say no?
"Of course."
He led me to his car and started driving home. He didn't say a word, whenever I tried to speak he would turn up the music. Once we got to his house which was right next to mine, he pulled me inside.
"Oh, hi Noelani we haven't seen you in so long!"
"Hi Joy!"
Calum grunted a hello and pulled me up to his room. His room had changed since the last one I was in here. He didn't have anymore Spider-Man posters up and no more action figures scattered on the floor. I was snapped back into reality seeming calum fall onto the bed. He just started crying even more. I say on the bed and made him turn to look at me.
"Calum you have got to explain what's going on. I can't fix what I don't know."
"I thought I loved her. Noelani, I thought Abby was the one. I thought she loved me but I saw her. I saw her with someone else. She used me for her own pleasure. Noelani, Love isn't fucking real. If it was ,Abby wouldn't have done that." Calum whimpered
I could tell he was holding back more tears. He put his head on my lap and cried some more. All I could do was tell him everything would okay or that she didn't deserve him.
All I really wanted to say was
"Calum I've loved you since that day you helped me out of the sandbox when we were kids." I couldn't say that though so I stayed quiet and ran my fingers through his hair until he fell asleep.
