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A lot has happened since school ended. I was stuck in this little funk for a while that I couldn't get out of for some reason. It was like life was hitting me hard and I was stuck because I didn't know what to do. Obviously my friends and I hung out every chance we could get but as soon as college was starting, they all left. Even Katelynne left. She went out to New York to pursue her dreams of becoming a model. I was proud of her of course but I felt left out of everything. After they all left everyone became busy and they hardly had time to talk to me. They stopped talking to me after a while and it was like our friendship went down the drain. No one made any connection with each other and I didn't even know if any of us were friends anymore.
My feelings towards Tay changed after a while. I noticed that with my mom working and the kids at summer camp, she was the only one there for me. She talked to me and joked around with me and we did things with each other like go to the mall or go hiking. She was a really down to earth girl and I admired that about her. She gave me great advice and helped me learn to move on from the past. She even helped me out by helping me applying to more colleges. Her determination to help me succeed made me happy and made me feel worth something. She knew that she couldn't be Hayley but she was trying her best to be a role model in my life.
No one has heard from Hayley at all and that still saddens me but one thing that I learned from Tay is to always forgive and forget.
Have I forgiven Vic? No, that was the one thing I couldn't do yet. I had no idea where he was or what he was doing. Did I at least forget him? Yes, I forgot everything that ever happened between us and I just act like it was nothing to me. Tay tries to touch the topic at times but I always tell her to just forget about it because it was in the past now and I didn't care for him anymore.
Thanksgiving rolled around and I still haven't heard from any colleges but I didn't expect to considering that they must have many applications to sort through. The one thing I was waiting on was a text from my friends. Just something saying that they coming back like we had agreed on but there was nothing. Nothing from Katelynne. Nothing from Nick or Gabe. Nothing from Jack. There was nothing from Justin. He was the only one who at least tried to keep in touch with me after everyone left but he got busy and I didn't blame him for that considering that he always told me and apologized for it.
I lied in my bed, looking up at the ceiling as the sun began to rise filling the room with natural light. I rubbed my eyes and began to stretch my body as I decided it was time to get up for my morning ritual. Yes I had a morning ritual now because Tay told me that it could help me relax and calm down and help me feel at peace. I got up and got changed into some shorts with a baggy shirt before putting my hair in a bun. I jogged downstairs and saw my mom having a cup of coffee.
"Hey Kellin." She said giving me a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey, is it okay if Tay and I start cooking before you come home so the food will be ready? We thought maybe this thanksgiving we should give back to you since you cook all the time." I said putting my shoes on and tying them up.
"Yeah of course! Just don't burn the house down." She joked and finished her coffee before grabbing her keys and saying a quick goodbye.
I walked out the door shortly after her and began to run around the block and making it to the trail that I usually run. After twenty five minutes I turned around and began to make my way back home so I could shower and wake up the kids.
When I got home i was hit with the sweet smell of coffee and the warmth of my house hugged me. I kicked my shoes off and went to the restroom and turned on the water, making sure it was the perfect temperature before I hopped in. I quickly washed my hair and my body before getting out and wrapping myself in a towel. I stared at myself in the mirror for a while and just noticed how much I changed, physically and mentally. I was losing weight and I looked a bit slimmer now that I no longer had to eat the schools horrid lunch food and my face just looked brighter. I no longer had bags under my eyes or dried tears on my face and just the thought made me smile because I was starting to feel better and move on.
I walked out of the restroom and into my room to get changed. Since today was thanksgiving I thought I should at least dress into something other than my pajamas. I wore black skinny jeans with a white shirt and a red flannel on top. To top it all off I put on a necklace and some white vans and messed with my hair a bit to make it more presentable considering that it had gotten longer. I walked downstairs and was pleasantly surprised to see the kids awake, curled up on the couch watching TV. I went into the kitchen where I saw Tay making food for the kids. I grabbed a mug out of the cupboard and grabbed juice out of the fridge.
"Morning Kellin." She said.
"Morning." I replied back, pouring the juice into my cup.
"It looks like it might rain today." She said staring outside the window in our kitchen.
"Maybe later today, I don't think it'll rain this early in the morning." I said.
"I'm gonna be out in the front if you need me." I said giving her a hug and going to the front.
Before I went outside, I searched for my book that was placed on the dinning room table. I sat down on the porch where we had a little swing attached to it. I began to read my book and sip my drink as the faint sound of cars were heard. It was a very quiet day in our neighborhood and the silence made me feel calm. Every once in a while a person would walk by with a significant other or just by themselves.
I heard someone fumbling with our mail box and automatically assumed it was my mom.
"Hey mom, why are you home so early?" I asked not looking away from my book.
"Wow didn't know your mom was a man." I heard that oh so familiar voice that made a wave of memories come back. I looked up and slowly closed my book, still in shock.
"Well are you gonna stare at me or come hug me?" Justin joked with his arms wide open.
I let out a little squeal as I jumped up and ran across the lawn then jumped into his arms. I snuggled my face into his neck as I cried a bit considering I hadn't seen him in months.
"Aw no tears kells." He hushed me as he rubbed my back with one hand so the other was still holding me.
"I'm sorry I just m-missed you." I said pulling away and getting down from him so I could wipe away my tears.
"I missed you too." He smiled and tucked a piece of my hair behind my ear.
"Oh and I got your mail, there's one for you." He said handing me an envelope from SDSU.
"Oh my god." I said pulling it away from him.
He rested his hands on my shoulder and looked over my shoulder before whispering, "you can do it."
I ripped open the letter and read the words on the paper. I read them over and over again but this time it wasn't like I was reliving a nightmare. I turned to Justin and he had a hopeful look on his face.
"I got in!" I yelled jumping up and down.
"Oh my god, really?!" He yelled pulling the paper out of my hands, reading over the printed letters.
"I'm so proud of you!" He said wrapping his arms around me and pulling me into a hug. I grabbed his hand and ran into the house with him and ran into the kitchen.
"Hey Kellin! Oh Justin it's so nice to see you! How's-"
"I got in!" I yelled.
"What?!" She screamed pulling the paper away from me.
"Oh my god Kellin this is great! I'm so proud of you!" She yelled hugging me while jumping in excitement.
I felt completely content with life right now, I had one of my bestfriends back for a while, I got accepted into college, and I made amends with someone who I thought I was going to hate for the rest of my life.
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"Mom we're going for a walk!" I yelled from the front door.
We had finished eating dinner and surprisingly Justin stayed to eat with us.
"Be safe!" She said considering it was already dark out and it was raining.
Justin and I left the house and began to walk down the empty street.
"So are they not coming back for the rest of thanksgiving break?" I asked.
Justin shook his head sadly and I sighed.
"It's kind of weird that things can change so quickly, huh?" Justin said.
"Yeah, I mean it feels like just yesterday we were in high school." I replied, rubbing my hands together since they were cold.
I dropped my hands to my side and soon I felt a warmth engulf them. I looked down and saw that Justin had interlocked our fingers together. I look at him and he had a casual look on his face and for some reason this made me blush. Maybe because it was the first time I had this type of affection in months? I don't know.
Soon rain began to pour down on us and I pulled his hand back to silently tell him we should head back. He had another idea though. He pulled away from me and stood under the street light.
"Justin come on! It's raining!" I said as I felt the rain come down harder. I walked towards him to try and get him to come with me but instead he held both of my hands and looked down.
"Justin what are you-"
"You know I learned a lot at college, like I experimented with some things and I finally took myself out of this in denial state I was in for the longest time." He said finally looking up at me.
The rain was coming down hard at this point but I knew what he was talking about.
"So you're like, gay?"
"No, I'm bisexual." He said still holding my hands.
"I don't know, I kind of realized things and- fuck I just-" he stopped talking and leaned into me for a kiss.
I didn't push him away though, his lips were soft and moved in sync with mine and god damn for some reason this kiss just made my face feel hot and my knees feel weak. He cupped the sides of my face and my arms slowly wrapped around his neck. He pulled away right when I did so we could catch our breaths then he leaned his forehead against mine.
"That was weird." He chuckled and I laughed along with him.
"True, let's not do that again." I said and he agreed.
"We should probably head back now because you're wet." I told him.
"No you're wet." He said as we began to walk away from the street light.
"God, you're still lame." I joked. He playfully pushed me with his shoulder before he started going on about how we should start to pack my stuff and how we need to book my flight to California and just like that we were back to normal and it was like the kiss didn't happen.
I felt on top of the world right now because at last I was finally going to be able to chase my dreams and I was going to leave the past behind me and actually start fresh.
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Yup guys! It's officially over with and done and I and honestly surprised with the response I got from the last chapter. I didn't think you guys would want a sequel but I'm hella glad you did because yes there will be a sequel. I don't know when it will be posted but it'll most likely be posted after Pop Punk Trash and Diamond and Lockdown. You guys should also check those books out to keep updated with me and to get more info on new books like *cough* the short sequel to IEFYTLMG. Plus a new oneshot that might terrify you but it's purely a joke and *ALERT* a new book that is based off true events! Yes many things are going to happen before I release the sequel to this book but it'll be worth the wait! (Hopefully you guys can see the picture) follow @kellicsgayaf on Instagram to get sneak peaks and updates on how the sequels going!