Spaces Between Us | g.d

Chapter 16

*next morning*

*Grayson's POV*
02:00
It's about 6 am. I woke up early today to help my parents pack cause we're leaving in a few hours..

I can't stop thinking about her..
We kissed. There are no words to describe how I felt. You know what they say about fireworks and butterflies? It was so much more than that and I know she loved it as much as I did.

After she run away Brenda headed straight for me.

"Did you really just kissed another girl? Who the fuck is she!? I'll kill that bitch! And you? How could you do this?.." She kept screaming and everyone was staring at us. But seriously who cares? I just kissed the girl I love.
I was lost in my thoughts. I couldn't stop thinking of the way her lips touched mine or that I couldn't breath. Even if I'd die that moment I knew I'd die in the best way.
"Grayson? Grayson!"
"W-what?" I was brought back to reality.
"We're over!"
"Umm..okay?"

I'm packing some stuff from my room. It's almost empty. Someone knocked the door. "Come in." It's my mom.

"Christina gave me this..it's for you.." She handled me a photo of me and Chris. I still remember that day. I smile with the thought of it. I turn over the photo and I saw something written..
To remember me
To remember us
My smile disappeared as tears were forming in my eyes.

"I'll leave you alone.." My mom said leaving the room. She must have noticed I'm about to cry.

*Christina's POV*
01:28
It's around 6:30 am. I didn't sleep all night. There are so much going on and I just couldn't relax. Not even for a couple hours to get some sleep. I decided to call Abby. I need to talk to her right now.
She didn't pick up right away. I mean of course she didn't;she's sleeping.
*on the phone*
C: Abby?
A: what do you want? For fucks sake it's like 6 in the morning.
C: we need to meet right now.
A: I want to sleep.
She groaned.
C: I kissed a guy last night...
A: what? Come to my house NOW and tell me EVERYTHING.
C: oh so now you don't want to sleep?
A: come before I change my mind.
C: I'll be there in ten.

I got ready extremely quick. When I left my house my mom was still sleeping. I didn't want to wake her up so I left without telling her.
I open the door and get out of the house. I turn to look at Grayson's window. I know he is staring at me and I can't help but stare back.
I turn away shaking my head. I mentally slapped myself. I put my headphones on I and begin making my way to Abby's house.

*Grayson's POV*

She turned away and left. This is probably the last time I see her. I'm staring at her trying to memorize every single detail about her.
The way she walks. The way she moves her hands. How she touches her nose and mouth every five seconds trying to cover her face because she feels awkward walking alone. The way she flips her hair trying to put her headphones on. The way she scrawls down her phone trying to find a good song. Or how her face lights up when she finds the perfect one to listen to. And how she dances to it in the middle of the road suddenly forgetting about the rest of the world.

I will never forget all these little things.. cause they made me fall in love with her. More and more every day.

*Christina's POV*
01:02
"U joking right?" Abby said with her eyes wide open. I told her everything about last night.
"Nope I'm not. It was..." I took a deep breath and sighed. "It was perfect."
"You're so in love!"
"Oh shut up."
"Okay but you'll buy me a drink from Starbucks."
"It's the least thing I can do for waking you up so early."
*at starbucks*
We got our drinks and sat at a table. Not just a random table. The table I sat with Grayson when we met. I always sit there no matter who I am with.

Shit I didn't tell my mom I left. I have to text her I'm with Abby. I searched through my pockets but I couldn't find my phone.
"Abby! I forgot my phone at you're house!"
"So what?" She said sucking noisily on her straw.
"I didn't tell her I'm with you! She'll freak out when she'll wake up and realize I'm not there."
"K calm down. We'll call her when we get back to my house. No need to panick."

*Grayson's POV*
00:27
I'm sitting on the floor of my empty room but still full of memories. Ethan knocked the door although it's already opened.
"Grayson.." He coughed. "It's time.."
I stood up after he left. I loot at my room one last time. My window..my window had the most beautiful view..

I got out of my house and there was Kate, Christina's mom.
"She doesn't pick up! I've called her over ten times!" She said frustrated.
"I called her too but she didn't pick up."
Ethan added. Should I be happy or sad about it? I don't like goodbyes. Especially this one.
We all hugged her mom. "I'll miss you all. We'll keep in touch." She said.
Everybody got in the car except of me.
I turn around to look at this place, our neighborhood, for the very last time.
I took I deep breath.
Goodbye.
I got in the car.
I'll miss you.
I closed the door.
I love you.
The car pulled away and I never looked back.

*Christina's POV*
00:16
As soon as we arrived at Abby's house I run straight to her room to get my phone. I had 16 missed calls from my mom and 7 from Ethan.
Ethan? What happened? I have a bad feeling about this..

"I have to leave...something is wrong.." I told Abby. I hugged her and then I left.

00:04
I turn at the last corner and here is my neighborhood. I'm really close to my house. As I'm walking I realize something is different.
Something is missing.

00:02
I opened the door to find my mom sitting on a chair waiting for me. She must be mad..
"Mom I know I should've told you I'm sor-"
"There is something you need to know."

00:00
"..they left about half an hour ago..."
I knew exactly what she meant.

Do you know these moments in your life when everything happens in slow motion? When your sight becomes blurry from the tears and you're left speechless trying to accept what's going on? And the only thing you can actually do, is just stand still trying to breath.

No, no, no this can't be happening.

I run out of the house and head straight to Grayson's. Tears streaming down my face. I'm crying.
I knock the door hard.
"Open the door. OPEN THE GOD DAMN DOOR I KNOW YOU'RE STILL IN THERE."
He's not..
I am screaming loud enough for Grayson to hear me from wherever he is right now.

I am so angry, so hurt. I hit the door with my foot. I flinched from the pain;I almost broke it.

"You're a liar Grayson! YOU LIED.
How could you do this? You saw me this morning and you didn't say ANYTHING! HOW CAN YOU BE SO MEAN? AFTER ALL THIS TIME? NOT EVEN A GOODBYE? HOW CAN YOU BE SO SELFISH? I HATE YOU DOLAN. I hate you so much!"

I'm a crying mess.. My mom grabbed my hand pulling me to our house but I escaped and kept screaming. She grabbed me again by my waist but I couldn't fight back.. I hugged her and burst into tears.

"Why mom?" I said between sobs. "How could he do this?" My voice cracked. She kissed my forehead.
"Shh.." She caressed my hair trying to calm me down.
"Why?"

He's gone.

*end of flashback*

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The flashback ended. No wordsssss. I hope you remember this was a flashback. A really long flashback. But don't forget this is not the end. It's only the beggining.
Btw Sorry for not updating earlier.
I've been really stressed out lately.

Hope you're having a great day. Bye❤️