5 YEARS LATER (AGE 23)
I saw him today. At least I think it was him, I'm not sure, but I will find out soon enough. I am in the car waiting for him to come out of the grocery store. I have been following him ever since he left the University 2 hours ago. Life hasn't been easy these last couple of years, but when was life ever easy. I am stilll what one would call a "druggie" but I am better at controlling my urges. I love with my friend over at a condo in this really nice neighborhood. It has gates and gaurds, the whole nine yards and I only have to pay her 100 a month. He comes out. It is defintely him. I follow him home. I just want to see how his life turned out. I park my car close enough for me to see him but far enough so that he cannot see me. I watch as he takes off his tie and sits on the couch. He is about to relax when something distracts him. Then I see a blonde girl who has the body of a super model sit on his lap and kiss him. I don't remember much after that mostly because I don't want to. I remember waking up in a freezing cold car, to someone knocking on my window. I roll it down, and what do you know, it's the blonde."HI! I'm Lexi and my boyfriend lives right there. It's awfully cold out here and I was wondering if you would accompany us for breakfast in front of a warm fire."
She smiles and MY heart melts. She is so sweet Connor deserves her.
"Ssssss.....uuuuuu...rrrrr....eeee"
I get out and head towards Connor's house. Maybe he won't recognize me, I was mistaken. As soon as I walked in I got a sudden sense of relief. Connor walked out of the kitchen.
"Hey Lexi, so who did you bring no..?"
He just stared at me and stared and stared.
"Luna?"
I smiled, so he did remember.
"Oh, you two know eachother? PERFECT! Just great. This is going to be...."
Connor just kept on staring and Lexi's beeper beeped. She let out a huge sigh after checking it, which seemed to snap Connor back to reality.
"What's wrong?"
"I have to go to the hospital. They need me stat. Sorry."
Greaat, I was actually looking forward to the breakfast. I grabbed my jacket to go but Lexi stopped me.
"No stay. The hospital will only keep me for awhile and Connor makes a mean omelete."
" Why not?"
I sat down while Lexi and Connor said their goodbyes. Connor asked if she must go and she reassured him with a kiss. She finally left and when she did it was very awkward.
"You hungry?"
"Yeah"
He got up and returned with eggs and orange juice. I ate it so fast and he picked it up and brought it to the kitchen. When he returned we sat on the couch.
"Why are you here, Luna?"
Ouch, but I guess I deserved it.
"I couldn't pass up a good breakfast and your girlfriend invited me."
"You could have said no"
"I wanted to see you."
He let out a huge sigh and ran his fingers through his hair.
"Even after all these years, you still torture me."
"I'm sorry. I'll go."
I got up to leave but he held me back.
"No, don't go."
Then within a second his lips were on mine. His kiss was even more amazing than I remembered. Of course, I kissed him back. We stayed kissing for what felt like forever. Then he pulled away.
"I'm so stupid!!"
"Oh, because of Lexi? I get it. You moved on."
I put on a big smile and tried to seem supportive while inside I was practically dying. He looked like I had just slapped him in the face then he let out a chuckle.
"Moved on? Move on from you? Is moving on imagining you everytime I kiss Lexi? Is moving on thinking about you every second of everyday? Luna Summers, I could never move on from you."
I was extremely befuddled now.
"Then why are you stupid?"
He pinched the bridge of his nose, showing how fristrated he was.
"Beacuse, Luna, I can tell that you are still on drugs and most of all still on LIFE."
I was dumfounded. I had no response. I could not lie, he would right through that. I just bowed my head.
"Am I right?"
All I could do was nod.
"That's what I thought."
I had to get out of there but something was telling me to stay.
"I should go."
He just got up and went to the kitchen and I let myself out. Halfway to my car I realized something. The whole time I was with Connor, not once did I think about LIFE. I never thought about anything other than Connor when I was with him. I ran back to his house and barged in his house. I ran straight up to him, said,
"You're my drug",
then kissed him so passionately that I thought I was going to faint. He held me in his arms for a good 20 minutes then finally let me go.
"You're giving up LIFE for good this time?"
"On one condition. You have to be with me for every moment of every day, no matter what."
He smiled and obvioulsy, agreed.
7 YEARS LATER (AGE 30)
Life is good and I don't mean the drug. Connor and I are married now and we are expecting. I am 2 days away from my due date and I cannot wait. We moved back to where my mom lives, in Seattle, in order to be closer to family and to raise our child where Connor and I met. He is going to be such a good father. I have been clean ever since that day Lexi offered me breakfast. Lexi, she was so good about it when Connor broke her heart but she knew that his heart belonged to someone else all along. Connor proposed two years ago, finally and I of course (being the sap I am) said yes. I start to feel funny. Now I feel wet.
"MOOOMMM!!!"
She rushes in and tells me that my water has broken. She rushes me to the hospital and I call Connor.
"Hello?"
"Baby.Coming.Now."
"Now? I am on my way!!!"
He hangs up and they take us to the delivery room. I try telling them to please wait because Connor is on his way but they said that I am way too dilated to wait, so I go through the delivery with my mom. It turns out to be a girl and I am so happy. They take her away to claean her and a doctor rushes in. I chuckle.
"A little too late, doc."
He doesn't seem amused.
"Are you Luna Hamilton?"
I'm confused.
"Yeah, why?"
His face becomes solemn.
"I'm sorry to inform you Luna but you husband, Connor Hamilton has been in a fatal accident. He is not expected to live long. As we speak, he is being rushed to the I.C.U"
WHAT? MY CONNOR?
"GET ME THERE IN A WHEELCHAIR NOWW!!!"
The nurses try to stop me but don't succeed. I ask the doctor to take me to him and he does. I don't feel any pain, like I should, from childbirth. I am wheeled into Connor's room. He is hooked up to all sorts of machines. The doctor leaves me alone to say goodbye to my husband. I break down and cry until I fell a hand rub my head.
"CONNOR! Oh my sweetheart, my baby, my love."
He smiles.
"Luna I love you. I need you to make me a promise."
"Anything. Name it."
"Promise me that you will try and stay alive and well for our baby girl."
"I promise I will try to stay alive and well for our little girl"
"I love you, my angel,"
"I love you too,"
Those were the last words I ever said to my Connnor. The next month went by slow. They kept me in the hospital because they didn't see me fit to leave. When I could finally go, I carried my baby over to the nursery.
"Excuse me, nurse?"
"Yes, sweetie?"
"Could you take my baby, I have to pee."
"Of course."
She took my baby girl and I kissed her on the head.
"Oh and nurse?"
"Yes darling?"
"Her name is Rose"
With that I headed towards the bathroom but curved bac around towards the exit. I got in my car and drove off, hoping what I was looking for was still there and that I remembered how to get there. On the ride there, I thought about Rose. She was so gorgeous and I loved her so much. Soon, the nurse would find, wrapped in her blanket, instructions telling her to find Rose the best family possible and saying that all Connor's and my money was hers, which amounted to about 1.6 million dollars. I arrived at my destination. I went deep in the forest, just like Connor took me. I found the special bush and took out a knife. I cut of one of the shrpest weeds, stronger than a knife.
"I'm coming, Connor. I love you so much "
I took the weed and started towards my skin. After all, I said "try", right?
THE END
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