| Chapter 7 -The News A huge grin instantly spread over my face when I woke the following morning. This was witnessed by my mother, who was sitting opposite me, watching telly. "You must have enjoyed yourself Charlotte" She laughed slightly after saying this, and I could see curiosity in her eyes. "Yes, Nicky and I had a wonderful time" The grin was still there, and I couldn't get rid of it. "You two must have had a wonderful time - You've slept in the armchair all night. You didn't even stir when I came down stairs, to get breakfast, and watch the morning news." I just smiled. There was nothing else I could do, I was so happy. I couldn't prevent myself from smiling constantly. All I could think about was Nicky, and the fact we had kissed. As I thought of Nicky, I felt my stomach tickle - he was perfect in every way. I knew I liked him a lot. My feelings for Nicky had become stronger over the past few days. I knew there was no danger of those feelings leaving me either. Even though Nicky and I had only known each other for a short time, I knew what we had was something special, or at least, I hoped it was. I had never felt this strongly about anything, or anyone before - we'd just hit it off so well. My mother made me breakfast, while I sat, in a world of my own, daydreaming about Nicky - that was all I seemed to do these days. I just sat, longing for him to phone, or call round, oblivious to my mother waving toast infront of me. After breakfast, I went and got showered and changed, to pass time if anything else. Time seemed to drag when Nicky was not around - what seemed like hours, was only say, half an hour. Eventually Nicky called around. I felt my self blush, and become slightly nervous again as I opened the door to him. My stomach had began to tickle again. Our house was empty, as my mother had gone out an hour before, to visit my auntie Georgina, and Uncle Shane. She would be away all day. "Hi Nicky!" I said, trying to sound more confident than I really was. I invited him in. I sensed Nicky was nervous too, as I sat down beside him, on the couch. He wasn't the only one. "So, how are you then? Want a drink or something." I went to get up, but Nicky grabbed my hand, and pulled me back to the couch. "No, I'll skip the drink thanks. Yeh, I'm fine, you?" "Yeh, I'm good thanks. I really enjoyed last night - thanks again!" "Me too, All I can think about is us, our date, and.....well....I've been thinking about you all day Charlotte." Nickys face went a pink colour as he said this, so did mine. "I've been.thinking a lot about...you too." I stammered, not knowing to look at Nicky or not as I said this. I decided to look at Nicky. I saw his eyes staring back at me, but this time the usual twinkle had gone - his eyes were plain, and dark. "Is something wrong Nicky" I asked, starting to feel a bit uneasy, and worried. "Well...nothings wrong with me, or anything like that, but there is something I need to tell you, and believe me, I'm not happy about it." I hated the sound of that, I knew it was all too good to be true - something was bound to go wrong sooner or later. "What....it is?" I asked nervously, staring at Nicky. "Well, Charlotte - you know I really like you, and want to get to know you even more. Infact, you're all I ever think about, and well, I care about you but we might have a problem......." "What kind of problem Nicky?" I was very worried at this point. "It's my dad - He's been offered a job...." Nicky trailed off mid sentence, and looked at me.He was finding it difficult to tell me. "Well, thats good!.......isn't it?" "Well, the thing is...........oh Charlotte, I don't know how to say this, I don't want to lose you..........but , you see, my dads job - its.............." "It's what Nicky? Just tell me, we can work through it." "My dad's been offered a job, and we might have to move away soon." "Is that all - there are buses you know Nicky. So what, we won't live next door.." Nicky interrupted me, with a serious look on his face. "You don't understand......my dads been offered a job in Boston, America"I didn't know what to say. I just sat in silence, shocked, upset. What could I say? I felt my eyes fill up with tears, but I didn't want to cry them infront of Nicky, so I held them in. Nicky, the one important thing in my life, might be moving away - miles away. But my feelings were too strong for Nicky, and I knew we had to think of a way to solve this, so Nicky could stay nextdoor to me like we both wanted. I had to, if not Nicky and I wouldn't stand a chance. CHAPTER 8 - Without A Fight My entire world had been shattered in the space of 2 seconds - I couldn't quite grasp the possibility of Nicky moving away. I sat on the couch, staring, wondering what was going to happen next. I avoided looking at Nicky, as he would have seen the tears in my eyes. However, I knew he too, was upset. When he spoke, his voice was so soft, and made me want to cry even more; "Charlotte......you haven't said anything. Speak to me please.....we've got to find a way around this.......don't you think? I'm not giving you up that easily!" He tried to sound optimistic, but it wasn't working. My attempt at a smile failed miserably, as I lifted my head, and looked at Nickys expressionless face. Nickys face was a blur to me - the tears welling up in my eyes blurred my vision. I felt one roll down my cheek, and then another one. It was no good, I could not hold my tears in, and within moments I found myself crying on Nickys shoulder. The tears were never ending - I couldn't stop them. Finally they stopped, but my eyes were red, and sore. "I'm sorry, it's just..I care for you that much - I don't want to lose you. I know we've only known each other for two or three months, but I feel really close to you.........maybe I'm just being stupid......I don't know. I don't know anything anymore Nicky." Nicky looked sympathetic, and held my hand. "You're not being stupid at all - I feel exactly the same way, thats why we've got to stop this. And, you're forgetting, there is a bright side to all of this..." "There is?" I didn't feel there was a bright side at that moment, I felt empty, and upset. "Yeh, we don't know if our move is definately going to happen do we? Plus, even if it was, it wouldn't be for a few weeks yet, which gives us time to think out a plan of action." Although I still felt sad, this statement made me feel slightly better, and this time my attempt to smile at Nicky was successful. Nicky smiled back, the glint in his eyes had returned. I liked the glint in his eyes. "I hope you don't move away Nicky..." "So do I Charlotte." Nicky kissed me on the cheek. My eyes felt a bit better by this time - they wern't so sore anymore. My mood brightened. "It's no good moping then I suppose - lets get out there, and do something - fancy another walk?" I looked at Nicky, relieved he looked his normal self. I could see he was relieved I had cheered up a bit. "Yeh, why not!"Nicky grasped my hand and pulled me up from the couch. He smiled as he did this, which resulted in me smiling back. Although I had cheered up since earlier, the possibility of Nicky moving to Boston still remained at the front of my mind. As Nicky and I walked out of the house hand in hand, and headed for the park, I hoped we would think of a successful plan of action - I wasn't going to give Nicky up without a fight! |