It was a cool and clear April evening. The not quite full moon was high and bright in the sky. The stars were like sparking diamonds dancing around the moon.
Lovers would think this night was a perfect night for a stroll. Not for Cassidy Asia Kensington. She sat alone on a bench, contemplating the turn of the last few months� events. It had been tragic. A perfect relationship had been ruined, and it wasn�t her fault. Well, not directly. Still, it pained her to think about it.
She and Drew Lachey had been dating seriously for about 2 � years. It was a textbook relationship. They did things together, said sweet nothings in each other�s ears and exchanged little gifts from time to time. Then it had to be ruined. It happened one night when her friend, Jon, who had a MAJOR crush on her and wanted to date her, kissed her. Cassidy had told him to stop, but he wouldn�t take no for an answer. Unfortunately, Drew had walked in on that moment. He immediately left and hadn�t spoke to her since.
That was it. It had been 3 months ago and the hurt was still raw inside. Jon and Cassidy still spent time together, but that was mostly because he was making her. She wanted to slap him in the face every time she saw him because he was the reason she was hurting. He thought this was a good because he could pursue her openly. She would never love him, no matter what he did. Drew was the one she was supposed to love.
And she was ready to do anything to prove that to him. Most girls would mourn over the loss of the relationship and move on when ready. Not Cassidy. She was going to move to New York City for a few months and say that the relationship was not over for her. She knew it was a crazy idea. It was in her nature to do things like that. She never waited for things to fall in her lap. She either made it happen or went to it. She didn�t know if she would succeed or fail. Even if she failed, she knew it would be much better to look back on it and say that she tried, instead of letting it get away from her.
~The next day~
Cassidy went through the door of her favorite restaurant. She was on her way to have lunch with Ashleigh Rebecca, her best friend and identical twin sister. Though their personalities varied, they were closer than close. They never made any big decisions without the other�s advice. And she knew she would need Ashleigh�s input on this one.
Ashleigh was already sitting a table, looking prim and proper as she always did. Her blond hair was perfectly coifed and hung effortlessly around her shoulders. Her tan skirt and button down skirt were perfectly pressed. Ashleigh was perfectionist in everything, even on her looks. She never liked to look messy on anything. Cassidy, on the other hand, had on loose fitting khaki pants and dressy shirt.
Ashleigh�s face lit up when she saw her sister. �Hey sis, how are you?� They hugged.
�I�m good, how about you?�
�Just fine� They sat down and chatted about various things for a while.
�Ash, I�ve come up with a really crazy idea,� Cassidy told her. �A really crazy idea�
Ashleigh raised her eyebrow. �Oh? You�ve really had some crazy ones in the past�
�Well, I�m going to move to New York for a month or so to try to win Drew back.�
�You�ve really outdone yourself. You usually don�t let guys run your life like that�
Cassidy sighed. This was the reaction she had been expecting. �Drew�s different. I really do love him, unlike anyone else I�ve been with before. The only reason I�m in this situation right now is because Jon decided he wanted to make a move on me and Drew walks in�
�True. You need to ditch him�
�He won�t let me. But that�s beside the point. I want to know if Drew still loves and if he�s mad at me. I�ve tried leaving messages on his machine. He won�t return them. I�ve tried to get his brother to talk to him. That didn�t work either. So now I�ve got to go to him and I�m not leaving until I get an answer� Cassidy explained.
�But what if he says no? You�ll get hurt again.� Ashleigh said.
�I�ll just move on with my life. I can�t live knowing that I didn�t try to get him back.�
�If he hasn�t returned your calls, that usually means he doesn�t want anything to do with you� Ashleigh told her.
Cassidy rolled her eyes. The twins had different opinions when it came to love. �Not to me. I want to know if he wants a relationship again. And, as I just said, if he doesn�t want to, I�ll just move on with my life. I�ll be hurt, yes, but I�ll move on�
�That�s why I�m telling you this. I don�t want you to get hurt, Cassidy�
�I know you don�t sis,� Cassidy told her. �But sometimes in life you have let yourself vulnerable to be hurt�
�Moving on to the positive, what will you do if he does take you back?� Ashleigh asked.
Cassidy smiled �We�ll just cross that happy bridge when I come to it�
�If you really want, I�m not going to stop you. I just want you to be careful,� Ashleigh told her. �When will you be moving?�
�In a few days? Will you help me pack, please?�
Ashleigh smiled slightly. �I�ll be glad to�
That night, Jon had invited himself over again, as he had so many times recently. They were watching TV when she told him, �I�m going out of town for awhile�
�Oh, for how long?� He asked.
�A month� she said
His eyes widened �What would make you want to leave me for a month?� He tried to kiss her.
She pushed him away. �You�re exactly the reason I�m leaving,� she thought bitterly. �Jon, we have been through this many times. I will never love you. You�re just a friend
When will you get over that?�
�Never, because deep down inside you know you want me,� Jon said with that evil grin on his face.
Cassidy couldn�t remember how she had become friends with this guy. Now she regretted the fact she even met him. Her life would be so much easier if she hadn�t. She pictured Drew�s face in her mind. Oh how she missed him.
�Why aren�t you answering me?� Jon asked.
She rolled her eyes. Jon could be so freaking arrogant sometimes. �You know that people don�t have to answer to everything you freaking say�
There was an awkward silence for a few minutes. Then the conversation became normal until he left several hours later.
Still, Cassidy couldn�t wait till she got to New York. She would work at the New York branch at the clothing company she worked ay and then chase after her true love. Hopefully she wouldn�t regret her decision to move to New York. Whatever came, this month was going to be very eventful. She could feel it in her bones right now.