After he left the next morning I got up and got dressed. As soon as I was walking out of the door and I ran into Chris, literally.
"Don't start making a habit of running into me now that the week is over" He stated before he turned around to see me, he was by himself looking at the sky. As soon as I collided with him and fell on my butt, when he was turning around he smiled down at me.
"Well I know you always fall at my feet but if you want my attention you don't have to run into me" He smirked one more time but he helped me up. I just smiled. That's all I could do. He was breathtaking. Then I slowly frowned. Today was the last day. I would be picked up today at lunch and then have to go another year without seeing him. Also I still did not know if Dylan was coming or not, just in case I had asked my best friend Amelia to come. She promised she would be there at the time and that I would not be stranded here. We had a lot to catch up on. Not only with what happened here but also with what was happening at home while I was away.
"What's wrong?" He said. His smile soon faded and was switched with a worried look.
"We have to leave today in a few hours and then we will have to go back to our old lives pretending that this week did not happen and not bringing up any of the people that we love up. Another year has to pass by before we get to meet again" My frown deepened. I had three hours left and that time was going to be filled up with packing, eating and goodbye mass. He pulled me in close and held me for a minute till I smiled again. I had so much to worry about and yet being with him made everything so simple and pleasant.
We had pancakes and fruit for breakfast before we had to go and pack up any evidence that we were even here. Chris and his friends came and joined me and my friends easily mingling with each other it was like we had done this since day one. Packing my belongings took an extremely fast amount of time and then we all went to Tony's place. Mass was the only thing standing in the way of going home. But like all things it had to end. We all made the most of the last hours that we had with each other but sooner than later. It was lunch and Amelia was waiting at the Mess hall doors for me with by my bags. I said goodbye to my friends and gave Chris one last kiss before I walked out of the Mess hall for the last time this summer. I got my bags and Amelia and I drove home filling each other on what we had both missed. School is in two weeks away. I couldn't dwell on the past and as much as I wanted to Chris would have to wait for another year. Every night before we fell asleep he and I would have conversations on what we did that day and how everything was going. None of the events that happened at camp were brought up, but also nothing about our future was talked about either. We were in a small bubble where reality could not find us. It was perfect, but as time passed the looming idea that I had to wake up early and go to school became an unfortunate event rather than an idea that could disappear.
Soon enough it was the first day of school and I was in grade 11 now. It was the time where I was not yet graduating but I still had to start thinking about where I wanted to go and what I wanted to do. I took my picture at the gate once again just like every other year because my parents were a stickler for traditions, and then we got into the car and drove to school. I said hi to all my friends and even gave them hugs if my hands were not covered with books. All summer I had been busy with working and seeing my camp friends I didn't really have a lot of time to see my school friends. In fact if I thought about it I never really saw them outside of school. Not because I couldn't but because I liked my alone time more than hanging out with people all the time. But there was an empty hole in my heart that missed camp and those people I chose every year to see. I made so many memories that couldn't just be erased. It was not like I loved my camp friends more than my everyday ones, we just shared a special connection you do not get at school.
"Hey Amara, did you hear about the hot new boy in our homeroom?" Kianna said. She had always an eye for cute boys. Smiling, I mostly didn't care, I wasn't ready to give up what had happened at camp just yet.
"OMG he is coming this way. I can't believe it. He is even looking right at Amara. He could be your true love" Tyra squealed.
"More like long lost love" A familiar voice said. I smiled there was only one person that would know that line. It was the last thing I had said to Chris. He had asked if we would ever be together, I had replied with that stating that because we were long lost lovers someday we would find our way back to each other, I just did not think that day would come only a week later. I turned around to be met with Chris's beautiful blue eyes. He was here at my school. He was going to be at my school for more than one day.
"Hi" I said with a shy smile
"Hi" He said, looking a little out of place among all my friends. I got up and he pulled me in a big hug. I wasn't going to lose him any time soon, that was the only thing I was sure about. We could make this work because we were together and nothing could stand in our way.