Here's a bit of a rambling 500 or so word story I thought up. I was listening to 'Seven English Girls' by Ron Pope and got inspired. I didn't read this after I wrote it and I didn't make any changes, so it's not going to be great or perfect. I actually might turn this into a multi-chapter story eventually. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. Your reviews are appreciated. Also, this is about Massie and Derrick. I never really specify that and I didn't use those two characters for a specific reason.

We had one summer

One summer filled with the kind of love you only find in fairytales and love songs

For just one summer we were all alone, left with only ourselves and our addictive love

We'd always been nothing more than friends. One shaggy haired boy and a status-obsessed girl who knew nothing of love

I cared for nothing but clothes and appearances. You cared for nothing but soccer balls and getting with girls

How was it even possible that all we wanted changed in one summer?

Suddenly, as if with just a single breath of salty ocean air, all I wanted was you

Maybe the bright colors of summer made you love me.

Maybe we were simply caught up in the bustle and excitement of the warm beach

Maybe it was only because it was our first glimpse of freedom, let go, screaming and laughing into a summer where we made the rules

Our friends paired off and we were the only two left. The two best friends who never imagined being more

Or maybe we just wouldn't admit how many times we'd wished for more

But this summer, this beautiful, wild summer, was different. We suddenly had the chance to be more. We made a pact to have as much fun as possible that summer, and this was simply a part of that

We agreed this was a fling that would never last, but we never imagined how hard it would be to really let go

After a summer blossoming with passion and fire that overwhelmed us, how could we let things go back to normal?

Suddenly, we weren't just best friends. We weren't even just friends with benefits. We were more: Everything.

All of the stolen kisses and glittering nights on the beach

We were so innocent in all the wrong ways

I gave away every part of me to you

We savored the love we felt for as long as we could, but summer couldn't last forever

As the heat of summer cooled down, so did the fire of our love

That didn't mean it hurt any less when it ended

On the last day of our freedom we shared one last kiss. I held onto it as long as I could. I never wanted the feeling to go away

But when it was over, it was over

You told me it was all a lie.

You said it wasn't love, it was just a bit of fun

All you wanted was a good time

So we went back to school and back to our friendship as if nothing happened

We pretended that we'd never felt any of those things we'd whispered about that summer

We acted as if none of the kisses were real and those nights on the beach were simply a dream

I wanted it back, but you laughed in my face

You were never in love with me, you say. All you wanted was a good time

But I gave you everything

If I know anything at all, it's this:

It was love, and it will never fade

One day you'll realize it too

But by that time, I won't be waiting for you anymore.

Hugs and Kisses

Rosie