Prologue
Nicholas
Lucy walked into my bedroom with a sad look on her face.
"What took you so long to get here, I've been awake for an hour" I tried not to sound rude.
"Nicky" she kissed me hard on the mouth. Our tongues moulded together. Her heart was fast and calm at the same time. I pushed up against the wall. She pushed me back onto the bed and tightened her grip around my shoulders.
I stopped kissing her when I felt a tear fall from her eye onto my cheek.
"What's wrong, did I hurt you?" she shook her head.
"Nicky I have to go away" she sobbed.
"Go back home but you just got here!" I was confused.
"No Nicky away, away, to Africa."
I froze.
"What! Why! What!" I stood up, outraged.
"My parents are going there for 5 months to help the people recover from the sand storms. They are taking me with them. I tried to convince them for me to stay here but they insisted that I go. They said it would be good for my aura and self esteem and stuff."
She wiped her eyes on her top. I grabbed her chin so it faced mine. I kissed her cheek.
"Lucky, we can still be together."
"How! How can we be together Nicky! I'm going to be on the other side of the FRICKEN world!" her heart sped up.
"Luce' we can try long term relationship. Use phones, webcams, and letters to stay in contact. It'll be ok" she nodded, kissed my forehead then left.