I didn't want to stop talking to Light; I haven't seen or spoken to him in 2 years, and I wanted to be with him again so desperately.
Joanna: I haven't seen you in the longest time...I miss you so much.
Light: I miss you too...where have you been for these past few years?
Joanna: I've been residing in France as a foreign exchange student. Are you still living in America?
Light: France...wow...Yeah, I'm still living in America...I have never stopped thinking about you, Joanna.
Joanna: Me too.
Light: When are you coming home?
Joanna: You know I can't do that.
Light: I know, but I'm just so lonely without my goddess...
When I saw that pop up on my computer screen, my eyes grew wide. This conversation was going exactly like it was in my dream, and it was really strange.
Light: I want to come to France to see you.
Joanna: I'd like that.
Light: Good, because guess what.
Joanna: What?
Light: I'm already here.
I froze from shock.
Light: Amanda, L, and I took a vacation, and decided to come to France.
Joanna: Amanda...and L?
Light: Yeah, but don't worry about them. They aren't here now, and I promise, they won't find you. Every one thinks you're dead.
Joanna: D-dead?
Light: Yeah, but think of it this way; you have much less of a chance of being caught again.
Joanna: I don't even know if you'll recognize me...
Light: What do you mean?
Joanna: You'll see if I run into you some time.
Light: Where are you right now?
Joanna: Well, I'm at home now, but I have class in a few minutes.
Light: Class?
Joanna: Yeah, I go to the finest college in France.
Light: But how can you afford it?
Joanna: I'm living with my friend Dani; I've known her for a while now, and I'm practically part of the family! They pay for my education.
Light: Wait...Dani as in rich Dani?
Joanna: Yeah, how'd you know? I don't think I've ever told you about her.
Light: I've read about her in a book I read about world leaders. Her father is one of them.
Joanna: Yeah.
Light: Well, then I'll meet you at the cafe that's right by the school; I went there twice already, it's actually really good. 5:30 sound good?
Joanna: Yeah, that's fine. My class gets out at 5:00...I'll see you later Light.
Light: Bye Joanna. I love you.
Joanna: I love you too.
As I signed off of my computer and turned it off, Dani came back into my room, her hands empty. She did have her laptop bag around her shoulder though.
"C'mon, are you ready to leave for class?" Dani asked as I smirked.
"Yeah, I'm ready." I replied, getting my laptop in my bag and slinging it around my back.
"Why do you look so happy?"
"I'm finally meeting with Light. He came to France for a vacation."
"Omigod, where?!" Dani suddenly seemed so excited.
"The cafe next to the campus at 5:30." I replied.
"You absolutely have to introduce me to him, since I've heard so much about him!" I chuckled when she said this.
"Don't worry, I will."
"Do you think he'll know it's you? 'Cause from the pictures you showed me, you don't look anything like you did before you left America."
"I'll just have to show myself to him, I guess." I said to Dani as we walked outside to the limo waiting for us.
"Well, if you want, I can bring your laptop home for you, and you can just walk over to the cafe." Dani suggested.
"Thanks Dani." I replied, giving her a warm smile.
"But..." Dani thought, and her smile faded. She then turned towards me. "What about Zane? Or as I like to call him, the douche bag?" We both laughed.
"Oh yeah..." I started. I then smirked. "Well, he'll just have to deal with the fact that the magic is long gone between us!"
"So, you're finally going to break up with him?" Dani asked, her faces beginning to light up again. When I nodded, Dani clapped her hands together. "It's about time!" I chuckled. "Hey, how come earlier, you said you couldn't leave him because it wasn't that simple, but then when you know you can see Light again, you want to break up with him?"
"Because Light is my soul mate...I would leave any boyfriend for him..." I gave another warm smile as I looked out the window. Dani just smiled at me sweetly as we arrived on campus.
I was so jittery during class today...I couldn't wait to meet Light at the cafe, and with each passing minute, I just wanted to run out the door to the cafe. Soon enough, but not soon enough in my eyes, 5:00 came and class was over. Dani just stared at me, chuckling as she got up and walked out with me.
"Wow, Joanna. You were really fidgety today!" She laughed.
"I know, I couldn't concentrate either!" I replied.
"I got that when Mr. S asked you a question and you didn't even hear him because you were daydreaming!" we laughed.
"Yeah...I just couldn't stop thinking about Light..." I sighed, smiling. "I just really can't wait to finally see him again."
"When we come to pick you up, I'll be sure to meet him!" Dani smiled as she started to get into the limo, taking my things from my hands. "I'll see you later Joanna! Call me when you need to get picked up!"
"Will do!" I replied as the driver closed Dani's door. As they drove off, I walked off the campus and into the cafe next door. As I opened the door to the cafe, I looked around, and at first, I did not see Light. I started looking frantically and checking my phone for the time. It's 5:30, he should be here. Suddenly, I heard someone familiar call my name. I turned around, hoping to see Light, but instead I saw Zane.
"Hey sweetie." Zane said to me.
"Not now, Zane. I'm meeting someone here." I replied, looking around the cafe. Suddenly, I found Light, looking out the window, in the back of the cafe, as if looking outside for me. When I started to walk over to him, Zane grabbed my arm.
"Joanna, why do you keep trying to avoid me? I'm trying all I can to make this work between us!" Zane started raising his voice. Light had thought he had heard my name being called, and looked towards me. He saw the back of my head as I stared at Zane.
"Zane, please stop!" I replied to him. Light's eyes grew wide as he heard my voice and knew it was me. When I turned around and tried leaving Zane's grasp, I looked into Light's beautiful brown eyes for the first time in 2 years, and I smiled. Zane was ruining everything and he pulled me back and made me look at him. He was 4 years older than me; I met him through one of Dani's friends. What I thought was "love" happened to be just some fling that would go on for about a month, and then that fling would turn into raging fights every week. "Zane, please, we both know this relationship should have been over a long time ago!"
"You do not know that! It'll get better, you'll see!" he exclaimed.
"No, it won't Zane! And I won't be there to see it if it does happen, because I'm breaking up with you!"
"Don't say that, Joanna. You know you love me!"
"No, Zane, I don't love you! I love someone else-" Before I could finish my sentence, I felt my arm getting pulled close to Zane, his lips touching mine. Light's face was covered in shock, and he got up and came over to Zane's table. He punched Zane across the face as he took me away from his grasp. "Light!"
"Stay away from her, douche bag, or you'll have to deal with me." Light angrily said to Zane. Zane wiped his face off, and then punched Light right back as I gasped. This became a huge fist fight that I tried breaking up, but Zane pushed me out of the way and onto the floor. This only made Light even more angry. The store had to come get security and the manager told Light and Zane to never come back. Security escorted Zane home, and I walked the opposite way with Light to make sure that they didn't start another fight.
"Light, what were you thinking?!" I cried.
"What do you mean? I was protecting you from that ass!" Light replied. He was caught off guard when I hugged him. Light could see tears streaming down my face.
"You could have gotten more hurt than you already did..." I told Light softly. "I don't want anything to happen to you." Light then hugged me back, stroking my hair.
"I'm sorry, Joanna. I didn't mean to worry you, I just wanted to get you away from that guy..." He then looked at my face. "Were you actually going out with him?"
"Kind of..." I started. "I needed affection from someone, like you gave to me. And the way our small relationship started, it was going very smoothly, but then we started having fights all the time, and I realized something...no one will ever be able to replace the love I have for you, Light." We smiled at each other as we kissed under the setting sun.
TO BE CONTINUED...
