Selena's POV-

I turned in the mirror and looked at my cheek. It was red and swollen. My arms weren't good either. They were bruised in his finger prints. I sighed and pulled on a long sleeve sweater shirt. I was going to sweat today. I tried my best to make my cheek look normal. It was a lost cause. I quietly walked down the stairs.

"Dad, I'm going to the store for food. Do you want anything special?" I ask quietly.

"No." He answers from the den.

"Alright. I'll be back in an hour or two. I love you." I said and waited for a response.

"Bye." Is all he said. I walked outside and drink the heat. I took a deep breath and got into my car. I turned the air conditioner on full blast. I pulled out of our drive way and drove down to the food store. As I pulled into a parking space the air cooled.

"Really, when I'm ready to leave you?" I asked the car.

I walked into the store and grabbed a cart. As I swung the cart around I collided with another one.

"Oh, I'm sorry." I looked up and stopped short.

"Selena?" Kevin's voice was exactly how I remembered it. He was taller and had more muscle. His hair was shorter but it was still jet black and curly on top.

"Kevin?" I breathed his name.

"Hi." He smiled and my heart broke a little. He seemed exactly the same, like time didn't move for him after he did. I forced a smile back.

Kevin's POV-

Selena looked different. It was hard to tell how though. Her hair was short now, it came to her shoulders and she had bangs. She was about the same height as the last time I saw her and her smile came easily still. The smile didn't touch her eyes like it use to though and that was the difference. Her eyes. They weren't bright anymore. They were lifeless.

"So, um, how are you?" I asked her.

"Fine." I could tell she lying. Selena never used the word 'Fine' unless she wasn't.

"What's wrong?" I asked stepping closer to her.

"Nothing's wrong." She backed up.

"Selena, I know you-" I started but stopped when her face changed.

"Not anymore Kevin." It wasn't cruel or harsh, just flat and honest. Her words broke something in me.

"Selena, I'm-" I tried but she interrupted.

"Are you back?" She changed the subject.

"Yeah, I just got moved into the old house, my mom left it to me." I shoved my hands in my pockets.

"Are you staying?" Selena looked at me and waited for my answer.

"Yes, I am." It felt so awkward making small talk instead of wrapping her in my arms and pushing my lips to hers, like I use to.

"I'm not really sure what else to say Kevin." My name on her lips gave me chills.

"I'm so sorry Sels."

"Me too." She whispered.

"Did you ever read my letters?" I asked, wanting to know why she never wrote me back.

"What letters?" She scrunched her eyebrows together.

"You never got them?" I asked shocked.

"You wrote to me?" She sounded conflicted.

"Everyday." I watch the emotions play across her face.

"Everyday." She repeated. She lowered her eyes and I watch as they darted back and forth, thinking, absorbing the information.

"How many?" She had tears in her eyes.

"I wrote you a letter everyday for two years." I swallow hard, "when you never wrote back, I stopped."

"I never got any letters, not one." She hugged herself. I watched as tears rolled down her face. I moved to her and wrapped my arms around her. She melted into me like she always use to. Her body to mine was likeperfection. Her shoulders shook with sobs. I breathed in and a slow smile spread across my face. She smelt the exact same. Like Lilacs and spearmint gum. I pushed her about inch away from me so I could look at her. I tipped her chin up and push my lips to hers. She tensed for a spilt second then wrapped her arms around my neck. She pushed off onto her tip toes so she could reach better.

"Umm, excuse me? You're making the other customers uncomfortable. I'm going to have to ask you to leave." A boy a little younger than me told us. Selena pushed me away from her, just like she use to when we were caught kissing in the hallway after the bell in highschool.

"Okay, I'm sorry." I told him. He walked away and I looked over at Selena.

"Wanna come to my place and talk?" I ask her.

"I have to get home by four." She glances into her cart.

"I'll make sure you do." I promise. I couldn't let her leave. I couldn't lose her again.

"Okay." Selena smiled and it was almost her smile.