Goodbye and Hello (Chapter 3)

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He began to run toward me, I closed my eyes and held my breath, waiting. When I felt strong warm arms slid there way to my back and thick soft lips press against my own, my eyes shot open. These feelings were unknown to me. These were not the hands I was expecting, and certainly not the same lips.

I looked up at his features but I could not recognize him it was black. My hands slide there way down his shoulders to his chest, which to my surprise was extremely hard.

Shoving with all of my might I tried to push him away. He didn't even move a centimeter.

I scrunched my lips together trying to make it stop. This seemed to annoy him, he began to kiss me with more intensity, forcing my mouth open. Feeling his warm breath in my mouth, filling my lungs with oxygen, everything in my head went blank. I couldn't even realize at the time, kisses shouldn't fill you lungs with oxygen.

When he finally stopped kissing me, or what ever he was doing, I closed my eyes putting my hands on my knees, gasped for air inviting it in with gulps.

With my eyes closed I straightened up, half a second later I opened them seeing nothing, everything was black. I tried blinking, that's when everything became focused, and my head became dizzy like I was upside down.

I was on the gravel, my head was throbbing in pain. The first person I saw was Kara. She was standing leaning over my head, her face was panicked. Then everyone else became a little more focused.

I turned to see Josh on his knees looking at me, his eyes full of worry. I could guarantee my face was cherry red.

I lifted my hand and put it on my head wincing a little. "What happened?" I managed to choke.

Cameron was the first to answer "you passed out and fell, you hit your head. We ran over here and you weren't breathing. Thankfully josh is an expert at CPR." he flashed josh a wink. My face got hotter when I realized why my little dream was so unusual.

I gave a little cough holding my hand out, waiting for someone to help me stand up. Cameron was the first to reach for my fingers. He pulled me up in one movement, making my head feel dizzy in the process.

I wobbled and Cameron caught me on his chest, in the next movement I wasn't even standing. He had swung me into his arms cradling me.

I closed my eyes, starting to feel the real pain in my head. With my head full of pain, and pounding, I considered having a concussion

He walked me to the nurses' office quickly, he set me gently down on the small bed. Sitting down next to me he took my hand in his. I sighed and pulled my hand away pretending to use it to rub my head.

I peeked up at him, the most dominate emotion was concern, I sighed again in relief.

A pudgy woman with red curly hair walked in with a notepad and pen. She looked at me but handed the form to Cameron noticing my hand placed on my head, She moved it then, examined my swollen bump.

"All right sweetie, you seem to be fine. Just a small cut is all. It's probably going to bother you for a while. But there should be no serious pain." I sighed exasperatedly.

She looked over at Cameron "umm do you mind giving her a ride home, she's probably still a little groggy."

He looked up at her with a warm smile, the form almost complete, "No I'm fine. " I said before he could say anything, afraid to be alone in the car with him.

She looked at me in disbelief "just to be safe." she murmured patting my knee. I bit my lip in defeat. She gave me a small blue icepack and some Tylenol for the pain.

"Thank you" I said walking out of the double doors. Cameron kept pace with me but said nothing. Maybe this will be easy, he might not even talk to me the whole ride.

"Are you okay." he asked when we reached my car grabbing my hands in both of his. What was I thinking, I can't get that lucky. I tried not to smash them into fists.

He looked up at me and his eyes became pained in the back.

To my utter horror he pulled me up into a deep kiss. This kiss was full of anger and frustration. I kissed him back but softly not as intensely as I would have before.

I opened my eyes and found his opened to, they were full of understanding now.

I sighed "Cameron we need to talk, I don't think…"

"lily I don't think we should date anymore." he said cutting me off.

I would have laughed if I could, this was so Cameron. He had to be the one to say the break up lines first. I threw my arms around him, hugging him so tightly my arms started burning in pain. When I released him I began to laugh he joined in. "Was I that bad a boyfriend?" he asked in confusion.

"Of coarse not, you were the best… Thank you for everything ." I sounded so happy I almost felt bad.

"Your welcome." he gave me another hug and tossed me my keys. "I think you can make it to your house alive." he said amused. I nodded, handing him back the ice pack, the Tylenol was already working.

I walked to the drivers' side of my car, giving him one last smile before I got in. I pulled out slowly but sped away. I was still smiling. I had a new feeling on my shoulders. Like Anchors have been lifted away, dropped back into the ocean where they belong. Now I can enjoy California a free woman.