Childhood Friends:
When he left the room I knew that I had to follow him but it would look a bit weird if I exited his room after him. I waited a few moments until I heard him ask the others where I was.
"She went to find you to apologise didn't she?" Alfie questioned.
Fabian sighed, "And she left this letter but I need to talk to her about it like now."
Someone squealed, probably Amber.
"OMG she left you a love letter that is sooo romantic!" No! No it wasn't a love letter! It was just me apologising to him and telling him what had happened! A thought fell across my head – did Fabian think it was a love letter too? Oh no!
"Amber it isn't a love letter!" 'Phew' I thought to myself. " It is the letter Nina wrote 8 years ago. She must have kept it all this time and I just found it lying on my bed when I walked in."
"Aw that is even cuter than a love letter!" I think that was Mara, it was definitely one of the girls and I doubt Patricia would think that cute. They laughed and even though I couldn't see him, I could tell Fabian was blushing.
Mick spoke to him, "Well go on mate read us the letter!"
"Yeah!" They said in unison. Uh-oh, did I really want them reading my letter to Fabian? I suppose it didn't really make a difference so, what the hell.
"Um I – I don't really know if I s-should." Fabian stuttered - he was so sweet! "Nina wrote the letter to m – me and I don't know if she wants you – wants you reading it urm…" Did I want them reading it? I don't think I minded. I suppose it was up to Fabian.
"Hey man, I know I just met Nina and all," Jerome started, " but I don't think she minds if we hear it or not because I think she knows that if we don't hear it now, then someone, not-naming-any-names-Amber, will pester her about it until she is forced to tell the truth!" Whoa, Jerome knew me really well and I had known him for like 2 hours!
After a while of pressurizing, Fabian gave in and read them the letter,
"Ok I will read it then! But bare in mind that this was written by 7 year old Nina not 16 year old Nina ok?" he sighed, "Here goes,
Dear Faby, (A/N Faby is was Nina's nickname for him ages ago and in the letter all the spelling is correct just so it is easy to read but imagine it as an 8 year old would write it :D)
I am very sorry for our fight but I didn't fall on purpose it was that really mean Suzie girl who pushed me. Sorry I broke your building but I think you will make a much better one by yourself, you are amazing Faby. I wanted to talk to you after school but your mummy said you were busy and when I knocked on your door your daddy said you were busy too. I don't know where my mummy and daddy are. They have gone on a holiday I think because they never came home from work. A very tall man in blue clothes with a shiny badge came to my house. He said that mummy and daddy have gone to a special place called Heaven or something but I don't know where that is. I have to visit my granny though while mummy and daddy are away. My granny lives in somewhere that I have to fly to so I am on a plane right now. I don't know when I will see you Faby but as soon as mummy and daddy are back from Heaven I will come home and give you a big big big big hug! I don't like fighting with you Faby because you are my bestest friend ever and I really like you a lot. Can you forgive me? I hope you can because I like being your friend. You are the most special person I have ever met and even in this new place where I am going I will not meet anyone like you and I promise you will always be my best friend no matter what. I don't want you to get a new best friend as well because I want to be your best friend and not anyone else. Please don't be angry with me Fabian I feel very bad about the fight and I feel that you hate me now. I will not be gone for very long, just until mummy and daddy return but when they do, we can be friends again.
Lots and lots and lots of love
Nina"
As he finished reading the letter out to the others, I felt a tear trickle down my face. I remembered how I thought mum and dad were just on a holiday, but now I am older and I know better. I listened to the other's reactions.
"That was – that was so sweet. She must really care for you Fabian." Mara said and it sounded as if she had been crying.
"Seriously dude, Nina likes you! Even when she was 7 years old she had a crush from you." Yikes! It was that obvious? I decided that Fabian would probably come to my room to look for me so I went up there and waited. It was a good 10 minutes before he finally knocked on the door.
"Come in." I whispered. He opened the door and started walking towards me. I was about to say something when he interrupted me with a hug. Not a friendly hug, not a brotherly hug, not a romantic hug, but an 'I'm sorry' hug. It felt good to know that we were probably going to be friends again.
I tried to speak to him again,
"Fabian I – " he interrupted me for the second time though,
"No listen Nina, I had no right to get so annoyed at you. But you know how I like everything to be perfect!" I couldn't help but let a little chuckle out.
"Yeah I do. Remember when we made a card for Mrs. Dowell's birthday and you stayed in all of break and lunch uncreasing the card because one of the corners was a tiny, tiny bit bent!"
He joined me in laughing, "Ah well, I'm not quite like that anymore!"
"Well then I have a lot to learn about the new Fabian don't I?" I smiled.
He smiled at me then started to look serious. Butterflies in my stomach started growing and growing when he then took my hands in his. It felt so perfect, as if it was meant to be but I already knew the answer to that. The most Fabian and I could ever be was Best Friends.
"Nina, seriously I am so, so sorry. I had no idea that your parents had died or that you had moved back to America. I can honestly say that when you left, it was the worst feeling in the world! I didn't speak to anyone for weeks on end, I would always sit at the back of the classroom by myself, as soon as I got home I would run up to my room and stay there until dinner. That was when my parents decided to send me here. They thought that if I spent some time away from all the bad memories then I would eventually get better."
As Fabian was saying this, a horrible realisation daunted on me. This was my entire fault. I was the reason that Fabian got sent away from his parents and friends – all because of me.
"All because of me…" I mumbled to myself.
He looked confused, "What did you say Nina?"
"Nothing just – just nothing." He gave me a knowing look. Dang it – I couldn't lie to him! I sighed and then continued, "I said that it was all because of me. You got sent here because of me." I looked into his eyes and saw them grow even softer.
"Nina please don't think that. It was not your fault ok? Anyway, if I hadn't got sent here we wouldn't be meeting each other would we?" He smiled.
I thought about this and decided he was right. "I suppose you're right but I still feel really bad."
"No I refuse to let you feel bad about it!" We both laughed with each other. "Look Nina, all that matters is that we are both here now and we can put the past behind us and be friends again. Please?"
I let the biggest smile appear on my face then, "Of course we can Fabian."
I hugged him again and grinned to myself knowing that everything was alright again.
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