Here's the last chapter of my story, Back Again! Lots and lots of thanks to my reviewers! I love you all so much! It encourages me to keep writing. I hope you all liked this story. Be sure to check out my other story, New Beginnings, Old Memories, which has two more parts left. If you are reading that one, then stay tuned for the sequel, Never In My Wildest Dreams… Well, Anyway, R&R – Alice xoxo
Chapter 5:
A day and 10 hours is a bitch to drive. And the whole way there, I wasn't even sure if I was excided or nervous. I knew one thing, when I was parked in front of 45 West Grass Lane, I was in a full-blown panic attack. I knew this was the right house. I had called when I decided to come. Luckily, his mom answered. I just asked if he lived there and hung up. I didn't want to say who I was or anything.
But now here I was, I never thought I'd get this far. I was trying to get the tears to stop and get my breathing under control before I went and knocked on the door. The only thing that calms me was music. I was listening to the satellite radio to a station called Simply Imagine It. It just played a lot of soft rock and pop. Was it a good omen when they played 1 2 3 4? I really didn't know but I decided to get out of the car before a round of hysterics started, which usually did whenever I heard that song.
I got out of my car and then it was almost like gravity pulled me onto the porch and made me knock on the door. I nearly started my panic-attack over again when I heard footsteps. No turning back now, I thought.
The door opened. And I saw him. "Hello?" His voice was deeper then the last time I heard it, but still mesmerizing all the same.
"Hi, I'm…umm…Looking for Jasper Whitlock. I'm –"
He cut me off. "Ali?" I just nodded. He remembered me. I forgot how to speak then, so I just let him talk. "Ali? What the hell are you doing here?"
"What? Don't you want to see me?"
"I didn't say that," was all he said.
It was awkwardly quiet after that. I couldn't think of anything to say yet there was a lot to say. "You cut your hair?" he finally asked, probably just to break the silence. I nodded. I had cut my hair about a month ago. Short. "Looks cute on you." I blushed like I did three years ago when I first met him.
"Seriously though, why are you here?"
I started thinking of what to say. Thinking of the memories we shared three years ago. Jasper touched his hand to my cheek and wiped something away. Something wet. Was I crying? That's the only explanation.
"Don't tell me you forgot."
"Alice. You're the one who forgot. You promised me you'd come back. I waited all summer. You never showed up."
"I WAS FIFTEEN! What? Did you expect me to come by myself?"
"You said your parents liked it there. And that they'd want to come back."
I started crying harder. There was nothing left for us to say. I just guessed that what happened was met to be. "I'm sorry I even came." I started walking back to my car. Jasper watched me as if he was trying to say something but couldn't find the right words, so before I got into my Porsche, I said, loud enough for him to hear, "By the way, I'm still in love with you!"
I made it home late the next night, crying the whole drive. Jasper really seemed like he didn't want to see me. I can't believe I wasted time and money for nothing.
When I got to my house, my mom and dad were there, ready to hug me and tell me words like, "I'm so sorry, baby," and "there's someone out there for you, I promise." I didn't want to listen to them. I wanted Jasper and only Jasper. And I also just wanted to cry. I went outside on the porch, sat down and started crying.
"Don't cry," I heard a voice say. I looked up and there he was. "Alice, why did you run off like that? You didn't even let me talk."
"You didn't even miss me," I cried. "Why?"
Jasper wiped my tears away. "Alice, I missed you. I was going crazy missing you. And I didn't even get to tell you the best part."
"What would that be?"
"I never stopped loving you." And then we kissed passionately as they lyrics for 1 2 3 4 played over and over in my head There's only 1 thing 2 do 3 words 4 you: I love you.
