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Flashback
"Honey. He's still not back yet, huh?" Haley's mom asked as she sat on the stair next to her seven year old daughter.
Haley looked at her mom with big sad eyes and shook her head. She turned her attention back to the window which showed her a clear view of the Scott's driveway and the road in front of their house.
"You want to go get some ice-cream?" her mom asked her.
Haley wiped a tear from her cheek and looked back at her mother. "No, thanks. I want to be here when he comes back".
"Okay, Haley-bop" her mom kissed her on the forehead before standing up and walking away.
Haley stared back out the window, praying for rain.
By midday, she started having her doubts about him coming back. Nathan and his family had gone for vacation for two weeks, the worst two weeks of their lives. He had called her a couple of times the first few days but after awhile the calls stopped for Dan had taken his phone away from him due to excessive use. He had promised her that he would come back on the 17th so there she was on that lonely Saturday, staring out the window for hours on end.
"Honey, it's getting kind of late. I don't think they coming back tonight" Lydia, her mom said as she walked up to her daughter and squatted in front of her.
Haley didn't say anything. She just continued staring out the window where night had fallen.
"Honey?" her mom asked, worried.
Haley turned her hear towards her mom and said sadly "he's not coming back" and burst into tears.
"Oh, Haley-bop" Lydia muttered as she hugged her daughter as she cried. Haley finally fell asleep in her mom's arms exhausted.
The next morning was a bright and sunny day but it was a dark one for the small girl who had given up hope on her knight in shining armor.
At noon, Haley's parents started getting worried for Haley had still not come out of her room. The day had started out bright but it looked like it would end glum. It started raining around 11 and had no intentions of stopping.
Haley lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling, the sound of the rain falling on the roof of her house mute to her as silent tears fell down her cheeks.
The blaring horn of a car outside caused her to sit up straight. She ran to her window and stared out. An unmistakably familiar car was parking on the Scott's driveway. She stood there for a moment, shocked. Then for the first time in two weeks, a smile fell on her lips.
She ran downstairs and out of the house, ignoring the shouts of her parents as she ran into the rain. She stood in her front yard for a moment, invisible to Dan and Deb who were shouting at each other as they grabbed their bags and ran inside the house to prevent from being wet from the rain.
But there was one Scott she would never be invisible to. He came out of the car and immediately noticed her. He grinned for the first time in two weeks and slowly walked up to her. She couldn't wait; she ran up to him and threw her arms around him. He hugged her tightly, promising himself that he would never let go.
"I thought you weren't coming" she muttered in his ear.
"I'll always be here with you, Bugs" he said, softly.
The rain started pouring even harder but they refused to let go.
"Always and forever".
End Of Flashback
Haley stood there for a moment, shocked staring at the car wreckage a mere fifty feet away from her. The impact of the explosion nearly knocked her down as well as other people around her. People were screaming and running away but she was immune to the madness around her. All she could do was stare at the car.
The boot had exploded and with the impact, had flown through the air and landed a few feet away from her. The rest of the car was still intact but every inch of the car was flaming. The fire was big; she was amazed it wasn't spreading yet. The heat radiating from the car was amazing; it was like the sun was scorching the entire street.
She tried to look inside the car but the flames were blocking the windows. She could just imagine the blinding pain Nathan must be feeling as he realized that he was starting to melt. She hoped he had passed out to save him from feeling that much pain.
And suddenly she lost it. The idea of him...Leaving her...
"Nathan!" she screamed. She ran towards the car, ignoring the shouts and screams of the people around her, ignoring the sound of an ambulance approaching from far away in the distance.
She cried as she ran. She started shaking and sobbing uncontrollably but nothing would make her stop running.
"Nathan" she cried as she ran towards the flaming car. Beads of sweat formed on her head as she got closer to the source of heat. "Nathan!"
The image of him forever engraved in her mind, the sound of his voice telling her that he would always be there.
"Please don't leave me" she screamed at the wreckage. She was reaching the car. As soon as she got there, she had to pull him out of the car. She had to save him even if she would burn in the process. There was no life for her without him.
She was mere feet away from the fire. She didn't slow down. She reached out her hand just touching the flames, ignoring the voice in her head screaming out in pain.
"Haley!" a hand wrapped around her waist, pulling her away.
She screamed in protest. "Let go off me! Nathan!" She struggled against the strong arms that were carrying her away...Away from him.
"Haley!" the voice said, as the person struggled to hold her. "It's me".
For a moment, she was confused. She stopped struggling and the person holding her loosened his grip on her but didn't let go.
"Nathan?" she asked, looking into the eyes of the one who had carried her away from the fire. "Y-You're...alive".
He looked deeply into her eyes and nodded. She let out a sob of relief and started crying uncontrollably.
"I thought you weren't coming" she repeated her line from years ago through her tears.
He smiled at her and used his hand to gently wipe her tears away.
"I'll always be here, Bugs", he said softly.
She looked up at him, the tears streaming down her face and hugged him tightly. He hugged her back, not wanting to let go when suddenly she broke away from his hold and stared up at him.
He looked at her quizzically.
She smiled again, then suddenly stood on her tiptoes and kissed him on the lips.
Always and Forever.
