Chapter Seven: Acceptance or Love
The last three weeks of Lydia's life had been awful. She hadn't seen Nick and work sucked. The only thing that didn't stink was her writing. Lydia decided she was going to college. She didn't have any money, but she applied for a scholarship and beat out nine other seventeen- and eighteen- year-olds. Lydia decided that she was going to college in Washington State.
She was excited. It was like a new chapter in her life opened up. Her family was proud of her.
Mia's wedding was in three months. Lydia was excited but regretted that she didn't have a date.
Two days before her move, she got up the courage to call Nick. He wasn't home, she left a message: "Hi, Nick. It's Lydia. I want to see you because - I miss you. Talk to you later."
Lydia had quit the casino and sat at home scribbling away in her notebook.
Nick called back the next day. He was so happy to talk to her. His last three weeks sucked too.
She asked him if she could see him. He agreed. She said at his house.
"Okay, I can't wait. See you later," was his response.
Lydia drove over to Nick's house. He answered the door before she could even knock.
They stood there looking at each other.
"Lydia, I missed you so much."
"Me, too." Her eyes were watering. Nick took her hand and they walked to his couch. He walked about work when Lydia suddenly spoke. "Nick, I'm leaving tomorrow."
"What? No.":
"Yes. I'm going to Washington to go to college. I leave tomorrow."
He looked so sad, it broke her heart.
"I came over to say goodbye and that I love you so much."
"I love you, too. Don't go."
"Nick, there's something else."
He looked up and saw her smile.
"I am ready."
"Lydia, no. Come on."
"You can't go to college a virgin, you know that."
He smiled and they kissed. She dragged him into his bedroom. It was so perfect. Lydia lay awake next to Nick. She was sad remembering she has to leave in the morning. She kissed him and started to cry. Nick cuddled with her and they talked all night.
The next morning, Nick took Lydia to the airport. They kissed, she cried. She boarded the plane and could only think of Nick. She took out her notebook and write some more.
The last three weeks of Lydia's life had been awful. She hadn't seen Nick and work sucked. The only thing that didn't stink was her writing. Lydia decided she was going to college. She didn't have any money, but she applied for a scholarship and beat out nine other seventeen- and eighteen- year-olds. Lydia decided that she was going to college in Washington State.
She was excited. It was like a new chapter in her life opened up. Her family was proud of her.
Mia's wedding was in three months. Lydia was excited but regretted that she didn't have a date.
Two days before her move, she got up the courage to call Nick. He wasn't home, she left a message: "Hi, Nick. It's Lydia. I want to see you because - I miss you. Talk to you later."
Lydia had quit the casino and sat at home scribbling away in her notebook.
Nick called back the next day. He was so happy to talk to her. His last three weeks sucked too.
She asked him if she could see him. He agreed. She said at his house.
"Okay, I can't wait. See you later," was his response.
Lydia drove over to Nick's house. He answered the door before she could even knock.
They stood there looking at each other.
"Lydia, I missed you so much."
"Me, too." Her eyes were watering. Nick took her hand and they walked to his couch. He walked about work when Lydia suddenly spoke. "Nick, I'm leaving tomorrow."
"What? No.":
"Yes. I'm going to Washington to go to college. I leave tomorrow."
He looked so sad, it broke her heart.
"I came over to say goodbye and that I love you so much."
"I love you, too. Don't go."
"Nick, there's something else."
He looked up and saw her smile.
"I am ready."
"Lydia, no. Come on."
"You can't go to college a virgin, you know that."
He smiled and they kissed. She dragged him into his bedroom. It was so perfect. Lydia lay awake next to Nick. She was sad remembering she has to leave in the morning. She kissed him and started to cry. Nick cuddled with her and they talked all night.
The next morning, Nick took Lydia to the airport. They kissed, she cried. She boarded the plane and could only think of Nick. She took out her notebook and write some more.