"So, you have to go to New York? Tomorrow?"

"Yah… apparently my father was an ass hole and he couldn't take care of me when I was little, but he is trying to make up for it."

"Squid you can't go! Not for a whole year! I mean two months is one thing, but a whole year is another! I will miss you so much if you leave! You can't leave! You just can't!"

"Kandy, I don't have a choice! Bruce; or so that is the name of the man who was the sperm donor; said I have no choice! And it is true a new law was passed in New York and I have to go with my father."

"What about your mother? She was doing so well! She needs you right now he can't just take you away!"

"Kandy! Stop! I'm sorry but I have no choice! But trust me I will not be in New York for long! I am going to take a trick from my dad and leave and never come back. In one year I will be eighteen and I can live wherever I want. Can I count on you? Can I come and stay at your house once I leave Bruce's place?"

"Of course! You always have a home here you know that."

"Thanks!"

"Squid, can you come over tonight? I don't want the last time we talk to e over the phone."

"This isn't going to be the last time we talk and I don't think so. I am kinda under house arrest by my crazy father. But I think you could come over here!"

"Ok! I'll be right over!" Kandy hung up the phone and ran to her car and set off towards Squid's house.

One hour later

The door bell rang and Squid ran to get to the door before his father got there, but he had no such luck. When he got to the door he saw his father questioning Kandy.

"How do you know Alan?"

"I am his girlfriend, we went to camp together."

"Oh, that camp for disturbed kids…So you are one of those kinds of girls… I was worried that Alan was involved with a descent girl and they he was actually going to have someone to miss here in the middle of no where Missouri."

"Bruce, leave her alone! She is here to see me so just go away!" Squid took Kandy's hand and they went to his room. He locked the door and turned to look at Kandy. Her eyes were spilling out tears and she looked worried. Squid walked to her and put his arms around her.

"Everything is going to be ok! Trust me this is not the end." Kandy believed him. Every time Squid told her everything was going to be ok she truly believed that everything was going to be ok.

"How could your father just come and take you away? How could he do that?"

"Kandy, it's ok! We have gone through this before and we can do it again."

"Yah, but the tables are turned. Now I feel so out of control and worried. Sure I was scared when I left camp, but things are different when you are leaving and not being left behind. Is this how you felt when I left?"

"Yah, only worse, at least this tie you know I love you and I know that I will be able to see you. Don't worry Bruce works for an airline and I bet I can get free tickets and I can come and visit you!" Kandy began to cry again only this time more violently. She couldn't think of anything to say. Words could not express what she was feeling, only tears could be a weak substitute for the pain and lose she was feeling.

"The rest of the guys are in New York. I am going to be alone here, but at least you will be having fun."

"I won't be having fun because you are not going to be there. Things are never as much fun when you are missing someone you love."

"Squid, what if you met a girl you like better than me? I need you to promise that you will tell me right away that you found someone new and not lead me on ok?"

"Kandy, don't think like that I will never find a girl that I like better than you! It is impossible to improve perfection. I am happy with what I have and there is nothing any girl could have better than you."

"I promise I won't meet any other guys either. I love you and that won't change."

"I love you too. I need you to do something for me though. Will you keep an eye on my mom? She is real upset. I need you to make sure that she is not drinking anymore ok?"

"Sure."

"Does everyone know where you are?"

"Yah, Ryan told me to take my time and that he wasn't expecting me home for a while. He also said if there was anything he could do to help just let him know and he will be more than willing to help." Ryan was the boy that Kandy was staying with and he had always been there to take care of Squid. He came from a situation much like Squid's and understood what he was going though. Squid had grown to really like Ryan even though they got off to a bad start, they had become friends.

"Will you come to the airport with me? Please it would really mean a lot to me if you would come. You can probably spend the night here or something."

"Ok sounds good." It was getting late and Squid's flight left really early so they decided they should get some sleep. They lay down on Squid's bed Kandy placed her head on Squid's chest and put her arms around him. They fell asleep and did not wake until the sound of Bruce's loud knocking came from the door. They got up and ate breakfast with Squid' aunt, uncle, mom, cousins, and father. The entire family was silent. They all loved Squid and were going to miss him a lot.

Squid's mom was the only one other than Kandy to come to the airport with Squid and his father. The car ride was silent except for the sound of tears that was coming from Squid's mom. They reached the gate just in time. They were boarding his flight and it was time for them to say goodbye.

Kandy's P.O.V

Squid's row was called over to loudspeaker and it was time to say good bye. I had been dreading this since the moment I found out that he was leaving. He stood up and looked into my eyes. My chest got tight and I was fighting back tears. I promised myself I would not cry. The longer I fought back the tears the harder it became until finally the tears poured from my eyes like a dam that had just broken. I wrapped myself in his outstretched arms and told him I loved him and told him just how much I was going to miss him. I slipped my charm bracelet in his hand and told him never to forget me. He gave me his once white hat with the stripe and told me to do the same. Just when they were calling for all rows I knew that I would have to finally let go of the only person I have had these feelings for. He assured me we would see each other soon and he would call everyday. With one final kiss and I love you Squid freed himself from my arms and hugged and kissed his mom good bye.

I watched him follow his father to the boarding gate. He looked back and smiled. I returned the smile and was no longer fighting back tears. They were falling from my face and hitting the floor. I saw him turn his back and walk onto the plane. It had finally hit me, this is the last time I was going to see Squid in a long time. Suddenly a replay of that day back in Green Lake Texas when I saw him disappear into the dust as I rolled along in the hot bus flashed in front of my face. It was almost too much to handle. I had lost everything I loved in my life and now I was losing the only thing I had left. Once I saw him disappear into the plane I slumped into the chair that I was sitting in before and I covered my face with my hands. Squid's hat sat in my lap as I cried. My tears left spots on the hat because the tears washed away some of the dirt.

I felt Squid's mom sit next to me and I looked over she looked worse than me. I could not imagine the pain she was feeling at that moment. She lost everything she had ever had and was also feeling guilty for everything she had put him though. We hugged and walked back to the car. It took a good twenty minutes for me to dry my eyes before I could start the car and drive back to Squid's house. Once I dropped off his mom I started off towards my house. Once I got there my best friend Rita was waiting for me. I fell into her arms and cried.

"It's ok Kelly; everything is going to be ok." Even though Rita was my best friend when she told me everything was going to be ok it did not have the same effect that Squid had on me when he said the same thing. I just cried on the front steps in Rita's arms and thought about everything me and Squid had been though. It was as if a whole year was passing though my mind at warp speeds. Everything was playing in my mind; the first time we met I can still remember his dumbfounded expression when he saw a girl for the first time in months. He almost chocked on his toothpick. I saw the first time we kissed on the steps of the tent. I saw when I had to say good bye to him for the first time back in Green Lake Texas. I saw the first time I saw him after two months of separation. I saw what had just happened minutes ago when I said good bye for the second time. I wish I could see what would happen next; what would happen when I saw him again, but that is where my mind went blank.

I finally gained the strength to walk inside and up to my room. I heard the phone ring Rita walked over to my dresser and answered it, she handed the phone to me. It was Squid he said he missed me more than anything already and it had only been a few hours. He said the plane had a schedule of flights going to Missouri and the earliest he could come back to visit was three weeks from today. I assured him that I was fine and I was doing well, and his mom was fine. That was a lie I was not ok. I doubt Squid's mom was either. When I dropped her off she was a wreck, but Squid's aunt took her and said she would take things from there. I hated lying to Squid, but I felt things would be a lot worse if I told him the truth. We hung up after a few minutes, he needed to go and unpack, but I said I would call in the morning and we could talk longer.

I did call in the morning. I called everyday. Every single day we talked on the phone and told each other how much we loved one other and how sad we were now we were apart. Everyday I could not wait for the three weeks to pass. I could not wait to finally see Squid again. I talked to the guys from camp and they all said the same thing. Squid misses you more than anything, and I have never seen him so upset. He really loves you. If they would have talked to some of my friends they would have said the same thing. I had never been so upset and I had never seen to sad, but everyday I fought though and looked towards the day when I could hug him again.