Natasha
I woke up with a strange feeling. It was supposed to be a day like any other, but deep down it wasn't. This date had everything to be special, but due to the current circumstances it wouldn't be. I waited a long time for the day that would turn eighteen, but there really seemed to be nothing different. I'm still in high school, my mom is still an addict that I haven't seen in years, nor do I really care. When I get to the kitchen for breakfast my family is waiting for me with a small cake and a lighted candle, it was all I needed today, except for Ed being miles away and unable to come due to mid-term exams. Everyone sings the congratulations and I receive the hugs thankful for having them by my side, my grandparents and my brothers, they are everything to me.
Edgar sends me a message full of affection and apologizes for not being able to come to hug me, I cry and reply to the message saying that of course it is okay that he does not come, but I know there is a problem, and he also knows. He promises to call me in the late afternoon. I miss him tighten my chest and I go out to school with red eyes. At school I get hugs and jokes from my friends and I return them with smiles and thanks. I can't complain about my life, aside from the fact that Ed is far from me, but I'm a lucky girl. I have family, school, friends, and with a lot of effort and help from God I'm going to join the NYPD.
The day runs normally, I come back from school and help my grandmother with the house and when we finish the tasks I go up to my room with the phone on the side waiting for the long awaited call. The hours pass, I keep thinking about him, I cry and I fall asleep. When I wake up it is getting dark and a cold wind is coming through the window indicating that it should rain soon. As I lost track of time I grab the phone to see if I haven't missed Edgar's call, but there's nothing. He said he would call me, maybe he hasn't had time yet because of the evidence. I organize my room and go to the bathroom taking the phone in the hope that it still calls me. In the bath I find myself crying again. It's not possible that I will not see my boyfriend anytime soon. I miss him so much and it hurts, I just know how to cry and I feel horrible because I think my problem is very big while there are so many people suffering for much bigger things.
Edgar
I've been driving for over an hour and there are still more than three and a lot of road ahead. My girl is waiting for my call and I don't want to let her down when I can't call at the agreed time. I want to make a surprise much bigger than a call. I miss home and Natasha, my girl. Every day when I wake up, I remember her smile and I find the strength to hold on to my studies more firmly hoping that time will pass soon and I'll be able to go back to see her.
Today I got up earlier than usual, because I didn't even sleep well, the anxiety was so great that I wanted to go to college right away to finish my exams to hit the road. Before leaving Meg came to meet me "Are you sure you are going to hit the road in this rainy weather", "Yes, you know I have been planning this for days and it will not be a rain to disturb me", "Good trip then". It was our conversation, Meg knows the size of my love for Natasha, when she came over and said she was in love with me, I made that very clear, but it didn't make her walk away. I hope she finds a nice guy, because she is a good girl.
I drive a few more kilometers and hear a strange noise with the car's engine. I stop to look and what I see is not pleasant. The car seems to have heated up and does not have a drop of water on the radiator. I just needed this one! I have a bottle of water, but it is not enough. I leave the car to cool down and go to the gas station. The rain stopped a little and I hope it doesn't take me by surprise.
Half an hour walking and there is a gas station where I fill the gallon with water. I return in the rain and luckily the car has already cooled and I continue on my way, drenched and more than an hour late in my plans. Cell phone signal missing all over the road and I can't call my mom to warn her of the delay or Natasha to congratulate her and tell her how much I love her. By my calculations I arrive before eight at night.
Natasha
It's almost eight o'clock and no Edgar calls, I try to call him and he's out of the area. Something may have happened because he never broke a promise to me. Maybe this is the first time this has happened, or sometimes he has found a cooler girl who is close to him and not miles like me. I cry again. What the hell! I just wanted to find him!
"Natasha! Run here!" I hear my grandma scream at me. I run down the stairs thinking that something has happened to her. I look at the door and standing there is Edgar. My heart is racing so fast that I have no reaction.
He runs towards me and I hug him so tightly, I never want to let him go! He's mine forever, only mine. I cry again, now with surprise and joy, it is so good to have you here. Edgar is all wet and his face is so tired, he also looks thinner, but he's still my Ed!
"I thought you wouldn't come." I say under tears.
"I wanted to surprise you. I was dying of longing, and it's your eighteen years. You look so beautiful, Natasha." He also cries and hugs me and kisses me.
We go to his house where Emma waits with ready dinner, because she knows that her son would arrive hungry. After Edgar has dinner and bathed, we go to his room. He gives me a silver necklace with a heart pendant as a gift. "So that you never forget me." As if that were possible. Edgar kisses me so deeply and I hold on to him with so much love, he's my boyfriend and he's here. We make love after so long and it fills me with affection and attention. "Let me take care of you, it's your birthday." After we love each other we hold each other and he is so tired that he soon falls asleep. Tomorrow we talk, the important thing now is that he is here.
Remi
I'm entering the twentieth week of pregnancy, I already feel my baby moving inside me, it's strange, I don't know if I've gotten used to the idea of being a mother. Ellen wants me to give the baby, but I already said I won't, I want to raise it, a piece of me, and Kurt. Sometimes I feel sad to remember him and the relationship we had, it was very intense, I gave myself completely, but we were never really one another, I knew I would leave, I wanted to stay, but I couldn't, and Kurt would always have Allie. Oscar always comes to see me, he knows about my condition, I don't love him, but I feel affection for him, for now it's enough for me.
I make plans for my son, I want to tell him who his father is and how I loved him, and if he ever wants to meet him, he will have my support. I called Kurt one night when I was very sad and feeling alone, but when Allie answered I didn't have the courage to complete the call. Better to leave things as they are. He's fine and we'll be fine, I mean the baby.
Roman supports me, he is studying and training like never before, said he will help me with the baby. He wants to test for aeronautics, he is very intelligent and hardworking, I hope he can do it, a boy from another who needs good opportunities. Sometimes I feel that Ellen treats him in a toxic way, but I hope he knows how to get all of this out of the good of his life.
The night is dark and I walk alone on the deserted street, I know how to defend myself, but I cannot put my baby's life at risk. I go back home, sneak out the window I left and go back to bed where I fall asleep thinking about what my future will be like.
Natasha
Oh, how fast time passes! Edgar and I made the most of our weekend. On Saturday morning he left his car at the garage to do a check and not risk any problems on his return trip. After that we went running through the park, he helped me to monitor my time by guiding me on the correct way to breathe and run, I had been preparing since the beginning of the year and wanted to be well in my tests. In the afternoon we went to the pool of the club where I go to swim training that was also part of the tests. Later we went to the ice cream shop and then we went back to his house to get some rest. We talked a lot, he told me with great enthusiasm details about everything he did in college, about training, games and studies. It was so good to see him happy, he really deserved it all.
At night we went to the cinema and met some friends, then we went out to a bar where we had a lot of fun. Already tired we returned home knowing that he would leave the other day and my heart was already tightening. But Easter was close and it wouldn't be long before we met. He was so careful and attentive to me, not that he wasn't before, but the intensity was greater, he was probably trying to make up for all the time he spent away, I was loving everything, I know it was a long time to be together for good, I don't even know when it would actually happen, but I didn't want to be stuck with it, for now we'll strive to guarantee our future and enjoy our meetings with a lot of intensity.
Edgar
Natasha was beautiful, an energy that gave me pleasure to see, we trained together and she was doing very well, she would certainly pass the tests. We had a great time at the weekend, we did several things together, I was so homesick that I don't know how I didn't come before. I don't want to take that long to come back, I'll try to program myself, because despite the long trip her smile makes up for everything.
On Sunday when it was time to leave we both cried, but we knew we would see each other soon, I tried to reassure her that I would drive carefully and we held each other for long minutes until I had to go. The trip back was smooth without any problems, when I lay in my bed late at night I can only think of Natasha smiling at me.