Anastasia: Christian is graduating tonight and he's leaving in two months to go to Cambridge where he will be attending Harvard university. I am so proud of him, We have been together for 9 months now and I'm going to miss him like crazy because we have never been apart. And now he's going to be on the other side of the world where he will be on the rowing team and all the college parties frat houses. He will be around and all the beautiful woman who will surround him and he will leave me and my life will fall apart ugh I'm a tad dramatic but I love him so I don't know how to handle this I'm not good at goodbyes…
Mia "hey Ana are you okay, why are you crying?
"It's nothing just me being silly I'll be ok we should get ready to go"
"Ana talk to me what's going on in that head of yours "
"Christian is leaving me in two months to go to school and I'm super proud of him but where does that leave us and me?"
"Oh babe you know better than anyone Christian Grey is not going to give you up, look my brothers a lot of things but he's no fool he won't mess it up will it be hard of course you guys are used to being together all the time. But look at it this way you can enjoy your senior year with your friends without the pressure of boys because you got yours he's just in a different place right now, focus on the positive and less on the negative smile Christian will pick up on your sadness and it's his day let's support him"
"Thanks Mia you're the best friend a girl could ask for"
Christian I'm so nervous I'm graduating today I made it through high school and I'm headed to Cambridge in Late august to get the dorms ready me and Brian are roommates we made sure of that I don't want to room with some pain in the ass freshmen who stays up all nights and parties I'm going to be extremely busy I need my privacy and when my girls visits I got no problem kicking her brother out..
"You ready Christian?"
"I am so ready to be done with this ceremony, I just want to be with my girl and spend time with her, she has been feeling down lately because she thinks I will abandon her which I would never do"
"How do you know all that has she told you?"
No but you know your sister she hides her feeling to make everyone else happy. I'm head over heels sucker in love with her I know what she is feeling she doesn't need to tell me I just know"
"You guys are pathetic haha you act like you're already married"
"We will be once we both complete college, Look I love her I have always loved her yes we're young and we're going to be separated for a while it's going to suck and we will deal with all our challenges together as a couple because I love her more than anything and I won't apologize for that."
"Back up what is wrong where did the aggressive tone come from?"
"Look man I'm sorry you're my best friend and the love of my life's brother and I know where you're coming from but my dad and Elliot have been on my case for weeks now telling me to end it well I'm away not because they don't love her or is together but they think I should date and let Ana be free her senior of high school and I guess it's just hitting me now that mate. There right but I don't want them to be right I love her more than my own life she's apart of me like no one else I can't hurt her I don't wanna be without her"
"Damn sorry bro but maybe they're right, it's yours and Ana's decision to make I know you love each other anyone with eyes can see it I love you both so make the choice that's best for you both not the rest of us"
Three hours later
Christian "baby you did it I'm so proud of you"
"Thanks babe"
"Christian are you okay"
"I'm fine but we need to talk just me and you tonight at our spot ok"
"Okay I'll be there I love you"
"I love you more then life Ana you're my world"
I love her and tonight we are going to talk and seriously decide what to do this next year. I know she got accepted to Harvard for medical school maybe we can break up for the 9 months we're apart and get back together when we're both in Harvard next year, it will kill me to lose her but I won't be with anyone else and I don't think she will either it's a conversation we need to discuss together but for now we have to go and enjoy the party our parents are throwing us for graduating"
Ana
"Christian is being weird like not your typical Christian weird weirder"
"Ana calm down I'm sure everything is fine"
"No Kate you don't understand I know him body and soul. I know what's coming I'm just not sure I can handle it god why me why did we wait so long to be together. maybe if I admitted my feeling first we would have been together sooner or if I had not wasted time with josh ugh I'm such a loser who's bf rather be with some hot college chicks then his loser high school girlfriend"
"Ana that boy adores you he's not going to let you go because of college he's going to be scared that you're going to find someone else he's always been paranoid and extremely jealous of any man that comes within a five mile radius of you including Elliot and he knows Elliot isn't into you"
Kate
I'm not sure what's going to happen between them but they need to decide long distance is hard that's why I'm single. I need to find Christian and talk to him but at the same time it isn't my business so I should stay out of it before I cause more damage than good. Yes that is the right idea I need Elliot where is he"
"Elliot what are you doing?"
"Hey Kate what's up why do you look so glum?"
"It's Ana she thinks Christian is going to end it why would he do that to her?"
"Look he's going to be a college freshman he is going to attract a lot of attention, it is honestly better for them to break up so he can be a normal college student without the worries of his high school girlfriend. Look Ana's great I love her I do but what if she holds him back he's going to be thinking more about her then anything else she will ruin college for him and she doesn't even know it"
"Is that what you think? That I will ruin college for him that I'll hold him back from being anything but great I love him but obviously you all think we're better off apart so I guess that's it then huh"
"Ana wait"
Ana
Everyone thinks we're better off apart I don't want to be here anymore, I just took off running I don't want to see anyone I love him and we're breaking up cause everyone thinks we're better off apart what about what we want what about our happiness. If Christian wants to end it then fine he can be a man and tell me but for Elliot to think he's better off without me I just don't understand it I've always been his number one supporter god this hurts so bad I didn't think my heart could possibly shatter anymore then it has. I have been sitting at this park under this tree where I always used to come as a kid no one knows it exist but me which makes me happy cause then no one will find me I put my phone on silent so know one would bother me I have on my hoodie so no one can see me and I walked so I have no car for them to find me by I have been sitting her for three hours and not intentions on going home anytime soon I just can't stand everyone making decisions that don't even affect them it's my life christian's life he's not supposed to let other people influence him it's supposed to be me and him against the world but he's so easily ready to just give me up. Why fight for me all this time if he was just going to drop me when the school year ended why do the grand gesture of that song at winter formal it's not fair and I'm sick of crying and feeling like shit I've been crying for hours"
Christian
"Damn it Elliot, what did you say that made her run away she's been gone for hours no hope at finding her until she's ready to be found?"
"I just said maybe you'd be better off without her and that she'd ruin your college experience"
"Why the fuck were you even talking about us and our relationship to begin with how could you think we're better off apart"?
"I was just talking I didn't know she was there I never would have said those things if I knew she was standing there"
"You shouldn't have fucking said them to begin with I'm sick of you all thinking you know what's best for me do you even realize how this looks,she ran off disappeared for over 3 hours she isn't answering my calls or any of yours the girl who means everything to me is missing because you all kept meddling she's insecure enough and with what you said just put the icing on the cake"
"Look Christian we are sorry we all love Ana we want to see you happy but you're going to be in the other side of the world that's going to be tough."
"I know it will be hard but listen to me and this is the end of this discussion ok."
"I love Anastasia rose Steele more then anything or anyone on this planet, it's going to kill me next year being away from her but we will make it because we love each other and are strong enough to handle it we're not most teenagers and we're definitely not most couples Anna and I are something so special that people spend their whole lives looking for it and yet here we are. We found it at 17 and I love her tonight I was going to talk to her about all this and what's been going on but of course you couldn't stop yourselves from meddling and now look we are"
"I'm sorry Chris I didn't know"
None of you knew because none of you cared to ask how we felt considering. Whatever decisions were made should be mine and Ana's to make you guys decide to shoot your mouths off and she hears you and now she's fucking gone missing for hours if something happens to her I will never speak to you again any of you do you understand me?"
Mia
"Christian are you ok?"
"Not really Mia, she's missing and I don't know where she is she ran from me because she thinks I don't want to be with her anymore but that's not the case at all. I love her so much it literally kills me and the thought of her hurt or sad or anything is killing me because I can't comfort her because our brother and father have big mouths and now she probably hates me"
"Christian Ana loves you flaws in all and trust me big brother there's a lot but seriously you And ana have a bond so special nothing could break it apart she ran because Elliot hurt her feelings and she thinks everyone's against you two but I'm not and follow your heart Christian close your eyes think of something Ana said or did that would bring you to her the power of love is a beautiful wonderful magical thing and it does wonders for the soul when you stop to think about them"
"I know where she is she said something a few weeks ago and if I remember correctly she mentioned it before she said it in a riddle type way though. Where kids like to play she likes to lay when she's sad the willow gives her comfort"
"Sounds like you found her now go get her and show her you love her"
"Thanks Mia you're the best sister ever"
"I love you both, Christian tell Ana I love her"
" I love you to Mia and thanks I'll pass it along"
"That was great of you I didn't know you were that intuitive"
"Brian sit down we need to talk"
"You gotta let Christian be himself we didn't work so we went our separate ways it hurts we're human but christians not you and Ana isn't me. they have a bond that no one can break and if you truly love them let them be don't push Christian into doing other shit while you're gone if he doesn't want to party but rather study or talk to Ana you support him."
"I can do that, Mia I still love you and I know you still love me"
"I will always love you Brian but now is not our time you go enjoy yourself at school I'll always be here for you as your friend."
Christian
The willow tree in the park by the water she told me about it on that riddle but I didn't think to much of it until today. I need to hold her just to make sure she's okay.
I get to the park in record time and what I see kills me she's sitting on a blanket with the hoodie over her face and I know she's been crying but the relief of seeing her ok is overwhelming and I want to break down. But I can't I need my girl.
"Mind if I join you?
"Christian what are you doing here how did you find me"
" I listened to my heart that someone wise once told me when it's true love just close your eyes and feel for them, so I did that and I remembered your riddle and it brought me to you, I was so worried about you?"
"I'm sorry I took off and have been gone so long I know you worry about me"
"Baby look at me"
I sit down and put her on my lap she curls into me and wraps her arms around me as I wrap my arms around her waist
"Ana I love you so much and next year is going to be hard on both of us but I'm not going anywhere I'm with you I'm in this 100% are you with me?"
I love you so much Christian I don't want to let you go but I don't want to be selfish and hold you back either. "What if what Elliot said was true you'd be so wrapped in me you wouldn't enjoy your freshmen year of college"
"I won't miss out on anything I already have the most beautiful woman on the planet what am I missing out on parties?"
"if anything I can enjoy them next year when you're there with me"
"Christian I love you so much you're my everything I didn't know I thought you wanted to end it with me"
"Never baby never that I'll always want you"
"Ana?"
"Yeah"
"Marry me"