Leaving
She was leaving, and there wasn't anything that Troy Bolton could do about it. He was watching her pack the last of her bags and boxes into the big rental truck that her parents had rented. Kelsi Nielson, his girlfriend for one year, was moving across the country to New York. And there wasn't anything that Troy could do to stop it. Kelsi shoved the last of it in the truck and she shut the sliding door. Smiling lightly she walked over to Troy and took him by the waist.
"Hey you." She whispered looking up at him and Troy tried to smile back at her, but he really couldn't manage.
"Hey." He said back, not bothering to mask the sadness and frustration in his voice. "This sucks." He said after a moment of silence and Kelsi nodded her head in agreement.
"I know. But I told you, my parents say I have to come. It's really unfair, I only have a year left of high school…I should just be able to stay." She mumbled laying her head down on Troy's shoulder lightly.
Troy nodded his head and started to roll his thumb across Kelsi's lower back. "I know. I hate it." He mumbled back, hating the reality he was standing in. Within the next few minutes Kelsi would be gone and out of his life forever.
"I'll call you." She told him lifting her head back up and looking in Troy's eyes.
"I know…but it'll be hard to keep a relationship going." He told Kelsi, bringing the truth of their situation out. Since Kelsi showed up at Troy's house and told him the news about her move, neither of them had really talked about it. Not really anyway, neither one of them cam to grips with the fact that Kelsi would be three thousand miles away, not teenager could keep a relationship like that alive.
"I know…but I want to really try." Kelsi told Troy, being the optimistic person that she was, and Troy was grateful for it. He loved Kelsi, every ounce of who she was and everything she did and said. He loved her.
"You're great." Troy whispered to Kelsi and he hugged her tight, knowing that their minutes were draining away.
"I love you Troy Bolton." Kelsi replied peeling herself from Troy's body.
Troy smiled down at Kelsi through her glasses and nodded his head. "I love you too Kelsi Nielson." He mumbled and he stroked her long dirty blonde hair.
Kelsi smiled at him and nodded her head. "It's getting to be time." She told him turning from him to her parents, who were gathering the very last of what they needed for the move.
"Yeah." Troy let out, it was all that he could say. His mouth was growing dry and his heart was racing ten times the normal speed. He was losing Kelsi, the one girl he ever truly loved. And he hated it.
Kelsi turned back to Troy and smiled at him again, "I'll call the second we get there. Promise." She told Troy and he nodded his head again.
"Okay." He replied and he smiled at Kelsi. He was going to miss seeing her day to day.
"Kels, let's go!" Troy heard Mr. Nielson yell and Kelsi turned around.
"Yeah Dad!" She replied and she lightly touched Troy's hand, and Troy realized how much he was going to miss her touch.
"Bye Troy." She told him and Troy felt as Kelsi let go of his hand and walked towards her car.
"Bye Kelsi." Troy replied and Kelsi smiled again. She walked to her car and slid in the backseat, behind her parents. "I love you." Troy mumbled as Kelsi waved at Troy from behind and door.
Troy waved back and Kelsi's Dad put the car in drive and drove quickly down the street, and Troy knew he was most likely going so fast to refrain from changing any minds. Watching the car and truck turn the corner Troy was left with nothing but a numbing feeling in his heart. Kelsi was gone, she was really gone. And he was left empty inside.