CALEB'S POV
We had about 41 hours to drive and I had no need to make any stops. I wanted to get this heart aching experience over with. Amelia thought it was ridiculous but knowing that I was ending a chapter I thought would turn into the best book, was killing me slowly. Many people think that just because I don't express myself or the way I dress and am a recluse makes me an emotionaless person. Only Hanna got to see that side of me and of course Ashley. They were my family, but I lost them too.
Amelia kept trying to make me speak, I knew it was her way of trying to help, but nothing would be able to help me with this. Eventually she gave up. She knew how hard it was for me to open up and how long it took for me to tell her about Hanna. It wasn't as awkward as I thought the conversation would go. We had been hanging out for a few months, we transitioned fast from being strangers passing each other at the beach to friends. It was the day we woke up from attending a beach party the previous night that I finally told her.
That night was a mess. It was Hanna and I's anniversary, November the 5th. Amelia convinced me to go out to a beach bonfire, there was alcohol and all i could remember was me wanting to forget. So I slipped back into my old ways and drowned myself in it. Somehow during our drunken haze we ended up back at Amelia's place and woke up naked in bed together. Waking up the next morning was the worst feeling, not because of the massive hangover I was experiencing but because I felt as if I had cheated on Hanna. I totally freaked out. I was pacing around the room until Amelia had had enough and asked what the big deal was. I told her everything, how Hanna was and always will be the love of my life, that no one could replace her and that it was way too soon to move on, especially when I got no closure. She understood and we agreed that we would never speak about what happened.
Now we were both on our way to the place I called home. My stop would be the Marin house. I left something that belonged to Hanna in my old room. I kept it hidden there because knowing Hanna she would have found it at the apartment. I bought it as a future investment, always wishing that one day I would be able to give it to her.
Driving up her road i felt anxious about the thought of seeing the main mother figure I looked up to. Stopping in front her house gave me the shivers.
" This is her home?" Amelia asked shocked.
"Yeah, this is the palace that the princess took residency in"
"She's still your princess, huh?"
"Always will be. Come on lets go"
We walked up to the door and knocked but got no answer. The neighbor, Mrs. Rowen was outside gardening like she did everyday at the same time.
"Caleb?"
"Hi Mrs. Rowen."
"Oh honey, I thought that was you, the Marins are not home at the moment I saw them leave a while ago"
The Marins? Last time I checked it was just Ashley. Then again Mrs. Rowen was pretty old. All I could do was just smile and thank her. We got back into the jeep and decided to get some food.
"Caleb? Can we go and get some cupcakes? I really want some right now."
"Sure we can, I know just the place"
We headed down to the town square, surprisingly the square was quiet. We decided to park and walk the rest of the way to Leon's. Crossing the park, I noticed a figure that looked all too familiar. Her hair was longer than the last time i saw her, still the same shine though. She had a fuller figure but my gut told me that it was her. I started to speed up and walk closer, Amelia was confused and just followed. When I finally got close enough and caught a whiff of her scent, the same smell that lured me in the first time, I knew it was her.
"Hanna?"