"So much for having a boyfriend before the Summer," Hazel sighed after she told Jan the drama she had that morning. Jan leaned her back on Hazel's bed as she sat on the floor, "I don't understand ... there's gotta be an explanation ... I'm pretty sure he's into you and not Mischa." "Maybe he changed his mind, I mean you saw how pretty she is ... he hadn't met her yet when he told Kyle he liked me ... anyway, maybe he found things he doesn't like in the course of our friendship ... if you saw how he kissed her ..." Hazel put a pillow on her face, "This sucks!" she screamed into it. "What about Theo? What happened to him after you got back?" "He was hungover in the morning, he left in a hurry when he remembered his ca

"Are you ready? On three ..." Hazel said holding both Jan's hands facing each other. Jan nodded, they were standing at the edge of the dock protruding above the lake's surface. They were getting ready to jump. "Don't let go, ready? One ... two ... three ..." They squealed as they jumped sideways to the water. It was a game they always play since they were little, to jump into the lake holding hands and stayed underwater until one of them was out of breath. Staying underwater is not as easy as it sounds, it took some effort to keep them from floating up. The more they do it, the longer they could stay down. The edge of the lake was not so deep, but holding each other's hands gave them a sense of safety knowing the ot

"What do you think he's going to tell me?" Hazel asked Jan when they went out sunbathing the next day. "Urgh ... if you ask me that one more time ... I'm going to drown myself in the lake ... no ... I'll drown you in the lake," she had one arm folded behind her head, sunglasses covering her eyes. They were laying on a large towel at the dock with their heads against each other. "No, but seriously ..." Hazel had her phone in her hand and taking pictures of them with lollipops in their mouths. "Yes, seriously ... I'm not lying when I say I'll drown you ... he's going to tell you exactly what you're going to tell him ... aawww ... but it's so romantic though that you guys decided to tell it in person, not a lot of peop

"I'll be there in 10 minutes"   His text came in. They've been texting each other since he landed at the airport.   "I'm on my way there" she texted back.   She told Claire and she was okay about it. Max had called her and texted her non-stop and somehow it made her feel better than before he left.   "Bring the raincoat honey, it looks like it's going to rain," Claire shouted from the sofa, still wearing Max's T-shirt and pants with a cup of hot coffee.   She grabbed the coat from the hanger and ran out the door. She remembered the last time she ran to his house and found him kissing Mischa. This time, she was sure it will be different.  

Some people come into your life and light you up like fireworks. They show you how it feels to be exhilarated, to be joyful in every moment you’re together. He is my fire, and I’m his firecracker. Together we ignite. He’s my best friend, my love runs deep for him, and now that we’ve been together for almost a year, I don’t know how to live without him by my side. But today… he told me he’s leaving. I was lost for words, I tried to swallow them so they wouldn’t burst out of my mouth. How could he do that to me? I knew he’d been planning this for a long time, I just didn’t think it would pan out because … well because he loves me too much to leave… (cry emoji). I should’ve known, that dancing is his first love, and I will never be able to compete with his dream to be an idol. That’s what he’s leaving me for, a camp to be a South Korean Pop Idol. I mean … can you believe it??? People say it’s one of the hardest camps to join in the world, even harder to graduate from there and be an a