All Chapters of When Best Friends Kiss: Chapter 341 - Chapter 350

(RORY'S POV)"I'm leaving Daisyland." The moment the words left her lips, the tears gathered in her eyes.My heart sank but I felt a little bit relieved because I had been scared that something else was happening. Something terrible. And even this was coming as a shock, it was way better than the other terrible things I had imagined.I shifted closer to Amanda and put an arm around her shoulder."You're leaving Daisyland?"She nodded."Why?"She sighed deeply and then ran her fingers through her hair briefly to show how frustrated she was."Tia told me she found a family who wants to adopt my siblings and me. A couple actually, and they were so excited to meet us that they came physically yesterday." She explained. "They seem like really lovely and sweet people, plus Tia says she knows them and that they can be trusted. But they live far away in Nevada."It was a brief and detailed summary that explained everything and left my mouth hanging open. I never expected to hear Nevada. Aman

(RORY'S POV)ONE MONTH AND ONE WEEK LATER. TWO DAYS BEFORE I LEAVE FOR DAISYLAND. I can't believe how fast time has moved. It feels like just yesterday I was sitting in my room, crying into my pillow after Dad told me about Yale. Now, my bags are almost packed. My room looks different—empty in some places, full of boxes in others. Rosalie has been helping me sort through everything. What to take. What to leave behind. What to give away.I’ll be the first one to leave because I am already behind in my academic program. Miss Valdez called me just yesterday to speak to me and to confirm the date of my departure. The past weeks have been a blur of emotions. Goodbyes. Laughter. Tears. So many tears. But also, so many moments I want to hold onto forever.Todd and I have spent every single day together. Sometimes we just sit in silence, holding hands, not needing words. Other times we talk for hours about nothing and everything. And the other times, we were entangled in the sheets, memor

(RORY'S POV)"My exact instructions were: let's hit the button after the count of three and then take off running. You started running when I got to three." He pointed out.My hand was over my tummy. I was laughing so hard that I couldn't breathe as the memory of that fateful Halloween day came to my mind. We were nine years old. Todd and I had gone trick-or-treating in matching Superman and Supergirl costumes. Let's just say our trick didn't go well because I ran off too early and Todd got caught. In the end of it all, I came out of hiding feeling too bad to leave Todd alone, and we both got a proper scolding."I'm sorry I was a big chicken, okay? Mrs. Johnson is as scary as can be." I concluded, wiping the tears from my eyes.Todd was laughing too. That deep, warm laugh that made my heart feel full. The candlelight flickered across his face, making his blue eyes sparkle."Chicken is an understatement, Candy. You left me to face the witch alone." He reached across the table and took

(RORY'S POV – YALE)The plane landed three hours later.Connecticut was different from Daisyland. Greener. Colder. The air smelled like rain and pine trees instead of salt and ocean. I pressed my face against the small window and watched as the runway came into view. My stomach was full of butterflies. Or maybe it was just the leftover nerves from saying goodbye to Todd at the airport.I couldn't believe I was really here.Nana was already crying again. She had been crying on and off since we left the house. Rosalie was, as usual, taking videos of everything—the plane, the airport, the clouds outside the window. Tia was on the phone with Dad, giving him updates every few minutes."He says he loves you and he's sorry he couldn't be here." Tia said, handing me the phone.Dad had apologized more than a thousand times already, but it felt like he wouldn't be stopping anytime soon. I collected the phone from Tia.I put it to my ear. "Hey, Dad.""Hey, sweetheart." His voice was thick. "I'm

(TODD'S POV)The gym was empty now.Practice had ended hours ago. The other guys had gone home, showered, probably gone out to eat. But I stayed. I always stayed.I sat on the bench, staring at the court. The hoops. The lines. The place where I had spent more hours than anywhere else.Four years since I got drafted.Four years since my life changed forever.I remembered my first game as a rookie. The noise of the crowd. The bright lights. The way my heart pounded so hard I thought it might burst.I had been scared. Terrified, actually. But then I looked up at the stands, and I saw her. Rory. She had flown in secretly, surprised me before the game, whispered "you've got this" in my ear.And I had it.That night, I scored eighteen points. Not my best game ever. But one of the most important.Because she was there.She had been to as many games as she could. Sometimes she sat in the front row, wearing my jersey, her red hair bright under the arena lights. Sometimes she watched from home,