Suddenly This Summer Novels & Stories

It was clear in the silent night. Summer gripped the phone. "Where are you going?" "I don't know yet. I'm going to the airport. I'll take a flight at random." Summer was heartbroken. "You're crazy!" "Summer, I'm not. I've always wanted to take a trip. If I stay here, I'll go crazy. Going to a strange city, seeing strange scenery, and making new friends can make me happy. Don't keep me here. I'll be depressed. You don't want to see me like this, do you? "

Not ever. Summer sat by the window, staring out into the darkness. The cold breeze from the open window brushed against her skin, but the chill in the air was nothing compared to the unease gnawing at her chest. Hilda had just left for the night, and now she was alone, consumed by thoughts of what Jessica was planning. Her mind couldn't settle, turning over the conversation she'd overheard earlier. Jessica's words echoed in her mind—When the foxes leave tomorrow, Summer will go with them.

"Double date? With who and who?" "Julius, me, you and Ricardo" Summer replied as if it was obvious. Lisa scoffed. "You have to be kidding me." "I'm being serious." "It's... It's not going to happen." "Hear me out first." Summer persuaded and dropped the folk in her hand. Lisa shook her head. "It is not..." "Wait," Summer interrupted. "Please, hear me out first." "Okay." "Because it's Friday, Julius and I decide to go clubbing."

I clicked on the notification to see what he had texted. Idiot Best Friend: As soon as we see each other at school I wanna know why you ditched me this summer!!! GrayGray: I didn't ditch you, I was just hanging out with someone this summer. Idiot Best Friend: Who??? GrayGray: Someone who I figured out wasn't even worth my time. Three dots popped up indicating he was typing. It did that for a couple of seconds. Then it stopped for a couple of seconds before the message was sent. Idiot Best Friend: WHO HURT YOU???!!!

It feels like the first week of summer all over again where we hosted this Welcome party. Now we're hosting another, and this time it's a send-off party. The kind of gathering where we say goodbyes to the friends we made over the holidays. I overhear a couple promising each other to call and text everyday, some breaking up because they can't commit to a long distance relationship. I can't even find Noah anywhere, and I'm nervous about how we'll end up after this summer. I don't want to be remembered as some random girl he hooked up with during a summer vacation in Hawaii. Yes, I want to be remembered, but not that way.

Pov: Caleb “Bye caleb! I am really going to miss you. I’ll come visit you as soon as I can.” Brianna said as she hugged me. Her hold on me was so tight, I felt like I was being suffocated. I could not believe that the summer was already over. It had gone by so fast. I had thoroughly enjoyed myself. The guys and I took full advantage of the summer sun. We swam nearly every day, we had gone on short road trips to places like the Grand Canyon, we partied harder than we ever had. I grew a lot closer to some of my team members.

I let go of the map and watched as the path before us quickly moved and the leaves rustled then stopped abruptly. The straight path we were following had branched into four different roads and I started to say something but Aisling nudged me, pointing at the map excitedly. “That’s us,” she said and showed me two black spots on the map. I stared at it in astonishment as the roads which had appeared before us suddenly appeared on the map but seemed to branch into other paths. I moved two steps forward and the spot that represented me moved as well, Aisling moved closer to me and her spot followed suit. “What do you think we should do?” She whispered and I shook my head.

But just then, the front doorbell rang. "Honey, I'm home!" Greg's voice filled her with joy, and she felt like she was walking on air. She hurried to the door, saw a huge paper bag from Burger King, and smiled. "Is that mine?" she asked, knowing the answer. Greg insisted she sit in the living room, put her feet up, and let him serve her. As she did, she thought, "Someone pinch me, how did he just change overnight? Could it be true that babies bring people together?"

"I can be Spider-Man and Batman? Best day ever!" He turned and bolted up the stairs two at a time, already lost in his own joy, completely unaware of the storm gathering beneath our roof. Alone in the hallway, my fingers drifted to the pendant resting against my collarbone, the one I had worn every single day for ten years. I didn't need to look at it to know the words engraved across its surface. 'Next summer, find me if you can.' I had written that promise for me and Miguel, believing it was the beginning of a love story.

I looked at her warily. "I don't want to do anything, but is the baby Greyson's? He doesn't want this baby. You're becoming more and more shameless, trying to use a baby to get Greyson!" I felt as if I had fallen into an ice cave. Despite it being summer, I still broke out in a cold sweat. I instinctively stepped back, trying to distance myself from her. However, I bumped into someone behind me, and soon everything went black. When I woke up, I was lying on a hospital bed.