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CHAPTER 1
Annie
AND THEN...
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AND THEN...
We stand a foot away from each other and just stare at one another as if we're trying to make sure that the one in front of us is really there. It's been so long that I almost didn't recognize him because of how much he's changed. Julian is the first to break the stare by saying, "Hi Annie." I huff a breath of disbelief, but with a shy smile and say back, "Hi Julian." No matter how much time we've been apart from each other, it feels as if our feelings for each other are still there and never left. In a way, I knew our love was never gone. Sure it was hurt in a way, but our love for each other will always be there and still be the one thing that holds Julian and I together. I must've been in my thoughts for a while because Julian is staring at me expectantly.
I blush in embarrassment and ask, "Sorry, um, what did you say?"
Julian smirks at me while chuckling and says, "Your appearance may have changed, but your personality didn't."
I blush more in embarrassment and look away avoiding his gaze. After he regains his composure again, he says, "I asked where it is you're travelling to?"
I look back at him and say, "Oh, um I'm going to Hawaii. You?"
He smirks while moving his long hair out of his face saying, "I am too."
I shake my head at him and his stupid, goregously attractive smirk and lushious hair. Thankfully, my thoughts are cut off by the intercom saying that the flight, our flight, to Maui, Hawaii was now boarding.
I look back at Julian and say, "So I guess I'll see you around then. It was good to see you after all these years Julian."
He gives me a slight smile that doesn't reach his eyes and says, "Um, yeah, you too Annie."
I nod and head back to my luggage and start making my way to the boarding gate, I hand the employee my ticket and passport, she scans them and hands them back while telling me to 'have a safe trip'. I don't look back to see if Julian is behind because as much as I love him, I know I can't fully let him in after he ended things the way he did-for now, I just have to focus on enjoying my time in Hawaii and focus on myself.
Once I step onto the plane, I start looking for my seat and once I find it, I put my luggage in the compartment above me and put my bag on the seat next to me. I take the seat beside the window so I can see the beautiful scenery and since there is always usually a beautiful scene displayed in the sky, I love to look and see what the sky has to show us everyday. While thinking of that, I decide to take my camera out of its case in my bag and take it out to capture the beautiful scenery before me.
"You should angle yourself slightly near the corner of the window so you can get a wider range of view of everything."
I pull away from my camera and look at the source of the voice and see that it's Julian himself standing in the aisle with a knowing smirk on his face. I decided to take his advice and angle my camera slightly near the corner of the window and sure enough, I can get a wider view range of the scenery. I pull away from my camera and look at the picture in awe on how amazing it looks and how you can perfectly see every little detail.
I look back at Julian, smiling, I lower my camera down onto my lap and say, Thanks for the advice."
He just shrugs his shoulders casually and says, "No problem."
I nod and turn my camera off while putting the lens cap back on and putting my camera back in its cas in my bag. After I close my bag, I turn back to the window to continue looking at the scenery, but my gaze is pulled away from the window when I hear the compartment above me.
I look and see Julian closing the compartment and asks, "Do you mind if I sit?" I look all around me and when I look back at him. I see that he's serious and ask him, "Um, not to be rude, but are you sure you're in the right seat aisle?"
He smirks at me, quirking an eyebrow and asks, "Are you in the right seat aisle Annie Grace?"
I eye him suspiciously and ask, "Can I see your-"
He cuts me off and says, "My ticket? Sure."
I hesitantly take his and slowly see that he indeed is in the right seat aisle. After seeing that, I quickly grab my ticket and compare them and see that we're seat buddies. I give him his ticket back and mumble a 'sure' while moving my bag so he can sit. He sits down and gets settled in his seat, and not even too long after, the 'seatbelts' light turns on signaling that we're about to lift off.
This is going to be a very interesting flight...