Catch Me if You Can
Chapter 30
One Year Later:
I dipped my toes in the ocean water, as the light summer breeze tossed my hair back.
I stepped further in the ocean water, until the water reached to my bare knees.
"Be careful!" a masucline voice said behind me.
My heart picked up its pace.
Had he returned? Was he really here? Was it really...
There was no one behind me.
Over to my left, I saw a middle aged man helping a little girl out of the water.
My hopes died down, as I began dragging my wet legs out of the water.
How stupid was I to think that Harry had come back?
He left me here, and I needed to get that across my mind.
After he left, we barely kept in contact.
We were both too busy, and with different time zones, it was impossible to call each other.
My drenched feet left dampened footprints as I trailed through the sand.
"Colby, you ready to go to the mall? Gerald's already in the car." Addison said, handing me my bag.
I nodded, as we jogged over to Gerald's car, climbing inside.
We began driving, as the radio softly played through the speakers.
"Just a heads up, guys, but I'm not going to go to any girly stores." Gerald said, peering at Addison and I through the rearview mirror.
Addison rolled her eyes, as I stared out the window.
"But, I really wanted to go get this new bikini at Victoria's Secret!" Addison teased.
"Addison, please. I'm just going to go off by myself and find some girls to hang with while you do that." Gerald smirked.
"Are you forgetting about Lyssa? Your girlfriend?" Addison challenged.
I smiled at that one. "Why can't I have normal friends?" I interjected.
Gerald chuckled, as he pulled up to the mall's parking lot.
"If we were normal, then your life would be boring."
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After we all shopped for a while, we eventually got hungry.
We all had bags in out hands, but Addison had the most.
When Addison shopped, she didn't know when to stop.
She had at least ten bags with her, and she even had to beg Gerald to help her carry some.
We were now sitting in the food court, sipping at our favorite vanilla and chocolate swirled milkshakes.
"Oh my gosh, those guys are so cute." Addison drooled, staring at a two guys a couple of tables ahead of us.
"Are you forgetting about Alex? Your boyfriend?" Gerald asked, teasing her from earlier today.
Addison shot him a death glare, before beaming.
"Oh my gosh, the blonde one just looked at you, Colby! He's so cute!" Addison gushed.
I shrugged my shoulders, not bothering to look.
I saw Addison frown from the corner of my eyes.
"Well, you should introduce yourself to him." she suggested.
"No, I'm not interested." I said, giving her a weak smile.
Addison sighed, pushing her milkshake away.
"Come on! You haven't been interested in anyone since Harry-"
Gerald shot her a warning glance, as Addison clamped a hand over her mouth.
My heart dropped at the mention of Harry's name.
"S-sorry. I didn't mean it like that." she assured, biting her lip.
I shook my head. "No, it's fine, really."
The tensions were quiet and awkward now.
"I went to prom with that one guy. I think his name was Nick, right?" I smiled, trying to lighten up the mood.
Gerald smirked, as he ruffled his hair.
"Colby, his name was Nate."
I frowned, before nodding in agreement. "Oh, right. Nate."
Addison smirked, before drumming her fingers on the table.
She muttered something under her breath, something along the lines of, "Oh, Harry."