Something More
Than Friends
*Chapter Seventeen*

“I love you, too, Josh,” I said as I hugged him, beginning to cry because I’d never been told anything like that before in my whole life. This hug was more special than any other hug we shared, because this time, I knew what Josh’s true feelings were towards me. After a few minutes of just holding onto each other, he looked into my eyes again. “Awh, Brielle, don’t cry!” He laughed slightly. He gently brushed my hair out of my face, then softly kissed my lips. “I’ve been wanting to tell you for a while, Bri, I just couldn’t find the right words to say,” he admitted. “I’ve always loved you,” I confessed. He kissed me again, then whispered in my ear, “I’ve loved you since the day we met; in kindergarten, on the first day of school. Your hair was tied back in a red ribbon, and you wore your favorite blue dress. During recess, we were the only two kids who stayed by the coloring table, and that’s where we first hit it off,” he recalled. The two of us laughed together, remembering all of our memories as kids.

For a while, we just sat on the couch together cuddling, recalling things of our past and laughing about the silly things we’d done. We eventually decided to turn on the TV, and watch Spongebob together. Even in his arms though, I was shivering do to the blasting air vents in the hospital room. “You cold?” he asked me. I nodded my head slightly. “A little.” Josh walked over to his bed and grabbed a thick, cozy blanket from the foot of his bed and brought it over to us. Josh sat back down and lay the blanket down on the both of us. “Much better,” he smiled at me. I rested my head upon his shoulder while we watched Spongebob and Patrick go jelly fishing. “We’re such little kids,” I teased. Josh laughed, then replied, “But we’re never too old to watch Spongebob.”

About an hour later, a knock on Josh’s door startled the both of us. “Come in!” Josh called. Both of his parents walked through the doors, and his dad tossed him another bag of Swedish Fish. “Thanks guys. So, uh, what’s up?” he asked, because both of his parents had a look of nervousness on their faces. “Josh honey, we wanted to talk to you about something very important. If Brielle would like to stay during the conversation, she may.” Josh turned to me, and I asked him if it was alright that I stay. He had no problem with it, so I stayed seated on the couch alongside of him. Josh’s dad pulled two metal chairs from the closet, and brought them towards the couch. As he placed both chairs In front of Josh and I, both parents took a seat down.

“Listen Josh,” his mom started. “These things are never easy.” My heart began racing faster, not expecting any big news from anyone. “You see, your father and I have been thinking lately, and we feel that it’s time to tell you the news.” Did they win the lottery? Did one of Josh’s relatives pass away? Is Mrs. Brady pregnant? Endless possibilities ran through my mind, trying hard to think of what they might be telling us. I felt like my heart was about to jump out of my throat, and by the look of distress on Josh’s face, I thought his was going to, as well. “Your father and I have thought this through for a very long time, and we’ve finally made the decision.”

“We’re moving.”

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