The Past Between Us

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f college had been rough w

and Megan. They'd always be there to ch

t the wall. A movement on m

ed to carry the mountain of books in her arms.

out her seem

ly cropped black hair. Everything she wore

reath when she almost

n I recogniz

o

uldn'

finally met mine and

breathed out

ned to you

right and full of life. Nothing like the

as quiet, like she didn

me." I resp

her express

u doing here

her voice mad

arted to explain b

, you left us! You weren't there when I needed you the most. Y

r flowed freely

here after three years and pretend to be

Scarlett Hudson." She shoved past me, disappearing

here. Frozen in shock. And

d to ge

ed to

as going. Tears complet

oot twisted awkwardly causing

king, my breath comin

my eye I could see a motorcycle skidding to a stop a few f

ht?" His deep

g my chin up. My eyes met a

n into Hunter in the

t out a yelp when I felt

ers arms wer

t." Hunter

ttered as I tried t

hat ankle." He declared and his

cof

l does he t

me what to d

arrowed in

ds his sleek black Harley Davidson. He gr

's finally le

locks. I remembered he used to

ve across from each other.

popped out of

o such thing

me right now swe

in front of my

d through his

ike or I make you." His v

lashed wit

sharp pang of pain jolted up my leg making me wince. There

nally limping towards him. I be

ed around slightly a

laced it ov

elmet?" I asked

g it." He resp

h

I could hear the

he urge to

rch forward. An involuntary scream left my lips and my

ound as. Everything

's back. I could feel his rigid

ia seemed to consume me. All

about the fact that I

ielle. About my fa

would come back as soon as the ride was over but I

on we came

at how reluctant

mumbled as I

nkle had subside

scream left my lips when I felt myself be

ed when I realized that Hunter w

dn't

that I live?across?f

dn't give m

nce but didn't say

t door open and carrie

ered thi

rge part of my

tly the same; the w

e everything was co

felt emp

on the couch and disap

r the pictures ha

miliar portrait. It was a picture of me Megan a

lt cool fingers cu

kneeling in front of me. He took o

broken." H

till sp

nkle. It'll prevent swellin

from him w

towards the pi

nything to have those days back."

words because they ref

to look

? I want to see her. I

ed completely when I

ened. The dark look in h

n you leave." He said quietly and he walk

ulp

nd left his house and sta

mess. I had no idea

upstairs t

verything that had happened but some strange

r's room. I moved the curtains to the side and looked in that dir

me but I could

t was p

d as a watched w

s hand up to his chest, a

place where his