Camping Love

r about thirty seconds and approached the one she was in. She hid

e shouted, "I k

t a laugh watching his feet walk ri

two years ol

e'd walk right past her again. Unfortunately, his fee

hrow you over

er his shoulder if he went through the trouble of concocting this whole plan in the first place. Aiden had snatche

ed as she walked down the stairs. She made her way slowly back

all like a pink slushie?

lp it, she let out a giggle that she quickly c

trying to hide it from shyness. Aiden was looking at Marle

your next rest stop! We'll park by the woods, and you can e

er left and everyone filtered in behind him

not going his way, Marley. I sugges

ew Marley paid no mind. Aiden Matthews had lit up a spark

ce her back on his bus, next to him, if he

new brunette girl was sitting right in front of him that wasn't there before, leaning forward in her seat and gig

her music and staying acutely focused on her and Gabby's game of Words with Friends. She felt more and more a

snap to hers. Her heart sank when she saw the famil

her headphones an

leaning away from Aiden in hopes

ll, Marley. But

in annoyance, "Wha

"D

before forcing herself to calm down, "DUI

d a way of doing what

is your black

growled in annoyance, tugging on her hair, "I did

and made food for him so he wouldn't have to search. Locked up all

ne who spoke to her all the time. She's stayed in his

honey. He was...ver

rley f

hat fucker will rot in hell fo

as glad he was locked up and wou

" she replied shakily, her eyes burning, "Has he be

urs! He couldn't keep it toge

s. I've got it all handled here. He won't be going anywhere f

won't be back in time to keep the lights on and the water running. The mail. The neighbour kid

rley. Relax," he soothed, but

's the only car they had, and she had n

uldn't be possible with the small window of time she had afte

es. But we'll

around her fading away, "we won't. I need th

kay. You stay with

, knowing that she couldn't ever be selfish

nce at getting the fuck out of here. Ma

p to Brown, or even any school in general. She could also get a full ride, and her principal told

never a choice. It

," Marley croaked, her forehead pressed up against the wind

bby first. She's going to make sure you stay on that damn bus and th

" she pressed, "don't make this harder. You

hoice is wrong.

strangled breath as she gripped the phone

re for a minute. Yo

. But wha

staring at Gabby, who was looking at Marley's distressed face wi

Aiden Matthews. Ever. Now move out of th

uld move beyond her shyness in situations

her head down to her clasped hands before they could lock eyes. As soon as Gabby repl

f my life," Marley felt the first tears begin to fall as her

ymore," Gabby spoke with a wavering voic

y gripped

dead," she breathed before she was silentl

n a plate shatters as it is knocked off a table, when a gunshot splint

, even though poets try to make the ugly look pretty. They try to paint bright colours over the bitter red, that taste

rom. The bleeding of a fatal wound deep inside of h

as forgetting. Everything r

lanket tucked under her chin. Gabby stroked her hair and said relaxing things ever

dn't deal wi

ere close to silent. Gabby's breathing was deep, so Marley assumed she had fallen asleep. Marley slowly sl

phone, it was lit up with a

ive Bryan:

y from her. She'd deal with whatever was going on when she got home. For now, her future came first. With that in

five minutes! Pack up

ay. The blonde jolted. "Rest stop, hurry up," Marley declared qu

make a mess of herself on car rides), Marley zipped hers

, is thi

se ring, waggling a book in one of his pale hands. Marley's eyes fell on

natching the book from his hands and ho

y anyone would like

Gabby warned in the backgro

ne of the greatest love stories in his

without her social anxiety snuffing her out

nattainable. Catherine married the first guy who came along after him b

loud, "Do you know what she said to Nelly abou

, "That it would 'degrade her to m

ge was a social contract, not a reunion between lovers. She tho

hem. Heathcliff is crazy, and he mistreats Isabella because she's only a tool

eaders question life and love. Catherine loves Heathcliff. Despite all odds. Despi

the love? The love is inevitable. Before the blonde could rebuttal, his girlfriend spoke up. "That was so beautiful," a dark-hair

res and scrutiny of the two people in front of her, sud

to help Marley but wasn't any bet

ward silence that seemed to

e bus every

heir bus driver. The people started to shuffle from their seats and grab what they wanted

nto a half sprint to a frozen yogurt line at their new rest stop. They were about ten people behind, and that was what brought out their b

city they were in, as the rest stop was on the side of a busy highway. There were a few dozen buildings in the far distance, shadowing each other over

cared much about how she looked. With the pyjamas being

e of her classmates found their seats, as well as other families taking a break from a long drive. The tables were the

n you q

end. Gabby was holding flashcards in her fingers, twisting them anxiously. Marley snatched

ut her nervousness and fear of fai

line as Marley's eyes quickly sca

"Cap

that surrounds the n

ven having to flip the card

acteri

on earth

friend an unamused l

he card in Marley's

ntly felt a little guilty, "It's a virus that infects b

," she grumbled as they reached the counter