Gone by By: Morgan:) (ebook reader library TXT) 📕

me close and wrapped his arms around my waist.
“But there’s no music.” I told him.
“We don’t need music. We can make our own.” He said. I wrapped my arms around his neck. He started humming as we twirled and spun all up and down the street. He leaned me back kissed me. He was so romantic. I looked up at the setting sun and closed my eyes, never wanting this moment to leave. I remembered that he was leaving in only a short couple weeks and then I felt like crying.
“Please, please, don’t leave me.” I begged him.
“Sh.” He said and then started humming again. After a while Jane stops dancing. “What?” He asks.
“When you leave, its the little memories like this that will, some how, get me through but I wont forget you. I’m afraid that you wont come back. I’m afraid that our love will be lost and I know time makes it harder but I want to keep your memory.” I started to say but I began babbling again and he stopped me.
“Stay here in this moment with me.” He said and then took me in his arms again and started dancing.

After a while of dancing we went back to the house. I heard Daddy and Jesse yelling. I walked in hand in hand with Alan. Jesse was standing on one side of the table and Dad was on the other.
“Are you crazy, boy?” My Dad yelled.
“Dad, its what I want!” Jesse yelled back.
“I don’t care what you want! You’re not going!” My Father yelled.
“John, let him be.” My Mother pleaded. My Dad back handed her and then she fell to the ground.
“Mom!” Jesse and I both yelled. I ran to her and tried to help her.
“I’m fine.” She said but her eye was black and blue.
“No you’re not.” I told her. I stayed down on the floor with her, scared that I’d be the next one to get hit. Alan stood by the door way.
“I enlisted.” Jesse said quietly. “Why are you so against it?” He asked him.
“I just am! You don’t need a reason!” He shouted at him.
“Don’t come back after you leave! You wont be welcome! You leave and I disown you!” He shouted.
“I’m 20, you can’t disown me.” Jesse reminded him. “I can do what ever I want.” My Dad was furious. He turned to me. My eyes grew wide.
“Did you know about this!?!” He asked.
“Ye-, ye-, ye-, yes.” I tried to say. He raised his hand over his hand ready to strike me but Alan stopped him. He grabbed his hand.
“Sir.” Alan said.
“What do you think you’re doing, boy?” My Father asked him more pissed than before.
“Sir, hit me, if you must but please not the lady.” He said. My Dad shook his head and went up stairs. Jesse slouched in a chair relieved. I jumped into Alan’s arms.
“Thank you.” I told him. He kissed my cheek and then set me down. He bent down to my Mom and helped her up.
“Are you okay, ma’am?” He asked.
“Thank you Alan, but you can call me Maria.” My Mother said to him. Alan nodded. I don’t know what I would do with out him. I’m happy Jesse told my Father but somehow I saw it going a little smoother than it actually did.

Weeks and weeks passed and Alan and I grew stronger. My Father and everyone on the other hand, grew even more apart. He didn’t talk to anyone. I couldn’t tell if he was mad or disappointed but I didn’t really get a chance to ask. Even more than I hated not talking to my Father, I hated the fact that in a day he will be gone. We have grown so close and I couldn’t go on with out him. I remembered when we first met, not even a year ago. We hardly knew each other. Just two teenagers with open hearts and then he swooped in and changed everything. He takes me to school each day and he picks me up and the children have grown to love him just as I do. Alan is the man of my dreams. My parents approve and that only makes it harder to let him go.
Jesse and him are both leaving on the same day. I try to spend time with both of them before they go but I hate to have a time limit. Each night goes by and each sun rise reminds me that its one more day closer to having them leave. Alan stays the night at my house. Of course he sleeps in Jesse’s room but Jesse lets him sneak out.

Its about midnight when Alan sneaks in my room tonight. This is the last night we will be together. I lay not able to sleep with the thought of him in the next room not being with me. He walked through my creaking floor and slid into my bed. I moved over towards one side so he had more room. He wrapped his arms around my waist and moved to hug me with his big strong arms.
“I couldn’t sleep either.” He said as I turned to him. We faced each other with only inches away. He kissed me and I kissed him back. He saw I had tears in my eyes so he wiped them and then said, “Don’t cry.” I looked into his eyes to see they were watering up too.
Rain fell, angry on the tin roof, as we lay awake in my bed. I set with my head on his chest. He runs his hands through my hair. We both lay in silence, soaking up the time. We listen to the rain and we cherish every kiss we have left. When I woke up I saw Alan next to me. Usually after I fall asleep he gets up and goes back to Jesse’s room so I was surprised when he hadn’t. I laid awake in his sleeping arms when I heard the door open. My Mom walked in. There was no need for me to cover anyone up because Alan had his boxers on and I was wearing my long shirt. I sat up, worried what she would say.
“Is he awake yet?” She asked me. I rubbed my eyes.
“No.” I whispered. I gently got out of bed and stood up. “You’re not mad?”
“For?” She whispered.
“His staying in my room.” I said.
“Oh honey, I’m not stupid. I’d rather you do it here than run around behind my back. I’d rather you come to me and tell me but it’s your last night and I think its good that you spent it together.” She said. I was surprise that that was her answer. I hugged her.
“I love you.” I said. She rubbed my back.
“I love you too.” She said and then went back down stairs. I crawled back into bed with Alan. I covered myself up and sighed. Jesse walked into the room and walked over to my bed. He slightly smile and kissed my forehead. He walked out to get ready. I sat up and gently kissed Alan’s lips. He woke up and kissed mine back.
“You have to get ready.” I told him. He yawned. I uncovered him and I stood up and walked around to his side of the bed. He stood up and stretched. “I’m going to get ready. You go into Jesse’s room with him and get ready. I will met you two down stairs.” He nodded and went to Jesse’s room. I went to my closet and put on my brown capris. I pulled them up over my belly. I then put on my red belly button shirt. It didn’t show much with my capris so high. I combed my hair and put some light red lip stick on. I walked down stairs to see Jesse and Alan on the porch with there duffle bags. They both looked so handsome. I stepped outside and took a good look at them. My Mother stood next to me. A tear went and fell from both of our faces. I hugged Alan.
“Please, don’t go.” I begged him.
“I have to.” He replied which only made me cry more. He kissed me and I kissed him. Our lips didn’t come unconnected. I pulled away and hugged Jesse.
“Remember your promise.” I told him.
“I remember.” He said and kissed my cheek. My Mom hugged Jesse and they said there goodbyes. I saw my Father in his bedroom window. How could he not come down and say good bye to his son? How could he be that mean?
“Alan,” I said to him as I hugged him again. “Promise me, no matter what, you wont stop loving me.”
“I promise.” He said crying. I wiped his lip which had pink lip stick on it and his eye which were all wet. I let go of him but he pulled me back. I embraced his arms and his love. I didn’t want to let go.
“Jane, he has to go.” My Mom said and tried to pull me away. I didn’t let go of him. The tears were rolling down my cheeks now.
“No.” I mumbled after I let go.
“I love you.” He said just before he started walking to Jesse’s car which has Jesse’s friend in the front seat to take him to the train.
“I love you too.” I said. My Mom held me so I wouldn’t run after him but that didn’t stop me. I ran off the porch and jumped into his arms. I kissed his lips over and over again. He sat me down and I bit my lip.
“Tell me that we belong together!” I cried.
“We belong together. You are my one, my only.” He said. He walked towards the car. He sat down and was about to close the door. I had to say something. I had to try to say something to make him stay.
“If you truly love me, you wont go!” I shouted as he got into the car. He sat his bag down and walked up to me. I was worried. What would he say?
“Do you really think that I don’t love you?” He asked me.
“No but,” I started.
“No buts, Jane. I love you so much it hurts. You have to know that. I’m doing this for me. If you loved me you will let me go.” He said and placed his two hand on my upper arm. He gently kissed my lips and got into the car. That was our last kiss. But it wouldn’t really be our last kiss, right? I mean he promised. I was trying so hard to convince myself. I watched as he backed out of the drive way and watched the dust swirl as the car drove away. I ran to the end of the drive way. I saw him look at me as he got further away. I watched as he disappeared into the distance. I dropped to my knee’s. Just like that he was Gone. There was nothing stopping the tears. My Mom walked to me. She sat in the dirt with me. The dusty dirt in the air made it hard to breath.
“It will be okay.” She promise.
“A bunch of empty promise is all I ever get!” I cried into her. She held me tight as I let it all out. After I was done crying she walked me into the house.
Mom sat me at the table and got into the freezer and got me out some ice cream, “You are so beautiful. Even when you’re crying. Honey, believe him when he