The Worries Have Gone Away

A young man falls in love with a girl. When they start high school, things changed.

                I had always liked Sam, but now it was different. I wanted to be near her all the time. It was easy for me to be there because we had known each other for years. We met in middle school and always had classes together. We would work together on projects, homework, and essays. Sometimes we would get in trouble for being loud. It was all worth it though.

            When we entered high school together, she met a guy. He was nice but I was jealous. He was a baseball player who could have any girl. I was a computer guy that no girls liked. I started to notice Sam not coming around as often. I understood why. She had a new boyfriend and she wanted to be with him. I sat at home alone waiting for a call from someone to hang out. No one called me, so I just went for walks. I became depressed but always put on a fake smile. I would do all my work, go for a walk, then sit at home. That was what I would do every day. One night, I got a call from Sam. It was three in the morning and I didn’t really want to talk but I answered. As soon as I said hello, I heard her crying. She began to tell me that her boyfriend Chad, broke it off for another girl. I told her it was going to be alright. She needed a friend, so I walked over to her house and we sat on her porch talking it out. She blamed herself but I reassured her it wasn’t her fault. She leaned on me and cried on my shoulder. I felt deeply sorry for her. I was angry at Chad for hurting her.

            The next day, we were eating lunch when Chad walked up. He asked to speak with her alone, so she went and talked with him. She came back and said they were back together. I advised her not to get with him but she wouldn’t listen. She changed the subject but all I could think about was her getting hurt again. Lunch was over and I went to class. I noticed she wasn’t there. So I asked to go to the bathroom. This gave me some time to look for her. When I walked out of class, I saw her up against the walk making out with Chad. I was frustrated with her. I had helped her through he break up and now she is kissing him. I just walked away.

            It was two weeks later and I had been busy with school work. Sam came over and asked if I could help with her math homework. Word flew out of my mouth like a jet plane. I told her that she couldn’t do that to me. She hadn’t talked to me in weeks and now she is asking me for help. She began to apologize but it wasn’t heart felt. I was so upset, so she left. Thoughts were racing through my head. What makes her think she can do that? What has she become? I decided to go for a walk. My mother warned me it was raining but I didn’t listen.

            While I was walking I heard sirens all over the place. I turned to look but the rain was so hard I couldn’t see. I liked walking in the rain so I didn’t mind. Out of nowhere, I saw headlights. I heard screeching of tires then a pain in my chest and back. I realize I was hit. I laid there on the ground when suddenly I saw a person run out of the car to me. It was Sam. She held me, crying that she was sorry. She dialed 911 but I told her don’t. It was no use. I knew that I wouldn’t survive long. I told her that she meant so much to me. She needs to find a nice guy. She promised me she would. My worries for her went away. Now I was ready to go.