Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Traveling alone,
A single soul
Lost at sea.
Searching for a path
Leading home
Wherever it may be.
Broken hearts,
Shattered dreams
Continue as I walk alone.
A shadow appears
As I fall
Into arms unknown.
My strength is gone.
Yet faith arrives
With my journey's end.
What was one
Now is two
For I have found a friend.

The last note faded away and a guy's voice rang out behind her, "Nice song. Was it written for me?"

Cammie turned around so quickly she nearly lost her balance. She saw Brendon standing there, a mischievous twinkle in his eye. "Hi Brendon! Nah that's just a song I've been working on. Ready to hit the beach? Let me just bring my guitar back inside." She placed a quick kiss on his lips and ran inside.

From her bedroom Cammie glanced out of her window. She saw Brendon leaning against the fence, looking perfectly at ease. Sigh. Mm he makes the most satisfying eye candy. She never ceased to admire the physical attributes of her boyfriend. She continued to stare for a couple minutes. That faded light green t-shirt just made him look irresistible and also made his green eyes look even greener. She laughed, knowing the t-shirt hid the real goods.

"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!"

Cammie burst through the screen door, startling Brendon. He took her hand and they started walking to the beach. The sun was already pretty low on the horizon and a reddish glow was cast upon the sparkling water. Couples on beach towels dotted the beach and excited little toddlers ran around as their parents followed behind in floppy straw sunhats.

She ran to an empty spot on the beach and struck a pose, her silhouette framed by the sun. Brendon laughed as he lay down their beach towel. Cammie snuggled up to him as they watched the surfers out in the waters. She closed her eyes and took in his scent. He always managed to take away any of her worries. She took a long breath and let the smell of his skin fill her nose. You know the smell your guy always smells like? Yea that. It just smells so damn good.

"Nervous?" Brendon's voice broke in.

"You just made me nervous". She poked his stomach in mock anger. Damn that stomach's tight. Muscles upon muscles.

He tickled her back, making her squirm and laugh hysterically. "I'm sure you got in, stop worrying."

Just then, her phone vibrated in her beach bag. Cammie's face visibly paled as Brendon dug out her phone for her.

"Hello?" Cammie asked.

Heather's, Cammie's best friend, voice rang loudly in her ear. "Cammie!! The letters are here! Omg omg guess what? I got into UC Berkeley!!"

"Omg congratulations!" Cammie responded robotically. She truly was happy for her friend but the nerves were just taking over her. Those butterflies were starting to return to her belly now. "Hey I got to go now, talk to you later." She snapped the phone shut and turned to face Brendon.

Brendon answered her unspoken question. "Hey I understand, you should totally go back and check your mail. Call me if you still want to hang kay?"

Cammie gratefully gave him a hug and, gathering up her courage, ran back to the house. A couple envelopes lay on the dining table with her name printed on the fronts. Her eyes automatically found the heavy cream envelope with the word 'Yale' stamped on it. Cammie was nervous, very nervous. She wouldn't settle for second best, she had to get into her first choice college. She opened the envelope, cursing at the glue that held it securely shut. Cammie ended up just ripping the whole damn thing apart.

"We are pleased to inform you that…"

Her eyes took in the words on the paper, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Accepted. The joy would come later, as soon as the realization had set in.

[Kathy]