Part 17
"BOARDING SCHOOL!!!!"
"Now darling dont get upset, after all we think it will be a good experience for you"
"you think that sending me away to a strange place where i will have no friends, no family around me will be a good experience???"
"You will get to know the place... and you will make new friends. As for family, we've decided that it would be best if you stayed with your Aunt during the holidays, and on weekends if you like"
"But... what about coming back home?"
"Well dear.... we... have decided that seeing that boy has been influencing your performance, concentration and has been disturbing your life style. We feel it best if you didnt have any interaction with him."
"INFLUENCING MY PERFORMANCE!!! I AM AN A+ STUDENT!!!!! he's my friend.... dont i deserve to have friends???"
"It will only be until you finish year 10. Then you can come back... we've booked you a ticket on the train for tomorrow"
I couldnt argue with them anymore. Everything was taken out of me, any strength i had, everything... was gone. I got off my bed and ran out of my room, down the hall and out the door. I had tears streaming down my face. How could they do this to me? Sending me away because i have a good friend. I knew i shouldnt have but i ran strait to Pauls shed. I knocked on the door and heard him turning the handle.
"Hi Paul" i said feeling defeated.
"Chris... what are you doing here... we will get in so much trouble if your caught."
"I dont think i could get in any more trouble than im already in. My parents are sending me to some boarding school."
He didnt say anything for the longest time. He just looked at me with a blank expression.
"You'll be home on holidays atleast... right?"
I shook my head and told him about the whole situation. We talked for hours about the future and keeping in contact. I promised him that i would write and he agreed to do the same.
It was getting late and i knew that my parents would soon begin looking for me. And i had to pack. I was just about to open the door when Paul took me completly by surprise. Without anticipation, without time for interuption, he turned me around and kissed me. It wasnt akward like id thought it would be. It was soft and sweet. I smiled at him knowing that i wouldnt see him again for the next 4 years and this was the face i wanted to remember. I said nothing, and walked out the door.
part 18