“Annie, sweetie I’m serious we have to go to lunch.” I pull the young girl up from the bed and she sighs and finally throws her clothes on. My hearts racing and she’s only sitting next to me, this girl surely has a hold over me. Annabelle reaches in her pocket, she makes me close my eyes. I can’t resist so my eyes are closed tight, I can feel her hand on mine and then something falls between my fingers.

“Ok you can open them” She says after placing a kiss on my lips, she tastes so sweet was all that was running though my mind. I open my eyes and look down at a gold chain in my hand. Attached to the chain was a heart, with the inscription of ‘I’m not letting you go.’ Those words took me back to the moment when Annabelle had held me so tight to let me grieve Amanda’s death. The words “I’m not letting you go” was the moment I let Amanda go and let Annabelle in.

“It’s beautiful, thank you so much” I bring the young girl into my arms and hold her tight. She brings her lips up close to my ears and whispers;

“It’s true Simone I’m not ever going to let you go.” The words are so soft, a silent tear rolls down my cheek like a water bead running down a rose. I’m truly happy.

I whisper back:

“I’m not letting you go either.”

 Annabelle smiles and I catch a tear rolling down her face with my finger. We both smile and for a moment it felt like time had stopped at the perfect point in my life.

           

(Annabelle’s point of view)

Slipping into lunch was funny, I don’t care to be honest if people know but I know Simone cares and therefore I care. Walking to the table where Cat, Kirsten and Collins sit all that’s going through my head is what happened last night. I never thought I’d find true love at this School; I didn’t even want to go here. But now I am grateful my mother’s solution to my behaviour was sending me to this strict Catholic School because otherwise last night would never of happened. I slide in the seat next to Collins, and start to eat. Cat stares at me I could not deal with her comments today, last time she mentioned Simone we ended up in a physical fight.