Vanilla Twilight

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She pulled up the hood of her grey sweater, covering soft auburn curls. Her pale hands jutted into the deep pockets to maintain their heat from the chilly wind. Her blue eyes gazed stoically ahead as she walked. She gently bit her lip as she felt her phone buzz in her jeans pocket.

Text from Eli

The words lit up on her phone as she touched the screen to read the message. Clare's face brightened when she saw a picture of him shinning up at her. Her eyes scanned the bottom of the picture.

I miss you!

Three simple words. Words that meant the world to her. Words that made her ecstatically happy, but strangely sad at the same time. All she wanted was to be with him. Have their arms around each other once again. Clare's heart felt heavy with sadness. She wanted to scream. She wanted to break down in sobbing gasps. She missed him with such a ferocious intensity that it scared her.

Long distance relationships. She never thought she'd actually be in one herself. She never thought they actually worked.

Clare reached in her bag for her iPod, sticking the buds in her ears. She hoped the music would distract her from her misery. Eli called it her drug. She laughed internally at the conversation they had had about people with their iPods the last time they saw each other. Her thumbed padded over the play button. Owl City's mournful melody surrounded her. Clare continued her lonely march home. She gave a tearful shudder as the song started to remind her of him. She hoped the group of high school students she had just passed hadn't heard her.

Clare rounded the corner of her street. She woefully kicked a rock with a faded white sneaker. The sun was just starting to set. Its rays peaking between the trees made her squint her eyes.

I'll watch the night turn light-blue

But it's not the same without you

Because it takes two to whisper quietly

Clare sighed as she pulled out her phone to text him back;

I miss you too baby.

Absently, she glanced at her fingers as she typed.

The silence isn't so bad

'Til I look at my hands and feel sad

'Cause the spaces between my fingers

Are right where yours fit perfectly

She slowed her pace as her front porch came into sight. Not seeing her parents cars in the driveway. She parked herself on the single step in front of the door. It looked as lonely as she felt.

Clare rested her chin in the palm of her. The setting sun had created a mix of colors in the sky. Again, her longing washed over her.

As many times as I blink

I'll think of you tonight

A sweet smell in the breeze pulled her out of her reverie. It was a reminder that spring time was coming. Blue eyes glanced at the empty flower pot beside her. It was soon be filled with poppies. Her favorite.

And I'll forget the world that I knew

But I swear I won't forget you

Clare's hand shook as her phone vibrated again.

You know I'd be there with you if I could. Trust me. No comparison between math and you.

She had to smile. No matter how down in the dumps she felt he could still put a smile on her lips.

Oh if my voice could reach

Back through the past

I'd whisper in your ear

Oh darling, I wish you were here.

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I was listening to Vanilla Twilight by Owl City and this came to me. I really do wish someone was here.

R&R please.