Julia thought for a while. “What if we ran away
together?” She smiled.

“What about school? No way would we get a job without a
High school diploma.” I said sadly.

“I’ve got enough money for us to rent an apartment. And
we can go to the other school close by. Sound good?” She said hopefully.

“What if my family finds us?” I asked worriedly.

“I’ll protect you, okay?” she squeezed me tight,
giving me a light kiss on my lips.

“Okay” I said, taking in how great It felt being
around her and how safe I felt.

She pulled me up from the ground, and we both looked up at
the huge tree. We both smiled when we saw a big open spot no one had claimed
yet. We helped each other carve out a new heart with some new names on it.

“Julia + Allison = Forever”

We both smiled. It was the biggest heart on the tree,
everyone would notice it. I grabbed her hand and held it tightly.

“I guess we’re together forever then” I said
smiling.

“Together forever” she agreed. Turning to me,
looked into my eyes and went in for a long lasting kiss. Eventually slipping
her tongue into my mouth, exploring each other’s mouth. Her hands sliding from
my face down to my hips. She pushed me against the tree, deepening the kiss. I
knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime moment, so I enjoyed it. I’d never forget
this moment. No matter what happened between me and Julia.  I enjoyed her body against mine.  No matter what people thought of us, we’d
always have each other, and that’s how it’s going to stay.

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Once we had moved into our new apartment, we were happy.
Sometimes we got heck for being together at school but we never let that come
between us. We never had any problems with my parents so we could do anything
we wanted in that apartment, yes anything… We trusted each other with our lives
and knew we would face everything together no matter what happened. Whenever we
fought I’d take her to the big tree outside of our high school and re-live that
kiss always better than the time before. We would stare at the big heart on the
tree remembering that memorable day when Julia was finally a part of my life,
right where I wanted her to be. Julia makes me the happiest girl on earth, and whenever
I get that horrible memory of my brother, she would give me a new memory to
help me forget it, which helps every time.  We always remind ourselves that no matter what
happens we are, Together Forever.