Chapter Two

Sidney and I dated for a few months. It was a lot of fun. We would do everything together, and me living so close to him was a big bonus. He would come over for dinner or I would go there for dinner. He would be around when I was studying, we would walk around Sewickley. I would help him babysit. I would of course go to his games and he would come watch me play soccer when he got the chance. He was literally my best friend and it was great. I couldn't imagine anything different than how it was right then. Everything seemed perfect, we had our schedules and we would see eachother any free time he had.

April 2006
"I don't want you to go." I said sitting in my basement with him.
"I have to go home, Jo. I'll be back as sooner than you think." He said comforting me.
"You won't be back until September, how is that soon anyway you think about it?" I said.
"I don't know what you want me to do. I can't stay here, I miss my family."
"I know, Sidney. But its six months away. We have only been dating for like four months." I said starting to cry.
"Don't cry.. it will be fine. We will talk everyday and I will come back sometimes." He said wiping away my tears.
"Who am I going to go to prom with?" I said through tears.
"Go with one of Jacob's friends." He said without hesitation.
"I don't want to go with one of them, I want to go with my boyfriend."
"Joey, I don't know what I can do. I have to leave tomorrow and of course I want to go to prom with you, but I just can't."
"Yeah, because you already had your prom.. it doesn't matter to you if you come or not."
"It does matter, I want to be with you, but its not going to happen. It can't happen and I'm sorry for that. I am 18 and I miss my family. I need a break from hockey."
"I know, I'm sorry." I said feeling stupid for even caring about prom. Of course Sidney Crosby wouldn't care about some stupid high school prom.
"Lets just enjoy our last day together." He said pulling me closer to him.
"Okay." I said kissing him quickly.

Sidney left the next day to go back home. Sidney and I have obviously been apart before, I mean he travels all the time, but it was different this time. He wouldn't be back in a week and it wouldn't be the same when he came back next season. Too much time would have passed and its hard to keep knowing someone when you don't ever see them. Sidney would know every big thing that would happen to me everyday, and I would see him almost anytime I wanted. If I ever needed him he was usually only a few blocks away. Now, he was thousands of miles away and I didn't know how to deal. How do I go back to the way it was before I went to pick up Jayden? How do I just deal with the boy I thought I could love being so far away and not knowing what he was doing? I trusted him, I definitely did trust him, but I am 16 years old and I don't want to have a relationship with someone that I never see.
"Are you okay?" Jacob said coming into my room.
"I don't know what to do." I said.
"About what?"
"Sidney."
"You can't mope around like this for six months, Jo. It has already been a week!"
"I just miss him and I know that when he comes back its going to be so different. I know that we should break up. I mean, he can't even go to my prom with me."
"If you know that you should break up, then why don't you?"
"I'm scared, Jacob."
"Of what?"
"He is my best friend. I can't imagine not talking to him everyday. I can't imagine not having movie nights with him or going to his games. I can't imagine him not in my life."
"Breaking up, doesn't mean you still won't be friends."
"Really Jacob? How many of your exgirlfriends are you still friends with?" I said bluntly.
"Well when is he coming back?" He asked.
"I don't know.. I guess I should just call him."

"Hey, Sidney." I said into the phone.
"Hey you."
"Hows being home?" I asked.
"Its good.. I miss you though."
"I miss you too.. I feel like we should talk about that."
"Yeah.."
"I don't want to hold you back, Sidney. You have a few months off and I want you to have fun. I don't want you to worry about calling me everyday. I just think it will be too hard not seeing you for that long." I said quickly.
"You aren't holding me back. I want to call you everyday, I really did like being with you." He said.
"I know, Sidney. And who knows what will happen when you get back to Sewickley, but now you are in Canada and I'm here. I just don't want to miss you all the time."
"I think missing eachother is going to happen either way." He said.
"I think for now we should just be friends."
"We are breaking up?" He asked confused.
"Well its not like we could really be together now anyways. I mean you don't have a relationship just by phone."
"I know and I think you are right, but I am scared..I don't want to lose you.."
"We will be fine, me and you. You are like my best friend.. you can't get rid of me that quickly.. trust me." I said laughing.
"Haha, your my best friend too. I'll call you tomorrow?" He said.
"If you want."
"Have fun at prom." He said.
"How did you know I was going?"
"jacob told me."
"Are you mad?"
"No, I want you to have fun." He said.
"Okay, I'll tell you about it tomorrow." I said and hung up the phone.