Wish You Were Here – Avril Lavigne
I remember driving away in the taxi, our relationship, I thought, was at its strongest and nothing would tear us apart. Seven weeks felt like such a long time to be without him yet it was just a blip of time compared to where I am now. I still can’t drink Midori the same after that final night together and how he made me feel. I was so vulnerable and I let him take care of me, and I begged whoever was listening to let me hold him forever.
Tyler told me he cried as he walked away after saying goodbye to me. I did too—I couldn’t afford another trip to Sydney after bailing on the camping trip and staying those extra few nights in the hotel. It felt like forever until I got to see him again. I remember immediately wishing he was there with me as soon as I left and I truly couldn’t believe our trip together was already at its end. His memory was tattooed on my brain and even 7 years later, it’s been preserved and kept alive by this novel. But I think I still would’ve remembered anyway.
I wanted him so close to me and always wished he was near, but if only I’d known this was when he started to drift away…
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