I had just moved to North Carolina about two days ago. It was just my mom and I since my dad had passed about five years ago. I didn't know anyone in North Carolina and it was never easy for me to make friends. My mom had made me promise that I would try my best to find some news ones. She had just gotten a job promotion so I really couldn't say that chance was all bad. We had just finished packing yesterday and now my mom had to attend her first day at work so I would have to stay behind and find something to entertain myself. I decided to listen to some music and when that got boring I just decided to check out what was on our t.v.. Around twelve o'clock i decided to explore my new community. While still living in my old home I decided to Google some fun things for a teenager my age to do around here. It so happened that a beautiful beach is not far from where I live actually its only about twenty minutes away. I looked outside and saw that it was drizzling but there couldn't be anything worse than staying here bored out of my mind. Hope filled my body when i realized that hardly anyone would be at the beach due to the weather and it would give me a chance to enjoy the natural beauty.
   I called my mom in order to tell her where I was going that way when she came home she would not worry. I then headed off on the walk to the beach in search of some fun. When I got there, my head practically popped out of my head and my jaw dropped so far down that I could almost taste the chestnut brown sand and gathered some seashells that were a variety of shapes and colors. The waves were rough but that didn't stop the surfer. I decided to watch and I observed a young boy who was thrown from his surf board. I watched as I waited for him to come up but that didnt happen for awhile. The boy resurfaced and went back to challenge the wave once again. I decide to keep walking on a trail and I hit a dead end not to long later. I was going to start heading back towards the beach when I heard something coming off the course of the trail. I decide to follow the mysterious noise.
   I finally found the source of the noise, it was a teenage boy around my age throwing rocks at the cave walls. After some hesitation I decided to go talk to him.
I entered the cave and said "Hello." He returned my greeting and showed a smile that would put Mona Lisa to shame. "My name is Jake and your is?" "Emily. Thanks for asking. What are you doing if you don't mind me asking?" "Just hanging here having some quiet time." I laughed and started up a conversation which led us to talking about everything and anything. We spent at least four hours talking to him and I didn't even notice what time it was. Within that time I had grown to care for this person more than I had expected.
   Right before we decided to have a rock throwing contest my cell phone began to ring. It was my mom and she was telling me that she decided to go to dinner with some collegues from her new job and would be home late. I hung up the phone knowing that no news was going to kill the mood I currently was in. As I hung up the phone Jake asked me a question that made be blush beyond control. "Do you have a boyfriend? I'm sure you do but I thought it would be rude not to ask." I laughed and told him that I was single and looking for my soulmate. After he asked me to close my eyes and I did as he had asked. As soon as my eyes were close my lips were busy kissing him back after his surprise kiss that took me breath away. Finally our lips apart and his hand caresses my right check as he looks into my eyes. "You are the first girl that I have ever felt this way about. I know we only met you a few hours ago but you have already stolen my heart" explained Jake. "Jake, its okay I understand I feel the same way." He moved forward and kissed me again except this time with more passion. His hand ran down my arm and the next thing I knew we were making out. We stopped before anything got to intense and Jake made the sweetest offer I had ever heard. "I'll go up to my house that is only five minutes away and gather us a blanket and some snacks and we can cuddle while stargazing."I told him how I felt and was soon waiting for him to come back.
    He came back not to long ago and we sat on the beach enjoying each others company. I knew for a fact that mom wasn't going to be home for another four or five hours. After we finished eating we layed together, watched the stars and talked about ourselves. I guess we must have fallen asleep because when we woke up I had a text message for my mom stating she would be home in an hour. I checked the text message information and thankfully it had just been sent twenty minutes ago. I woke up Jake with a warm and passionate kiss. After explaining my situation we agreed that he would wake me home and we would meet again tommorow. It was a long walk home but it was actually nice to finally have someone there for me that wasn't just trying to play mind games. When we got to my door he gave me one last kiss goodnight and a  hug that warmed my entire body.
     My mom didn't get home to long after my arrival but she didn't suspect a thing since I was already sleeping when she walked through the door. I woke up to the sun peeking through my violet curtains. I got up took a shower, ate breakfast, and got dressed so I could meet Jake. When I got to the beach I saw him waiting nervously with a red rose. I broke out in a nervous laughter that led him to turn around and smile. He walked up to me, handed me the rose and kissed me on my cheek. We walked along the beach for awhile and even wrestled each other into waves. After running around we sat down and began to relax. That is when all things started to go downhill. "What ever happened to your dad?"asked Jake. My body froze and tears filled my eyes as I got up and ran towards my home. "Wait! I didn't mean to upset you please come back." I ran as fast as I could without looking back and tears flying down my cheeks.
    I knew I shouldn't have just ran off but I couldn't allow him to know that part of my past. When I got home I ran to my room blasted my Ipod and just let out all the pain. I finally let it all out and decided to head down stairs and get a snack before my hunger devoured me. While acquiring a snack there was a knock on my door. I knew it couldn't have been my mom since she had left for work earlier and I don't know anyone else. I looked through the peep hole and saw the one person that within less than 48 hours have started to love but couldn't face. He knocked repeatly and I just couldn't avoid wanting to see him and have him hold me within his warm arms. I opened the door and the look in his eyes were filled with regret, sorrow, love and comfort. He huggeed me without saying a word and I held him and allowed myself to vulnerable.
    We then sat down and talked about the past that I had tried my hardest to avoid. "My dad died of cancer. The only way for him to have a chance of survival was to get a treatment but due to the fact that right before he was diagnosed I was born. The money that he could have used the money on the treatment was used on my baby supplies. It's my fault he died and isn't here anymore." I cried harder than I ever had especially since I haven't spoken about it since the day he passed away. "Its not your fault you were just a baby and he didn't know he would be diagnosed with cancer. Things happen for a reason if he was here he wouldn't let you blame yourself for what happened." explained Jake with his arms around my shoulders. It was the first time that I felt better since that day. After that I felt strangley tired which usually happened after I cried. He kissed my forehead as I drifted off into sleep. From that moment on I knew that I loved Jake and that he loved me unconditionally.