Two Hundred and Fifty Four Miles From You
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Two Hundred and Fifty Four Miles From You

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Two Hundred and Fifty Four Miles From You
Claudia Jones

To the boy who is 254 miles away:

As I sit here on Skype with you trying to figure out what to write. So many memories rushed to my mind. Where do I start? What can I say to you that will make you smile? How the hell are we going to make this long-distance work?

Then I start to think a little bit more. The words flow on to the page as if they knew they were meant to be there. Words cannot explain how you make me feel. You are the love of my life. You have always been the one for me.

College hasn’t been easy. 254 miles away has never been easy. In the beginning of my new journey to college you were skeptical about a long-distance relationship. I did not blame you. They do not always end up the way you want them to be. We both have dealt with one before and you did not know if you could get hurt like that again. “We” decided to take a break from each other and to realize what we both wanted in life.

You would always say “if it was meant to be we will be” but what if we were not meant to be? I came to college heart broken, thinking I would never find a love like ours. So, I gave up. I gave up looking for love. I gave up all of my beliefs and thoughts on love. I made mistakes because I was hurt. Then I found out you made the same mistakes back home. It killed me. I could not believe what I did to myself.

We both shed some tears. Then we realized that’s not what we wanted anymore. We did not want to hurt each other. So, we chose to try the one thing we never wanted to do again. As I sit here 254 miles away from your embrace I know I made the right choice and picked you.

To the boy who has made me laugh when all I wanted to do was cry

To the boy who has broken my heart

To the boy who always put me first

To the boy who is 254 miles away. Thank you. Long- distance will never be easy. We know that, but thank you for always being by myside. Even when our future does not turn out how we want it to be. Every phone call, every "I love you", every kiss goodnight will be my favorite part of a long day. So, to the boy I love: Thank you for all the memories we made and all of the memories to come.

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