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show you a thing or two.”
She added with a laugh.
    “I bet you could!” I
replied, “So what are your plans from here? Are you going home to LA straight
away?” I asked.
    “Yes, home time for me. I
have to get back to reality unfortunately.” She answered sadly. Nodding in
agreement, I stared off into the distance thinking of the opportunities I may
have missed.
    We walked together in
silence until Amanda spoke up, “You should come and visit me in LA.” Snapping
myself out of my thoughts, I looked over at her, and she glanced at me smiling
shyly.
    “I’d really like that.” I
said, stumbling over my words. We walked the remaining distance to her hotel in
silence once more and stopped in front when we arrived. Looking everywhere but
into her eyes we both spoke at the same time, and laughing awkwardly I insisted
she go ahead.
    “I’m glad I got to see you
before I left. I’ve had so much fun I couldn’t believe I found you here in
Banff.” She said seriously.
    “I’m just happy you found
me. It’s sad to see you go. I’m sorry we weren’t able to spend any time
together the last few days!” I said. Amanda leaned towards me and put her
finger on my lips
    “Enough of that. We’ve
spoken about it and it’s already happened. There’s nothing you can do about
it.” She said, nodding. With her finger still on my lips, I leaned towards her.
    “I know. Thank you for
understanding. I’ll miss you Amanda.” I whispered around her finger, as I
wrapped my arms around her.
    She looked up and our eyes
met. There was something in her eyes I couldn’t look away from. I was being
drawn into them all over again as our heads came together. I kissed her lips
softly and she kissed mine. It was so gentle. So delicate.
    Her lips tasted just as
sweet as the last time. We stood together for a moment, and to me that moment
lasted forever. Finally our heads parted, and we held each other with our eyes
locked until she peeled away.
    “Goodbye James.” She said,
as our touch was broken.
    “Goodbye Amanda.” I said
slowly, not knowing what else to say. I didn’t want to ruin this moment.
    I watched as she slowly
walked back into the hotel, only to look over her shoulder once and give me the
warmest smile I had ever seen. A shiver ran down my spine as she went through
the doors and out of sight. Standing there a moment, I smiled and made my way
down the street. My giddiness had returned stronger than ever. Jumping in the
air and clicking my heels together I held my head high. Everything seemed that
little bit brighter.

Chapter Five
    My time in Banff remained
the same as before. It had been close to a month since Amanda left, and I
hadn’t had any contact with her since. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to, but
more I didn’t know what to say. Our parting had been so bittersweet.
    Back home, Sarah’s
condition seemed to be improving but she was still in a coma. It had taken my
mother and Alex multiple conversations to convince me to stay here for now, but
as soon as Sarah showed signs of coming out I would be on the first flight back
home.
    Chris and Brad had done
their best to keep me occupied as we would go to the hill often, and snowboard
frequently. I would say I was actually getting pretty decent. It was a nice
feeling to accomplish something I had set my mind to. We would play pool nearly
every day, and go to the pub or clubbing on a regular basis. I was truly in a
strange routine.
    Such a party lifestyle, I
wasn’t at all accustomed to, but it was easy to get stuck into. It wasn’t
exactly what I was looking for when I first came to Canada on my journey, but
it was something. A hiatus away from my hiatus. Sometimes you just need to let
loose and see how things play out, and this was one of those times for me. As
financially draining as it was.
    Days blended into each
other and I would forget the date more often than not. It was on one of these
days I finally received the phone call I had been waiting over a