I woke up the next morning before my alarm clock could sound. My first thought was her name. Samantha. Just thinking of her made my heart race and put a smile on my face. I looked at my hand to see her number. I pulled my blankets off and grabbed my phone. I put the numbers in and made it a contact. Once again I thought of her name and smiled.
I quickly took a shower and got ready. Her name was on repeat in my head like a song I never want to end. I knew I would have to wait most of the day just to speak to her but she was worth it.
I had to go to class in about an hour and I was already ready for it so I sat at my table and thought about last night. Before I knew it an hour had past and I was almost late for school.
I couldn’t pay attention in class. Everything on the board looked like her name. I finally just got up and walked out. I had to see her again. I looked everywhere I could. She was nowhere to be found so I took out my phone. I sent her a text message. It read:
Hey this is Max. I was wondering if I could see you?
After about a minute I got a reply. She had told me to meet her at the courtyard on the west side of our campus. I dropped my bag and started to run. I sprinted the entire way. The world blurred past me as I made my way to her. Her face was all I could see as I ran. I had met this girl one night before and I haven’t thought of anything else since.
I rounded a corner going a thousand miles an hour and saw her sitting on a bench. When she saw me almost slip and fall she laughed and smiled at me. I tried to play it off but it was no use. “Hey there,” I said to her. She just laughed and waved me over. I walked to her and sat next to her. She put her hand on mine and I felt that warmth overcome me again. “Why did you want to see me?” she asked. I looked at her but I couldn’t make any words. “I just wanted to see you,” I replied eventually. She smiled again. Just seeing her make that smile stole my breath and threatened to suffocate me. “Well is that all you wanted or did you want to go get some lunch too?” she questioned with a grin. I just nodded my head trying to regain my breath. She stood up still holding my hand and helped me to my feet.
The entire time we walked to the sports bar I felt as if I was ten feet above the ground. She was talking but I couldn’t hear anything other than my heart beat.
We reached the sports bar and I held the door open for her. “Table for two,” I said to the girl waiting for us inside. She put on a big fake smile and led us to our seats. Samantha sat across from me and said something to the girl. She looked back at me. “This is my favorite place on campus to eat,” She said. “I’ve never eaten here before. I’ll take your word for it,” I replied. I gave her a smile and looked at my menu. That’s when I heard something that caught my attention. The television was talking about a meteor. I couldn’t hear the rest because Samantha said something to me. “What?” I asked. “I have to use the restroom,” she said. I nodded and gave her a smile. On her way to the restroom she gave me a quick kiss and continued.
Just as she left my sight I heard a glass smash into the tile and I snapped my head around to see. People were going crazy. I didn’t understand what was happening until I looked at the TV. It read on it that a meteor would be crashing into Earth at 11:37 tonight. People began to rush out of the building and pushed people out of the way. I stood to try to fight to the restroom. They were all too strong and I was swept away in the current of panicking people. They pushed me out of the door and down the street to the courtyard where I met Samantha. Finally I fought my way to the side of the rushing stream and jumped into the grass of the courtyard. The entire campus was in pandemonium. My only thought was that I needed to get back into that building for Samantha. The doors to it were almost clear so I started to run back for it. Just as I was crossing the street I saw her. She wore a face of worry and relief when she saw me. I started to run faster to her when something struck my head and I hit the ground. It was another river of people. My vision blurred and the last thing I saw was Samantha screaming and being swept away in the crowds. Then my vision when black and I lost consciousness.

Slowly I opened my eyes and looked around me. My head throbbed and I could feel blood trickle down my temple. I put my hand beneath my body and slowly raised myself off the ground. I couldn’t see anyone around me. Then it hit me. Where was Samantha? I got to my feet and scanned around me. Broken glass littered the road and bodies that were trampled lay dead. The fact that I had survived was amazing.
I pulled my phone out and checked the time. It was 11:00. I had to find Samantha and get her to safety. I stumbled in the direction the crowd took her. I put my phone to my face and dialed her number. Her phone rang and I prayed to God that she would pick up. The phone continued to ring until her voicemail picked up. I slowly regained my balance and started to run down the street.
I couldn’t stop worrying and eventually I completely forgot I was running in a street. A car honked and I woke back up. It slammed into my body and I fell back. No one stopped and got out. It simply backed up and drove around me. My head began to hurt and excruciating pain stabbed at my brain. It didn’t matter at all to me because I needed to find Samantha.
I ran around the sciences building and ran towards our main courtyard. I stopped for a moment to check the time. 11:20. Tears began to roll down my face as I began to lose hope of ever seeing her again. Their salt water touched my lips and continued down my chin. I had let her go for one second and lost her forever. I could remember touching her skin. It was so smooth. I remembered looking into her eyes and wanting to be locked there forever. My tears blinded me and I ran through the courtyard without my vision. I had to give up. I would never find her in all of this. I leaned against a tree and slid down it’s trunk.
I looked at my phone again. 11:30. I wiped my tears away and stood up. I couldn’t give up on Samantha. I needed her. I couldn’t live without her. I continued through the courtyard shouting her name. “SAMANTHA!” I screamed. “SAMANTHA!” I heard no response and my heart dropped. I fell to my knees in defeat. “SAMANTHA!” I yelled one more time. I began to sob as I realized I had lost her forever. I cried for a few minutes and stood to walk for my last few minutes.
Suddenly off to my left I saw Samantha lying in the grass unconscious. “Samantha!” I screamed in panic. I ran to her side and raised her upper body next to mine. “Samantha! I’ve been looking everywhere for you!” I cried. She didn’t respond. “Samantha wake up we have to get to safety!” I sobbed. Still she did not stir. I placed my head to hers and began to cry. Then a miracle happened. Slowly, Samantha’s eyes opened and she looked at me. “Max,” she said weakly. “Samantha hey,” I replied. “Nice way to wake up on a second date,” She joked. I chuckled and kissed her. She sat up on her own strength. She looked at me then down at my hand. She grabbed it and held it tightly. “Samantha we need to get to safety,” I said panicking. I tried to stand. She pulled me back the ground. “Or you could sit and watch the show with me,” she said with a smile. She smiled that smile that melted me inside. I checked my watch. 11:36. I wrapped my arm around her and held her hand. She leaned on me and hugged me back. It was then that I saw our doom. It was a blazing red meteor barreling straight for Earth. Samantha saw it too and held me tighter. I held her tighter back and watched in awe as is came straight for us. The moment I woke up that Sunday morning I had no clue I would arrive here. Blood was trickling down my cheek. I could feel the tears welling up inside of me. I was hopeless. We all were hopeless. I did everything all I could. I tried…….I tried. That did not matter now. I had Samantha by my side and I couldn’t ask for more. I looked at her and she looked back. “I want to spend the rest of my life with you Samantha,” I said as I looked into her eyes. “You’re about to,” she replied with a smile. “I love you so much,” I said. “I love you too Max,” She said. Those were the last words I would ever hear. They were all I ever needed to hear my entire life. I leaned in and pressed my lips to hers. We kissed there. We waited for death but we had each other and that is what counted. People screamed around us and I could feel the temperature rising drastically. But even with the world ending around us we kissed. It was a kiss that would last eternity.