The second she saw Colin coming, it took everything June had not to full out sprint toward him. But once he was withing shouting distance, she abandoned restraint and ran toward him. She happily ran into his hug and wrapped her arms tightly around him. She'd missed him so much.
She'd understood why he needed to leave, but it hadn't made it any easier on her. It had been the two of them against everyone from the time they'd been small. Life without him around had felt empty.
But they were back together again now. June finally pulled away from the hug to grin up at him. When they hit Junior High, he'd gotten a growth spurt that continued through high school until he towered over her. She had to crain her neck back to look at him now. "Hey you."