Six

I ran down the steps and grabbed my keys off the hook. “Mum, I’m going out!” I yelled to wherever my mum was in the house. I jogged over to where my car was parked and jumped in. It was like a haven feeling the pedals and the wheel under me. I didn’t know why. Maybe I just needed to get out of the house after that dream last night.

Once I reached the park, I scanned the benches for any bulky teenage boy. I didn’t see any boys that fit that description. I sighed. It was a dumb idea to come here. What made me think that he’d be here? Today of all days?

When I got out of the car, I realized that I basically came here for nothing since Steve wasn’t here. I guess I’ll take a walk for awhile. Nothing better to do. So I began walking down the same path Daniel and I had walked down only a day ago. It seemed like an eternity.

I hadn’t gotten that far into the path when I heard footsteps behind me. However, every time I turned around, no one was there. I was probably just extremely paranoid, and my mind was trying to freak me out. But even my theory didn’t help the fact that I felt like I was being watched.

Once again, a branch snapped. And it was definitely NOT my imagination. I whipped around, and I saw a body run behind a tree. “I KNOW YOU’RE THERE!” I screamed, panic in my voice. The body emerged from behind the tree. He looked really familiar, but because of the distance between us, I couldn’t be certain of who it was.

He chuckled, and began walking toward me. The closer he got the more and more familiar he got. When he was only about ten feet away from me, it finally clicked who he was. Steve! He was here! I screamed. I don’t know why. But I was so happy to see him.

Steve laughed at my reaction. “Steve, what...what are you doing here?” He smiled, “I’ve been here all day, hoping you’d come back. I was just about ready to leave when I recognized your car pulling in.” I tried to hold back the smile that was bubbling in me. “Wow. That’s really sweet of you, Steve. Really.” The smile won, and it broke out across my face.

“Say, uhm...What happened when I left?” I asked. Steve let out a big belly laugh. He laughed for a really long time. And by the time he was done, there were tears spurting out of his eyes. I laughed at his face. It was all red and humorous. “Well, once you left, Daniel was pretty pissed. You know, since you dumped him and all.” I nodded. I had expected that.

Before Steve continued with his story, we walked to the a park bench and sat down. He continued, “Daniel began blaming me for the ending of your relationship of course.  He said, and I quote, ‘What the hell? If she hadn’t met you here than she would have never broken up with me!’. So I just laughed in his face, and said that I had nothing to do with it, it was all about how he treated you.

“So it went on like that for about three hours until I just gave up and decided to drive home. But here’s the really humorous part. When you guys had decided to meet up here, he had his mom drop him off, so he didn’t have a ride back. So I was walking to my car, and he comes up all innocently and asks for a ride home. “

I laughed. No, I was practically dying and drowning in my own laughter. That was so Daniel! How pathetic. “So, what did you do?” I asked, curious for more. Steve smirked and said, “Well, being the good citizen that I am-” I cracked up, and Steve cleared his throat. I tried to hide a smile as he went on. “As I was saying, being the good citizen that I am, I gave the poor girlfriendless [censored] a ride”

Steve rolled his eyes at the end of his story and said, “What a loser.” I giggled to myself. Wow, Steve was so funny:). “Anyway, is it Chelsea?” I nodded. “Alright, just wanted to make sure I was getting it right.” Then, Steve asked me to stand up, so I did, confused. He knelt down on one knee, and I started to laugh, but he shushed me. “Chelsea, would you do me the honor of having lunch with me at the restaurant across the street on this fine afternoon?”

I beamed. That had to have been the cutest way to ask a girl out for lunch. “Steve, I will gladly do you the honor of having lunch with you on this fine afternoon.” Steve stood up and said, “Lovely!” Then, he put up his arm, and I hooked my arm through. And away we went.:)

 

Reviews

[bluessadmood]

oh so at last she found another friend and so fast ,naughty ha ha,but he seems like a gentleman,i just hope he keeps that way really men are difficult to judge haha ,being a man myself,not that every woman is an angel.
So she meets him in the park,then a dinner invitation ,and that ugly guy seems to be a coward ,but for sure he must be anyone who hits a woman is,thats for sure,a gentleman would never do it ,it even smears his image ,i really wonder how could they do it,and i hear when they take a fight with a woman they do it with all their force ,even harder ,what kind of cruel heart is that,i really wonder,i just liked your story ,lets see what happens next

[MIDNIGHT ROSE]

LOVED IT! WANT TO READ MORE1 ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTFUL AND REFRESHING1