Sunny and her Mom were gonna drop me back off at home after dinner, so after saying bye to her dad, I went to find her. She was already outside, on the patio near her kitchen, sitting on the brick wall.
I noticed the sparkly blue turtle in her hands the moment I stepped outside.
"What's that?"
"Nothing."
Her voice was so squeaky and came out so quickly, I barely heard her. She nervously hopped up, stuffing the turtle into a black bag, before ducking around me back into the house.
"I'm gonna go grab my jacket, and I'll be right back!"
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I would have been an idiot not to notice how quiet Sunny was on the ride back to my house, and as her mom finally parked her car, I looked up at Sunny, in the passenger seat, with curiosity in my eyes.
"Walk me to my door, Flower?"
In my head, it was now or never. If I didn't let her know now, she never would.
I fiddled with my keys, jingling them nervously as we walked up my driveway, my heart beating in my ears.
As we finally stopped in front of my door, I turned to look down at her, and suddenly, the words I was trying to say just wouldn't come out.
"Look, Flower... I just-- I wanted to-- You know I've always--"
"What is it, Nate? C'mon, spit it out."
Her angelic, brown eyes seemed to relax and help me find the words I'd been looking for.
"Do you wanna go on a date with me?"
Her eyes widened in shock as her mouth gaped open, indicating this was the last thing she thought would happen.
When she started to nervously stammer, I felt my heart start to break.
"Nate, you're amazing. I just-- you-- I never--"
"It's okay, Flower, really."
"But, you--"
"Just forget it okay? It's cool. I'll uh, I'll see you on Monday."
I quickly slipped into the house, leaving Sunny on my front steps. After closing the front door, I pushed myself off of it and ran to my room, feeling like something was crushing my chest.
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