Summer days

Chapter 16: Something Short

William

Today, we had the table all to ourselves. Ourselves meaning Gordon and I, Dani and her friends are nowhere to be found.

As we were having lunch, Gordon seemed to be in a daze. He wasn't touching his food and he was looking out to somewhere.

"Dude, are you okay?"

He quickly snapped out of it and tuned to me. "Rosemary said something weird this morning, it's like she was talking about a date. I think she was saying that someone asked her out or whatever... Maybe I wasn't just listening. You think he's dating someone else?"

"Dude..." I held my hand out and leaned back. "Chill, she's probably hinting something for you."

"Hinting what?"

"Dude. You are so clueless... She probably wants you to ask her out or something..." I told him. He nodded and said a long "oh". "So, will you? Ask her out I mean..."

"I don't know, I'm too scared. She might say no to my face." He sighed and placed hi chin in his hand. He suddenly jumped up from his seat, he had a crazy idea. I could tell from his facial expression. "Dude, what if you ask out Dani! Then I ask out Rosemary then it could be a double-date!" He exclaimed.

"Sorry dude, no can do..."

"Uh, why is that? Didn't you ask her out before hm?" He crossed his arms.

"Yeah I know, but it was kind of different before..." I murmured.

"Okay dude, how about we just ask them anyways? We are all in this together dude." He pat me on the back as he stood up and started to walk away.

"Wait, did you just quote a movie?..." I asked him but he was already gone.So now I have to ask Danica out. Again. But this time, I'm willing to do it even if I may embarrass myself again but I'm going to do this for Gordon too. To keep his hopes up with Rosemary.

Danica

I was in class with Rosemary, we were partners for this English assignment, we were suppose to write a different script for Romeo & Juliet. I was writing Romeo's part and Rosemary was writing Juliet's. I wasn't really a fan of this story. I know that this is like one of the most tragic love story of all time but, they were like about 13-years-old and above. I found it crazy because they kind of lived a whole life as teen if I may say. They fell in love in, got married, had sex, and died at a young age. I can't even even talk to a boy! If it were set in modern times, surely there'd be YOLO written somewhere in the story. I then look back at their love story, they fell in love when they were young. Most love stories start with the couple falling in love at a young age. But then when they grow up, problems head their way. So when you're young, those problems don't seem to be any worry to you because you're so in love. And when you grow up, you are sucked back to reality. So love get's tough when you grow up. But that's just from what I learned, I turn to ask Rosemary something similar to our topic.

"Hey Rosemary?.."

"Yeah?"

"What is uh, I mean what is you reaction to Romeo & Juliet's love story? Where in they fall in love with each other in a young age and you know how their love is forbidden and all but they still keep fighting for it. What's your insights on that?"

Rosemary tapped her chin while she thought for a while. She shrugged and continued writing down something. "I'm not sure but in my opinion, they were just a couple of rich kids who thought they could get anything they want." I just awkwardly chuckled at her answer and went back to writing down Romeo's part. I guess some people just have their own opinion about love...

***

I was walking out of school, I looked around for Will. I was going to ask him if he wanted to walk home together. I was going to ask him what I asked Rosemary earlier. Not just because I'm wondering what everyone's opinion on love is, because I wan't him to know what he feels, I wan't to know his idea on love. I looked around for him in front of school. I gave up and just wen't home. I looked around one last time and didn't see him. He must have went home already. I was about to go when I see a girl running towards me, I squinted to see her and it turns out that Ven. She was sprinting towards me and was about to crash into me.

"Dani!" She said as she stopped running and her shoes stopped her from crashing into me. "Hey Dani..." She pant.

"Oh, hey!" I greeted. "What's up?"

"Oh, I was just going to ask you if you wanna come over at my house later. You know to hang-out." Ven asked me. I was going to go to Will's house anyways, but I was guessing that it would be weird if I just went there. But now that Ven is inviting me, I guess I should. Now I have more people to ask. I don't know why I'm going all journalist and asking people questions like this but I guess it's because of Romeo & Juliet. Ugh, plague upon thou Romeo...