Jenna had been best friends with Everett for years. One morning, he leaves her house after one of their weekend sleepovers and she doesn't hear from him for months.
After worrying and worrying, a letter shows up.
Jenna, now alone has to discover wha...
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I drive back home with Noel in the back, the streets were dead. I couldn't stop thinking about Adam and how I said no to him. It was just, Everett seemed to be on my mind 24/7 and it was driving me crazy. He was my friend but the more he was away, the longer he stayed planted in my head like a forever growing seed. Noel, she barked. I stared out the side window, there was a cafe. Yellow Green Cafe, it was a familiar place. "Ah, Noel. You want a dog treat from there don't you?" It was Everett's favorite place for coffee, I liked their peppermint tea.
Everett, everything was about him. His blonde hair, his green eyes. He was stuck in my head. I had only seen him as a friend for the longest time so why were all these feelings showing up now? I wanted to push them all away. I felt like I couldn't ignore them but I also didn't want to let them spring up. I had told myself years ago that I didn't want to love anyone but Adam, he would be my last love, that or he came running back to me. I never thought I'd be sitting here right now, parking into Yellow Green Cafe and realizing that I might just be in love with Everett and not know it.
"You wait here," I said to Noel, "I'll be right back with your treat." I took off into the cafe, swinging open the door and found Daniel, the owner behind the counter, he's been running this cafe since he opened it three years ago. "Morning Daniel," I smiled. "Jenna, long time no see," he smiled back. "You don't still have those homemade dog treats do you?" I asked. Daniel turned to the bag and grabbed a plate, "actually we do, did Everett convince you to get a dog?" His brown eyes met my blue eyes and I smiled. "Yes actually, he did." I laughed.
"So, beagle or pitbull?" he asked. I thought of when he used to be good friends with Everett and he'd hangout with us all the time. "Beagle, her name is Noel." He handed me a dog treat, it was shaped like a bone but it was baked. The bone shaped dog biscuit was rose pink with little details with icing. "Looks amazing Daniel," I said.
I paid him and said goodbye, "tell Everett to call me sometime okay Jenna?" He asked. He fidgeted behind the counter, "I miss hanging out with him." I thought about saying 'me too," but instead, "I will." I walked out, carrying Noel's dog treat plus my peppermint tea. I got in the car and took the long way home.
I never really take the long way home but Yellow Green cafe is along the long way home so there was no point in turning back to go the short way. I like the short way because I drove that way the last time Everett was with me.
I missed him, so much. My best friend, just left me on my own. I had to go through many emotions plus meet up with Adam.
