Not your typical romance

The day after...

Sasha's POV

I know I have feelings for Jake.
I know we have tons of fun together.
I know we only see each other once a year during the summer.
I know he won't feel the same way about me after this year.

What I don't know is what's going to happen next.

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Later that day
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I don't know how to react. Should I do something special? Was he in his right mind to do that? Does he actually like me? So many questions are racing through my head.
Maybe I should talk to him. I should probably straighten things out. Because I have no idea what is happening!!!

I put on my crocs® and I walk down the hill. My dad had recently made a trail so now we can go up and down between our cottages without getting poison ivy. It's a huge convenience.

As I walk to their door I notice that there is a cottage beside them. I never had much thought of it. I wonder who's cottage that is. Nevermind.
I knock on the door and I ask for Jake. He comes out in a few seconds, his hair all messed up.
"Hi" he says. "Hi, I was wondering what all that was, you know because it wasn't really like you to do that.
"Oh... I just wanted to say I kind of liked you just a little, but Susan forced me into it".
"Do you actually like me though"
And Jake thought for a second "mmmm not really"

I realized everything now. It's just Susan thinking that it would be cute if we got together huh? Huh? My heart hurts. And its not like we were even together or anything. He barely likes me back. I think it would just be best if I stopped liking him. Which would be very hard to do. It's hard to just stop liking someone. But when they crush your spirit I think it's manageable.

Narrators POV
The rest of the summer went without a hitch. Jake and Sasha became just close friends. They still hung out and played together a lot with Susan. But they both will remember what happened. They still go to the beach and swim and do everything normally. And they couldn't wait to meet up next year.
Sasha found herself often thinking of Jake but tried to clear the thoughts from her head. She still had feelings for him but they were MOSTLY just friends.

They stayed like that for about 2/3 years just having fun and relaxing at the cottage for the summer. Sasha eventually forgave Susan (it didn't take that long) and they became very close friends.

Unfortunately the parents of Susan and Jake went through a divorce. It was tough on both Susan and Jake. When it wasn't summer the siblings went to live in New Jersey with their mother and visited their father in the summer at the cottage. Things had changed but their friendship remained strong as each year they saw each other at the cottage.