If I Could Run

Chapter 7

I sat in the car of Mikey's. I liked calling him that. Michael took too long to say. So it was Mikey. His car was nice. It's was white and had three seats in the back.
"So you need a new skateboard? What happened to the last one?" I asked him. He brushed his bangs back.
"I kinda sorta dropped it down a sewer on the way home from school..." He said with a chuckle. I stared at him for a minute. "What? Is that weird" he asked jokingly.
"Yes that is weird!" I said laughing back,"your one strange guy Mikey.." I said smiling.
"Yes, but your stranger." He said nudging me.
"Hey so what is it like knowing that someone is kinda stalking you.." He asked breaking the moment.
"Not so warm and fuzzy." I answered and then turned to look out the window."
"Hey it's ok." He said putting one hand on my shoulder, "your safe at our house and the police are doing there best."
"Ya." I said. I started thinking of the dream I had again. It felt so weird. That place I was in had to be the one on Volcano Road. And what did my dad mean? r-l-w-o? And numbers and backwards? What is that? Who were those people. And what did he mean that I was special? I gotta go to Volcano Road and investigate. No one will stop me from going.
"Hello?? Earth to Katie?"
"Oh sorry" I said to Mike snapping out of my daze. We finally pulled up to the mall and went inside. We stopped at the athletes shop first to get his skateboard. Boys sure can take a long time picking out a skateboard.. He finally picked out one with a black top and blue and black stripes on the bottom. Then we went to my favorite shopping place.
"You should get this." Mikey said handing me a white hoodie, "so I can keep pulling the strings over your face." He laughed.
"Ha ha very funny." I said back. I pulled some shirts and shorts off the wall and narrowed down my favorites. I was down to one light blue tank top, one grey sweatshirt, regular blue shorts with black lace on the sides, and a black shirt sleeved shirt with bright blue writing on it. I added up the prices and I was short almost 30$. It was a expensive place after all. "Great I don't have enough money." I said.
"We'll let me pay for it." Mike said grabbing my stuff.
"Oh no it's ok I'll just get my shorts and go."
"No" Mikey said looking in my eyes and holding my hand, "I'll pay for this its fine."
"Ok if you insist."
We checked out and then walked around some more.
"Wanna get a ice cream?" He asked
"Sure!" I replied. We reached the ice cream cart outside the food court and grabbed two vanilla ice creams which were both our favorite. We walked to the fountain outside and sat down for a while.
"So beautiful" he said. I turned around looking to see what he was talking about.
"Oh the fountain, ya it is pretty."
"No not the fountain." He said back, "you." He reached over and grabbed my hand and looked strait in my eyes. His eyes..they were so beautiful. That dark blue shined like a starry night sky. He got closer to me. "Kate, I..I.."
"I love you." I finished for him. Right as I said it we were kissing. Was this it? Was this what love felt like? I never wanted it to stop.
When we stopped our kiss he said,
"Well, shall we go?"
"Sure." I said. Then we walked back to the car hand in hand.