Just Friends

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Pov Sage

The doorbell rings. I walk downstairs, listening to my super awesome favorite song. "I LIKE THE MOVES LIKE JAGGER!" I almost shout and open the door. "Oopsie" I mumble as I see the person standing in front open the door. He is looking at me smiling. "Were you singing or just shouting the lyrics to a song?" he grins. I feel my cheeks turning slightly red, but I don't exactly get an appropriate answer. "Yes. No. Uhmmm. Maybe" I say with a shrug, which only makes Axel look at me crazier.

"Where are we and why are things creaking under my feet?" I ask while Axel pushes me forward. I have a blindfold on so I can't see a dog. I'm walking through a strange place in a kind of sleepwalking position. At least the position in which people think everyone is sleepwalking or waving your arms around you to avoid all objects in front of you. "Yes, we are almost there," Axel laughs. "Next time I can choose the date," I sigh. "Don't judge so quickly," Axel laughs. We stand still. Why are we standing still? Are we there yet? Axel takes off my blindfold. In front of me is a beautiful lake surrounded by trees whose blossoms flutter into the lake. Only I forgot one little thing. I sneeze. "Very nice, but I have hay fever," I mumble.

"You're sneezing cutely," Axel grins. "Serious. I'm sneezing cute? Even that grain of sand's hair is cuter than me sneezing," I say. "A grain of sand has no hair..." says Axel questioningly. "That's why!" I say again. He shakes his head, laughing. "Then it's a good thing that Meri said you had hay fever, that's why I also brought hay fever medicine," says Axel and takes a box out of his jacket pocket. He hands it to me and takes a bottle of water from the picnic basket. I smile gratefully and take 2. Axel grabs my hand. "Shall we sit there?" he asks, pointing to a slice near the lake. I nod and look at our hands. They fit together almost perfectly.

"No no no then we went to that other roller coaster" I laugh. "hahaha the one where your mother threw up everything?" laughs Axel. I chuckle and nod. "Dad didn't notice anything at all. So Mom and Dad got into a cart together and Mom completely threw up on Dad. Genius moment" I laugh. Axel shakes his head laughing and leans on his elbows while looking at the water. I take a bite of my cheese sandwich. "Don't you miss him?" Axel suddenly asks. "Dad?" I ask. "Yes," he answers. "No, not really, to be honest. I mean he was never there. He has abandoned us. I never have to see him again" I say, a little irritated. "He abandoned your mother. Not you and from what you say about him it seems like you have nice memories together." He says. He has a point somewhere. "But just a topic switch. We're going swimming," Axel grins. "No way, that water is ice cold," I laugh. "You just don't dare," Axel grins back. "You pay attention," I grin back. Am I really going to do this? Yeah fuck it. I pull my shirt over my head and take off my pants and shoes. I run towards the lake and make a bomb. As soon as I get to the top, Axel also makes a bomb. That is the useful thing about bombs, you are always immediately aware of that moment when the water seems ice and ice cold.

Axel also changed clothes. He swims in his boxer shorts. He is muscular and has a six pack. Not wrong. I wasn't paying attention. Axel pushes me underwater. I'm struggling in all directions. After a few seconds he lets me go. I swim up quickly. "Softy!" I shout and start splashing him with water. He laughs and splashes back. Now he also has to go underwater. I swim to shore. "Do you want out?" Axel asks. "Yes, I'm cold," I lie. The water is actually quite nice and warm. I climb out of the water. Axel stands with his back to me. I jump into the water behind him and push his shoulders down as well. He is underwater for 3 seconds or so because he is much stronger. "Ahh, nice and refreshing," he grins when he reaches the top. I chuckle. Idiot.

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