Love is a memory

Stones and cigarettes

There was a police car nearby that saw the whole incident as it happened. The police turned on the sirens and approached the car driven by two teens. The officer knocked on the car window and ordered them to lower it. He was curious about what they were doing driving in such a reckless and dangerous manner. He asked for a driver's license, and Ronald reached into his pocket and provided one. The officer then asked both of them to step out of the vehicle for further questioning.

Out of the car they went and stood by the vehicle as the officer began asking them questions. He informed them that he would have to take them to the station for reckless driving. Ronald tried to calm the officer, but he insisted on taking them both to the station. Ronald begged the officer to let Jenny go, explaining that it wasn't her fault and that it had been his idea. He offered to be the one taken to the station instead.

Despite Ronald's plea, the officer handcuffed Jenny and told her to get into his patrol car. He then asked Ronald to follow them to the station in his car. While sitting handcuffed in the back of the police car, Jenny told the officer that her father was also a cop. She asked if she could call her dad to explain the situation before they reached the station. The officer agreed, and she called home. Her dad answered, and she explained that she was being detained, telling him where she was. Furious, her father rushed out, his face filled with anger over what had happened to his daughter.

After a few minutes, he arrived at the scene and demanded the officer remove the handcuffs from his daughter, shouting, "Get those awful things off my daughter right now!" His voice was filled with anger. He stormed over to Ronald and grabbed him by the neck, squeezing so tightly that Ronald could barely breathe. Ronald, though struggling, did not fight back and stayed still.

"Sir, sir, stop it! That's not the code; it's against the rules, sir!" the other officer exclaimed, intervening as he forcefully pulled Joseph's hand away from Ronald's neck. Joseph glared at Ronald with a deadly look in his eyes, breathing heavily, and said in a cold voice:

"I told you to stay away from my family. I warned you, kid. The next time I saw you with my daughter, I said I would pull the trigger. You pushed your luck. You're pushing my limits. Give me one good reason why I shouldn't send you to hell right now."

Ronald didn't answer him. Despite his throat nearly being crushed, he got into his car and drove off. Jenny got into her dad's car, and they headed home. Her dad didn't say a single word to her about it, and she stayed quiet the whole drive. When they reached home, he told her to get out of the car. As she did, he drove away to gather his two fellow officers and followed Ronald's car at high speed.

While Ronald was on his way home, he stopped by the side of the road to compose himself. He didn't want his mother to know what had happened. He pulled over, took out his cigarettes, and lit one. As he smoked his first cigarette, two police cars approached. He quickly hid the cigarette and pretended to be checking his tires.

Joseph and his fellow officers slowly approached, provoking Ronald while he pretended to check his tires. The officers grabbed him, threw him to the ground and began beating him from every angle while Joseph stood there and watched. After blood began dripping onto the ground, Joseph ordered them to stop and approached Ronald. He crouched down to reach his face as Ronald curled up to protect himself. Joseph then whispered to Ronald "next time it will be a bullet straight to your heart".

He spat on Ronald's face and laughed at him before ordering his officers to leave. Ronald remained on the ground for a while, feeling pain all over his body. He felt like the world was ending and thought to himself, How could loving a girl lead to my death? He could barely stand but tried to summon the strength to get back to his car.

When Joseph returned home, he found that Jenny had locked herself in her room. He began banging on her door, yelling, "You're grounded, do you hear me, young lady? I don't want to see you outside of this house for the entire summer break!"

She stayed quiet in her room as he kept shouting and shouting. After some hurtful words, he calmed down. He opened the front door and went to his car and drove away. She heard it all from her room and waited a little bit deciding to open her door. She started to run towards the road Ronald had left. She ran and ran and it wasn't far ahead until she saw him, beaten up, sitting by the side of his car, smoking a cigarette staring at the sun.

As she approached him, she shouted,"Ronald!" He turned back and saw her crying. She ran into him and jumped on him as he caught her, holding her up before gently lowering her down. He stared into her eyes with firm intensity as she looked at him and then glanced at his lips. He took his time, never having been so close to a girl before. He acknowledged her beauty and was awed by the way her lips seemed to glow. Slowly, he leaned in for a kiss, and she leaned closer. Their lips finally touched, and it felt as if the world around them had stopped for a moment. They exchanged soft, gentle kisses, savoring the tenderness of the moment.

"Don't be mad, don't be. It's okay. I know you won't believe me, but it doesn't hurt. It doesn't, because the result is that I got to kiss you. You make everything better. My life has always had a missing piece, and you're that missing piece. I don't care if it takes getting shot or beaten up again to kiss you, I would do it a hundred more times just to get closer to your lips. I literally can't feel my face, but that's how I feel when I'm close to you."

Jenny laid her head under his chin, by his chest, listening to his heartbeat, and told him, "Ever since I learned your name, everything has been falling out of order. I hate what you've become to me, and I hate being the reason you feel pain."

He continued to assure her, "You could never hurt me, Jen. Nothing you'll ever do will hurt me-not because I'm strong, but because you're the cure to everything that hurts me."

She told him that she had to leave before her dad found out she wasn't in the house but didn't want to let go of him, as she loved the moment they just had. It was the first time she had ever kissed anyone, and she loved every second of it. They let go of the hug as she slowly pulled away to leave. He pulled her hand once more and kissed her again, telling her, "Same place, tomorrow." She looked at him, nodded, and said goodbye.