Give Me Your Love

Laughter

We arrive and walk down the hall to Anthony's room, I find his mother and knock

Grace: good evening

Anna: hi Grace, hello, um
Sam: Manchester Sam, it's nice to see you again
Anna: I'll leave you alone with Anthony for a moment

Grace: thanks Anna

He gives me a kiss on the cheek and I go over to Anthony, I sit down and look at him thinking about all these years

Grace: Anthony you can't give up now, your family and friends need you, I need you. Who will take your place at school in making fun of me? After all, I was laughing about it

I hold his hand for a moment and see him move it slightly, I smile a little and then Anna arrives, I see her crying and I try to hold back

Grace: Anna, are you okay?
Anna: yes, it's just that I've never had the habit of seeing my son in the same bed almost every year

I understand her pain perfectly and I go over to her, I console her and then I say goodbye, Sam and I take the elevator and then we go to the car

Sam: listen, do you by any chance want a sandwich?
Grace: let's go to McDonald's
Sam: ok

Lead the way to McDonald's and then we order through the screens at the entrance, we get two sandwiches, chips and a coke with a bottle of sparkling water, we pay and then we enjoy our dinner

Sam: how did you spend the afternoon?
Grace: sleeping, I didn't even go to work
Sam: where do you work
Grace: at Joe's bar, I don't know if you know him
Sam: I know him
Grace: perfect
Sam: afterwards do you want to go straight home or do we go for a tour of some places?
Grace: what does the policeman suggest

We smile and meanwhile he takes a napkin, he wipes me where I got dirty and I smile more than before

Sam: the policeman suggests a walk on the beach, what does the bartender say?
Grace: the bartender accepts
Sam: oh, really?
Grace: yes
Sam: good

We finish eating and then we throw away all the paper, we take the bottle of water in the car and we make our way to the beach, we get there and then we take off our shoes, and I also leave my bag in the car, we walk holding hands and after a while we hear a song that some boys have put on, Sam takes my boots out of my hands and picks me up

Grace: what are you doing
Sam: let's get our feet wet
Grace: but there's no need to pick me up
Sam: who said that

He looks at me smiling and then he lets me get out, I get my feet wet and breathe the air, after a while we continue walking and then we get back in the car with clean feet and shoes on, he takes me to my house and then we get out

Sam: what time do you get out of school tomorrow?
Grace: at noon, I had a great night anyway
Sam: same

We hug tightly and, as soon as I try to kiss him on the cheek, he tries to do the same thing but we end up kissing accidentally

Sam: sorry, I didn't mean to do something like that
Grace: is everything okay
Sam: are you sure?
Grace: yes, it was just a mistake, but now I have to go in
Sam: okay, but first one thing
Grace: let me guess, the phone
Sam: exactly

I smile and pass him the unlocked phone, he memorizes his number and I return the number, we say goodbye and then I go in, I see that he's leaving and I go into the living room, and I find everyone

James: but hello
Grace: good evening
Mom: how did you spend the evening?
Grace: great, Sam took me to McDonald's and then to the beach for a walk
Anastasia: it seems romantic
Grace: I don't know, but he was very kind, he always asked permission to hold my hand and even for songs in the car
Mom: and you're smiling

I stay silent smiling and everyone starts laughing, I take off my jacket and then we hear the ring, I go to open the door and find Sam

Grace: what happened?
Sam: hey, I found your bracelet in the car
Grace: thanks
Sam: and have a good evening everyone

I turn around and see that everyone is watching, we start laughing and he looks at me smiling and also confused

Grace: tomorrow I'll explain
Sam: okay, see you tomorrow

He gives me a kiss on the cheek and runs to the car, I wait for him to leave and then I close the door, everyone screams and I keep laughing, after a while we calm down and we all go to sleep.