Faking Smiles

The Three Musketeers

As I walk into the lunch room I look around for my sister.

I spot her sitting in the back corner table with a girl that look strangely familiar but I can only see the back of her head so i can't really tell whether I know  her or not.

I speed up my pace because i'm curious to see who she is sitting with 

When i get closer to the table my sister stands up and starts waving causing the other girl to turn around.

Instantly I remember who she is Oh my god I haven't seen this girl in ages since elementary school I think.

My speed picks up to a full on run and I literally tackle Angie with a hug causing her to giggle

"Oh my gosh Angie!! I missed you so much I didn't know you were coming back!" I say excitedly.

"Of-course I came back did you forget the promise i made??" she replies

And instantly I remember.

**FLASH BACK**

 "Angie I don't want you to go" I said to Angie ready to cry. Angie, my sister, and I were super close, we were like the three musketeers she was like another sister and I didn't want to lose her.

   My sister being the shortest out of all of us looks up and says " Don't forget us"

"I won't and I promise I'll be back as soon as I can" she looks down and thinks for a moment then says  "I'll be here before you graduate from high school so we can graduate together" 

We do a group hug and she gets inside her dads car waving to us from the inside.

Life is so unfair sometimes why did her dad have to get a promotion so far from here...

Her car pulls out of the drive way at that moment my fifth grade self turns to my sister and we hug and cry.

I put my arm around her shoulders and say "she'll be back she never breaks her promises"

then we walk back to our house in silence.

**PRESENT TIME***

We sit down not wanting to cause a scene, and for the rest of lunch we talk normally like she hasn't been gone for six years.

To be honest after a while I lost hope I didn't think she would be back, but only because of all the crap I've been through.

I hope she doesn't realize how much I changed because I don't want her to stop liking me. If she finds out what I've been through it will only scare her away.

As I sit there deep in thought I hear someone calling my name repeatedly so I snap out of it I look up to see