My Childhood Sweetheart

Hide and Seek

You should never give up hope,  should you? But I've already given up the hopes to see him. I already have enough friends and I'm happy with that only. I don't need him to come back. I really wanted him to...but he should have contacted me until now if he really wanted to see me. I'm having a fight between my heart and my mind. My heart says to wait for him while my mind says its useless. Although a part of me wants to wait for him but I have no choice, my mind is much more powerful. I decide not to wait for him for the time being.
  I pick up my phone and text Jackson.

Me: Hey! Sup?

He replies almost immediately:
He: hi! Nthing much

He: didn't u go 2 that farmhouse?

Me: nopes.

He: why?

Me: it just got cancelled somehow. Will tell u later abt it, k?

He: Kk. So what abt the movie today?

Me: yeah let's watch it since I have got no other plans.

He: k. Will pick u up at 7.

Me: :))

After that I text Chloe, telling her that I'll come tomorrow for their shopping trip. She replies that they're going there today and as I already had made plans so I replied that I can't go with them. I feel a bit guilty as they had asked me first but I made plans with Jackson instead. I'll treat them to something delicious to make it up to them later.

I have a birthday party every year but this year I'm not having because of ... I don't even want to think about it. I feel saddened every time I think about it. So I go down and eat lunch with my parents. My mom made lasagne and chocolate cupcakes. I love my mom's cupcakes, they're the best one's I've ever eaten. After lunch I wander around the house till 6.

  I didn't want to dress up much as I was feeling a bit down but then something inside me told me to dress better. I listened to that something inside me and dressed up a bit. I wore a black off shoulder shirt and paired it with white shorts. I curled my hair a bit and wore some bracelets and a locket around my neck. I don't  even know why I dressed up so much.

  Anyways it was 7 already and the doorbell rang. I heard my mother opening it and letting him in. He is my mother's favourite. She imagines us getting married! I mean how is that even possible? He would never ever marry me. He doesn't even like me in that way. I quickly dab some lip gloss and mascara and run downstairs.

"Hey Jacky!" I yell.

"Hi poop!" He yells back.

"Keep your voices down kiddos or else the neighbours would come." warns my mom. "Would you like some cupcakes Jackson?" She asks him.

"No Mrs.Woods I'm fine. Thank you." He replies politely.

"Can we go now??" I ask impatiently, tapping my feet against the floor. I was wearing my favourite nude heels so they made a clicking sound against the floor which sounded shrill and irritating.

"What's the hurry, I just arrived." Jackson says.

"Come on." I whine.

"Okay okay, we're going. Bye Mrs. Woods." He says and then heads towards the door.

"Bye mom." I say and head after him.

We get in his car and he starts driving. He isn't saying much...did he forget about my birthday?! He can't. But he isn't wishing me.. I guess he did forget about it. But how can he forget it? He never does. But there's always a first time so maybe he did forget...I did try reminding him though.

"Hey Jack, what's the date today?" I ask.

"25th Feb." he replies.

"Oh..did something happen today?"

"No.." He replies.

"Oh. I thought something did."

  He's hopeless. Completely. I decided not to talk to him as he couldn't even remember my birthday. I was so so upset. He didn't remember my birthday? And he asked me to a movie? How rude of him. As I was lost deep in my thoughts I didn't even notice that we pulled up in the mall parking lot. As I got out, I realized that this wasn't the place where we had to go so I turned to ask him but he was far ahead of me, walking towards the entrance.

"Wait for me!" I yell and hurry after him.

As I reached him I ask,
"Why are we in the mall?"

"Are you talking to me?" He says.

"Yes. Jack, why are we here?" I ask impatiently.

"Because I wanted to come here instead." He replies cheekily.

  I ask no more but I do sense something fishy. I wish it isn't something horrible. I'm not in the mood for any more disappointment, I've had enough of that already. We enter the mall and head towards the food court. Jack suddenly puts his hands on my eyes and I nearly trip.

"What the hell are you doing Jack?! I would fall!" I half yell.

"Trust me I won't let you fall." He laughs.

"Take your hand off! You're smudging my makeup!" I whine.

"You'll still look pretty." He says.

"From when have you started being so cheesy huh?"

"From the day I met you I guess." He replies with a smirk.

"Stop it alrea-" I was cut midway but the sound of a party popper and then people started singing a birthday song. Jack lifted his hand from my eyes and I saw that almost the whole school was there. They were all gathered around a table in the food court and a cake was kept in the middle. It was a big one. Even Harvey and Chloe were there.

"Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Anna
Happy birthday to you!"

I was smiling all through this. Chloe came and hugged me as tight as possible.

"Happy birthday girl!" She said.

Then Harvey hugged me and wished the same. A lot of people came and greeted me, I also received A LOT of gifts. I didn't even know half of the people he had invited. Then I went and cut the cake and got a lot applied on my face too. Thank god I brought my make up along with me. I quickly hurry to the bathroom and fix my make up. While doing so, I remember how he and I used to celebrate my birthdays. It was so much fun back then. We slept the night before at my house and then cut a cupcake at midnight. Our parents did know about the sleepover but not about the cupcake. It was our secret but its no use crying over it now. I pack my stuff up and head out. As I get out, I see someone too familiar...but it can't be...is it...him?