I woke up at seven and I smelled the sweet smell of breakfast. I got up and took a shower and brushed my teeth and put on something simple. Black leggings with a white lace shirt and a black bandaue under and my white and black doc martens, hair up in a bun and winged eyeliner. I walked downstairs to see my mom and Phil’s mom, Teresa. “Good morning honey.” My mom kissed my cheek, “morning mom.” “Good to see you Nessa!” Teresa hugged me. “Nice to see you also!” “Phil’s in the living room.” Teresa winked at me. I smiled and walk towards where he was. “Hey Philip.” I sat next to him, “Hey Danessa.” He smiled. “Okay so how are we gonna do this?” I asked him. “Simple, we both tell them how we’re not meant for each other and we shouldn’t be forced into this.” “Hopefully this works.” He both nodded. “You guys! Breakfast is ready!” we both walk into the kitchen and we sit down. “So, what was this breakfast thing about?” my mom asked pouring herself a cup of coffee. “About Phil and I.” he nodded and I continued. “Mom, Teresa. Phil and I, we’re not meant for each other. He’s my childhood friend and he loves someone else, he was a girlfriend, I on the other hand don’t have a boyfriend, we broke up but that doesn’t matter. He loves someone else, I’m talking to someone else. We haven’t see each other for over 13 years so how can you set us up when we have so many things that we don’t have in common?” “Simple. We did and that’s how it’s going to be.” My mom said and Teresa nodding in agreement. “You guys can’t force us though. We can love whoever we want, sure I do love Danessa, as a friend though. I’m back in Long Beach. We’re gonna be friends forever.” Phil said. “But-““We’ll think about it.” Teresa said. We continued to eat our breakfast and make small talk. After we were done mother and Teresa we’re in the kitchen cleaning the dishes while me and Phil we’re in my room laying on my bed looking at the ceiling. “I hope this works.” I said. “I do too.” He sighed. “Remember that one time in 3rd grade you fell off the swing and you cried like a little baby and I had to call your mom and we got ice cream?” I said reminiscing the memory, “Yeah, then your ice cream dropped and you cried so I shared mine while I was sick?” “Ha ha yeah. Then we were both sick and we stayed home from school watching Rugrats the whole day?” I said snorting. “Yeah.” We both sighed. “Remember when we would always go into our tree house that was for us and no one else and you kissed me and said don’t tell anyone? Because we we’re best friends?” he said turning his head towards me, I looked at him and smiled. “I do, that was my first kiss.” “You counted it as your first kiss? So did I.” he looked into my eyes inches away from my face until I found myself moving closer, and closer, and he was moving closer. An inch away. Wait. What am I doing? I moved away and coughed. Was I really gonna kiss Phil? “Phil! Danessa! Come downstairs.” We walked downstairs to my mom and his mom sitting down. “We made our decision… the arrangement is off. You’re free.” My mom smiled. I faked a smile and hugged both mothers and Phil. “We’re free.” I repeated.
“Let’s go to the park.” Phil said. I nodded and grabbed my ying yang pull over and my phone and keys and walked out the door sending a text to my mom who went out shopping with Teresa. We decided to walk because it wasn’t far from here. We arrived at the park and it was empty. “The park to ourselves.” I smiled and sat down the swing and Phil sat on the one next to me. “We did it, we’re free. I get to marry Bree.” He smiled. I smiled, “and I can marry whoever I want to marry.” I smiled. “So when are you going to propose?” I said swinging, “tomorrow.” My heart dropped. Why is this happening?
PHILS P.O.V.
“We made our decision… the arrangement is off. You’re free.” Danessa’s mom smiled. I faked a smile and hugged both mothers and Danessa. “We’re free.” Danesssa repeated.
I kissed her, I almost kissed her. Why? I’m in love with Bree? She’s gonna be talking to Alan soon... “Let’s go to the park.” I said to Danessa. She nodded running up stairs grabbing whatever she needed and came back down and started walking to our destination. We made it to the park and she went straight for the swings, the park was empty and it was soothing. . “We did it, we’re free. I get to marry Bree.” I said and smiled. But something didn’t feel right, like those words weren’t supposed to be leaving my mouth. She smiled, “and I can marry whoever I want to marry.” “So when are you going to propose?” she said swinging, “tomorrow.” I had too. I love Bree. Don’t you mean IN love with her? Do you really lov eher? I shook my head and put on a fake smile. “I know she’s gonna say yes.” I looked into her eyes and I wasn’t convinced with what she just told me. “Are you in love with her?” she asked. “I don’t know.” I was being honest. “Oh.” She simply said.
DANESSA’S P.O.V.
I don’t know if I should be happy or disappointed if the marriage is off. I mean, when it was on it was a guaranteed that I was gonna get married and have children but now that its off, what if I don’t find someone? What if I don’t have kids? Am I gonna have a million of cats and sit at home watching re runs of FRIENDS? I need to find someone.
I turns out we were sitting here for a few hours not talking, just thinking. “Time flies.” I said. “It sure does. Let me walk you home.” I nodded and we made our journey back to my house. We finally made it to the front porch and I hugged him. “Thanks for taking me and sitting down not talking.” I chuckled. “Anytime.” He smiled. “Goodnight Phil.” I said. “Night.” I opened the door and stepped a foot inside until someone grabbed my wrist and pulled me back. “Goodnight.” Phil grabbed the sides of my face and kissed me. I was shocked. Phil Manasala kissed me. I kissed him back my hands found my way to the back of his neck deepening the kiss. We stopped and out of breath and we were blushing. I pecked his lips and walked inside closing the door. I’m in love with Phil Manasala.
PHILS P.O.V.
“Time flies.” Danessa said. “It sure does. Let me walk you home.” She nodded and we made our way back to her place. We finally made it to the front porch and she hugged me. “Thanks for taking me and sitting down not talking.” She giggled. “Anytime.” I smiled. “Goodnight Phil.” She said. “Night.” She opened the door and stepped a foot inside. Kiss her idiot. I grabbed her wrist and pulled her back. “Goodnight.” I said while I grabbed the sides of her soft face and kissed her. I did it. I Phil Manasala kissed Danessa Day. She kissed me back and her hands found the back of my neck deepening the kiss. We stopped and out of breath and we were blushing. She pecked my lips and walked inside closing the door. I’m in love with Danessa Day.
