I was sitting in the lot reading my favorite book, To Kill a Mockingbird, when I noticed I wasn't alone. I turned around to see Johnny walking up to me. He looked sick. I was happy to see him though. I hadn't seen him in a while.
"Hey Johnny."
"Hey Sasha." He went into a coughing fit while he sat down.
"Are you ok?"
"Yah I'm fine." I left it at that.
"What're you reading?" He asked.
"To Kill a Mocking Bird."
"I saw the movie but I haven't read the book."
"That's not the same!" I said smiling at him. He grinned back and shook his head at me.
"Wanna read it with me?"
"I'd love to." He kissed my temple and put his arm around my shoulder. We read a few chapters when I realized Johnny sounded worse than before.
"Hey Johnny, are you sure your feeling ok?" It sounded like he was having a hard time breathing and he kept coughing. It wasn't even cold but he was shaking.
"Sasha I'm fine, don't worry about-" he interrupted himself by coughing again.
"Johnny. Let's go back to my house, you're obviously sick."
"Ok I am sick. But it's fine, it's only a cold it'll be gone by tomorrow I bet."
"Please Johnny, for me?" I asked giving him the sweetest smile I could.
"Fine."
"Thank you." I kissed him on the cheek and he got up. He took a second to get his footing right and I grabbed his hand. We walked to my house talking about the book.
"I wish I was as smart as Scout." I thought aloud. Johnny laughed when I said that.
"Why? She's 8?" He continued to laugh at me till he started coughing again.
"That's what you get for laughing at me. I know she's eight, I meant I wish I was as smart when I was eight."
He made a face that looked like he was thinking.
"We're here." I said coming up to my house. I opened the rusty gate and walked up the splintered wooden steps on the porch. My brother was asleep on the couch so I motioned for him to be quiet. I brought him into the kitchen and got him a glass of water.
"For your cough."
"Thanks. Say Sasha?"
"Yah?"
"How did I ever get so lucky to have you?" I looked down and blushed.
"I ask myself the same question all the time." I gave him a light kiss and pulled away grinning like a goofy idiot. I heard the door open to the kitchen and looked around Johnny to see my brother coming in.
"Hey Mikey. Did we wake you up?" I asked.
"Naw. Johnny are you ok you look sick?" He said with genuine concern. He looked pretty cute since his eyebrows were all bunched up and his snaggletooth smile.
"Yah I'm fine." I looked at Mikey around Johnny and shook my head 'no'."
"You're gonna get me sick!" He ran out looking scared. I tried to stifle a giggle but Johnny turned around giving me an amused smile.
"Really?"
"Oh come on, that was pretty cute."
"Not as cute as you Sasha." He wrapped his arms around my back and hugged me. He kissed me sweetly and rested his forehead against mine.
"I love you Jonathan Cade."
"And I love you Sasha y/l/n."
