"Memory is a way of holding
the thing you love,
the thing you are,
the thing you never want to lose."
- Kevin Arnold
"Mommy! Jace is not is giving me Mr. Cuddles!" Little Clarie said crying, running towards her mother.
Miss Winters smiled at her daughter and made her sit down. "Oh honey! Jace is just playing with Mr. Cuddles. Don't cry." Her mother said stroking her cheek then she went back inside to attend Mrs. Anderson. A brown haired boy came running towards her with Mr. Cuddles right beside him. He became alarmed seeing his best friend crying.
"Clarie? I am sorry. I didn't want to make you cry." A younger version of Jace said to her with a sad face. Clarie was too angry to forgive him.
"No you took away Mr. Cuddles I will not forgive you! Why did you take him away from me!" She said folding her arms across her chest looking away from him.
"I.. I did it b..because you um..were not playing with me! And I thought you will not be my friend. So I took him away. So that we can play together." After a pause she replied "Oh!" Clarie said with her hand covering her mouth.
"Jace you are my bestest friend! I will never leave you." Clarie said and got up brushing of her skirt.
Jace asked "Never?"
Clarie replied with a smiled, "Never."
"Come on! Let's play hide and seek. It's your favourite game." She said smiling at him. Jace couldn't help it and he hugged her tightly and it was equally returned by Clarie. Then he backed up and blushed red like a tomato. Clarie laughed at him.
Playing for at least an hour, they both got tired and lied down on the grass holding hands and counting stars.
"Clarie?"
"Yes?"
"I love you."
"I love you too Jace."
After a few years.
"Jace promise me you won't forget to call me everyday and don't go on messing up with everyone and don't-"
"I know, watch horror movies without you. Got it!" Jace said mimicking her. Clarie punched him in the arm and Jace mocked looking hurt. Clarie scowled. Just then a car horn was heard in distance and Jace tensed up. He suddenly hugged Clarie and said,
"Promise me you will never forget me."
"Never in a million years." Clarie replied almost in tears.
"So is it our Never?"
"Our never." Clarie said and hugged him one last time and it was the last time Clarie had heard his voice until now.
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Short Story"You are avoiding me, aren't you? Jace Anderson said leaning closer. "N...no?" It came out more like a question than an answer. He came closer and now Clarie could feel his breath tingling her ear, he was close enough, beyond her comfort zone. Then...
