Janthony

Chapter 5

Jasmine POV
"Hurry up, girlfriend!" Renee exclaimed. "I don't think you want to keep Anthony waiting!"
Just then I bolted out of my room with my dress on, headed to Pippa's room. Once again, I woke up late to meet up with Anthony. How I managed to wake up for school, I don't know.
Renee brushed my hair and tied two ends together on the back of my hair. She did light makeup on me and shoved me the white heels.
Then Pippa appeared out of thin air and handed me a pink flower to put in my hair. Renee adjusted it in and said, "You look absolutely fabulous!"
"Mhm!" agreed Pippa. "But you have to go now! Go, go, go!" she exclaimed.
Pippa and Renee watched me as I went down the hallway, and just when I was about to open the door, they said, "Good luck!".
I opened the door and saw Anthony standing there. (Thankfully, I didn't trip.)
"Hi Anthony" I said.
"Hi Jasmine.. you look-"
"I know. Beautiful."
"Actually, no. I was going to say, alluring"
"And what does that mean? I'm no expert with words."
"It means, to powerfully attract or charm"
I punched his arm playfully. "Shut up"
He laughed.
He led me to his blue car and opened the door for me.
As he drove, I looked out the window and took in the sights of New York.
Out of nowhere, I started singing,
"And I say, Hey"
Anthony looked over at me and caught on with what I was singing.
We sang together,
"What a wonderful kind of day,
If we could learn to work and play,
And get along with each other,
What a wonderful kind of day,
What a wonderful kind of day..." (with perfect long notes)
We both laughed .
He reached over for my hand and gripped it tightly.
I went back to looking out the window, with Anthony still holding my hand.
When we arrived, he let go of my hand, only to grab it again when we entered, and I'll admit that my hand felt kind of cold without him holding it.
Then we started walking, hand in hand, through the garden.
As we walked, I decided to ask him something.
"What can you tell me about you?"
"Me?" Anthony asked.
"No, I'm talking to this tree" I said, sarcastically, pointing to a random tree.
"Ha" he said, laughing.
He continued, "Well, my birthday is November 1st, and I'm of Puerto Rican decent. You?"
"My birthday is July 21, and I've pretty much grown up in Brooklyn all of my life"
"Me too", he said, smiling.
Then we both realized we had reached the Rose Garden. (It's full name: The Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden. How ironic)
"It's so beautiful!" I exclaimed, examining an interesting array of dark pink roses.
"No more than you are", I heard Anthony mutter somewhere behind me.
Pretending I didn't hear him, I dragged him over to a bush with yellow flowers, and then to another bush with orange flowers. (Oh, Pippa would just love it! Her favorite color is orange.)
"Have you been here before?" asked Anthony.
"No" I replied. "But I'm loving it already!"
And quite, I was. There were roses of all different colors, such as light pink, white, and red! Then I saw a dome looking thingy in the middle and dragged Anthony to it.
I let go of his hand, momentarily, to examine the roses covering the tiny green dome.
"I love this place!" I murmured over to Anthony, who was checking out a lavender rose.
"I'm glad." He said, smiling over at me.
Then I took his hand again and took him out of the Rose Garden. Next stop: the Conservatory.
Outside of the Conservatory, there was a large pond with a lot of water plants, such as water lilies and Egyptian Papyrus'.
We went inside and discovered another assortment of plants. I resisted the urge to hug Anthony, I was in love!
Our last two stops were the Rock and Perennial Garden.
The rock garden entailed of, rather small, rocks that were stacked together to form a small cascade. It also had other swampy trees and plants.
The Perennial Garden had many bushes, along with small trees and large leaves. It was, in my opinion, kind of designed like a Labyrinth. (Except there wasn't a bull chasing Anthony and I)
Alas, our journey in the garden ended, but before we left, Anthony bought me a lavender rose.
"I told you not to buy me anything" I told Anthony, laughing.
"You deserve it" he said. Then he kissed the rose and gave it to me.
I took it and kissed the other side.
He smiled.
Our drive back to the theatre was rather quiet, but Anthony still held my hand.
Finally, we arrived.
"Thanks for taking me. I loved it" I told Anthony.
"My pleasure" he responded, smiling.
Then I hugged him, and he hugged me back.
Once he took off for his room, I barged into my room, and almost screamed.
Anthony gave me a rose!!!!
Before I could collect my thoughts again, my sisters barged into my room.
"WELL?" said Pippa.
"Anthony gave me a rose!" I exclaimed.
A series of "AWWW"'s escaped Pippa and Renee's mouths.
"How cute!" said Pippa. "Let me see it!"
Almost reluctantly, I handed over the lavender rose Anthony had given me.
"It smells so good!" said Renee.
Then they asked me to explain everything that happened, skipping no detail. So I told them about the different gardens, and how Anthony held my hand the whole time.
"You guys are so cute together" said Renee, laughing.
"Right?!" exclaimed Pippa.
"Well, I'm figuring that you're exhausted. Come on, Pippa, let Jazzy sleep" said Renee.
"Okay." responded Pippa.
We had a little group hug, and then they left.
When they left, I smelled the rose. Indeed, it smelled wonderful. I kissed the rose again and lay it on my cabinet.
I laid down on my bed and sighed. What... what was I feeling for Anthony?
With that thought I fell asleep.
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Hi guys! I absolutely LOVED writing this chapter. I'll give you a brief background on the NY Botanical Garden.

That's the little dome thingy. I didn't know how else to explain it haha

The Rock Garden! I like this picture.

The Perennial Garden

Andddd the Conservatory.
Picture credits to nybg.org
Rose Color Meanings:
Lavender Roses~ Love at first sight; eagerness to grow your relationship
Yellow Roses~ Warm feelings; happiness
Orange Roses~ energy, desire, or excitement
Pink Roses~ admiration, gentleness, and joy
White Roses~ Innocence, purity, and President Snow in THG
Red Roses~ Love, beauty, or perfection
PS: Jasmine and Anthony did actually sing a section of the Arthur song, I didn't just randomly come up with that scene! Link below.
https://instagram.com/p/BG-87VKm_AH/