I smooth my dress down and walk towards Jason. He sees me and grins while walking towards me. I smile back and walk faster. I can't believe this is happening!
"Hello, gorgeous." Jason winks and smirks at me. I giggle and he locks his arm in mine and leads me towards one of the docks. He stops in front of a small yacht.
"Wait- This is yours?!" I ask, big eyed. He chuckles and nods. Escorting me onto the yacht, I start noticing white lights and candles. "It's beautiful!" I exclaim, noticing the with table cloth on the table in the center and red and white flower petals laid around the floor and the table. I approach the table and see a perfect red rose in a jar in the center with a tag on it.
To: Claire. It reads. Claire?!
"Claire?!" I nearly scream. Jason stutters and his face loses color. I storm off the yacht and head for my old car, except it's not there anymore.
In its place is a baby blue convertible. I search frantically around the parking lot for my old brown 2002 Ford Cobra Torino. I pull out my car keys and press the lock button until I hear the beep. But the sound comes out of the convertible. I get wide eyed and approach the car. I notice it has the same license plate as my older car.
It's a miracle! I think, hopping in. I turn the radio on and it plays my favorite station. When I turn the motor on, it makes a nice vibrating noise. I pull out and drive fast, feeling the air against my face.
"This is amazing!" I yell, zooming down the highway. It all goes by so fast because I find myself already parked in my driveway. I get out of my car and lock it. When I approach the front door, I remember just happened.
A) My car has been replaced by something 100x better, and
B) Jason just tried to cheat on me.
Thinking of Jason reminded me of Nate. We were supposed to have plans, but I cancelled on him for nothing. And Kayla is supposed to sleep over. That's when I had an idea. I pull out my phone and send two texts;
Me: Hey, Kay! Wanna see if Drake is willing to eat out with us and a friend of mine? It could be a double date ;D meet @ Friendly's in 15
Me: Sorry I cancelled earlier. I'm free now! Wanna meet me and two friends at Friendly's in 15 minutes?
It wasn't long before they both agreed, so I went upstairs to change into some casual clothes. I picked out some red, faded jeans and my grey Red Hot Chili Peppers tee-shirt with their red symbol in the center. My hair was still curled, so I decided to put it up in a ponytail. I thought it looked really cool. Then I slipped on my favorite red and black converse and headed out the door.
At Friendly's
"Hey I'm eating out with a few friends tonight." I told the waitress.
"Oh, two are here." she said with a smile. She lead me to the table Drake and Kayla were at. Kayla has had a major crush on Drake for a while now, so they hang out a lot.
"Hey, Lynz!" Kayla said. I sat on the opposite side of Drake and Kayla, but in front of Kayla. I smiled and said hi to Kayla and Drake.
"So where's your friend?" She asked.
"Oh, Nate will be here soon." I assured them. About five minutes later, Nate showed up wearing the exact same shirt as me, except black.
"Hey Nate!" I called him over and he sat next to me.
"Awe! You guys are twinning!" Kayla exclaimed. Me and Nate looked at each others shirts and laughed along with Kayla and Drake. We all started talking and introducing each other before we start talking.
I listen to Drake and Nate talking about their dirk bike racing careers. I turns out they are both into dirt bike riding. I look up at Nate and I think for the first time, I'm just noticing what he looks like.
His brown hair is a smooth buzz cut, but not short. His eyes are hazelnut brown with hints of dark green, just like mine. He has a tan, darker than mine but I'm still working on it. When he talks, his pink lips move quickly. He's a fast talker, like me. I could've sworn I have hearts in my eyes because it takes Kayla's shoe in my shin to wake me out of my trance.
"He asked you a question." Kayla said, looking at me.
"Oh!" I say slightly embarrassed. "What did you say?" I turn to Nate.
"I asked if you've ever been dirt bike racing." Nate says looking in my eyes.
"Oh, ya! I did all the time when I was 12-14. But then I broke my arm on a race, so I quit." I explained.
"I remember that!" Kayla says. Then we move onto another subject.
By the time we finish desert, we walk outside to the parking lot after paying the check.
"Need another ride home?" Drake asks Kayla.
"No, I'm going home with Lyndsey. Thanks though!" Kayla answers before Drake leaves.
"See you later." Nate says while hugging me. I hug back, hoping he wouldn't feel butterfly flutters inside my stomach.
"Bye.'' I say and watch him leave.
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Leap Year Wishes
HumorMy name is Lyndsey Richards. I was born on February 29, 2004. next month I'll be turning 4 years old. Yes, I'm very young. But guess what? I was unfortunately born on a leap year, so I'm technically 16. Every year on my birthday, the 29th of Februar...
