Sunsets

(2) Off to the Fair

© Abigail H 2017

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A comfortable silence had stretched between them as they gazed at the sunset. It was fading into lighter shades, and the sun had disappeared completely beyond the grassy meadow.

They didn't need to speak words to fill the silence. Somehow, just watching the sunset filled every bit of quiet with meaning. Nothing felt uncomfortable when it came to the two. Grace and Jay were best friends, and they had always been. They knew each other better than anyone else.

A cold breeze suddenly stirred Grace from her reverie. She tore her eyes reluctantly from the sunset, looking to Jay.

"Come on, we have a fair to get to," she disturbed the quietness, and he nodded his head turning away from the sunset, his eyes still dazed.

Grace ran to the front of the house to get her bike. She quickly hopped on only to see Jay riding ahead of her, growing smaller in the distance.

"Hey!" She called out, laughing, "Wait up!"

She pedaled vigorously to catch up with him, the cold night air pulling at her long hair. Her fleece jacket was just enough to keep her warm on this October night.

As she rode on, trailing right behind Jay, the atmosphere gradually grew darker. By the time they reached the small city, the sky had become an indigo color and stars were beginning to peek through the darkness.

Shops and motels were lit up with street signs, and wagons pulled along the busy city road.

They weren't concerned about the traffic, though. There was a shortcut that they used every year to get to the county's October fair. They'd been using the same shortcut since the beginning of their friendship in 1987.

Things didn't feel so different even now. A feeling of dejavu washed over them as they parked their bikes at the wire fence and began climbing up.

As Grace struggled to climb over the top of the tall fence, she heard a chuckle. She looked down and saw Jay was already on the other side- and laughing at her, the nerve of him!

"Jay! You little-!" She began to say, only for gravity to suddenly push her off her balance. She yelped as she tumbled over the fence, landing right on top of Jay.

He grunted as she fell on top of him, letting out a squeal of her own as they collided to the ground.

Evidently, the two teens weren't too eager to separate themselves. They sat in an interesting predicament, as Grace straddled his lap, gazing down at him as he gazed up at her. The soft grass tickled their skin as they simply stared into each other's eyes, something new and exciting passing between them in the form of electricity.

Never in their years of friendship had they'd felt this way.