🍑
i reach for my hoodie on the top shelf of my closet. i just barely grasp it and pull it down, hearing a loud bang. i look at my feet and see my old memory box from when i was in high school
i sit on the ground and open it, carefully taking out each thing and examining it
a letter from my bestfriend at the time
i smile to myself and set it on the floor, grabbing the next thing. a rose from the first date i ever went on.
i continued. a concert wrist band, for halsey, from one of the best nights of my life. a bunch of pictures of me and my old friends. several movie ticket stubs. a picture of me and my prom date. pictures from graduation. a bunch of memories all compiled in this little box.
i grab the last thing and smile
"hey babe, what are you doing?" my boyfriend asks
i look up at him "i found my old memory box"
he crouches down and sits next to me "find anything worth remembering?"
i hold up the picture in my hand "this"
he glimpses at the polaroid of me standing with ethan and grayson, goofy smiles on on all of our faces
he smiles "those were good times"
i smile and lean into his shoulder "they were, but i'm having some good memories now"
he smiles and glances at the picture again "gray and i look so young. and you, you were beautiful"
i smirk "and what am i now?"
"my gorgeous girlfriend"
we both laugh and look at all the contents of my memory box
"remember when i gave you that rose. it was your first date and mine as well. i was so nervous and you were so beautiful that you made me even more nervous"
i giggle "yeah, i remember. i was nervous too though. maybe not as much as you"
"it was way worse for me though because i had the biggest crush on you and you had no idea"
i blush and laugh "yeah, i had no clue. i thought you were just being friendly"
he laughs loudly "yeah, friendly" he says sarcastically
i look down and gently grab the wrist band from halsey's concert "this was one of the best nights of my life"
he nods "mine too. i was scared that you would reject going on that date with me"
i smile "i didn't consider it a date, until you leaned in and kissed me. i knew in that moment that i had feelings for you"
he smiled widely "at that point, my feelings for you grew deeper"
i blush and grab the movie stubs, looking through all of them
he points to one titled 'it'
he laughs "you were so scared"
"no i wasn't"
he smiles "yes you were. i don't even think you actually watched the movie. your face was stuffed into my shirt the whole time"
i playfully roll my eyes "it's not my fault that the movie was scary and you smelled so good"
he blushes and sniffs his shirt "i do smell good don't i"
i laugh "you do"
"what do i smell like?"
"you smell like burning wood and the love of my life"
he laughs "that was smooth"
i smirk "i know"
we both laugh and look at the picture from prom night.
"you look so nervous, e"
he laughs "i was. your dad is terrifying"
i laugh "that is true. he probably scared you shitless from his talk"
"oh he did"
i sigh "that was an amazing night"
"it really was"
we are quiet for a moment
suddenly, ethan stands up and puts his hand out. i put my hand on his and he pulls me onto my feet. he plays music, a slow song. we dance together, never breaking eye contact
"prom night was magical. it was during the last slow dance when i knew you were the one for me" he whispered, leaning in and connecting his lips with mine
i pull away and bend down, grabbing the last thing left. pictures from graduation.
i show them to ethan and he smiles "and this was the day that i knew i was going to spend the rest of my life with you"
i blush and kiss his lips
"it's still true to this day" he whispers kissing my forehead
🍑
