Open When • JO MFZ COMPLETED

Chapter 40 • Little Adventure

(A/N: chapter is obnoxiously long sorry lol)

Mackenzie's POV

As I hit play, it start but it takes a moment for the tape to start playing.

Hey babygirl, it's Johnny.
It's our two year anniversary. I am so sorry I can't be here with you right now. But, this is my surprise to you as said in the letter. This tape will take you to our iconic places. Some very important places for the years we've known each other. You'll definitely will need to drive and you'll need to do a little walking here and there but, that's okay.
So first place, is your bedroom, obviously. This was a place for quite a few firsts. Our first time, our first make out, our first fight. The first time we were ever walked in on, which was actually embarrassing. This is a room full of our memories.
The second place being your house, another place full of memories, the countless barbecues, parties, holidays and snow days etcetera. It's so full of fond Jenzie memories.
Now, the next place you will need a car. You can pause it until you get inside and start driving.

I pause the tape and run downstairs. Grabbing my car keys (yes I have a car, I just don't use it that often), and run outside.

I get inside and start it up, pulling out of my driveway I hit play again.

The third place on the list is on the way to the fourth place. The third place is my house.

I pause the tape and start driving down to his house. Which was not far from mine. When I get there I park on the side and press play.

Yet again, another place for firsts. The first time we played seven minutes in heaven, the first time I saw your panties, the first time I touched your boob. It was a place of firsts for many reasons like your house. Within that lot contained many memories of parties, barbecues, holidays, sleepovers etcetera.
Now as I said before, your on the way to the fourth place. That place being our old elementary school.

Yet again, I paused the tape, and drove down to our elementary school. Driving fifteen minutes to get there. I parked right outside of the gates.

This is where we first met. Ironically enough, our parents, all of our parents, knew each other since high school. This was where it started. Carson, Lauren, Brynn, you and I began together in kindergarten.
Then through the years we added the rest of the group. Who ironically enough, our parents knew theirs.
This was the start of it all. This building, was the beginning of us.
This next place is a bit of a drive from the school but, I don't think you'll mind it. This next place is the bowling alley.

I start of my car and start driving down to the bowling alley. I'd say from here, on a good day will take about thirty to forty five minutes to get there driving.

We may live in a small town but still, you have to drive some places.

As i drove I thought of Johnny memories. Smiling as I began recollecting them. Eventually I pulled up to the bowling alley, parking in the parking lot. Looking at the somewhat run down building, pressing play on the cassette.

Here you are, the bowling alley. Many birthday parties, field trips and fun nights were here.
This was where I won you that stuffed dog for you birthday. It was also where we first tried pot towards the end of eighth grade year.
This place has interesting memories but, they're still memories.
I guess you can say, we grew up here. We've evolved from young juvenile to well... juvenile teenagers. This was always a great place to come to. Especially Friday nights after football season.
We had fun here. And hopefully there's more fun to come.
Now as we continue our tour of iconic places, this next place was the scene of our first date. The movie theater.