Into The Light

Going Home

Sarah and I had been hanging out in our cabin most of the morning. We'd be leaving in just a few short hours.

"What should we do today?" I ask

"We still need to pack, so we don't have much time for anything, we leave at 8 tonight,"

"What time is it now?"

"11:30, They'll be serving lunch soon,"

"So after lunch, we need to pack,"

"Yeah, the good thing about lunch today is you can eat anytime between 12 and 2, its an open buffet today,"

"What time are you guys going to eat?"

"Probably 12, we want to have enough time to pack and maybe hang out and do something fun,"

"I'm going to skip lunch today, I wanna focus on packing and make sure I get everything,"

"Just make sure you eat something today,"

"I will, I promise. What do I need to leave out and not pack yet?"

"The only thing you don't need to pack is the outfit you're riding home in,"

"I'm going to wear my pajama pants and the hoodie Zack gave me on the night we started dating. I snuggle with it every night,"

She smiles, "I'm gonna head to lunch, I'll see you later,"

I pull my suitcase out from under my bed, unzip it, and set aside my last clean pair of pajama pants I have. I pack all of my dirty clothes back into my suitcase, grab all of my swimsuits that are still wet and take them outside to dry on the balcony. As I'm about to walk back inside I see Zack walking toward the cabin. I sit down on the top step and watch him as he gets closer.

"Why weren't you at lunch"? He asks as he sits down next to me

"I wanted to pack and make sure I had everything,"

"Well, since you weren't at lunch with the rest of us, I brought you something to eat,"

"You didn't have to bring me lunch,"

"I know, but I wanted to. I want to make sure you're eating and taking care of yourself"

I smiled, "What do you want to do this afternoon,"

"I'm not sure, If you want, we can go get some ice cream after you finish eating?"

"I'd love to,"

I quickly finish eating my lunch, Zack helps me up and holds my hand as we walk to the snack shop. Zack holds the door open for me, from the moment I walk in, I could smell the different all kinds of treats and candy

"What kind of ice cream do you want?"

"I think I'm going to get a strawberry milkshake,"

"That sounds good, I'm thinking about S'mores ice cream,"

"I've never had s'mores flavored ice cream,"

"I'll give you a bite if you want,"

I nod, "Please,"

"If you wanna sit somewhere, I'll get our ice cream,"

I gave in knowing that I wouldn't win if I tried to protest, I walk over to a quiet corner in the room and sit on the couch.

Within a few minutes, Zack joins me sitting on the couch next to me, he hands me my milkshake.

"Thank you,"

"You're welcome, Do you want to try a bite of mine?"

I nod, and he feeds me a small bite of his ice cream. "Woah, that's really good,"