"Even though I despise the outdoors, I've learned to.. sort of.. love it," Cara says walking out of her room ,and into the living room where Arnie and Gilbert sat.
"For sure, I remember when you and Arnie would run around in that field across from the ice cream shop, and you would scream every time you even say a grasshopper," Gilbert says turning in the arm chair, "remember Arnie?" He turns to meet a beaming face.
"Yeah! Yeah!" He claps.
"Well lets go now, before 6. I don't want the big bugs comin' out" Cara says buckling the strap on her overalls, and slinging a backpack full of supplies.
"alright... lets go Arnie."
***
Cara and Gilbert sit under a large tree, the leaves of tree shade them from the scorching sun above them. They sit and watch as Arnie helps an old lady pick veggies out of the community garden. The apartment complex that Cara lives in had made one, long before Cara had moved there, and she had never had the chance to go. But now that Arnie and Gilbert were there, she felt obligated to go. She plays with the petals of a flower between her fingers. She sets it down and lets her fingers dance across the blades of bright green grass.
"Whatcha thinkin' about?" Cara looks to her left and her eyes meet his dark orbs.
"Nothing," she answers looking back down at the grass. Gilbert raises his brows and looks back at Arnie, hearing his giddy laugh and smiling along with it.
"For everyday that Arnie didn't see you, he would kill a grasshopper," Gilbert chuckles," he said it would be one less that could get to you, cause he knows how much you hate them," a smile spreads on Cara's face. She looks at Gilbert and furrows her brows ever so slightly.
"really?" he answers her with an mhm and points over at Arnie. Arnies starts running over with a basket of various veggies from the garden.
"Look at all of the veggies! I picked them all myself," Arnie says sighing. Tiredness was leaking off of him.
"Lets get you home buddy," Gilbert says taking the small basket.
"Ok but not because i'm sleepy or anything,"
***
Thirty minutes upon getting back to Cara's home, Arnie had fallen into a deep sleep in the spare room, nothing could wake him up.
"The sun must've stolen all his energy," Gilbert chuckles.
"Actually, scientists say that energy from the sun transfers heat to the body through radiation in the form of photons. Then that radiation causes your body temperature to increase, and when your body temperature rises more than it normally is, your body reacts by being sleepy. Making you tired," Cara states. Gilbert closes the door gingerly and looks at her in awe.
"You sure are smart Cara, a real intellectual," he smiles kindly down at her.
"Why thank you," she blushes," Oh now you've got me flustered," she says covering her face and turning to walk away. As she turns she feels a soft tug on her wrist, she turns back around and looks Gilbert in the eyes. He brings his hands up to her waist and it was like he was her sun. But instead of making her tired her in a lovey-dovey mood. She places her hands on either side of his face and leans in closer to his face. He closes and eyes waiting her their lips to connect. But they never did, instead he was met with a warm smooch on his cheek. he stood there and looked down at her in confusion. She smiled up at him and turned around walking towards her room.
"Nice try Gilbert Grape."
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