The Magic Trick

CHAPTER I

We were still kids when we first fell in love. I could never wait for the day for us to get married and have children which will make us a happy family. She never makes me feel alone, she’s always by my side comforting me throughout a tough day. We attend to the same class, we eat our lunch together and we fight those bullies together. Her name is Sam. She’s the girl I fell in love with.

I could never ever forget the time I asked her out for an ice cream when we were in 6th grade, I was 12 and Sam was already 13. She was a year older than me because she became sick when she was in her first grade so by the time she went to school to spend her first grade, we became classmates.

“Sam, can I treat you a chocolate ice cream this dismissal time?” I was s so ashamed as I uttered those words.

“Okay, Cedric. But we must not be late in getting home because I know you’ll eat a lot of those that would spend a day for you to finish”. She told me sarcastically as we walk on our way to the school auditorium.

The bell rang and I rushed towards her.

“C’mon, Sam. Let’s go! I’m getting hungry now”. I told her hastily.

“You’re such a baby, Cedric. Okay, c’mon”. She said those words to me sweetly.

We went out of the gate and bought some chocolate ice cream. Sam likes chocolate a lot, that’s why I decided to buy her a chocolate ice cream aside from other flavors.

Sam held both cones. She gave one to me (as if she was the one who treated me). She licked her ice cream with finesse as I licked mine with desperation. I really like eating ice cream, but I love eating it together with Sam. Sam really makes my bad day good. When I gaze Sam with a smile on her lovely face, it already completes my day.

The money I spent with the ice cream was the money I’ve earned washing our dishes at dinner during weekends. I really want to go out with Sam on a date when we grow up -- A date where an orchestra gets to play in front of us both, and a date where she gets to wear a pretty dress while I get the chance to wear a coat and a tie.

As we eat our ice creams, we decided to cross the road to go home. As we then crossed, a truck almost hit me. Suddenly, Sam held my hand and pulled me back to avoid the accident. Sam’s hand was so soft and is comfortable to hold with. It’s just like I was touching a cute cuddly bear.

After what happened, we continued to walk our way home. We talked about a lot of things like what do we plan to do this weekend, about the bullies at school, and nevertheless the taste of the chocolate ice cream we ate a while ago.

We reached Sam’s house which will take a half-kilometer for me to reach our house. Sam thanked me for the ice cream and the nice day she spent with me, she told me all those words amiably that I couldn’t even think about what to tell her next.

“Cedric… Thank you for the day I had with you, I was truly delighted. And Cedric, I just want to tell you to be careful next time. The truck might surely hit you”.

 Sam was just so sarcastic but sweet that even in a young age, she has already made my heart pump too much blood that I thought would overflow my body that would’ve come out from my ears, mouth and nose.

She walked towards their door. But when she arrived a foot before the door, she rushed towards me and kissed me on my left cheek. I froze the blushed. That feeling I had when Sam kissed me was so unusual than ever. After, she rushed again towards their door and kissed her mom hi.

I walked home sophisticated by that kiss Sam gave me while holding my left cheek. I can’t move on by what happened back there.

As I lay down on my bed, Sam never did get out of my mind. In my dreams, Sam was still there. As I woke up, the first thing I thought about was still Sam. I rode the bus; Sam was still on my mind.

AS I entered the school’s main gate, Sam was still the one whom I think of. But as I sat on my chair, Sam was literally not in our room.

“Where is she? Where is Sam?”, I thought to myself.