One Chance

Chapter 16

I wake up and check the time and it's only 6 am. I still get out of bed and go freshen up. After I'm done I walk out to make some breakfast. Amanda is still asleep and I don't wake her up and plan to surprise her with breakfast. 

After an hour I'm done making pancakes and waffles and some freshly pressed juice for the both of us. I arrange the table and decide to knock on Amanda's door, but she shows up before I even move from the table. 

" This looks so yummy”, she says and sits down immediately. 

" That reminds me of the new Justin Bieber song" I say not being able to hold my laughter. 

" The word yummy existed way before the song did, so stop thinking of that and eat before I finish it all myself", Amanda says, and she digs in. 

We eat quietly after that with an occasional moan from each of us after a particularly delicious bite of the waffles.  

We then clean the dishes and tidy up around the house before we bring our packed bags for the weekend. After checking that all doors are locked, we get everything in the car and get in. I decided to drive to the cottage. 

We stop by my parents’ house for a quick visit first and then to Amanda's parents’ house.  One hour later we are on our way to the cottage. Our parents ended up giving us some snacks for the ride even if it just under 3 hours. 

We begin our trip and Amanda takes charge of the music. Random Halsey songs start playing. Amanda loves her so it was expected. We both sing along to the songs, sometimes getting the lyrics wrong, screaming at the top of lungs at some parts and laughing at others. Time just passed by till both of were hungry and thirsty. 

Amanda randomly starts munching on the snacks while feeding it to me one by one. We later stopped the car at a gas station and filled the tank and got some cold drinks too. 

Amanda decided she'll drive the rest of the way and I let her. On the way I cracked some really bad jokes which Amanda laughed along to, even when I know she didn't find them funny at all. There was one time I made her laugh so hard that she has to stop the car to just laugh.

The joke was :

A police officer stops a minivan full of elderly ladies being driven by an old gentleman because they’re only going 25 mph, stopping the mid-day traffic.

The policeman asks the driver why he is going so slow.

“Well that’s the speed limit, isn’t it! There was a sign saying 25 and everything!” the driver defends himself.

The policeman sighs, “No, sir, that’s the number of the highway you’re on. It has nothing to do with the speed limit.”

“Oh, so that’s what it means…” says the driver, looking shocked.

The officer looks at the rest of the van and notices the grannies are looking somewhat frozen and stiff.

“What’s up with the ladies?” he asks the driver.

-“Um…” the driver scratches his head, “you see, we just got off highway 150…”

" Lucy, once in a while you can really tell a good joke. I need a minute to calm down." She says. 

" Uh, I actually copied it from the internet. I read it a while ago. I really think it was that funny but I'm glad you think so. " I say laughing along with her.