"Hey Jake. Who was calling you?" asked the chirpy Sarah. I hate to lie to that beautiful face but I don't want to disappoint and leave her again. It took all my willpower to not confess everything to her and that I want to go back to California.
"Just some buddies back in California. They were asking about New York." I replied. I did my best to put on a bored face. "Oh." was the response I got from Sarah. I watched her face changed from cheerful to uncertainty for a second. It changed back to a smile when she caught me watching her.
"Fuck." I thought to myself. I think she is catching onto something. I knew that Sarah was a smart girl. For a second, I thought she could see through my lie but she didn't say anything about it so I guess everything is alright for now.
"So, weren't you mowing the lawn?" asked Sarah.
"Um, now that you're here, maybe not. We never really happened to catch up after we saw each other again. Want to go for some ice cream? It is really hot today." I told her.
"Sure." she chirped. I put away the lawn mower and took her hand. We walked to the local ice cream shop and order a cone of ice cream for each of us. We decided to go to a park to relax while eating our dessert. Our conversation was interesting and boring to say the least.
I learned that Sarah stopped dating after I left and is applying to be a teacher at the local elementary school. She also said that Emma and her became really close. Emma gave her comfort whenever she felt down about my situation. All these events make my heart jump and flutter.
I watched as Sarah's ice cream slowly slid off her hand. She was too busy telling me her life story and it was too late to warn her about it. The ice cream landed on the grass with a splat and Sarah looked at it. Then, with ninja-like reflexes, she quickly turned around and grabbed my cone.
"Hey!" I yelled. Sarah bit into my cone and finished before I could take it back. I tackled her onto the grass and climbed on top of her. Sarah giggled as she felt my fingers digging into her armpit and stomach.
"Stop! You're tickling me!" laughed Sarah. I didn't stop and dug even harder.
"Haha, you're...gonna kill me. Stop!" said the hysterical Sarah. I knew Sarah's weakness was her ticklish spots and I'm using it to my full advantage. Before Sarah could pass out, I let go of her and helped her up. She gave me a playful glare and then a wicked smile appeared on her face. She held up her hands and I saw my keys there.
"Wait. How did you grab my keys? Give it back." I told her. Sarah stuck her tongue out at me and ran away.
"Meet you back home!" she screamed at me. I chuckled and did my best to catch up to her. Apparently, she is a better athlete than me cause she was at my house a minute before me.
"Good job slowpoke." exclaimed Emma. She was standing on the porch with Harry's arm around her. Sarah laughed and tossed Emma my keys which she caught.
"See you later, Tiger." Sarah said. She walked back to her house and disappeared. Tiger was my nickname that was only used by Sarah when we were little.
"I'm glad you remembered that." I muttered to Sarah's house.
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