Dane and Aleisha had been best friends since they were about five and had always been together. They seemed perplexed now by the idea of being separated by at least three states. Ali’s movement had caused an unsurmountable stress between the two although their parents had both said they’d be fine and they’d get over each other within days of being gone. Ali’s mother kept telling her there would be other boys in Pennsylvania and she’d go out with them more than she went out with her friends in this town and seemed fully convinced that Ali would be better off there than she was here, in Wisconsin.
It was a quiet when they met behind the shed that afternoon, discussing something of the matter that seemed to be too private to be said out in the open. It was as if there was an unrecognized level of shame passing between the boy and the girl. Their eyes expressed unexplainable regret and fear as they began to speak to one another. Their mothers had almost forbade them from talking for a while but realizing the agony the felt for the loss they took back that decision. Both were sincere now and determined with their plan.
“What month will you be coming down,” Ali asked as she took Dane’s hands into her own, examining them slightly as though she’d never be able to see them again.
“March or April,” Dane said with confidence. “I know it’s seven or eight months but my parents will forget this fiasco by then and won’t realize it. They barely notice me half the time anyways.”
Ali nodded slightly as if to acknowledge what he was saying. In the back of her mind though she thought he wouldn’t be able to manage doing that or what her mother said would actually happe. She’d heard this kind of story from a friend and was sure he’d forget about her. Dane seemed to understand what she was thinking and squeezed her hand gently.
“I promise I won’t forget about you,” he said gently before kissing her forehead.
They hugged then and separated so they could return home without making anyone suspicious. Ali was thinking as she walked the five blocks home about what he said. She shook her head slightly when the thought occurred to her that she could just as easily forget about him and then have him show up. It created a bold determination in her to never forget him, even it took up all her energy just thinking about him.
The trucks were scheduled to come to the house the next week to pick up her things. The few friends she had were throwing a going away party for her the the day before and she was anxious to see them all together again. They hadn’t had that type of gathering since school had let out at least two months ago. As she walked into the house she seemed anxious and almost excited at the same time but that overshadowing dread seemed to be wearing her down, causing her to sleep more than she usually did.
“Dad,” she said gently. “Are you sure we need to move?”
author’s note:
Hello everyone, thought I’d just post today since I did just create the journal. I’ve decided to do a short series since it’s February and it’s kind of obvious what exactly its about. I’m developing the characters a little more and if you notice any errors notify me because I just typed it straight into the box so it’s more likely that there are errors. Another note I have for the bottom information. I will have a different thing for every day of the week.
Sunday: Movie of the day
Monday: Author/Poet of the day
Tuesday: fact of the day
Wednesday: word of the day
Thursday: Movie star of the day
Friday: Musician of the day
Saturday: Joke of the day [expect them to be bad and corny]
Thanks for reading!
- Eva
Fact of the day: In 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people’s clothes.
Events that occurred today: 1887 – Snow falls on SF; 1953 – Walt Disney’s “Peter Pan” released
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