I couldn’t sleep last night. My last moment with Alexi was her running away and a vision of her faintly staring through the window.
Now, she’s still running through my mind.
Hopefully waiting for her to come back to the sandbox, I stare up to the sky. My hope slowly rescinds as the clouds continue to block the sun.
I’ve always hated the clouds, but never as much as right now.
She has to come! She has to!
I keep praying as I wipe the sand off my hands on my pants.
What a waste if she doesn’t come. But I really wish she does!
What if I just go to her house and ask her if she can come out to play? Will her parents get mad? Her mom seems strict based on what Alexi keeps saying.
Is it worth it? I don’t want her mom thinking I’m a bad kid. But, I have to. She has to! She has to come! God, please! Give me a sign on what to do!!
I look up as to look at God. The clouds part and the sun comes out. I take it as a “yes” from God.
Ok. Now I can’t move. I’m shaking. I’m chickening out. But I won’t. I have to do this.
I take my first step.
Suddenly, there’s a tap on my shoulder.
I look back.
It’s Alexi.
Her smile today seems unbelievably more mesmerizing than yesterday. Again I can’t move.
“Hi Jacob! Do you want to play?”
“Yes please,” I reply. How smooth. What a dork am I.
“Since you’re in my sandbox,” says Alexi, “let’s build something right here.”
“Sure!” I exclaim. “Perfect.” I thought.
Alexi begins to dig at the corner. I wonder what she wants to do. It doesn’t matter. I let her dig.
Suddenly, she gasps as she is surprised by something in the sand. She covers her mouth like she’s trying to silence a yell.
“Is this you, Jacob?”
I grin.
She pulls out the surprise from the sand and puts it up to her nose to smell it.
“It’s very lovely, Jacob. I love tulips!”
“I hoped so,” I tell her.
“Thank you, Jacob!”
And again, I stand still, mesmerized by an even greater smile.
End Chapter 4.
Now, she’s still running through my mind.
Hopefully waiting for her to come back to the sandbox, I stare up to the sky. My hope slowly rescinds as the clouds continue to block the sun.
I’ve always hated the clouds, but never as much as right now.
She has to come! She has to!I keep praying as I wipe the sand off my hands on my pants.
What a waste if she doesn’t come. But I really wish she does!
What if I just go to her house and ask her if she can come out to play? Will her parents get mad? Her mom seems strict based on what Alexi keeps saying.
Is it worth it? I don’t want her mom thinking I’m a bad kid. But, I have to. She has to! She has to come! God, please! Give me a sign on what to do!!
I look up as to look at God. The clouds part and the sun comes out. I take it as a “yes” from God.
Ok. Now I can’t move. I’m shaking. I’m chickening out. But I won’t. I have to do this.
I take my first step.
Suddenly, there’s a tap on my shoulder.
I look back.
It’s Alexi.
Her smile today seems unbelievably more mesmerizing than yesterday. Again I can’t move.
“Hi Jacob! Do you want to play?”
“Yes please,” I reply. How smooth. What a dork am I.
“Since you’re in my sandbox,” says Alexi, “let’s build something right here.”
“Sure!” I exclaim. “Perfect.” I thought.
Alexi begins to dig at the corner. I wonder what she wants to do. It doesn’t matter. I let her dig.
Suddenly, she gasps as she is surprised by something in the sand. She covers her mouth like she’s trying to silence a yell.
“Is this you, Jacob?”
I grin.
She pulls out the surprise from the sand and puts it up to her nose to smell it.
“It’s very lovely, Jacob. I love tulips!”
“I hoped so,” I tell her.
“Thank you, Jacob!”
And again, I stand still, mesmerized by an even greater smile.
End Chapter 4.
Photo by Sheila Asuncion
tulips huh? how mature of jacob naman!
ReplyDeletepurple tulips??
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