Chapter 4 - A Trip Down Memory Lane

Anthony why do you always put me through these situations my heart can't handle it I know you can do better but why do you choose to ignore the right and do the wrong?, as she spoke those words and pushes closer to me as we walk and gentle hugs and squeezes my arm I could tell I really messed up this time because Amanda is usually the one to set us straight with a firm grip.

But this is different she's so soft and gentle and it's been a while since I've seen this side of her, and that was years ago and it was because of that moment why I took a real liking to her. It was when we were younger we were both 8 or 9 I'm not really sure but we were playing in our makeshift camp in the woods Me Amanda and Sam and we were just there having fun running around been kids and a vine in the dirt hooked my foot and Of course I fell.

But I know I jumped over that vine I mean I passed it many times the vine was just hating so obviously I started to cry "😭" and while in that moment Sam was laughing "cruel right".

But not Amanda at that time she was in some girls scout thingy so she was always carrying around some supplies just in case they were to ever need it and yup she ran right over to me and started to perform surgery "well that's how it looked to me at that age".

She washed off the dirt of the cut and sprayed it with this substance that kind stung a little bit and she put on a bandaid with a smiley face and she sat beside me and started to comfort me, her hugs were like sleeping on clouds and she did that until I was feeling better and just in time to ruin the moment there was sam jump in front of us." cry baby you are done with the water show yet? Y'all need to get a room" I felt like to just kick him.

But unfortunately the foot that was in the right spot to do that was just fresh out of surgery but Amanda did the honours she leaned forward and push in backwards and he looked like a bird trying to fly while he was trying to catch his balance "🤣" but like a bird just trying to fly he fell all three of us started laughing "ahh the good old days".

So seeing this side of her again brought back good memories and I started to smile and it look like she saw and kind of pulled on my hand and said " I know you couldn't be laughing at me seeing how much trouble you gave today and you got off easy you both got off easy so you better walk carefully young man ", I looked in shock because after almost losing my ear and discovering that my ear had a heart she saying I got off easy.

So what else did she have in mind for us dang I got chills just trying to imagine what could have happened, So I asked if we got off easy you planned to remove our ears and keep it because the heart in my ear would disagree that I got off easy, I saw that she cracked a smile but was trying to hide it I told her I was just remembering when you operated on my knee when we were younger?

When I fell at our makeshift camp and that this moment was similar just how you're close to me now and all gentle before I could finish she said "okay fine I'll stay back and be all rough" and of course I pulled her back near I told her to stop being so dramatic and to just chill I then started to apologize for today and yes Sam took the blame for today he took one for the team today sorry Sam.

As we talked and walked it started to dawn on me that if I were to let her know how I felt about her that this was the perfect time to do it.

So as we neared her house I said I have something to get off my chest I could feel her gripping my arm tighter and started to walk slower as to give me enough time to get everything off "dam" I started to feel a lil nervous and I started to fumble with my words then I heard her say "I guess your words fell off that hill too fast huh Anthony?"

We both cracked a laugh and I needed that to put some grip on my words, I told her I always had a crush on her from we were smaller and that day she operated on my knee just made it even stronger and I always wanted to tell her this buy was too chicken to do it and that I've tried not to get on her wrong side but you know when I and Sam get too bored he always comes up with some crazy plan or scheme and you know how that always ends.

She turned and said "are you sure there's not a prettier girl out there that you don't have eyes on" I shrugged a small smile and said prettier than you I don't think so I mean you have a smile that could end any war, especially when those dimples show themself that alone would get there attention and if you were to get closer to them they'll definitely get lose in those deep blue eyes like your having a swim in the ocean with some clear blue water it's just so relaxing and if the a sun touches your hair just right it's like your hair is made out of gold come your looks are heavenly.

I felt her stopped walking I looked around and saw that we were in front of her house and I turned and look at her face it was flustered and like she was holding back one of those big smiles I was talking about, she looked up and said is that your brother?. I looked up to see if it was that punk but as I started to turn away I felt the presence of two soft lips meeting my cheek for a quick second,

And by the time my brain could finish processing what just took place and look beside me she was gone and as I looked up to her door way I just glimpse her as she closed the door now I was the one with that big smile on my face as I walked home and it seemed that time flew by because before I knew it I was at my house as if I teleported there and just as I opened the door my brother was on his way out and as usual he locked my head and started to do the norm,.

But this time was different this time I was on a high it didn't even bother me because I would have normally had something to say but not today, today I was chill my mom saw what happen and started to smile and say "Someone looked like they had a great day today that's nice usually you two would start a lil mini war after school it's a refreshing feeling even if it's just a once in a blue moon thing" I smiled and said I'm just not in the mood inna just give him the win today then I heard my bro say "hmmm looks like he finally man up and poured out to his crush huh, my bro is finally growing up in so proud" he said that with a sarcastic tone and then my mom ask what crush?.

And in that instant I dashed towards my room and slammed the door behind me flung my bad one side and dived off into my bed with that ear to ear smile I could hear mom saying that I should go have a shower she's about to start sharing dinner,.

I got my stuff and headed to the shower everything was different there was no battle in the shower like there was this morning everything was just chill I got in and took my shower dried off put on my clothes no imagination running all over the place just one solid thought that was running in my mind and it was that one moment everything leading up to that kiss,

Well not a full kiss a half kiss but while I was in that train of thought I heard my phone making a noise when I went into my room I saw it was a message on whatsapp and it was from Amanda. I stood there looking at the icon wondering what was inside wait on me I was hesitant but I just opened it and went on her text,

She wrote "I hope your head isn't lost in the cloud because I know how your imagination can take you to space lol... BUT IT TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH TO COME WITH HOW YOU FELT 🤣🤣 I was wondering if you were gonna wait till I'm 50 😊😊 I'm really glad you finally did it if you didn't I would have to do and come on it's better when I man does it it's just natural riiiiiiight 😉 but I'm glad you did see you tomorrow anothony 😍🥰😚.... I sent a gif with a blushy face animation and one sending back a big kiss and I just turned and fell in the bed and I thought to my self "Today was the best day ever".