Have you ever noticed the way that honey looks when light shines on it? The way it glimmers and somehow you can see its thickness? That’s how Candace’s hair looked. It was back in a ponytail, flyaway hairs framing her petite face, and it glimmered like honey in the sun.
Candace, a junior in high school, decided to do something different today--she would walk to school. It was a crisp fall morning, and it felt wonderful outside. Besides, her neighborhood wasn’t far from her small high school. Her boyfriend, Cody, normally picked her up, but she had told him not to worry about it this morning. She had plans to leave early, to stop to get breakfast at a small cafe on the corner, and then to head to school.
She stepped outside into the cool air …show more content…
Long time no see,” the honey smooth voice said. It immediately clicked with a familiarity to her. She’d know that voice anywhere. Candace turned around with a smile on her face.
“Evan Tanner,” she said enthusiastically as she pulled him into a hug. “I haven’t talked to you in forever.”
Evan started to say something, but Candace zoned out completely. She started thinking back to fifth grade when Evan was still her best friend. They always played together at recess--whether it was basketball or hopscotch. They had always been the best of friends for as long as Candace could remember. That is, they were until he started dating a crazy junior their freshman year of high school. She wouldn’t even allow Evan to look at her.
“Candace, hello? Are you listening?” Evan was waving his hand in front of her face. Candace blinked her eyes and grinned. He let out a chuckle and continued. “I was just saying how I followed you here, and you hadn’t even noticed. You were in your own world or something. Anyway, let’s get some coffee. Shall we?” He dipped down low and held his arm out for Candace to …show more content…
They laughed about it for a good amount of time before Candace finally had to wipe it off of his nose. The two of them calmed down and started talking about school. They chatted until their coffees were gone and all the customers that were there when they got there were gone too. The best part was that they never ran out of things to talk about.
Candace was so glad to have her best friend back. Evan asked her question after question to find out what kind of person she was now, and Candace shot the questions right back at him. It was already 9:45, so they decided not to go school that day. Everything was going exceptionally smoothly until Evan brought Cody up. She didn’t really want to talk about him, but Evan did. As he talked, she continuously became more and more annoyed by even the sound of his name. Eventually, he asked if the two of them were still dating.
Before Candace could even process what was happening, a “no” slipped from her mouth. She thought about correcting herself; that would probably be the right thing to do. She started thinking about her relationship with Cody recently and realized that she’d had more enjoyment in this morning breakfast with Evan than she had had on the last few dates with
Candace, a junior in high school, decided to do something different today--she would walk to school. It was a crisp fall morning, and it felt wonderful outside. Besides, her neighborhood wasn’t far from her small high school. Her boyfriend, Cody, normally picked her up, but she had told him not to worry about it this morning. She had plans to leave early, to stop to get breakfast at a small cafe on the corner, and then to head to school.
She stepped outside into the cool air …show more content…
Long time no see,” the honey smooth voice said. It immediately clicked with a familiarity to her. She’d know that voice anywhere. Candace turned around with a smile on her face.
“Evan Tanner,” she said enthusiastically as she pulled him into a hug. “I haven’t talked to you in forever.”
Evan started to say something, but Candace zoned out completely. She started thinking back to fifth grade when Evan was still her best friend. They always played together at recess--whether it was basketball or hopscotch. They had always been the best of friends for as long as Candace could remember. That is, they were until he started dating a crazy junior their freshman year of high school. She wouldn’t even allow Evan to look at her.
“Candace, hello? Are you listening?” Evan was waving his hand in front of her face. Candace blinked her eyes and grinned. He let out a chuckle and continued. “I was just saying how I followed you here, and you hadn’t even noticed. You were in your own world or something. Anyway, let’s get some coffee. Shall we?” He dipped down low and held his arm out for Candace to …show more content…
They laughed about it for a good amount of time before Candace finally had to wipe it off of his nose. The two of them calmed down and started talking about school. They chatted until their coffees were gone and all the customers that were there when they got there were gone too. The best part was that they never ran out of things to talk about.
Candace was so glad to have her best friend back. Evan asked her question after question to find out what kind of person she was now, and Candace shot the questions right back at him. It was already 9:45, so they decided not to go school that day. Everything was going exceptionally smoothly until Evan brought Cody up. She didn’t really want to talk about him, but Evan did. As he talked, she continuously became more and more annoyed by even the sound of his name. Eventually, he asked if the two of them were still dating.
Before Candace could even process what was happening, a “no” slipped from her mouth. She thought about correcting herself; that would probably be the right thing to do. She started thinking about her relationship with Cody recently and realized that she’d had more enjoyment in this morning breakfast with Evan than she had had on the last few dates with