Saturday, September 16, 2023

Writing Prompt #17 Part Two

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Write about someone on a boat

I will break this down into three parts because I got interrupted twice while writing from this prompt. 

As we road back, it was way too silent for me, but I couldn't say anything. When we got back, I started walking to my car after I said, "Goodbye, Jason. I will call you later tonight."

Jason says, "I love you, Jade. Okay, call around six o'clock tonight, Okay?"

"Okay, that sounds great. I love you too, Jason." I got to my car and got in. As I was about to shut my door, Jason came running up to my car, saying, "Wait, Jade, Please wait." Why does he want me to wait? What's going on? Now he is at my car door. He looks like he can't breathe. So, I handed him the water bottle I had in my car because I was about to take my medicine, and I didn't want him to see the new medicine I had been up on just yet. But now I guess he will now. "Save me some water, please." he hands me the rest of the bottle. I put the medicine I have in the weekly med holder, put Sunday in my hand, and put them in my mouth.

"Hop out. I want to drive," he says

"Why?"

"Because you have new medicine, and I want to drive."

"Oh. Okay." I get out of the driver's seat, and we walk around to the side of the car. I reach for the handle, and he grabs it before I can. He opens the door for me. After I get buckled in, he shuts the door and walks to the front of the car so I can see him, and he hops in the driver's side and says, "Ready to go?"

"What about your car?"

"My little brother is driving it home."

"Oh. I guess I am ready,"

"Okay then." He turns the car on and puts the radio to 97.9 WNCI. My favorite song, Same Love by Macklemore, is playing on the radio.

I start to sing along with the song, and Jason starts singing the guy's part as I sing the girl's part.

As we pull out of the parking lot, the song ends. He turns down the radio and asks, "Where do you want to go out to eat? I am paying this time because I am the one asking." He looks over at me and smiles, and then his eyes are back on the road where I would like his eyes to stay.

"Is your brother meeting us there?"

"No! Why?"

"Because he likes sexist jokes."

"Oh. Okay. Well, do you want to go out to eat with me, or do you want me to take you home and call my brother to come and pick me up?"

"Yes, I want to go out with just you. Where do you want to go out to eat?"

"You will find out when we get there."

"Wait, didn't you just ask me?"

"Yes, but I changed my mind."

"Okay, do I need to change my outfit?"

"No. You look sexy in that outfit. Also, it's not somewhere fancy." I turn the music up again so we can listen to it again. The song that is on is Red by Taylor Swift. I sing along with it, and Jason looks like he doesn't know what to say to me, knowing all the words to this song. I think it is funny. It takes about one hour to get to wherever we are going. Outside, near the road, is a sign that says home dinner. The place is painted blue with a red roof, and the front door is green. That just makes me wonder how he found this place so far out away from the city. "It's a little dinner, but they have great food. How would I know that is what you are thinking, right?"

"Yeah. How do you know of this place?"

"This was my mom's favorite dinner before she passed away about five years ago. She died from lung cancer, and to top it off, she didn't even smoke. I have not been back here since she died. Her best friend owns the place now. My mom helped her make the payments on the place until it was paid off. It was paid off one year before she died. She told me to 'Bing the girl you want to marry and see if her best friend likes her because she was like a mother to you and that is the least you could do for her.' she also said to give this to the girl I plan to marry." he hands me the box "don't open it till I am done please."

"Okay, I will wait"

"She said it is okay if it is two different people you want or plan to marry as long as one gets both of these, and you are the first I have wanted to marry and plan to marry. You are the first one I have ever talked to about my mom's death and the first I brought here. Also, you are the first and only one that is getting what is in that box."

"Can I open it now?"

"Yes, you can" I take a minute to examine the little black box. The box's size is about one inch by one inch. I slowly open the box.

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