AUTHOR'S NOTE ~ *OK so it's a bit short :P . It's my first one so be nice! Anyway, I wanted to get this up because I've been having writer's block and so this is all I've got so far. I'm working on it though!**PS ~ All titles are the name to a song, chapter titles included. I will be listing some of the lyrics so the readers can understand why I chose the song. The first one is just the title of the story so there's no real reason why I picked this song for the chapter. *
On The Ride ~ Aly & AJ *We don't have to try to think the same thoughts. We just have a way of knowing everything's gonna be OK. We'll laugh til we cry, read each other's minds, live with a smile, make it all worthwhile.*
"Emma," a familiar voice called out to her.
Emma turned around, her blue dress swirling around her feet.
"Sean," her face lit up at the sight of her long lost soldier. It had been three years now since she'd seen him. Three years since he left for Afghanistan. Emma ran into Sean's strong arms. He held her close to him, breathing her scent he had missed for so long. She buried her face into his chest.
"Sean, I've missed you so much." she whispered as a couple of tears soaked into his military uniform.
"Emma, I came back to tell you that I -" he suddenly stopped. Emma lifted her head off of his chest and looked into his blue eyes.
"Wake up Emma, wake up. Open your eyes." Sean whispered gently.
*Huh?* Emma thought to herself.
Fluttering her eyes, she lifted her head and looked around to find a lot of people staring at her, including a worried Manny and a unhappy professor.
"Sorry, must've dozed off." Emma said quickly. She turned her eyes to Manny. Her dark eyes were wide with distress.
"Miss Nelson, you're wasting everyone's time. If you're gonna sleep, I suggest you do it somewhere else, and certainly not during my lesson. Now try to stay awake, if you can." the professor turned his back and continued with his lecture. Emma grabbed her notebook and wrote a quick note to Manny:
How long was I out for??
About 20 minutes, what's up with you?
I had another dream . . . about Sean.
Again!?! Hun, all these dreams have to mean something. They can't just be randomly popping into your head.
It's been 3 years, why now? Plus I'm with Jake! Sean's not in my picture anymore.
I don't know hun. Try not to focus on him, Jake is the best candidate for you right now. And he's so adorable!
True, I need to put Sean out of my mind . . . I'll try anyway.
When Emma and Manny were done writing, everyone else was packing their things into their bags and walking out the door. They swiftly put their things into their bags and hurried out the doors as well. College life was treating Emma well. Her goal was to become a vetinarian. She also had the perfect boyfriend, Jake Goldsberg. Handsome, rich, athletic, funny, and totally smart, he was a total catch. Their relationship always had no problems, unlike Manny's whose relationship with Jay was always a bit rocky.
Manny's cell phone rang. "Hey boo," Manny answered sweetly. "Oh my god! When!?! Why? Here let me put the phone on speaker so Emma can hear too."
Emma gave Manny a questioning look. After putting the phone on speaker, Manny held the phone near Emma's face.
"Hey, Emma. What's up?" Sean's voice ringed through the phone into Emma's ears like sweet music.
Emma gave Manny a disbelieving look and was relieved she hadn't been handling the phone. Because if she was, there was no way she could hold on, and the phone would drop with a thud to the ground.