So I got this little cute idea from a prompt on tumblr. A very simple prompt that can inspire me to put out a little story. So I'm going to go with the Elias name instead of Jeff cause…well I can. But it's a story about Elias going back home for Christmas for the weekend when he runs into a girl he went to in high school. There's more there to the story but I figure I'll limit the summary and put it all into words. I hope you all enjoy it, let me know what you think. I appreciate any love from all my readers. So here we go!
Elias was glad that he was going to get a few days off for Christmas, well before Christmas but he was still grateful. He missed seeing his parents so he was excited to see them before having to be at raw on Christmas. He booked his flight for Friday and would enjoy the whole weekend. He had to remember to pack smart seeing as he was going back to Pittsburg where the weather wasn't as forgiving as it was in Florida. He was making sure to pack everything he needed when his phone went off. He saw that it was his good buddy Kenny from back in high school. "Hey man how's it going?" "Awesome, dude I'm so stoked that you're coming." "Me too, I miss everyone. So did my mom invite you for Christmas already?" "Yeah, she even said come for the weekend since you're technically missing Christmas." "Oh that's cool, hey any chance you could pick me up at the airport actually? I kind of figure my parents will be dealing with getting the house ready and all the cooking my mom will do." "Yeah I got you dude, when do you land?" "Um…four-thirty in the afternoon." "Sweet, call me when you get there and I'll swing over and get you." "Alright man, I'll talk to you later." "Later."
*13 years earlier*
Elias was walking down the halls with his guitar in hand. He was excited to be doing a song for the talent show. He had been mastering the guitar for the past two years and he was hoping to impress Jessica. She was one of the more popular girls in school. He had a thing for her since she moved to Pittsburg from Minnesota during freshman year. She was gorgeous with her perfect body and long blonde hair. Elias got along with everyone pretty well, he was friends with most of the jocks being on the baseball team. There was a party that was going to be tonight and he was hoping to make a move on Jessica at the party after hopefully impressing her after school at the talent show.
He was coming around the corner when he bumped into someone. Her books went flying as she crashed to the floor. He instantly recognized her as Farren Jacobson. She was actually his next door neighbor since they were little kids. She lived with her only her mother and little brother. He set his guitar down to help her. "I'm sorry Farren, are you okay?" She looked up at him into those perfect hazel eyes. "Um…yeah I think so. I wasn't really paying attention to where I was going." "That's cool, did you get everything?" Elias looked around seeing that she had all her books and papers. Farren was one of the smarter students in school. She didn't have any enemies but she really wasn't noticed much. She wore glasses and always had her dirty blonde hair up in a ponytail. She was usually wearing loser fitting jeans and a sweatshirt. She was a little shy, but she and Elias were always friendly. But little did he know she had a huge crush on him once they were in high school. Of course he wouldn't notice that having a huge thing for Jessica."Thanks Elias, I think I have everything." They both stood up. She saw that he had his guitar. She would hear him practice sometimes outside in the backyard and loved to listen to him play. "Are you going to play something at the talent show?" "Yeah, I'm going to play Eric Clapton he's my favorite." "I know." "Huh?" "You mentioned it one time is all." "Oh, so yeah I'm kind of hoping to get Jessica's attention." He was so oblivious as she put her head down for a second. "Well, I hope you win. I'm sure you'll play great." "Thanks Farren, so I'll see you around?" "Yeah, bye Elias." They both went their separate ways.
*Current Time*
Elias was getting off of the airplane when he pulled out his phone to dial Kenny's number. "Hey dude, I just landed." "Cool, I'll be there in fifteen minutes just wait by the main door." "K." Elias hung up and grabbed for his carryon and everyone started to exit the plane.
Kenny pulled up to the door and spotted him. He got out and let Elias put his bag in the backseat. They did a quick manly hug and got in the car. "Dude so awesome you're here." "Yeah, it's nice to take a little time off." "I bet you're looking forward to your mom's cooking huh?" "More than you know Kenny." They both laughed. The ride wasn't very far from his house so before he knew it they were pulling into the drive-way. As they were doing so he could see a woman walking into the house next door with a little boy who looked to be around six or seven. He looked a little more closely before he bumped Kenny in the arm pointing at the woman and boy. "Hey Ken is that Farren?" Kenny looked over and saw them. "Oh yeah, it must be. I heard she moved back into her mom's place after her mom died. That was a little while ago but I guess I didn't think of it since someone doesn't fucking visit anymore." He said giving Elias crap. Elias looked on, she looked a little bit different. She wasn't wearing glasses. Her hair was actually down but was barely above her shoulders. She was wearing skinny jeans and a jacket. He thought about saying hi but it had been basically since their graduation that they saw each other and she was already going into her house. They both got out of the car and he grabbed his bag going inside.
He opened the door and yelled for his mom. She came around the corner immediately wrapping her arms around him. "My boy, look at you." She kissed him on the cheek. "I swear you are getting bigger and taller every time you come home. I'm so happy you're here." He smiled at his mom. "I am too mom, hey where is dad?" "He's in his shop doing god knows what, go say hi." She patted him on the butt as he set his bag down.
Elias walked outside and there was a shed in the back, he opened the door to see his dad tinkering around. "Hey dad." "Hey son, glad you made it how you doing?" "Great, loving that I'm making it home." "Me too son, especially your mother. Did Kenny go and pick you up?" "Yeah, he's in the house with mom." "Oh, okay well let's get inside and get a drink or something." "Sounds good." They both went inside and grabbed a couple beers. "So dad, Farren is living next door?" "Oh…yeah, she moved in oh god it must've been six or seven months ago? Her mother passed away with cancer and must've left the house to her and her son." "It's just her and her son?" "Yeah, it's a horrible story actually. She met this really nice young man when you went off to start wrestling. They got married and had Blake he's such a sweet boy. He shovels our drive-way and we give him cool toys. I think I might give him a guitar like I did you and see if it's as much of a success as it was for you." "Dad, you're trailing off again." "Right, well her husband got hit by a drunk driver a few years ago. It was in the paper. You're mom and I went to the funeral. Then her mother got sick. We would see her visit all the time. But then she passed and she moved in. She's still that sweet girl we remember from high school. Haven't you kept in touch with her Elias?" "No, I haven't dad. I guess I've been pretty crappy at doing that." "Well why don't you go say hi?" "That's alright, I'll be here all weekend. I'm sure we'll run into each other. I honestly just want to get settled in." "Of course son, mom got your room all ready too so go ahead and get settled in.
*13 years earlier*
The vice principle opened up the talent show announcing everyone who was participating. There were only ten students who were doing an act. Jessica was sitting in the front row with her cheerleader friends chomping away on her gum. Elias drew the last spot so he was excited to be last. He was sitting on the stage watching her. He loved how her hair flowed and her short skirt she was wearing. They had talked numerous times and seemed friendly but he was always afraid to talk with her more. He was honestly afraid of rejection. She had been seeing Bill Myers all throughout sophomore year and he found out they broke up over summer break. Now they were well into their junior year and he had been waiting for the right time to ask her out.
Everyone did their acts from singing, to juggling, to a cool dance act that looked to be winning so far and it was now his turn. His hands were sweaty and he was trying not to be shaky. The whole baseball team was cheering him on louder than anyone else and he smiled nervously at his buddies including Kenny. He then looked at Jessica and she was looking right at him. He smiled and she giggled whispering to her friends as he started to play the song. His voice cracked a little at first but he pushed through giving a pretty solid performance. He would look at Jessica every now and then during his act and she was always smiling. The song was over and everyone was cheering for him. Though he was confident in his performance he was surprised he beat out the dance act getting first place. The whole baseball team invaded him giving him noogies and slapping his back.
It was finally the night of the party and Elias was growing more nervous. He arrived a little bit ago and was working on a beer chatting with Kenny when Jessica had arrived with some of her friends. She was wearing a very short skirt and a low top. He dropped his beer to the floor. "Shit! Sorry Sam!" he called out to his buddy whose house they were out. He found a small towel by the sink and started to clean up the beer. "Dude, she made you drop your beer. That's fucking awesome!" Kenny called out making Elias blush and hope Jessica didn't see or hear anything. He finished cleaning the mess and threw the towel in the sink. He went to grab another beer when he felt a hand on his arm. He looked over and saw her right there. She was touching him. His heart started to race. "Hi Elias." "H-…hi Jessica." "Can I have a beer?" "Um…Sure." He finished filling the cup and handed it to her. He then started to get another one for himself. Elias had been to a couple of these parties but never drank too much. But he needed all the courage he could get tonight. "You sounded really great at the talent show earlier." She smiled sweetly at him grazing her hand over his bi-cep." Elias had started working out the last couple of years because his passion for becoming a wrestler she he had decent sized arms. "Thanks, I was just hoping I wasn't going to mess up." "You were awesome, hey I wanted to ask you something. Can we go upstairs?" He swallowed the lump in his throat before following her towards the stairs. He looked back at Kenny who gave him the thumbs up.
Okay so I think I'll pause it for now and let the creative juices flowing some more. But seriously how adorable is it picturing a young Elias. He's so cuddly and loveable. So let me know what ya'll think so far. Show me some love!