Arms swamp over me. The bright blue hair that's become so familiar to me flashes in front of me, and a smile is spreading across my face. I've come to enjoy the island and all its charms. Angela is always really busy between mining, fishing, farming, ranching, and now a wedding to plan, so it's been hard learning the ropes, but I don't mind. I've made plenty of friends already. Candace is so sweet, and her boyfriend is cool too. I hang out with them sometimes. Julius reminds me of the city or at least of the cool part of the city- the fashion, the expression. I go to the church sometimes, and I've made friends with Perry. Luke, though, has been glued to my side since the party. We adventure through the forest and fish and make mayonnaise and sandwiches and just hang out nearly all the time. He likes hugging me a lot, but he seems to hug everyone a lot. He's always so cheerful. I can't help but smile around him.
"Hey, what're we up to today?"
"I was thinking we see how far we can go down the mine near my place."
"Sounds cool, but I don't know if I've got a hammer."
"Don't worry. You can borrow Bo's."
"He won't mind?"
"Not if he doesn't know!" He flashes his classic smile. I smile back.
"Then we better get going."
We climb down the floors, hammering away and picking up anything that might turn out to be valuable. Of course, we talk the whole time too.
"Hey, Molly?"
"Yeah?"
"Wanna get dinner at the inn later?"
"Sure."
"No. Ummm." I look over at him and even though it's kind of dark I can see his face getting red. "I meant like as a date."
"Oh." That was an intelligent response. I can feel a blush on my own face. I had wondered if he might have liked me like this. I had suspected, but I didn't know he'd just ask me out so suddenly. I do think I like him though. He's happy all the time, and I like being around him. I don't see a problem with dating him. "That doesn't change my answer. I'd love to go."
"Cool!" He smiles a smile I'll never forget and wraps me in a hug. "I'm so excited!"