Crystal blue water lapped lightly against the boat, and a salty smell
filled the air. The ferry was pretty clear, especially for a Tuesday
morning. Six teens stood at the back of the boat, talking and laughing,
ignoring the rest of the world.
"So she totally got busted for it," Sadie continued her story,"And I got no punishment, no lecture, nothing."
"Lucky," Joe said in playful disgust,"Prinicpal Landers gave me a weeks worth of detention for getting in a fight with that Erica chick when I went there."
"What can I say?" Sadie laughed,"Good karma I guess." The ferry neared shore, and began to dock. After saying goodbye, the six went their separate ways.
"What do you want to do?" Ephram asked Joe.
"Hmmm....I know just the thing," Joe said, a grin forming on her face. Joe led him down the busy city street, through the large swarm of people.
"Where are we going?" Ephram questioned confused, tightening his grasp on her hand.
"It's a suprise," Joe answered, her blue eyes sparkling. Ephram just shrugged and followed. Within in 10 minutes, they had found their way to a spot in the middle of central park.
"Here we are!" Joe exclaimed happily.
"Central Park? Joe, we've been here millions of times," Ephram responded, raising an eyebrow at her.
"Come here," Joe said, walking over to a large tree near the path. Ephram followed her over. As he studied the tree he noticed some small letters carved into it near the bottem.
"Look," Joe instructed, as she traced the small letters with her fingers. Softly carved into the tree's trunk was "J.L. + E.B. forever".
"Oh yeah," Ephram smiled, remembering the hot summer day they had inscribed that into the tree.
"Our first date ever was right here, remember? We were 8. Our last date was here too. The day before your mom died," Joe recalled, turning her eyes from the tree, to look at Ephram.
"Yeah, I remember," Ephram replied," I also remember how you made me come out here at midnight to celebrate our official one year aniversary in the 8th grade."
"Is it just me, or does it seem like we've been apart forever?" Joe wondered, her eyes meeting Ephram's.
"It has," Ephram answered, as he leaned in, and kissed Joe passionately.
"So she totally got busted for it," Sadie continued her story,"And I got no punishment, no lecture, nothing."
"Lucky," Joe said in playful disgust,"Prinicpal Landers gave me a weeks worth of detention for getting in a fight with that Erica chick when I went there."
"What can I say?" Sadie laughed,"Good karma I guess." The ferry neared shore, and began to dock. After saying goodbye, the six went their separate ways.
"What do you want to do?" Ephram asked Joe.
"Hmmm....I know just the thing," Joe said, a grin forming on her face. Joe led him down the busy city street, through the large swarm of people.
"Where are we going?" Ephram questioned confused, tightening his grasp on her hand.
"It's a suprise," Joe answered, her blue eyes sparkling. Ephram just shrugged and followed. Within in 10 minutes, they had found their way to a spot in the middle of central park.
"Here we are!" Joe exclaimed happily.
"Central Park? Joe, we've been here millions of times," Ephram responded, raising an eyebrow at her.
"Come here," Joe said, walking over to a large tree near the path. Ephram followed her over. As he studied the tree he noticed some small letters carved into it near the bottem.
"Look," Joe instructed, as she traced the small letters with her fingers. Softly carved into the tree's trunk was "J.L. + E.B. forever".
"Oh yeah," Ephram smiled, remembering the hot summer day they had inscribed that into the tree.
"Our first date ever was right here, remember? We were 8. Our last date was here too. The day before your mom died," Joe recalled, turning her eyes from the tree, to look at Ephram.
"Yeah, I remember," Ephram replied," I also remember how you made me come out here at midnight to celebrate our official one year aniversary in the 8th grade."
"Is it just me, or does it seem like we've been apart forever?" Joe wondered, her eyes meeting Ephram's.
"It has," Ephram answered, as he leaned in, and kissed Joe passionately.