' i'm a fool for you '
- ariana grande, just a little bit of your heart
THREE YEARS LATER
Sabrina looked down at her phone, slightly giggling when she saw what Red had texted her. Red was Sabrina's best friend - even if she did carry the faint scent of dog.
The blonde-haired girl looked up, feeling eyes watching her. She swiveled a 360, scanning her surroundings. Nothing was out of the ordinary; just a normal New York day, full of noise. Sabrina looked again - just to make sure - then turned back to her phone. She started walking again, reading Red's most recent text.
A sudden bump made Sabrina drop her phone, resulting in a desperate scrabble for the precious device. Sabrina looked up, her eyes narrowing to become her trademark glare.
"Watch where you're going, punk," Sabrina barked, checking for cracks on her phone. When she realized that no damage had been done, she looked back up at the man who had just ran into her.
The guy sheepishly scratched his neck, offering a gap-toothed smile. "I'm sorry."
Sabrina softened, returning his smile with a broad one.
"No, I'm the one who should be apologizing. Sorry, I just have a bad habit of texting while walking."
"Quite a bad habit, indeed!" He chuckled, "in New York, you could probably get run over by a bus if you weren't looking where you were going."
Sabrina nodded, noting that the unnamed man threw his head back while he chuckled, a sign of an honest laugh.
"So, what's your name?" The guy prompted, snapping Sabrina out of mulling over laughs, "I'm Bradley."
"I'm Sabrina," she replied.
"Sabrina. I like that." Bradley mulled over her name, staring off into open space.
"Well, I really have to be going..." Sabrina said, not at all anxious to get away from Bradley. Bradley just had something about him, maybe the gap-toothed smile, or his emerald green eyes.
"Oh! At least give me your number." Bradley said, already taking out his phone. Sabrina consented, handing over her number.
Sabrina smiled faintly as she left, fingering her phone and wondering when Bradley would text her. A sharp noise startled Sabrina, making her jump. As soon as she discovered that the sound was emitting from her phone, Sabrina grabbed it, beaming when she saw the message.
Wondering when I'll see you again, Sabrina.
Bradley
She jumped on her bed, taking off her heels and rubbing her aching feet. Sabrina had had a long day at work today, and she was worn out. Yesterday - her day off - had seemed ages ago.
Sabrina got comfortable, snuggling up in her warm duvet. Her phone rang once, filling the room with the short, raucous noise. Groaning, Sabrina reluctantly left the blankets to get her phone. As Sabrina wondered who it was, her heart suddenly started pounding. Was it Bradley, the sweet guy who had asked for her number yesterday?
Reaching for her phone, Sabrina dismissed the thought. It was probably one of her ignorant customers.
But Sabrina was right.
Bradley had texted for the second time, making Sabrina want to jump up and down on her bed.
Bradley's missing Sabrina.
A pang went through Sabrina's heart as she remembered the texts that she had exchanged with Puck. Sabrina stared down at her phone, reliving the many times she had jumped up, eager to see what Puck had replied.
She shook her head.
Puck is gone, Sabrina said to herself, he's gone.
Determinedly, Sabrina sat down on her bed, shaking her head once more. Putting her phone down, Sabrina stared at the wall, trying to get Puck out of her head.
At first she thought that the staring had achieved it's goal, when a picture of a smiling Puck floated into her mind. Sabrina yelled out of frustration. She had spent three years avoiding anything that made her remember Puck, and for two years, she had forgotten Puck altogether. Why was she suddenly starting to think about him again?
Sabrina lay down, sighing. Did she want to remember Puck?
Yes.
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qotd: do you think that Sabrina will fall for Bradley?
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