Jake
__You’re the “I” in the story. It’s your point of view.__
We’ll run away together one day, my love…escape this wretched town; live a beautiful life together. It’ll be perfect. I remember HIM telling me that. The one that I thought was the love of my life. THAT ONE is Jake Jackson. He’s so sweet and so beautiful. I miss him. He’s away right now; by away, I mean…not here. I don’t know where he went. All I know is that he told me he was leaving and in 3 years, on July 7th (my birthday), at EXACTLY 10:00 pm, he’d meet me at the park. Not just any park; our park. Our park was Pierce Park, where we actually met. I hated him at first because he pushed me off the swings…he was in 3rd grade and I was in 1st. Jake was making fun of me and my skirt, but when I was in 6th grade and he was in 8th, I stood up to him and we became very good friends. To this day, we’re the best of friends; I won’t lie to you, I do love him as more than a friend. He’s the one that I tell him everything, I even told him that I’m in love with him. He had a girlfriend then; her name was Kaylee. She was kinda mean and bossed him around. Jake usually asked me for advice on girls and I would ALWAYS help him get the girl he wanted…he did admit to me that he liked me at the beginning of his Freshman year (when I was in 7th grade). I smiled when he told me. But he has a girlfriend now; we talk a little on Facebook & through the phone, and when I’m bored, I stalk his page xD. That’s how I know he’s in a relationship. Well, a few days until I get to see him…my love…my life.
July 7th…3 years from the time he told me that he’d meet me here. Right now, it’s 9:59 pm. One minute. I hear rustling behind me. My face brightened. After a while of hearing footsteps, I feel arms around my waist. “Hello, _____,” he says. It’s Jake. I turn around, smiling real wide, and hug him so tight. He hugs me back. “You’re back,” I whisper. I’m really about to cry. We release from the hug real quick; he smiles at me and says, “Of course I am. Happy birthday, doll.” I smile and hug him more. “I missed this,” I say. We release from the hug again. “Hugging you..seeing you. I’ve waited THREE YEARS for th——” Jake interrupts me by kissing me. I’m shocked at first, but I give in and start kissing him. I fall on the ground with him on top of me and we continue kissing. “Wait,” I say, pulling back. “What about your girlfriend, Annaleese?” He looks down. “On my way here,” he starts. “I was gonna message her on Facebook; then, I saw her pictures—missing her. It…it had another guy. It was posted today and she was kissing him.” I look down and apologize. He tells me that there’s no need to apologize for her mistakes. He also tells me that he loves me and always has…and that he broke up with her over Facebook. “So…” he starts. “Will you, _____, be mine?” I nod crazily. “Of-of course!” “Come on,” Jake starts. “Let’s run away.” I open my mouth in shock. “Today is that one day when we were supposed to run away together, my love…to escape this wretched town and live a beautiful life together. It’ll be perfect. I promise, darling….do you trust me?” I nod and say, “Okay. I trust you.” He takes my hand and we run…I don’t know where, but I run alongside him; we finally reach his car. We stopped at a few hotels on the way to where we’re going. I asked him where we’re going, and he said California…that’s a long time from here. Of course, we’ve been driving.
A few more years later, we married and had children. It was an amazing experience: having the kids and having him in my life. He’s an amazing daddy and husband…I couldn’t have asked for more.
