All We Have Is Now!

Cherry on top

I looked up at the banner of the shop where I was standing right now, Marco asked me to meet him again but this time at a different place, "Cherry on top". It was the best ice cream parlour in our city and as far as I could remember, I have been going there since I was a kid and I still do. Since it was close to our school, me and Marco, used to come here and sit for hours. If I could name it then after Felicita, this could be our place. We had spent a huge amount of time here together. I entered and looked for him and found him sitting on the left corner of the window from where you could see the busy street, people walking here and there lost in their little worlds. We always sat there. It was our favourite spot. He saw me and waved. I entered and sat in front of him. When I looked at him and found him smirking at me, I lowered my gaze feeling slightly embarrassed.

"C'mon! Talk to me, Why are you looking down? Or are you still not over yesterday?" He emphasised more on his last line. The amusement in his voice was so evident at that time

Despite how right he was but I couldn't let him have the satisfaction of winning over me. Never. I looked up at him,

"I hardly remember what happened yesterday, I was just looking at the menu card to order." I tried to sound confident but honestly, it was just dumb luck that I found that menu card on the table at that moment

"Sure!" He looked amused with my answer

"Why did you ask me to meet today?" I asked

"It felt like I haven't seen you for an eternity."

"We met yesterday."

"And from yesterday to tomorrow, not only the word changed but many hours and seconds have passed by. Do you realise how long time it has been!"

"Really? If you cannot live without me mere hours apart how would you live for 3 years or possibly more?"

"I don't know, I don't think about it now." I looked up at him again and there were sadness on his face but the moment he realised I noticed he changed his expressions in a few seconds.

"Geez! You're so cheesy sometimes." I tried to laugh it off because this was the conversation we both weren't ready to have yet

He laughed too, masking his emotions with his high pitched laughter.

We both ordered our flavours and ate quietly. I decided to break the ice,

"What is it?"

He raised his left brow in a questioning way.

"There is something you want to tell me but you are very confused if you should or you shouldn't. Am I right?" I said gulping the spoon full of my simple strawberry ice cream inside my mouth

He chuckled, "When did you get so smart?"

I laughed.

He continued, "umm yes! I did want to tell you something that's why I asked you to come. Well!!! It's a story." He paused for a second and proceeded, " Our story." His eyes shined so brightly there

"About us?"

He nodded.

"What are waiting for, please tell."

"This place holds a special place in my heart." He said looking down at his mint choco

"Why?" I asked

"Just like that park where we met yesterday is the place where we met first, the same way this is the place where we became friends." He smiled

"Here? I mean I do remember that us coming here for a long time but this is where we became friends? Wasn't the friendship happened at that park ?"