Hope

3

Another week had passed and Friday had arrived.

"So, are you doing anything interesting this weekend?" Jack asked as we sat down on the bus.

"No, Taekwondo tomorrow and mass on Sunday and then I have to finish the English essay," I replied as I grabbed my phone out of my bag.

"So, is it okay if I come over a little bit tonight?" Jack asked.

"I don't know, aren't our families doing something tonight?" I asked as I looked up from my phone.

"Oh yeah! I forgot about that!" Jack exclaimed. I laughed as the bus began moving.

"Wait, what are we even doing tonight?" I asked, still laughing.

"Uh, I think that we're going to that one pizza restaurant that Sean threw pizza at someone's face," Jack laughed. I laughed again.

"I'm really excited though," I said smiling. Jack smiled back as the bus pulled to a stop.

"I gotta go, see you tonight!" Jack shouted as he neared the door. I waved back as he left the bus.  I sat alone for a few minutes before the bus stopped in my subdivision. I got off the bus along with a few other people.

"Mom! I'm home!" I shouted as I walked in.

"Hey honey, how was school?" Mom asked as I walked into the kitchen.

"Good, don't forget that we're going to that one pizza restaurant tonight with the Reagan's," I added as I set my bag down.

"Yep, I remembered, we'll be leaving at five thirty," Mom said. I nodded my head and went up to my room to do my homework.

I heard my phone buzzing, it was Jack who wanted to video chat. I answered and set my phone on the shelf of my desk.

"Hey!" Jack said as he put his phone up on a ledge.

"Hey!" I replied as I almost dropped my phone on my desk.

"Do you know what the questions for algebra were? I kind of forgot what they were!" Jack asked as I opened up my algebra book.

"Page 237, #1-14," I replied, rolling my eyes. Jack shook his head, chuckling as he wrote it down.

"Thanks, I gotta go, see you tonight," Jack replied.

"Bye," I laughed. I hung up and grabbed my algebra book out and began my homework as well.  

"Stella! Get ready to go!" Mom yelled from downstairs.  I quickly changed from my school uniform into a pair of high waisted shorts and a blue crop top.

"Ready!" I said as I rushed down the stairs. Mom chuckled and we walked out to the car.

As we arrived at the pizza place, Jack was waiting outside with his family. As our parents began talking, so did we.

"Hey," He said as we walked in.

"Hi," I responded as we walked in. We sat down in a large booth in the corner,  I had many memories there: this was the same booth where Jack celebrated his 13th birthday and the same booth where my best friend kissed her then boyfriend and I happened to be sitting in the same spot where Sean had thrown a piece of pizza at someone's face.

Jack let me inside the booth first, I smiled and slid in and he slid in after.  I laughed as I sat down.

"It's the exact same spot isn't it?" Sean asked.

"It just so happens to be the same spot," I lauged back in reply.  We began having a small conversation about school and then ordered our food.