Page 37 - The Life of A Teenage Girl (Stories About Finding Your Way)

THAT WASN’T THE PLAN

“Thanks for inviting me. I’m always down to hang with you—
you’re honestly chill to be around.”

“Thanks. You’re a chill person too. Even as a friend, you really get

me sometimes.”
I laid my arms on the table, crossing them. “I think you get me

more in life—especially at school yesterday. I really appreciate you
helping me out with that plan.”

“No problem. Found anyone yet?”
I wanted to say I found you—I wished to say that. But I couldn’t.

“No, still searching. But for now, I want us to focus on something

else.”
Chris took the food menu and looked through it. “Sure. Let’s start

with food. What would you like?”
I also took the other menu and immediately spotted my favourite

dish. It was actually the first food Jayson introduced to me at a party
restaurant where we celebrated my birthday—vegetable dumpling

soup. The taste was excellent. I ordered that with a lemonade drink, and

Chris got a lemon chicken dish with a fruit punch.
We ate our dinner and finished our hangout night with a walk back

home. It was only seven minutes, so we didn’t take long on the way.

But while we were walking, I could feel Chris’s arm brushing
against mine, and I was shivering inside. It made me want to giggle,

and then I did something really stupid—I suddenly took his palm and
held it. So tightly he couldn’t let go. He didn’t let go anyway.

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