“Asia!”

“Hey boy, I was beginning to wonder where you were.”

“I was talking to my brother.”

“Oh, well then I understand. If they talk anywhere near as much as you do then I understand.”

“Hey! I don’t talk a lot.”

“Oh yes, you do. You do most of the talking when we are together.”

“Hey now.”

“Hey now, yourself.” She stuck her tongue out at him. “Just for your reference because I just realized that you can’t see me, I just stuck out my tongue at you.”

“Well, thank you. You know one of these days I’m going to remember a flashlight I would like to know what you look like before I leave.”

“Leave?”

“We’re going back to Tulsa in a few months.”

“Oh.”

“Don’t you give me that. We come to Cali a lot. Don’t worry, I’ll see you.”

“I bet you are excited to go back to Tulsa.”

“Oh yeah, I’m looking forward to going back to our little four by nine room that I share with my two older brothers. Yeah, I’m excited to have all my brothers and sisters having all of their friends over crammed into our little house. Oh yeah.”

“Quit with the sarcasm, Zachary.”

“That’s not my full name.”

“Sure, then what it Zac short for?”

“Zacharia”

“Sure you are.”

“I am. We’re Quakers we all have names like that.”

“Sure. You have a brother named Taylor.”

“That’s just what us kids call him. His real name is Jerimai.”

“Zac, this game is stupid.”

“I’m not kidding.”

“Zac.”

“Asia.”

“This is not funny,”

“Yes, it is because you are arguing with me.”

“Stuff it.”

“Fine, fine. I’m lying my full name is Zachary.”

“You know it’s funny we don’t even know each others full names. What is your full name, give me your first middle and last.”

Zac was nervous. What if she knows the name Hanson. He worried, Stop worrying. Just tell her. “Zachary Walker Hanson. Yours?”

“Asia Marie Thompkin.”

“Cool. Oh, I almost forgot. I’ve almost got your date all lined up.”

“Oh cool, what is his name?”

“Isaac.”

“Biblical.”

“Yup.”

“Cool. Oh Zac, I have to go early. My mom is taking me tomorrow dress shopping. I hope this Isaac likes green that’s the color dress I want to get.”

“Yeah, he loves green.”

“Cool. We’ll I have to go I’ll see you later bye.”

“Bye.”