SUMMER IN SANTA MONICA
Chapter Twelve
It had been a month since Jason had popped up
in Santa Monica, and Rose, Jack, Greg, Tasha, and Jason were all sitting at the
pier.
Tasha curled up with Jason. "It's so
peaceful out here."
"I know," Jason said, kissing her
on her forehead.
"Jack?" Rose asked him, curling up
with him, too.
"Yeah, Rosie?" Jack asked her.
"We have less than a month left
together," Rose said.
"I don't want to lose you," Jack
said, holding her closer to him.
"I don't know what I'll do if you
leave," Rose said, and a tear slid down her cheek.
"Don't cry. We'll think of
something," Jack said.
"Okay," Rose said.
Greg looked at Rose, Jack, Tasha, and Jason,
and he knew he would never have a relationship like the four of them had.
"Guys, I'm going to take a walk,"
Greg said.
"Okay," the four of them said in
unison.
Greg got up and left the four of them. He had
his own troubles to worry about right now.
Meanwhile
Annike Thomas walked down the pier. Her
boyfriend Carter Hampton had just broken up with her for her best friend.
She wasn't looking where she was going when
she bumped into someone. "Whoa!"
"I'm sorry. It's my fault," Greg
said.
"Oh, no. I'm just clumsy," Annike
said.
"I'm Greg Wheeler," he said,
extending his hand to her.
"Oh, I'm Annike Thomas," she
replied, shaking his hand.
"So, are you from around here?"
Greg asked her, and they started walking.
"I'm a junior this year," she said.
"I'm a senior," Greg said.
"Weren't you going out with Tasha
Albright?" Annike asked him.
"We broke up a month ago," Greg
replied.
"I don't usually do this," Annike
said, "but here's my number, just in case you want to talk."
"Oh, here's my number," Greg said,
jotting down his number on a small piece of paper.
"Well, I have to go," Annike said.
"Hey, do you want to go to a movie
tomorrow?" Greg asked her.
"Sure. What time?" Annike asked.
"I'll pick you up at eight," Greg
said.
"Okay. See you later, Greg," Annike
said, walking away.
"Bye," Greg said.
They walked their separate ways, but were
both thinking about each other.