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“Like a date,” he adds when I say nothing.
“What?”
“A date. When a boy likes a girl, he takes her out. Most people go to eat ice-cream. This makes them a couple.”
I bite my lip, so I don’t smile so big. I look silly when I grin that big, but I want to jump up and down with excitement. He likes me because he wants to go on a date with me.
“What do couples do?” I ask, still enjoying the feel of his arms around me. He spreads warmth in my chest, it makes me want to smile all the time.
“They spend time together. They sit together. They hold hands, hugs, and kiss,” he says. The dimples on his cheek appear again, and I want to kiss them.
My smile drops when I realize an obstacle. “We can’t go to the ice-cream shop.”
He shakes his head. “No, we can’t. But the ice-cream shop can come here,” he says and pulls his arms away from my waist to hurry to the back of the house.
When he comes back, there are small cups on his hands.
He hands one to me. “It’s melted a little, but it still tastes fine. I promise.”
“Is this ice-cream?” I whisper.
His eyes widen in shock. “Have you never eaten ice-cream?”
I shake my head. “Mom doesn’t let me eat anything but what’s necessity to live. For breakfast we eat oatmeal, for dinner, we eat soup or rice.”
He looks like he wants to say something, but he decides against it as he motions to the cup in my hand. “Taste it.”
I take a small amount of ice-cream from the cup and put the spoon in my mouth. The taste explodes like a bomb on my tongue. It’s cold, sweet, and creamier than milk.
He’s looking at me with a curious and a little bit nervous gaze, before finally asking, “What do you think? Do you like it?”
I put another spoon of ice-cream before nodding. “Yes! It’s delicious. So smooth, refreshing, and yummy.”
He grins before pushing his cup to me. “Eat this, too. Yours is strawberry and vanilla. Mine is cookies and cream and chocolate.”
Shaking my head, I push away his hand. “No. I can’t eat yours.”
“Nikki, please. I can go there and eat again, but when will I bring you again? Please, I’ll be happy if you eat both.”
Bowing my head, I nod. I really liked ice-cream, and I want to eat more.
We sit under my window, leaning against the wall and I eat my ice-cream as he watches me like he likes what he sees.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Because you’re beautiful.”
I look down at the ice-cream cup to hide my blush.
“Be my girlfriend,” he blurts out.
I lift my head so fast, I’m lucky my neck didn’t break in two. “What?”
“I like you, Nikki. Be my girlfriend.”
I smile, my heart tries to fly out of my chest, but my smile drops. “But there must be pretty girls in your school, the girls who will go to the ice-cream shop with you.”
He shakes his head. “There’s no prettier girl than you, and I don’t want to go anywhere, I’m happy staying in this garden with you.”
