06/04/2018

5 Years Old

"Hey!" The boy calls out, running after the little girl that had dropped her bracelet. "You dropped this!" Finally catching up to her, he grabs her arm.

"Huh?" The kid turns and looks at him, brown eyes glowing in the sunlight. His heart practically melts, and he holds out the bracelet. She looks at her wrist quickly, and then back to the jewelry held in the boys outstretched hand. "Oh, thanks!" She reaches out and takes it from him, clasping it onto her arm. "That was a present from mommy so I'd be super sad if it got lost. Thanks for finding it! Who're you anyway?"

"I'm Mikey," He states proudly, blonde hair glowing golden in the sun's rays. "What's your name?"

"Sarah!" A woman yells from somewhere across the playground. "It's time to go, honey!"

"Oh," the girl turns her head, "that's my mommy! I hafta go home now. But my name's Sarah! I'm Sarah Jones!" Sarah smiles brightly, the grin lighting up her face.

"I'll see you later!" Mikey calls as the girl runs away, but he can't tell if she heard him.

10 Years Old

"You wanna play with us?" Sarah asks the boy sitting by himself on the swing set. His head of dark hair jerks upright, looking at her in awe.

"Y-yeah?" His voice stutters and creaks from disuse. "I mean, uh, if it's ok with you."

"Sure it is! I wouldn't've asked you if I didn't want you to play!" Her smile is just as bright as ever. "I'm Sarah. We're playing tag right now! Come on!"

He smiles back, warily, and stands up. Suddenly, she hits his shoulder.

"Tag! Betcha can't catch me!" Sarah bolts off, and he chases right after her. "What's your name, anyway?" She shouts behind her.

"I'm Michael!"

12 Years Old

"There's a free table here!"

TBC