Josie laughed at Doug’s claim of being a responsible adult now. While he was more tame, he hadn’t done a complete 360. “I’m sure you were very mischievous. I definitely would have liked you if we went to school together.” It was true, when Josie was younger she was always fond of the popular bad boy types even though she was mostly reserved herself. Doug wouldn’t have been any different from her usual preferences. "Sabrina is probably more like me than you at her age."A memory popped into her mind.
Flashback 2 months ago:
The heat beamed down on her skin. She squinted at the sun that shone brightly up ahead through the clouds and thought of how beautiful the day was. She looked at Sabrina who sat at the white table, hunched over slightly from doing her homework that was strewn all over.
“Remember what I said, just pick the art project you want to do, not what everyone else says.” Josie said. Sabrina looked up, smiling.
“I’m just going to pick the one I want.”
“That’s my good girl, don’t follow what everyone else says.” Josie smiled, love filling her heart.
Present time:
“We did have some wild times Doug, that’s one thing I can say about our relationship. It wasn’t that toxic either.” Josie laughed a little not really looking into his eyes. She remembered a lot of leather pants, even dancing on top of a bar once. One time a club owner sprayed some water on top of his head while he was dancing but he just went along with it.
“Remember that night on the rooftop?” He mentioned. Josie paused a bit, then a small smile crept on her face.
“But I still remember every detail, Josie. That reckless feeling, like we were the only ones in the world.”
“I guess those were the days, huh?” Memories of the stars in the sky and the way he spun her around filled her mind.
“Sometimes I wonder where all that time went.”
Josie let out a small laugh, trying to avoid his eyes. “Yeah but I also remembered going to the bathroom to puke because of the bad fish dinner we had.” She tried to change the subject a bit. While the night was fun she didn’t want to get too much into the details of it. She wondered where Doug was getting at. Did he still have feelings for her? He should know that nothing is going to happen between them anymore. Josie looked at him with a small smirk and frown. “Doug… Do you still… Like me? Or something?”
@Jass - Doug loved the flashback