I sit at the table the next morning eating breakfast and sipping hot chocolate. I look at my phone and wonder when Chris is going to call. Just like that “Love Storyâ€? plays on my phone. I flip it open.

“Good morning Chris.â€?

“Hey, I am kidnapping you for the day with me. Get reading and I’ll be at your driveway in a half hour.â€?

I laugh, “Where are you taking me?â€?

“Hope you have ice skates.â€? He tells me then hangs up.

I chug my hot chocolate and take a shower.

“Mom, where are my ice skates?â€? I say while pounding down the stairs.

“It’s in the garage in a box with all the other winter things. Where are you going?â€?

“Ice skating with a friend.â€?

I run into the garage and search in the winter box. After searching for ten minutes, I find my skates in the bottom of course. I put on all my stuff as fast as possible. I hear the horn honk, five minutes early. I make sure my hat is fixed right and grab my ice skates.

“You’re early,â€? I tell him while I slip into his car.