I Like Where We Are [OneShot]

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I FEEL THE NEED TO WRITE, SINCE I DIDN'T WRITE FOR TWO WHOLE MONTHS.

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He drove his cab through the streets of Franklin, Tennessee. No, he wasn’t really a cab driver. He was helping his dad work today, because his dad was ill and was in no condition to drive. He was a young guy, of age 22, and he was a small town musician whose career never really took off. He was an overall nice guy, but he was too shy for his own good. He never got dates and the only parties he ever went to were those that his brother had dragged him to.

This young man’s name was Joshua Farro. He had deep chocolate brown eyes, short spiky hair and a rather handsome face. Not a typical person you’d find driving a cab, but well, he was driving one.

Josh scanned the streets for any outstretched hands that signalled for him to stop for them. It had been a very slow Saturday morning and no one seemed to need a cab, so he pulled his cab over outside of the Franklin theatre. The Franklin theatre was Josh’s haven ever since he was a little boy. He remembered the countless times he had used the theatre as an icebox on hot days, or the days where Michael Tanner, the school bully, had chased him into the theatre, only to be met with a dark cinema full of people – and Josh hidden between the seats.

However, the theatre was about to be demolished soon and all the teens and adults in Franklin despised the mayor for giving the “ok” to destroy one of their most treasured historical landmarks. They had tried to petition, to no avail. Josh vowed to watch a movie everyday until it closed, even if it meant watching the same movie over and over again.

Josh relaxed into his seat and rested his head back against the door. He inserted his favourite rock CD and closed his eyes while he listened to the melodies of Sunny Day Real Estate. Soon, Josh was head banging to the music and singing rather loudly, completely oblivious to his surroundings and obviously did not notice the figure standing next to his cab. When he finally did, he practically propelled himself from the driver’s seat, narrowly missing the windscreen and hitting his head on the roof of his cab. His head howled in pain, and his throat allowed the scream to be vocalized.

“Hi, is your cab of service?” He heard a sweet voice ask. He looked into the mirror and found a pair of stunning green eyes looking at him. He nodded, half dazed, feeling the pain in his head fade away as if her eyes could douse his pain. His eyes broke away from hers and he felt the blood rush straight to his cheeks from being caught in such an embarrassing situation.

Nice one, Josh! You made a total fool out of yourself back there… Keep it cool, man.

The girl clambered into the yellow cab and rested her belongings on the seat next to hers with a hint of a smile playing on her lips.

“Where can I take you?”

“Hmmm… Surprise me!”

“Pardon…?”

“Well, I’m here on vacation, and I somehow ended up at the Franklin theatre, I think I told a cab driver to bring me to the local movie theatre. Well, this doesn’t look like the theatres we have in Mississipi! Would you mind giving me a tour of your town?”

Josh finally took a good look at the girl. She had vibrant red hair, a huge number of freckles and was short – very short. Regardless, she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. He felt shallow for thinking that, but he knew it was the truth. He mentally slapped himself for staring at her much longer than he should have. Blood rushed to his cheeks yet again as he started up his cab.

He decided to take her to the many scenic places found in Franklin. She introduced herself as Hayley Williams, and she hailed from Meridian, Mississippi. It turned out that she was just a year younger than Josh and she was trying to pursue a career in art. Like Josh, she was unsuccessful in her field, and was now trying to gain inspiration by travelling.

Hours were spent in the cab while Josh drove her to many of the popular and scenic places, in downtown Franklin, and the outskirts of the sleepy town. As a result, the pair shared their life stories with each other, like two old friends catching up.

“So how long are you gonna be in Franklin for?”

Hayley pouted and directed her eyes to the sky – a sign that she was thinking, Josh realised, having observed her throughout their time together.

“A few days, I wanna make sure I see what there is to see before I move to the next town”

They were now leaning against the railing of a road that winded around a mountain and were overlooking the town from above. Josh nodded his head, and shut his eyes, feeling the evening breeze kiss his skin softly. Despite knowing each other for only a few hours, Josh felt like he’d known her all his life. He liked Hayley, a lot.

“I like you too”

His eyes snapped open to face Hayley’s grinning face. Did he subconsciously say that he liked her, out loud? Once again, Josh Farro abused himself on the inside. His inner voice screamed and punched his guts. No, he was wrong; those were the butterflies that were attacking his stomach. His inner self was forcing his lips into a toothy grin, and his inner voice screamed, “KISS HER!”

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The pair was lying down on the bed, both fully clothed, of course. They felt strongly against premarital sex. Their parents had taught them from young that sex was worth the wait, and they should share that moment with their spouses. And of course, with the both of them being strong Christians, they felt that it was wrong to have pre-marital sex.

A comfortable silence enveloped them as Hayley rested her head on Josh’s shoulder. His arm was placed around her waist, and his fingers were interlocked with hers. Josh’s melodious voice broke the silence.

“You know, we should go visit my mum I bet she’d be dying to see you again. She almost missed you as much as I did…”

Hayley’s cheek turned slightly red. She bit her lip and faced Josh, a slightly guilty expression on her face.

“Well, uh, that’s the first place I went when I first came back to Franklin… Your mum was such a sweetheart to me, but she told me that you had moved out and everything. She gave me your number and address, but I was too –”

Hayley whipped suddenly her head toward the door, where she caught an eye widen upon getting caught. She shot out off the bed like a rocket and tackled the person who foolishly opened the door immediately after he was found out.

Zac Farro cursed under his breath. He had just made a total fool of himself in front of his brother and his brother’s new supposed girlfriend. And on top of that, he was currently pinned down viciously by the girlfriend. Boy, was she strong for such a tiny person. Was it so wrong to spy on your brother? Yes, he realised it was. All he wanted to do was to see what Josh was doing, but when his hand gripped the handle, he heard voices – one was definitely Josh’s, but the other was a mystery. He carefully cracked the door open and peeked through the opening.

That was when he saw her, the girl with the colourful hair, cuddling snugly against his brother’s chest. And that was when she saw him too, resulting in him being roughly tackled to the floor and pinned down.

“Heya, Zacky!” she bellowed into his ear. He winced and clamped his eyes shut. Hayley stared down at him; an amused expression crossed her face.

“Woah! You’ve really grown, Zac! It’s been too long since I’ve played with your He-Man dolls!”

It’s been too long since I’ve played with your He-Man dolls

Somehow, those words unlocked Zac’s memory bank. When he was about eight years old, his father had gotten him the He-Man action figure set which he loved dearly. Josh and his best friend, Hayley, had always teased him about it, always calling them dolls. How could he have missed it? The person pinning him down was Hayley!

“HAYLEY WILLIAMS! GOSH, IS IT REALLY YOU?! MAN, IT’S BEEN SO LONG SINCE YOU LEFT FRANKLIN! DUDE, I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’RE BACK! I’VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH! OH AND, YOU AND JOSH?! TOGETHER?”

Zac thrusted a finger in Josh’s direction and jerked it wildly back and forth between the two. Josh and Hayley smiled at each other awkwardly and decided it was best to nod.

“FINALLY! How did it happen?” Zac pumped the air as he said that, causing Josh to press his palm to his face. He found Zac so childish sometimes, despite Zac being the closest brother to him out of all his four brothers. They had an age gap of two years, but Josh’s maturity far surpassed Zac’s.

“Well, all the credit goes to Mr Ducky and Mr Goosie” answered Hayley with a sweet, innocent smile.

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I'm sorry if I've got any mistakes! (: 

I didn't really read through after I wrote it hahaha.

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