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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