When Trouble Meets Trouble

[ C h a p t e r - T w e n t y - N i n e ]

I groaned and my mother shook her head. I exited the house and got into my car before I realized I had no idea where I was going. Taking out my phone and dialing Jonah’s number, I waited patiently in my car.

“Yes?” Jonah asked.

I licked my lips. “Well, Jonah, I’d love to spend the day with you but I don’t know where I’m supposed to be going.”

“You’re supposed to be sitting inside your house because I’m 5 minutes away,” Jonah stated and I sighed before getting out of my car.

“How about sitting on my porch?” I asked him.

He made a disapproving sound. “Not quite, you need to be in your living room, on the couch.”

“Not going to happen, babe,” I felt my face redden as I realized what I said.

“Since when do you call me babe?” Jonah questioned.

I scoffed. “I never said that.”

“I’d further my assumption but I’m scared you’re going to shout ‘cheeseburger’ and hang up.” Jonah laughed and I glared at the ground.

I sighed. “You stupid saltine.”

“That’s me,” Jonah muttered. I heard the sound of tires on gravel and I stood up to see Jonah’s familiar blue car in my drive way. I grinned as I walked over to it. Jonah opened his door and got out, holding me in a tight hug. I grinned into his chest as the sun shone down on my face.

I’m glad it’s a sunny day, today. Well, any day with Jonah is a good day. “Happy Birthday, Savannah.”

I smiled up at him. “Thank you.”

He opened the passenger’s side door for me and closed it after me. I sat there and waited for him to get into the driver’s side. When he did, he closed the door and pulled out of the driveway.

“Where are we going?” I questioned and he was quiet, I figured he wasn’t going to tell me so I sighed melodramatically. “It’s my birthday and you’re keeping secrets from me?”

He laughed. “Well… where do you think we’re going?”

I shrugged. “I don’t know; if I did, would I have asked you?” I sarcastically retorted.

“Where is a fun place to go on a sunny day?” he asked me as if the answer was obvious.

“Chuck E. Cheese?” I suggested and he scoffed.

“Well, yeah, but a different place.” He replied and I shrugged.

“I don’t know…the beach?” I asked him and he sighed.

“Yes, but….?” he was still hopeful that I’d get it. Third times the charm, right?

“The carnival?” I questioned and he grinned.

“Ding, ding, ding.” He exclaimed and I furrowed my eyebrows.

“Where’d you find one of those?” I questioned. I swore the carnivals started coming here around April, not mid-February.

Jonah shrugged. “I did a little digging, and it turns out that there is a carnival only two towns over. They’re open today!”

I rolled my eyes and smiled. “I thought they were closed.”

Jonah scowled. “Are you always this sarcastic on your birthday?”

“Only to you,” I replied while he laughed.

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“Why are there so much people here?” I asked Jonah as he shrugged.

“I don’t know; I don’t live in this town,” Jonah shrugged as we looked around at the large groups of people. I’m pretty sure that a high school took a field trip here because there seemed to be a bunch of stray teenagers walking around.