Makayla's POV
"Grandma I'm going downtown for the day to meet some friends okay?" I say as I grab my bag and phone. "Okay. Call me when you get there. Make sure you have your phone, and when are you going to be back?" My grandma tells me. I wave my phone in the air as proof that I have it with me. "Ill be back latest at 5" I say putting on my coat and heading towards the door. "Bye grandma, love you" I say as I open the door. "Bye Kayla. Have fun" She says as the door is closing behind me.
The bus stop is only a couple houses down, so it takes me about 3 minutes to get there. Im actually so excited! This is my first time ever taking the bus downtown! Im also really excited to hang out with Caleb all day. While I wait for the bus I put on my headphones, and blast my music.
Soon enough the bus gets to my stop. I place my change into the ticket dispenser, and I make my way through the bus, looking for Caleb. I soon find him, but the seat beside him is taken. I end up sitting a couple rows in front of him, and listen to my music until the seat beside him clears up.
'Riptide' by Vance Joy played through my headphones as someone took a seat beside me. I looked over and saw Caleb sitting there looking at me quite contently. "Well hello there" I say as I remove the headphones. "Hi, you look very nice today. I like your headphones" He said smiling at me. "Thanks, they were a Christmas present" I said taking out my phone and pausing the music. "So.. how is your first bus ride?" He asked hoping for the best. "Good. I was hoping to sit with you longer, but whatever" I said surprised, I kinda liked the bus. "Thats good. Well Im sitting with you now, and we still have about 30 minutes till our stop" Caleb said, looking on the bright side. I smiled, placed my headphones back onto my head and leaned my head against Caleb's shoulder. He eventually leaned his head against mine, seeing as he was taller than I was, and we stayed like that until our stop.
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"Makayla, its our stop" I heard someone say while shaking my shoulder. My eyelids open and I appear to still be on the bus. We have stopped for the time being and I see Caleb holding my things, getting up and heading toward the exit. My mind finally clicks and I too get up and make my way to the exit, following closely behind Caleb. We entered the coffee shop and got in line, to order.
"Hello, can I get a drink started for you?" The lady at the counter asked me as it became my turn to order. "Hi, could I get a tall Soy Vanilla Latte please, and a piece of blueberry coffee cake" I say taking out my wallet. After realizing I dont actually have it I turn to Caleb and ask for my purse. He shakes his head, takes out his wallet and gives the lady at the counter money for my drink and food. "Anything for you sir?" She asks while getting my order started. "Yeah, ill have a tall Americano. Thanks" He says with such ease it amazes me. "To go or for here?" The lady asks. Caleb says "For here" as he is paying. "What names should I put on the cups?" She asks before we move out of the way for the next people. "Eleanour on the Latte and Louis on the Americano" I say before Caleb speaks up.
"Who's names did you put on our cups?" Caleb asks as we wait for them to arrive. "They are my OTP" I say simply, while breaking off a piece of my coffee cake and placing it in my mouth. "Your what?" He asks. "My OTP. It stands for 'One True Pairing'. If you say two people are your OTP, that means that you think they are made for each other. That they are cute as a couple or would be if they were dating. Im guessing you dont have one?" I try and explain as well as I can, offering Caleb a piece of my coffee cake. "Actually.. I do have one" Caleb says after eating a piece of coffee cake. "Really? Who?" I ask, very curious. "Us" He says simply, grabbing his drink, that had just arrived, walking over to a table and taking a seat.
Wow. He just.. he just said that him and I were his OTP. Wow. I stand there for a couple seconds stunned at what Caleb had just said. "Excuse me" Someone behind me says, snaping me back to reality. "Sorry" I say, grabbing my drink and heading toward Caleb.
We finish our drinks and head outside, to be greeted by the snow and cold winter air that has fallen. "Hey Makayla.. do you like skating?" He asks, somewhat shyly. I nodded diligently at his question. His smile had grown as he took my hand in his. "Do you want to go to an ice rink that has a Winter Wonderland or one that is plain and boring?" He asked hinting at the first one. "Umm.. The boring one!" I say excitedly. "Oh.. Okay.." Caleb said disappointed in my choice. "Im kidding! I want to go to the Winter Wonderland!" I say trying to cheer him up. "You're sure?" He asks. "Yes!" I say.
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"Two adults" Caleb says to the ticket lady at the ice rink. "Do you both need rentals?" She asks handing Caleb our entry tickets. Caleb nods. "Okay, that comes to ten dollars even" She says and hands Caleb another two tickets for the rentals. "Thank you" We both say as we walk toward the entrance of the arena.
"Do you want me to grab the skates?" He asks, taking off his shoes and heading toward the rental window. "Can I come?" I ask, jogging over to him with my shoes in hand. "Mhmm" He says.
"Size 11" Caleb says to the attendant. "Here you go" The attendant says, handing him some hockey skates. "And for you?" The attendant asks me, while I hand him the rental ticket. "Size 10 figure skates. Please" I say. Soon enough I receive some figure skates that look about the right size.
"Can I help?" Caleb asks referring to my inability to tie my skates. "Yes please.." I say as Caleb starts tightening my laces. "Do you skate often?" He asks, looking almost done with my first lace. "Not really. We dont have a rink back home, so I really only get to skate when I come here" I say, as he moves on to my other lace. "Oh.." He says, sounding somewhat relieved. "Do you? Skate often?" I ask, filling the silence. "Yeah.. you could say that" He laughs to himself a little, and then continues. "Im on the local hockey team" He says trailing off. "Oh.. So is this the rink you practice at?" I ask now interested. Caleb nods and smiles as he finishes with my skates.
"Ready?" Caleb asks grabbing my hand to help me up. "Yeah! But dont laugh if I fall okay?" I say trying to be serious. "I promise" Caleb says before walking toward the rink.
The skating has already started when we get to the ice. Caleb is already on the ice, waiting a few feet in front of me. I look at him, then the ice, and back at him. I can do this, I think to myself as I lift my right foot in the air and place it on the ice in front of me. Soon enough I make it to Caleb without falling.
Caleb grabs my hand and pulls me along, as we start our first round. "You're not bad" He says as we finish our first round. I smile at the compliment, but it fades as I think about how lame and uncoordinated Caleb must think I am.
"Attention skaters, we ask that you make your way off of the ice for the Zamboni. Skating will resume in about ten minutes" The loudspeaker came on just as we were finishing our third round. "Do you want some hot chocolate?" Caleb asked as we make our way off the ice. I nodded and then continued to cup my hands and blow on them. Attempting to warm them up. Before Caleb left to go get the hot chocolate he saw that I was suffering from the cold.
"Let me try" He said being sweet. He grabbed my cold cupped hands and placed his around them, and started blowing on them. I could feel my hands thawing out, as his hot breathe surrounded them. "Do you want to come with me?" Caleb asked referring to the getting the hot chocolate. "Sure" I said pleased to accompany him.
"How long have you been on the hockey team?" I asked, still interested in the fact that he played. "This is my second year making the cut, but I've been playing since I was about four" He said, turning the corner toward the concession. "How long have you li-" I tried asking but was interrupted by someone unknown. "Hi Caleb! Saw you skating, thought I'd come and say hi" The female body said as she walked closer to Caleb and I.
"Hi Grace. Oh.. didnt see you on the rink" Caleb says as we arrive at the back of the line up. "Oh, I was skating pretty fast compared to you. You're usually a lot faster, what happened" Grace said ignoring the fact that I wasnt holding Caleb's hand the entire time. "Nothing happened. I was just skating slower, with Makayla. It was nice" Caleb said moving up the line a few spots. "Hi Makayla, Im Grace, Caleb's ex" She said so casually. It was like she was trying to ruin my day. "Hi.." I said awkwardly, not really sure as to what I should say.
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Caleb's POV
"You didnt need to be so rude" I spit to Grace as I run off after Makayla. I shout her name and look around. Asking people if they had seen her run past. Soon enough I find her beside the vending machine. Her knees are tucked to her chest. Her eyes are pink from crying and her cheeks are wet from tears that continue to fall. Unsure of what I should say, I sit down beside her, with my back to the wall, curl my arms around her, and bring her closer. Finally, I kiss her forehead and rest my chin upon the top of her head.
She stops crying after a bit, but we stay like that until they announce that the rink has opened once again. "Caleb?" Makayla asks while I help her up from the ground. "Yeah?" I say attempting to sound comforting. "Thanks" Was all she said, and was enough.
We made our way to the ice once again, Makayla still holding my hand like it was her life support. I liked it though, it made me feel like I could protect her.
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"Attention skaters, it is now the end of today's skate. We ask that you exit the rink and return your skates. Thank you, and have a nice day" The loudspeaker came on, signalling the time when people came off. Everyone had left the rink except us two. "Wait here" I told Makayla as I raced off to the counter near by. "Uh, okay" I could hear her say from afar.
"Caleb its time to get off the ice" Brad said to me as I came closer. "I know, I know. But can you do this one thing for me?" I asked him as pleadingly as I could. "Yeah.. sure what is it" He said. "Thank you! Can you dim the lights a little and play something in the background?". "Yeah sure" He said waving me off toward the rink. "You're the best" I yell back.
"Oh.. Makayla.. what happened?" I ask as I approach her on the ice. "I wanted to try by myself, but I fell.." She said sheepishly. She giggled as I helped her up, and pulled her close. Christmas music started to fill the rink and then the lights dimmed. "One more round?". Makayla nodded and grabbed my hand, intertwining our fingers like they were puzzle pieces. At the end of the round, the music got quieter and the lights dimmed ever so slightly.
We stopped in the very center of the rink, facing each other. I could see her eyes so clearly that I noticed a little dark speck in her right eye, that I would not have seen if I was not so close. "When I go back to school, my friends will ask me what the best part of break was, and I was wondering if I could say you.." Makayla asked as I held her in my arms. There was silence for a few seconds, but then I said "That'd be great".