Serendipity's Admiration

Author's note: This story is a work of fiction.It's an ordinary Sunday evening in Minnesota, USA. At a small playground, an 8 year old boy is sitting on the bench while eating some chocolate chip cookies his mom had packed him from home. The little boy starts observing the playground which is pretty quiet today, looking for any sign of his friend who promised to meet him for their final playdate before he has to go to Paris, France tomorrow morning. He'll be staying there for a few years regarding his dad's business.Where is she? The boy thought. He finished his chocolate chip cookie and decides to save the rest for later. He closed the small lunch box on his lap with the remaining steamed buns inside. He turns his head to his left to open his backpack which he had placed next to him. He opens the zipper and puts the lunch box back inside. He starts to think if she had forgotten about their playdate. It's a good thing his home is quite near to the playground, or else his mother wou

Rachel's POV..."Oh my, it really is you," says Jack as he forms a big smile while staring into my eyes."Jack," I say as I stare into his blue eyes. I couldn't believe that I'm really standing in front of Jack right now. My childhood friend, my old best friend. After all these years, we've finally meet again, after I thought that it was impossible since I've never told him that I've moved to New York City. I'm beyond happy to see him again. He's still the same Jack knew with his youthful smile.I couldn't help but feel tears slowly starting to fill my eyes. I've missed him so much, and looking at him right now just makes me feel like I want to make up for the lost time. Without any hesitation, I pull him into a tight hug as I bury my face in his chest, slowly letting the tears run down my face. "It's you..." I say in a soft tone as the tears continue to run.Jack hugs me tightly as I got lost in his embrace. "Rachel," he says with a soft tone. "I miss you..""I miss you too, Jack,"

A few hours later...At the boys' house..."Chicken omelette is served," says Liam after he finished cooking some dishes for dinner along with Nate."The smell is already alluring me," says Nate as he puts a plate of stir fried vegetables on the dining table.Just then, the door bell rang and Nate decides to walk and open the door. Alex walks in with bags full of groeceries in his hands."Bro, you're back," Nate says. "Yeah, these are the groceries," says Alex as he walks to the kitchen area to put down the groceries.Alex puts down the groceries in the kitchen as he starts to sort them out. He had put aside a bag of vegetables since he knew Liam wanted to cook stir fry vegetables as well for tonight. After putting the groceries away, Alex wash his hands and walks back to the living room. He notice that Jack is not in sight, though it's almost dinner time."Where's Jack?" ask Alex with curiousity."Oh, he went out to pick up Rachel," says Liam as he starts preparing the plates."What

At the boys' house...Alex and Rachel arrives at the house. The two of them starts walking to the kitchen to make dinner, which Rachel insisted that she wants to help Alex with cooking."What are you cooking?" Rachel ask as she watches Alex mixing up some vegetables and chopped chickens."I'm trying to stir fry vegetables with seasoned chickens," says Alex as he continues to stir fry the vegetables and chickens."Looks good," says Rachel as she continue to stir some eggs on a bowl, since she's planning to make a sponge cake for dessert."Well, not as good as you," Alex says as he turns his head for a moment to give Xiali a wink.This guy is such a flirt. Rachel thought as she roll her eyes. "You always know how to smooth talk, even when you're cooking," Rachel says while continueing to stir the eggs in the bowl."I'm not smooth talking though. I'm just saying what's in my heart," Alex says with a sassy tone."Yeah right," says Rachel as she puts a spoon of sugar to the bowl. "And you

Los Angeles...At Chad and Crystal's wedding..."Now let us welcome our lovely newlyweds, Chad Johnson and Crystal Parker!" the host of the says through the mic as the guest starts clapping their hands for the beautiful couple.Chad and Crystal walks down the aisle as all the guests starts cheering for them. The happy couple stops in their steps as they reach the middle of the dance floor. A classical music starts playing as Chad and Crystal shares their first dance together as a married couple. They couldn't stop smiling at each other through out the whole dance, as everyone watch them in awe. "Yeah," says Nate who's eyes are fill with happy tears at the sight of his friend now married."Man, calm your tears! You can't worry Chad on his wedding day with your immature tears," Liam says, sounding insesitive to the dirty blonde hair boy."I'm crying happy tears, just so you know," Nate says with an attitude as he starts wiping his tears.Jack smiles at the sight of Nate's funny attitud