Sara's Comeback

Sara Smith was a senior, and the cheerleading captain of her high school squad, the Lady Dragons. As she stood at her locker, the guy of her dreams walked past, nodded his head and smiles. She felt her heart skip a beat and her legs went weak. As she watched Johnny walk away, things around her slowed down to almost a standstill. Everybody moved slow and talked slow. At that time, it was like a dream or something, but she could see and hear Johnny asking her, “Would you like to go out?” and her reply of, “Yes.” Just then, she got bumped kind of hard, and she snapped out of her dream-like trance.

“Gee, Sara what is wrong with you?” Her friend, Laura, said.

“Oh hey. Nothing is wrong, I was just watching Johnny,” Sara replied, as she sighed.

“He sure is dreamy,” Laura said with a smile.

“Yeah, I know,” Sara replied, as she closed the door to her locker.

“Well, come on. We’ll be late for class,” Laura said as she grabbed Sara’s arm, and pulled for her to come on.

“Yeah, ok,” Sara said, as she followed Laura into the classroom. Sara thought about what had happened while she sat at her desk, and maybe it was a dream or wishful thinking, but whatever the case it sure would be nice if it did happen. Johnny Monroe was the senior quarterback of the football team, and on the honor roll. He was quite muscular with jet black hair and eyes as blue as the sky. He was like most guys—Some of his favorite things were fast cars and motorcycles.

Sara walked outside of the school, and headed toward the street to wait on her dad to pick her up. Johnny and some of his football buddies came running outside, cutting across the grass headed toward the parking lot. Johnny saw Sara standing there alone, and approached her cautiously, trying not to scare her.

“Hey… Sara?” Johnny said, as he walked up with a nervous smile. “You... uh, need a ride home?”

“Uh... No, I’m fine. I’m waiting on my dad, but thanks anyway,” Sara replied, as she felt her cheeks get warm.

“Ok, I was just checking. You are standing here alone and all. Uh… Say, would you like to go out with me? Maybe to a movie or dinner?” Johnny said, as he looked in her eyes.

“Well, yes. Yes, I would. That would be lovely,” Sara answered, not knowing if she said it right. She suddenly thought of what had happened to her earlier, the vision or dream she had. Her mouth fell open, and she gasped a little.

“Are you ok?” Johnny asked with a concerned look.

“Uh, oh yeah, I’m fine. Just something I thought of from earlier today,” Sara said as she looked at Johnny, and smiled a little. “Kind of mind-blowing.”

“Oh, ok. Well, is Friday night ok with you?” Johnny said.

“Yeah, that would be fine,” Sara replied.

Johnny looked at Sara like heaven had sent him the perfect angel. She was petite, and had long brown hair that dropped down to her tiny waist. Her eyes were the color of two emeralds, and her skin was as soft as cotton. She had a kind heart, and was always willing to help others when she could. Sara had become everything to Johnny. She was his whole world. Even though Johnny loved to ride motorcycles and fix cars, he loved her more. Sara remembered when Johnny told her, “Girl, I can see my future in your eyes. I know we are supposed to be together… and that is forever.”

After graduation, Sara and Johnny got married and moved into a small apartment close to town. Johnny opened a small motorcycle repair shop, while Sara got a job down at the diner on the corner. Johnny’s business grew, and about a year later, Sara was able to quit the diner job and pursue her desire for painting and working on having a gallery. Sara had had several visions since high school, which happened every so often, but nothing major. Six happy years had come already, and Johnny closed shop early, so he could surprise Sara with an anniversary gift. Johnny softly walked into the kitchen, with a dozen roses hidden behind his back.

“Hey, you startled me there a little bit,” Sara said, as she turned around while one of Johnny’s arms wrapped around her waist.

“Aww, I’m sorry, but I have something for the most beautiful girl in the world,” Johnny said with a big smile, as he leaned in for a kiss.

“Oh yeah? Now, who might that be?” Sara said, with a smile as she kissed Johnny lightly on the lips, causing a sweet moan to come from deep within his chest.

“Yeah, I have something for you. See,” Johnny said, as he pulled the flowers from behind his back and gave them to Sara. “Happy Anniversary.”

“Aww, they are beautiful. Thank you so much, baby. I love you with all my heart,” Sara said as she took the flowers, and wrapped her arms around Johnny’s neck.

“I love you too,” he softly replied.

The next morning, Johnny brought Sara breakfast in bed and sat there slowly, waking her up by lightly running his fingers through her hair.

“Good morning, my love,” Johnny said softly.

“Good morning. What is this?” Sara said as she sat up in bed, and leaned up against her pillow.

“Well, it is breakfast in bed, for two,” Johnny replied, as he sat beside her. “So, what do you want to do today my love, my beautiful princess?”

“Hmm, I don’t know. What would you like to do?” Sara said, as she bit into a strawberry and giggled.

“I would love to take you for a motorcycle ride up in the mountains. Maybe we could find us a waterfall or something,” Johnny said with a smile, as he ran his finger gently across the top of Sara’s hand. Sara smiled a big smile, and kissed Johnny on the lips. “Ok, let me get dressed.”

As she was getting dressed, her mind seemed to slowly wander off to some place other than where she currently was. It was like a dream, only she was awake. Flashes of different things appeared in her mind. A motorcycle, a car, trees, and smoke... but what did all this mean?

“Sara,” Johnny said, as he touched her arm.

“Uh… What?” Sara said, as she took a breath and looked at Johnny.

“Are you ok?” Johnny asked with concern.

“Yeah… Yeah, I’m fine. Just some things I was thinking of is all.” Sara replied with a smile, as she finished buttoning up her shirt. “You ready to breathe in the fresh air, and let all of the tension just melt away?”

“Yeah,” Johnny said with a smile, as he turned to grab the keys to the motorcycle, so they could head out for a change of scenery.