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hell. “Well it looks like you are okay so I better get back to my brother before the veins in his head explode.”
    “Bye.” She said so sweetly that I can’t help smile.
    “Try to stay clear of crazy mobs.” I said and turn to walk back towards the restaurant but before I walk in I look back to see her blue eyes smiling back at me, a smile that I know will be embedded in my memory forever.
    “What the hell are you doing?” Ethan asked holding his hands up in the air.
    “Shut up, I’m coming.”
    Once I sit down at the table Ethan begins glaring at me, “What’s wrong with you?”
    “I’m thinking about that girl.”
    “What girl?”
    “Shit Ethan, the girl I was just talking too. Are you going senile or something?”
    “Sorry, I’m hungry,” Ethan said ordering his food and sitting back with a sigh, “so what about this girl?”
    “I don’t know, I wanted to invite her to eat with us.”
    “So go ask her.”
    “I can’t she already walked off with her boyfriend.”
    “She was with her boyfriend while you were flirting with her?” I huff at him pushing myself back from the table. “I’m just asking.”
    “Well stop,” I said ignoring his rolling eyes.
    “I don’t understand why you are so dreamy-eyed over a girl you don’t even know, who has a boyfriend and I thought you had a girlfriend?”
    “I don’t know Ethan, I can’t explain it.”
    “You are so much like Dad.” Ethan kicks my chair jarring me to attention. “That’s exactly what Dad said happened when he met Mom.”
    I narrow my eyes at him, “I don’t want to talk about it anymore.” I said watching Ethan shrug before moving on to other issues. I didn’t even ask her name. Idiot. Ethan’s nonstop persistence about how I should live my life is starting to irk me. Before I say something unnecessarily rude to him, I walk outside hoping to ease my tension and hoping that she is waiting nearby. Standing outside, staring in the direction she left, I feel like an idiot. Of course, she wasn’t going to stand out here and wait for me. Who does that? After a cold wind sends chills to my spine, I turn to go back inside but something sparkling from the ground catches my eye. I pick up a chain with a small locket dangling delicately from it. The chain is broken but the locket is fine and the pictures inside are old but undamaged. The sweet pictures of the happy couple inside and what I assume is their baby on the other is appealing to me and for reasons I don’t understand I put it in my pocket. It is pretty, even though now broken for some reason it makes me feel better. For the rest of the night, I try to get the bundled girl out of my mind. Pretending that my newly found locket is hers, I will make sure to keep it hidden from Rebecca.

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    W hen it comes time to leave for California, I finish packing and begin searching for the locket I hid.
    “What are you looking for?” Rebecca said entering the room with attitude.
    “Damn it Rebecca! Give it back and you better have not done anything to it.”
    “HERE, here is your stupid necklace! It is old and ugly anyway. I hope your girlfriend loves it.”
    I take the locket from her sighing, “I found it, and I didn’t buy it for anyone and I don’t plan on giving it to anyone.”
    “Then why do you have it?” She said crossing her arms and pursing her lips.
    Fuck it. “I don’t know! Here I will throw it away - does that make you happy?” I toss the locket into the trash waiting for her forced smile. “I have to go.” I grab the trash too, trying to look unbothered by the gleaming locket on top. “I might as well dump this for you on my way out.”
    “You will call me every day, right?”
    “I don’t think I am going to have time to call you every day but I will call you as much as I can.” I said grabbing my bags and heading towards the door.
    “I love you.” She said cocking her head to one side.
    “I love you too.” I forced out of my mouth, kissing her