Some Years Later
It has been a while since I had been back in Miami. A lot of things have changed. I have grown up, toured overseas a couple times, and I have made a life for me. I have vrienden that I have known since I joined the army and they were coming to live in Miami too. Although, some of them were getting married and I was still my single self which I did not like very much.
The first thing Mark and I were going to was treat ourselves to was some good food. We did not even want to go set our bags down at his fiancee's house. We wanted to eat something good!
"Where is wife," I asked as we sat down at the table.
"She could not make it," he zei a little upset, "she had some family thing out of state."
"Ahh, at least u know someone who lives here," I zei laughing a bit.
"Yeah, what are u going to do now," Mark asked curiously.
"I have no idea, I just want to eat something good," I stated, "I will eventually have to find somewhere to live."
"Yeah, well, my parent's house has an extra bedroom," he said.
"Thanks, I might have to take u up on that offer," I zei laughing.
"What can I get u two to drink," our waitress asked.
"Water, for me," I said.
"I will have a coke," Mark said.
"Okay, do u need time to look at the menu of do u know what u want," she asked.
"I think I am going to need some time, these are some tough choices," I said.
"Okay, no worries," she smiled politely, "I will be back with your drink orders."
"Hey, what about her," Mark asked as he tried to set me up, yet again, "she is decent looking."
"Mark, u have got to stop that," I zei laughing.
"Melissa, I would like to pay for those two gentlemen's meal," a familiar voice said.
"Okay Lola, I will let them know," our waitress said.
"Melissa, I would rather u not," the girl said.
"Oh come on Lola, they are cute," Melissa said.
"Whatever," Lola said, "I have to study."
"That voice sounds so familiar," I said.
"What voice," Mark asked, "how could u remember a familiar voice? u have been overseas how long?"
"That girl that our waitress was just talking to," I said, "true, but I did have a friend before I entered the army."
"Yeah but it had been years," Mark said.
"My friend Lola, who does not want me to tell u this is offering to pay for your lunches," our waitress said.
"Oh, that is unnecessary," I said.
"She wants too and trust me, u will not win that battle with her," Melissa said.
"Okay," Mark zei as he shrugged his shoulders.
"What is your friend's last name," I asked.
"Oh, that is a good question, I don't really know," she said, "she comes here every Monday."
"Oh okay," I said.
After we ordered, I got up to thank this girl for buying our lunches. It was very kind for someone to do that.
"Thank u for buying our lunches," I zei as I walked up to her booth.
"It's no problem," she smiled as she looked up from her book.
"I am Kyle Harmon," I zei as I shook hands with her.
"Kyle," she asked, "is that you?!"
"Um yes," I zei confused, "I am sorry do I know you?"
"Um yeah, it's me," she zei nervously, "Lola from the orphanage."
"I did not even recognize you," I said, "it has been while. Would u like to kom bij my friend and I for lunch?"
"Yeah, that'll be cool" she laughed nervously.
"Mark, this is Lola, my best friend before I joined the army," I said.
"It is nice to meet you," he said.
"Nice to meet u too," she smiled, "so, what have u been up to?"
"Shortly after u got adopted I joined the army and have been doing that since then," I said, "Mark and I just got back from our last tour."
"Oh cool, that's great," Lola said.
"I told ya so Lola," Melissa zei as she refilled our drinks.
"Kyle, here is an old friend," she laughed.
"Oh okay," Melissa said, "I guess u told me so."
"I guess I did," Lola shrugged.
"What have u been up to," I asked, "how is your family?"
"Oh, they are great," she zei as an odd look came on her face, "I am in the middle of taking a strand lifeguarding class."
"I am glad it worked out. u deserve a good family," I said, "so what is your family like?"
"There is Tom and Kelly, they are so nice! Then my step-brother Hayden just turned 21 and is in college," she said.
"Oh cool," I said, "Mark is getting married in a few months. He is super excited."
"Oh neat, congratulations," Lola zei as she smiled, "well, I better go. It was good seeing u Kyle and it was nice meeting u Mark."
"Okay, thank u for lunch," I said, "it was good seeing u too. Bye."
"Is that the girl u were telling me about when we first," he asked curiously.
"Yep, that is her," I said.
"Man, she is pretty! Too pretty for you," Mark zei laughing.
"Oh whatever," I said, "Let's get out of here!"
"Okay, let's go." Mark said.
It has been a while since I had been back in Miami. A lot of things have changed. I have grown up, toured overseas a couple times, and I have made a life for me. I have vrienden that I have known since I joined the army and they were coming to live in Miami too. Although, some of them were getting married and I was still my single self which I did not like very much.
The first thing Mark and I were going to was treat ourselves to was some good food. We did not even want to go set our bags down at his fiancee's house. We wanted to eat something good!
"Where is wife," I asked as we sat down at the table.
"She could not make it," he zei a little upset, "she had some family thing out of state."
"Ahh, at least u know someone who lives here," I zei laughing a bit.
"Yeah, what are u going to do now," Mark asked curiously.
"I have no idea, I just want to eat something good," I stated, "I will eventually have to find somewhere to live."
"Yeah, well, my parent's house has an extra bedroom," he said.
"Thanks, I might have to take u up on that offer," I zei laughing.
"What can I get u two to drink," our waitress asked.
"Water, for me," I said.
"I will have a coke," Mark said.
"Okay, do u need time to look at the menu of do u know what u want," she asked.
"I think I am going to need some time, these are some tough choices," I said.
"Okay, no worries," she smiled politely, "I will be back with your drink orders."
"Hey, what about her," Mark asked as he tried to set me up, yet again, "she is decent looking."
"Mark, u have got to stop that," I zei laughing.
"Melissa, I would like to pay for those two gentlemen's meal," a familiar voice said.
"Okay Lola, I will let them know," our waitress said.
"Melissa, I would rather u not," the girl said.
"Oh come on Lola, they are cute," Melissa said.
"Whatever," Lola said, "I have to study."
"That voice sounds so familiar," I said.
"What voice," Mark asked, "how could u remember a familiar voice? u have been overseas how long?"
"That girl that our waitress was just talking to," I said, "true, but I did have a friend before I entered the army."
"Yeah but it had been years," Mark said.
"My friend Lola, who does not want me to tell u this is offering to pay for your lunches," our waitress said.
"Oh, that is unnecessary," I said.
"She wants too and trust me, u will not win that battle with her," Melissa said.
"Okay," Mark zei as he shrugged his shoulders.
"What is your friend's last name," I asked.
"Oh, that is a good question, I don't really know," she said, "she comes here every Monday."
"Oh okay," I said.
After we ordered, I got up to thank this girl for buying our lunches. It was very kind for someone to do that.
"Thank u for buying our lunches," I zei as I walked up to her booth.
"It's no problem," she smiled as she looked up from her book.
"I am Kyle Harmon," I zei as I shook hands with her.
"Kyle," she asked, "is that you?!"
"Um yes," I zei confused, "I am sorry do I know you?"
"Um yeah, it's me," she zei nervously, "Lola from the orphanage."
"I did not even recognize you," I said, "it has been while. Would u like to kom bij my friend and I for lunch?"
"Yeah, that'll be cool" she laughed nervously.
"Mark, this is Lola, my best friend before I joined the army," I said.
"It is nice to meet you," he said.
"Nice to meet u too," she smiled, "so, what have u been up to?"
"Shortly after u got adopted I joined the army and have been doing that since then," I said, "Mark and I just got back from our last tour."
"Oh cool, that's great," Lola said.
"I told ya so Lola," Melissa zei as she refilled our drinks.
"Kyle, here is an old friend," she laughed.
"Oh okay," Melissa said, "I guess u told me so."
"I guess I did," Lola shrugged.
"What have u been up to," I asked, "how is your family?"
"Oh, they are great," she zei as an odd look came on her face, "I am in the middle of taking a strand lifeguarding class."
"I am glad it worked out. u deserve a good family," I said, "so what is your family like?"
"There is Tom and Kelly, they are so nice! Then my step-brother Hayden just turned 21 and is in college," she said.
"Oh cool," I said, "Mark is getting married in a few months. He is super excited."
"Oh neat, congratulations," Lola zei as she smiled, "well, I better go. It was good seeing u Kyle and it was nice meeting u Mark."
"Okay, thank u for lunch," I said, "it was good seeing u too. Bye."
"Is that the girl u were telling me about when we first," he asked curiously.
"Yep, that is her," I said.
"Man, she is pretty! Too pretty for you," Mark zei laughing.
"Oh whatever," I said, "Let's get out of here!"
"Okay, let's go." Mark said.
