Photo Finish

*I found this picture on the Internet. It's cute so I want to write a little story about it!

Alicia and Bobby had been friends forever, or at least since they were two. They would go everywhere together. They would hang out at the park, each other's home, and during lunch.

It was a nice Saturday afternoon so Bobby's mother took them to the park. At the park, Alicia and Bobby ran to the swings, but it was packed with other children. Then they ran to the sandbox, where they found there was no space to play. A little upset, they ran up to Bobby's mother and complained. She told them to play on the slide and so they ran to the slide. They had to wait their turn, which seemed like forever. However, they each got to the top, and looked around, and saw how high they were. People yelled at them to go down the slide or else they would lose their turn. Alicia was the first to go down the slide. She put her arms up while she went down it. She was fearless, not holding on to the sides of the slide. Bobby came down right after she got off the slide. He was not that bold, he held the sides and felt a bit embarrassed that he was not as fearless as Alicia. He met her at the bottom of the slide and both had a energetic look on their faces. They both knew that they wanted to slide down again. They went sliding for fifteen minutes, each time they became more energetic and more fearless. Bobby's mother kept watch, as they attempted different "stunts."

Alicia was wearing a pretty flower dress, so she could not do many things. Bobby took this as an opportunity to impress her, and on the last go around he went down face first. Bobby's mother was busy talking to another mother, so she did not see her son when he hit the ground. His white shirt did not have a single stain on it. And instead of crying after hitting the ground, he got up and ran after a laughing Alicia. After a while they became tired, and went over to Bobby's mother and had a little picnic. Later they decided that they wanted to slide for one last time before going home.

After sliding, Bobby and Alicia met at the bottom of the slide. Bobby's mother was walking up to them from a far. The two neighbors and best friends did not seem to be bothered by cooties. So when Bobby leaned in for the kiss, both eyes closed Alicia met him. At that moment Bobby's mother took a picture and laughed.