She handed the cone to Robert and said, "Have a nice day." Robert walked toward the door, licking his ice cream as he went.
"Wait Robert, we have to pay," Jack called to Robert as he reached up for the door handle.
Jack took out his wallet and gave the cashier some money. Will walked up to the counter and asked for Mint in a cup. When he got it, he gave the cashier some money of his own, and walked out the door. He found Jack and Robert sitting there eating their ice cream. As Will was sitting down next to Jack he asked, "Did you order something? I didn't see you."
"Yep, I did," was Jack's reply.
The trio continued to eat their ice cream and talk. When Jack asked why he hadn't seen Will outside, Will told Jack about the book he was working on an
As the next few weeks went by, Jack and Will became very good friends. Will did many things he hadn't done in years, like go to the gym, or play with the kids on the playground.
******
The five weeks went by slowly, so that at the end of it, it had seemed to Will that it had been five months. On the last day of the fifteen weeks, Will went to the playground with Jack and Robby, as Robert preferred to be called, one last time. Will walked over on newly made muscles and met Jack there. Once Jack saw Will, he called, "Robby, it's Will."
Robby instantly ran over, yelling, "Will, Will." Will grabbed Robby as he jumped at Will.
"Robby, I have some sad news for you."
Robby's cute face drooped, his eyes narrowing in concern. "What?"
"I'm not going to be able to spend as much time with you, though I really want to."
"Why?" Robby's head tilted to the side in wonder.
"I am going to be...busy. I'll be writing a story," Will replied.
"Oh......can I see it?"
"Sorry, not now."
"Okay." Robby's face drooped even more.
"See ya later Jack," Will called.
"See ya." Came Jack's reply.
"Wait Robert, we have to pay," Jack called to Robert as he reached up for the door handle.
Jack took out his wallet and gave the cashier some money. Will walked up to the counter and asked for Mint in a cup. When he got it, he gave the cashier some money of his own, and walked out the door. He found Jack and Robert sitting there eating their ice cream. As Will was sitting down next to Jack he asked, "Did you order something? I didn't see you."
"Yep, I did," was Jack's reply.
The trio continued to eat their ice cream and talk. When Jack asked why he hadn't seen Will outside, Will told Jack about the book he was working on an
As the next few weeks went by, Jack and Will became very good friends. Will did many things he hadn't done in years, like go to the gym, or play with the kids on the playground.
******
The five weeks went by slowly, so that at the end of it, it had seemed to Will that it had been five months. On the last day of the fifteen weeks, Will went to the playground with Jack and Robby, as Robert preferred to be called, one last time. Will walked over on newly made muscles and met Jack there. Once Jack saw Will, he called, "Robby, it's Will."
Robby instantly ran over, yelling, "Will, Will." Will grabbed Robby as he jumped at Will.
"Robby, I have some sad news for you."
Robby's cute face drooped, his eyes narrowing in concern. "What?"
"I'm not going to be able to spend as much time with you, though I really want to."
"Why?" Robby's head tilted to the side in wonder.
"I am going to be...busy. I'll be writing a story," Will replied.
"Oh......can I see it?"
"Sorry, not now."
"Okay." Robby's face drooped even more.
"See ya later Jack," Will called.
"See ya." Came Jack's reply.
