The Photo

The Photo

As Chloe a feisty green eyed whatever hair color she chose to have whenever a 28 year old pretty much set in her ways. Always dressing as if she really had no place to go dressing in clothes that made her feel like she was just chilling all day. As she set there in her room looking around at all of the memories that surrounded her, memories that she had made over the years. As she set there now looking over to a door looking for someone to walk in. Someone that had given her a lot of the memories that she had made over the last few years. 

Just as the door suddenly opened as freckles come running to greet her first a dog that she had adopted with another. A person who she had made many memories with over the last couple of years. Shorty followed up by someone else that she had a made a lot of memories with. A person that she had met several years back up upon her arriving here in the small town where we now find her Chloe. 

As Dakota a 31 year old blue eyed girl always seemly to dress to match her never changing hair of being blonde. Always seemly dressing like she was interviewing for a job from time to time, but on occasions dressing for the weekend. 

As Dakota walked into the room leaving Chloe with the thoughts of “ Like just set and chill with me for a bit, you know that you want to” As Dakota a lot of times would just look over to her giving her a smile before setting down like she was just coming home from a hard days work.

As she would look over to Chloe saying 

“So let me tell you about my day, but first I want you tell all about your day, you know you day of being you know Chloe”

As Chloe just look and smiled to Dakota as she petted freckles before saying 

“Oh so it’s going to be like that huh! So where do I began? I know you remember my high school teacher the one I told you about that sometimes works at the ice cream parlor where we just chill sometimes”

As Dakota just looked over to Chloe ready and eager to hear everything as she then said to Chloe 

“Yeah I remember you telling me about him I think I remember meeting him on a couple of occasions. So why don’t you tell me what all happened”

As Chloe then looked over to Dakota just wanting her just to finally stop asking questions and come over and just hold her. As Chloe then said

“Where today I was getting ice cream down at the place where we first met, you remember the ice cream incident. Well I was setting there eating my ice cream when he walked up to me asking me” As Chloe then just looked over to Dakota saying 

“Omg you are not really going to believe what he asked me”

As Dakota then kept looking over to Chloe as she then said to Chloe

“Trust me I want hear what he asked you” as Chloe then looked around the room to all of the photos. As she looked down to a photo that she was holding as she then looked up to Dakota saying 

“He wanted to know how I first met you, and then he asked me” as Chloe just kept looking down to the photo as Dakota then said to Chloe 

“Chloe, you know you can tell me what did he asked you?” As Chloe then looked up to Dakota before once again looking down to the photo before saying 

“He asked me where did I come”

Our story begins here where we find Dakota a 31 year old dark haired blue eyed girl that was now finding her way back. Back to a place that once meant so much to her a place that once held so many memories for her. As she set there up against her jeep looking to a photo, a photo that would help her with her journey back to the Appalachian Mountains. 

A place that she had only left just a couple of years ago or least she thought that she had left from there. Looking down to the photo knowing that even though she had left her mind never did. Leaving behind a memory, a person, a place that had meant so much to her as she sat there holding her in her hand.

Leaving her with the feeling of that she had never really left knowing that a part of her was still very much still there. Holding the person in her hand as she set there looking at the photo, a photo was soon going to show her what she had left behind. With her now thinking back to a time with a special someone, someone that she had met upon moving there. With Dakota being new to the area at the time not really knowing anyone just fresh out of high school herself. 

For with her being new to a place not really knowing anyone and really knowing what to do with her life. But for now with her knowing that the moments when they would came to her and what would bring to her. Being young on the run! Not from the law! But always finding herself on the go not realizing that some moments would stay with her. For when you are young it’s always go! Go! Go! Never really taking time out to just enjoy the small things in one’s life. 

Just as Dakota was now finding herself standing there on the side of the road, a road that was bringing her back. Back to a place that had meant so much to her at the time as she stood there looking up to the stars above her. Looking particularly up to Big Dipper, looking to it as it looked like a painting to her. 

Looking up at the stars as if they were shining just right above her shining down on her as she sat there looking at the photo. Realizing to herself that a moment could easily turn to being a memory. A memory that she would hold forever as she sat there looking at the photo knowing that soon she would be back to a place she once called home. 

A place that would forever stay with her a place that she could once again call home as she sat there looking up to the stars above her. 

Knowing that she was looking up to a set of stars that her and another had spent many of a nights. Many of a nights just setting with each other looking up to them while holding one another. Nights that they had shared with each other looking up to the memories that they would make together. Memories that she had held for the last couple of years after leaving to be where she was now. 

Finding herself now once again looking up to the stars above her thinking of the person that was in the photo. A person that she once held close to her but in a way now kinda hoping to once again to hold her. Knowing very much on how they were to each other close to her. A person that Dakota had came to know by circumstance, circumstance that we to often take for granted. 

Realizing that when one is always on the go, that you never really stop and just take the time and really enjoy a moment. Remembering that the people in that town was always seemingly always on the go. As people would either move away while new people would arrive with some staying for a while, while others had made it their home. But to Dakota she wanted to make it her home once more making new memories together that someday would become a memory.

A memory of a young outgoing girl whose name was Chloe. A charming young girl in her own way. A 28 year old green eyed girl who wasn’t afraid to speak her mind about whatever! Or whoever! Depending on the day! While just kicking back in life in her usual get up of cut at the knee pair of jeans. While at the same time sporting her everyday hoodie! Hey a girl has to have her own style! A style that Chloe a girl who sometimes would have her hair matching her attitude anything from blonde to never plain brown. At least to her! Riding her skateboard down the street never really taking life to seriously, only living life by the moment! Her time her moment. 

But whatever! A new day! A new hair style for her! And no one was going to tell her what or how she was going to sport it. No one! Until that someone comes into your life telling you not how to wear your hair! But saying! This is you! This is the girl that I fell in love with on this day! For Dakota did that to her but never in a bad way but always in a way! That would leave Chloe feeling even more closer to her every day especially when you find yourself dressing for her to notice. 

As Dakota stood there looking up to the stars above her thinking back to Chloe. Thinking back to the time just shortly after they had met as Chloe was just standing there looking back at Dakota saying 

“Oh my God! Really! You want me to go out in public dressed like this? I mean are we going to a business meeting or something? Oh come on!” As Dakota just looked at her saying 

“No! We are not going to a business meeting I just want to see you dressed up for once! You know dressed like we are not still in high school” 

Just days like this trying to decide on what to wear it just felt like someone else trying to dress you. “Oh come not today! are you going to wear this today or not”

It was having a big sister there trying just to dress you to Dakota at times, as she just stood there Leaving Chloe standing there holding up a cashmere sweater thinking really! “Are you going to wear this or not I feel like I should be getting paid more for this”

Like a big sister just wanting to throw it back to Dakota knowing that Dakota “Fine! Just wear your dam pajamas then” 

But to argue with her everyday was going to happen but Chloe in a way really wanted to wear the sweater she was just more than less just giving Dakota a hard time going about it then and there! As she was saying 

“You want me to wear this? What’s wrong with my hoodie?” Leaving Dakota standing there just shaking her head knowing that Chloe was going to be Chloe! But knowing that Chloe was going to be her! Dakota walked over to Chloe grabbing the sweater throwing it to the ground saying to her

“Fine! Wear your hoodie then!” But before Dakota could say anything else Chloe just gave a little laugh before picking up the sweater saying “I guess I can forgo the hoodie for one day” putting on the sweater knowing that look that Dakota was giving her was what Chloe wanted to see. A look of being with someone who could see Chloe for more than Chloe would see herself at times. For to Chloe It was her time! It was her time to be more than herself for someone. For to her this is my life! 

A life that she wanted to share it Dakota, But never less Chloe always finding herself wearing a pair of converses to finish the deal! Her looks! Her style! And no one was going to tell her other wise. Nobody other than Dakota that was! But with Dakota usually finding herself in a more casual getup more so than Chloe would. Often leaving Dakota to thinking why she even bothered. But knowing that Chloe was going to be Chloe Dakota just let her be her! 

With Dakota more often find herself sporting the khakis and sweater. But more so finding herself in sweaters more often than a hoodie as Dakota would find herself wearing as she stood there looking up to the stars. 

Knowing that somewhere in her photos was a photo of Chloe just standing there all dressed up in that cashmere sweater, giving Dakota a look of really! You got dressed all up now! But the real question is? What are you going to do to get me undressed? Leaving Dakota just a smiling knowing that she was going to get Chloe undressed. Whether it was going to be in the bedroom on the couch or in their field looking up to the stars above them. Leaving both of them to 

thinking yeah really! 

But as Dakota stood there looking up to the stars above her Particularly finding herself looking at the big dipper.

Thinking back to her Chloe setting there in the bed of a pickup truck usually parked in a the middle of a field somewhere’s. Always in views of a nearby town or house but far enough away to see the stars above them. A small where one grew up while another would move there later in life. Bringing with her a fresh outlook on life for Chloe who up until then really had no one that was until Dakota would show up along with a German shepherd named freckles. Who would find himself coming into Chloe’s life soon after meeting Dakota hardly ever finding herself apart from him for Chloe had people close to her but freckles was her companion 

For Chloe’s attitude just didn’t match to well for others that would try to get close to her, that was until Dakota would move there. An unlikely pair that no one could have seen coming together. But together they did, sometimes with clashing attitudes but Dakota’s smooth laid back style. To Chloe’s outgoing unmatched against the world attitude sometimes found themselves even more close to each other. 

But sometimes clashing with each other on what flavor of ice cream to eat with it happening quite often while at other times finding themselves. Getting lost into each other setting on the back of pickup truck looking at each other as they talked about knocking over Chloe’s high school teacher’s sweet tea. As they were arguing about which flavor of ice was the best as Chloe’s dog freckles just set there looking up at the two of them. 

Just wanting some ice cream but instead finding himself licking up the spilled sweat tea. With Chloe’s former high school teacher just giving them a look as he then looked down to freckles licking up his sweet tea that he so much had waiting on all day. But knowing the two young girls were going to be young girls just bent down petting freckles just before ordering another tea.

As he then walked over to Dakota asking her if everything was okay looking to her saying to her

“Is everything okay? And just how are you doing today? You know that you can always talk to me if you need to” 

But no matter on how their day would go for at the end of the day they would find themselves in a field looking up to the stars above them. 

As Dakota would then get back into her Jeep making her way down the highway looking to a photo of Chloe that was on her dashboard. A photo of them when they first had met with Chloe being a 18 year old young wild and out going girl at the time. With Dakota herself being 21 at the time with the two of them still very much set in their ways. 

Especially Chloe, As the two of them would find themselves settling in a Photo Booth. Leaving Chloe to sticking her tongue out while putting rabbit ears over Dakota’s head. As Dakota would be like giving her an are you serious look. Really Chloe? But with Chloe being Chloe giving her a look back saying to her “I can be serious you just have to get to know me first”

With the two of them meeting just a day before while standing in line at local ice cream parlor. Something that they would often find themselves doing. With Dakota ordering her favorite cookies and cream. While Chloe was chocolate all the way. Maybe sometimes a little Superman ice cream or as she would call it her Supergirl. With neither one really getting to enjoy their ice cream on that day but rather finding themselves wearing each other’s. 

With Chloe being the girl with the attitude saying to Dakota “How about you watch where you are going there miss little princess” As Dakota would say back to Chloe “Excuse me! But maybe you need to watch out where you are walking next time” Leaving Dakota to wiping off Chocolate that just wasn’t coming off of her shirt. Leaving Dakota to looking at Chloe saying to her 

“Great now what! My sweater is now ruined just because you wasn’t exactly watching where you were going” leaving Chloe to saying back to her

“Look princess! I don’t live far from here so if you like? Maybe I can sorta let you wash your sweater if you want you know” leaving Dakota just giving her long look thinking if she should not really knowing Chloe at the time. But often times moments like this leads to times that sometimes leave you just looking up to the stars thinking.

“Yeah that was the time that was the moment”

Leaving Dakota to saying “How about just pointing me to a nearby laundry mat and I can go from there” 

With the two of them now finding themselves in the local laundromat, with Dakota now wearing Chloe’s hoodie as her sweater was being washed. As Chloe would very much take notice of Dakota in her hoodie. As Dakota then said to Chloe “So what about your hoodie here are you going to wash it next?” As Chloe just said to her “I’m not too worried about it I have a dozen more at home but I have to say that. You do sorta look kinda not like a princess in that hoodie there” 

As Dakota then just stared at her saying “Oh jeez thanks, I guess” but with a smile Chloe then said “That’s not exactly what I meant, what I meant was that you now look kinda cute” with Dakota now really staring at Chloe saying “Kinda!” With Chloe now just laughing as she then said to Dakota “Look! To me kinda cute is your cool to me, and don’t seem to princess like. But now you look like the cool girl” 

Leaving Dakota sorta with a smile saying “Okay! I’m the cool girl now! So what is your story besides spilling your ice cream on kinda cute girls” leaving them now finding themselves settling there in a Photo Booth. As Dakota continued making her way down the highway looking out of her windshield to a starlit sky above her. But as Dakota drove on for a bit before coming to an exit as she then made her way to a nearby restaurant. 

As she set there looking out of the window looking as the cars would pass by on the interstate. She thought about the two of them as they made their way down a dirt road with Chloe driving. Driving like a bat out of hell to be precise as Dakota would say to her “How about slowing down before we find ourselves of in a ditch” as Chloe then said “ Hey chill! Besides I’m not driving that fast, you’re just not used to these back country roads. Being a city girl and all yourself”

With Dakota hanging on for dear life as she then said “Excuse me! But I may be a city girl but I know when driving fast is driving fast” As Chloe the just looked to her as Dakota then said “Hey how about you keep your eyes on the road” As Chloe then said with a smile “Relax! I know this road just like the back of my hand, and I’m not driving that fast. I swear you city girls just can’t handle these back country roads”

As Dakota then just looked to Chloe before saying “Excuse me! What do you mean I can’t handle these back mountain roads! I think I know what I can handle” As Chloe then just smiled and said “Oh! And what else can you handle?” Leaving Dakota to just kinda giving a smile herself before saying “What do you mean what else can I handle?” 

As Chloe then looked over to Dakota giving her a smile saying to her “Well you’re about to find out” As the two of them pulled into an open field as the sun was just beginning to set. As the two of them now

Found themselves settling on the back of a pickup truck looking up to the stars above them

As they sat there with Chloe leaning her head up against Dakota’s shoulder saying to her “So do city girls like looking at the stars? Or is the big city lights all that everyone looks at” As Dakota then look to Chloe placing her hand on the side of Chloe’s face saying to her “Yes and no! We also like to look at other girls that try to act like their cool” As Chloe then jerked back looking at Dakota Saying to her “Excuse me! I may not be a city girl! But I sure know what girl can do! Girls that try to look cool! Are you kidding me!”

As Dakota then just looked to Chloe as she said 

“Oh really! Then maybe you will just have to show me then cool girl” As Dakota then grabbed Chloe pulling her close with both of her hands on Chloe’s face. As she then kissed her, just before saying to Chloe “Okay cool girl show me how a country girl does it” As the both of them laid there in the back of the pickup truck holding each other through the night 

As the stars in the sky above shined down on them setting together in a field that was theirs

As Dakota was now finishing up her meal at the diner as she watched as the cars passed by as she then pulled out the photo. Just as a waitress walked over to her table asking Dakota if everything was fine. As the waitress then looked down to the photo as she said to Dakota 

“Why don’t you tell me about the photo” as Dakota then covered it up with her hands holding it up next to her. As the waitress then said to her

“You know sometimes just a little conversation can help out a lot but first all you need to do is say something. So if you need me I will be back shortly” 

As Dakota held the photo close to her a of Chloe standing there when Chloe first got her German Shepherd freckles. As Chloe and Dakota was making there way down the road making their way to their usual hangout. Just as they then passed by a dog pound as Chloe then said to Dakota “Hey pull in there” As Dakota then asked why? 

But with Chloe being persistent kept saying “Just pull in there I got feeling about something” leaving Dakota feeling a little curious as she said 

“We are at a dog pound, so why exactly are we at a dog pound?” With Chloe just giving her a look before saying “Chill okay! I just got a feeling about something okay” As Dakota then with a smile then looked to Chloe saying “So what are looking for a companion or something” 

And that is where Dakota had first met Chloe’s neighbor who worked at the dog pound while nit at his other job. A job where he worked as a security guard and was also Chloe’s neighbor 

Now just Chloe just giving her kinda of a smirk look before saying “So what are you looking for a companion! So what are you jealous or something? What kind of statement is that” leaving Dakota to saying “Chill okay! I’m just busting your balls” laughing while giving Chloe a smile. As Chloe then just gave her a little look before saying “Busting my balls! Okay! I’m sure you was a ball buster” leaving Dakota then saying 

“Excuse me! What do you mean you’re sure that was a ball buster!” Leaving Chloe then laughing before saying “Well I’m sure I could bust some balls! But I would rather feel a cute little ball buster myself. If you know what I mean” With Dakota now just shaking her head at Chloe before saying “Oh my God! Let’s just go in and get your new little companion” As Chloe then just smiled to Dakota saying to her “You mean our little companion”

As Dakota sat there looking at the photo of Chloe with her new puppy German Shepherd that the two of them would name freckles. As Chloe’s neighbor whose name was Billy still dressed as a security guard then walked up to Dakota saying to her

“Hey now you be good to freckles, you see he likes you” 

It was moments like that left Dakota new she was home as Dakota continued to set there in the diner looking at the photo as she then thought back to all three of them riding down a dirt road with Chloe driving. As Chloe then turned to freckles saying “I know that you ain’t scared of my driving” 

With Dakota hanging on as usual saying “ ain’t scared he’s a dog! And I’m sure if he could talk he would tell you to slow down” As Chloe then turned to both of them just before saying 

“ Ain’t scared! Of course freckles ain’t

 scared are you boy! He knows good country driving when he sees it” As Dakota then just looked over to Chloe saying “Good driving if you can call it that” 

With the three of them later that night finding their selves back in their field looking up to the stars above them

With Dakota and Chloe setting there on the back of the pickup truck with freckles in between them. Setting there looking up to the stars above them as they would often find themselves doing on a quit country night. As Chloe then looked to freckles as she was petting him saying to him

“Would you just look at that! A city girl acting like she likes this quiet little country setting” looking over to Dakota giving her a smile 

As Dakota would just look back saying “Oh so I’m still the city girl now! Well how you and freckles just set here and the two of you can just enjoy each others company then” As Chloe then whispered to freckles saying to him “Hey I think that we may have made her mad, what do you think boy” rubbing her hand on freckles back as Dakota then looked over to Chloe saying 

“Well excuse me but I think I can find my own way back from here” just before jumping off of the tailgate. Giving Chloe a look before saying to her “Really! If you are going to be like that then I can find my own way back thank you” As Dakota then started walking away as Chloe then looked once again to freckles saying “You know boy! I think I may have really made her mad at me. So what do you think”

Just as Chloe then jumped off the tailgate herself walking towards Dakota saying to her “You know that I was kidding right, or if you like you could walk back if that is what you really want” As Dakota then turned back to Chloe saying to her “What I want is for you to start being serious for once” As Chloe then yelled back to freckles saying “You hear that boy she wants me to be serious for once” 

As Dakota then just stood there for a moment before saying “It’s shit like that! I want you to be serious, serious about us” As Dakota then stood there looking at Chloe as she then threw up her arms saying “Okay that’s it! I’m out of here so you and feckless can enjoy your evening together” As Chloe then yelled out saying “Hey first off I can be serious! A second freckles is ours” as Chloe then looked back to freckles saying “She didn’t mean that boy! I’m sure she didn’t” 

As Dakota then just stood there for a moment looking before saying “It’s stuff like that! I just want you to be serious for once! okay?” As Chloe then slowly started walking towards Dakota as Chloe then said “I can be serious! Believe me I can be serious, I’m not just some country girl looking for a little fling” As Dakota then looked to Chloe Saying to her “So then what are you looking for?” 

As Chloe then walked up to Dakota putting her hand on the side of Dakota’s face before saying 

“Believe me I can be serious” With Dakota just standing there looking to Chloe for a moment before saying “Then show me that you can be serious” As Chloe then looked to Dakota giving her smile before yelling back to freckles saying 

“Shut your eyes boy! I don’t want your puppy eyes seeing this” 

As Dakota then just gave a look to Chloe saying to her “Really Chloe” As Dakota then just stood there with a grin saying “Really! Really I don’t think you could be serious if you even really wanted wanted to” As Chloe then said “Sure I can be serious but you really have to get to know me first” With Dakota looking to Chloe giving her a smile just before putting her arms around Chloe pulling her closer to her. 

Saying to her “Then show me” as she then kissed her. As Chloe then said “Well if this is what you meant by being serious then well I can be serious” wrapping her arms back around Dakota as they stood there up underneath a starlit sky kissing away. As the both of them just laid there into the night holding one another laughing and enjoying each other’s company. Lying there in the field up underneath looking up at a starlit sky as Chloe just looked to Dakota saying to her “Yeah this is my life” 

As Dakota once again found herself back in her Jeep making her way down the highway back to the Appalachian mountains. Looking to her dashboard at a photo of Chloe as she drove on underneath a starlit sky. 

Making her way back to a place where she fist met Chloe looking over to her passenger seat to a photo. A photo that must have fell out the of glove box when she opened it up but as Dakota looked at the photo while still trying to keep her eyes on the road. While looking at a photo of her and Chloe setting at the local drive in getting ready to watch a movie. A drive in now shut down as Dakota thought back to the three of them setting there on the back of the pickup truck. Setting there with freckles in between them waiting for the movie to start a movie that Dakota was dying all summer to see.

It was a drive in where the entire community would gather to watch a movie 

But for Chloe was more and less just there with her not really interested in the movie but finding herself becoming closer than ever to Dakota. As Chloe then jumped down off from the tailgate as she then turned to Dakota saying “Hey I’m feeling like a snake or two before the movie starts how you” as Dakota then said “No thanks I’m good” As Chloe then looked to freckle’s saying “How about you boy? You good as well”

As Chloe then made her way down to the confession stand looking at the people setting there in their cars as she walked by them. Thinking about her and Dakota thinking about their future. As she then turned back to Dakota seeing her setting there talking to a guy that was standing there next to her. With Chloe now making her way back not really thinking about anything else. 

But seeing Dakota setting there talking to a guy that she had seen her talking to on more than one occasion. As Chloe then made her way back to Dakota as Dakota then just looked to Chloe saying to her “So where are your snacks at?” As Chloe just stood there for a moment looking at Dakota just as she then looked to the guy standing there all in his jeans and jean jacket. Standing there with his brown curly hair. Looking at Dakota 

As Chloe then said “I just wanted to be sure that you didn’t want anything” as Dakota then just looked to Chloe saying “Yes I already told you that I didn’t want anything” As Chloe then just looked over to the guy standing there saying to him “Can we help you with something” as Chloe then looked over to his buddies all setting on their motorcycle’s. As Dakota then looked to Chloe saying to her “Look if your are going to act like this then I’m just going to find my own way home tonight” 

As Chloe stood there for a moment just looking at the two of them before saying to the guy “If you don’t mind I would like to enjoy our little evening together” As Dakota then suddenly jumped down from the tailgate walking over to Chloe. Standing there for a moment before saying “Your right! You and freckles can enjoy your night together” 

Leaving Chloe stunned as she watched Dakota walk away with the guy as Chloe then said 

“Okay be that way! I don’t need you then just go on with yourself! I’m sure me and freckles will be just fine on our own” 

As Chloe then just stood there watching as Dakota then rode off with the guy along with his buddies. As Chloe then yelled out saying “Yeah you just go on! I will be fine on my own” As Chloe then slowly made her way over to freckles saying to him “Yeah! Me and you will be just fine on our own boy, just me and you”

Just the as the couple on the drive in screen was breaking up as well. Leaving Chloe setting there looking up to the stars in the sky above her. Thinking to herself “Yeah! I will be just fine on my own” As she sat there thinking back to the nights that her and Dakota would lay there together in the field that was theirs. 

Just as Billy the security guard then walked up to Dakota asking her if everything was okay saying to her

“Hey is everything okay? I saw those three over here with you I just wanted to make sure that everything was okay” 

With Dakota now looking down to the photo of Chloe thinking back to Lying there holding each other looking up to the stars above them

As Dakota continued making her way down the highway making her way back to a place that she had left several years ago. Making her way back as she continued to look at the photo of her Chloe and freckles. Thinking of Chloe saying to her “Why can’t this last forever?” As a tear wound fall from her eye for as she now found herself driving back down the same dirt road that they would often find themselves on. 

For in a letter that she had received from Chloe a couple of weeks ago a letter telling her that she just wanted to see and talk to her again. With Dakota knowing how much that she had meant to Chloe. With Chloe Knowing that this meet up would only be as friends for even though they had not been together. Chloe still sent photos of her and freckles to Dakota for freckles was still also her dog. But by them keeping in touch still kept in touch with each other over the next couple of years always kept Chloe going. 

But as Dakota drove on down the dirt road making her way to Chloe’s house thinking about what she would say to Chloe. After not seeing her in two years. Thinking to herself what would Chloe say? But as she drove on until pulling up into her driveway making her way to the door. Just as Dakota looked over to a table on the front porch looking at a picture of her Chloe and freckles all settling there on the front porch steps. 

Leaving Dakota to thinking back on that day with Chloe setting there with her favorite ice cream. Setting there trying to take a lick of it just as freckles had the same idea only thing was he just didn’t want some ice cream he wanted it all to himself. Just as Chloe then looked to Dakota saying to her 

“Look this is our life! This is the life that I want, me you and freckles, so what’s  it been four years since we first met? I mean it’s like I just can’t believe how time has went by since then” 

Just as Chloe then turned to freckles saying to him “You remember don’t you boy the day that we got you out, I do, I most certainly do giving you the home that you deserved” 

As Chloe then reached over giving freckles a hug “The three of us together forever buddy” forgetting all about her ice cream. Leaving both her and freckles covered all in ice cream as Chloe then laughed out loud. Before turning back to Dakota saying 

“What is not to like about this! Yeah I remember the first day that we got you boy, yeah! I certainly remember driving back home that day.” As Chloe then turned to Dakota saying to her “Yeah this is the life that I want” As Dakota stood there on the front porch continuing  to look at the picture of them sitting there on the steps together continuing to think back on that day when they first had brought freckles home.

With Dakota hanging on for dear life yelling over to Chloe saying “For crying out loud can you show down” As Chloe then turned to freckles saying to him “Well gee I don’t see freckles complaining about my driving are you boy. I think it’s just city girls like her that just ain’t used to these country roads”

As Dakota then just looked at both Chloe and freckles saying “Look I may not be used to driving on these back country roads, but I certainly do know when someone is going way to fast” Just as Chloe then looked over to Dakota giving her a smile as she said 

“Hey how about before we head home how about going for some ice cream I’m sure freckles sure wouldn’t mind” With Dakota still hanging on for dear life as freckles was but all enjoying himself. Dakota then said “You and your ice cream, well if you promise to drive like you have some sense then yeah!” As Chloe then looked to freckles saying “How about you boy would you like some ice cream?” 

As Dakota stood there on the front porch knowing that It was the last photo of them together before Dakota left. But as Dakota knocked on the door with no answer now starting to worry. Only to remember the field in which they had spent a many off nights at with Dakota now making her way to the field.

Only to see Chloe setting there beside of freckles looking up to the stars above them in the same spot. The same spot that they had used to set together her Chloe and freckles as Dakota then made her way over to her. With freckles greeting her first as Dakota reached down petting him as she said to him. “Hey good buddy how have you been” 

As Chloe then turned to Dakota saying to her “Do you remember the two of us setting here together” As Dakota then sat down beside of Chloe saying to her “Yes I remember the nights that we sat here together those were the nights wasn’t they” 

As Chloe then pulled out a photo of them the very first photo of them setting together in the Photo Booth. Handing it to Dakota as she said to her “This was the life that I wanted, do you remember that day? With me not being serious at all” As Dakota then looked over to Chloe saying “In a way that is what brought me closer to you, but I’m here now with you” 

As Chloe then placed her head on Dakotas shoulder saying to Dakota “This was supposed to be our life, this was supposed to our time,” gripping her hands tighter onto Dakota saying to her “Hold me like you once did” As Dakota then placed her arm around Chloe as they sat there the two looking up to the stars above them. As they sat there with Chloe’s head on Dakota’s Shoulder Dakota then turned to Chloe saying to her

“Hey! I what if I were to stay here in town with you for bit if you don’t mind, and just maybe the two of us can go from there” As Dakota could feel Chloe’s hand tightening up on hers as they set there. As Chloe then said to Dakota “Don’t leave me, promise me that you want leave me”As Dakota then looked to Chloe once more giving her a smile as the two of them sat there as Dakota slowly slid her hand through Chloe’s Hair as Dakota then whispered to Chloe saying 

“You remember when we would set her until sunrise having no care about anything else just me and you” As Dakota then felt Chloe’s hand tightening up once more on her hand. As they sat there until the first light of the sun beginning to come up over the mountains just in front of them. 

But as Chloe sat there leaning up against Dakota not saying anything back to her. Dakota then gently rub her hand through Chloe’s hair. As Dakota then wrapped her arms around Chloe saying to her “Chloe, look the sun is coming up on us” With Chloe not saying nothing back. Dakota then once again said to Chloe “Hey it’s me your little city girl here with you” But as Chloe would lay there silent on Dakota’s shoulder. 

Dakota then said “Chloe don’t you leave me like this! Come on Chloe don’t you leave me like this” 

As the Dakota sat there with her arms wrapped around Chloe as the tears fell from her eyes. Saying to Chloe “I promise you that I won’t ever leave you again, just don’t leave me now! Don’t you leave me Chloe” As Dakota then laid back on the ground with Chloe lying there with her holding tightly onto her. As Dakota then once again said “Chloe Don’t you leave me like this” 

As they lay there with Dakota now holding onto Chloe looking to the sun rising over the mountains just in front of them. Dakota knew that her and Chloe had spent their final night together 

Setting in the field that was theirs looking up to the stars above for Chloe had passed right before the morning sunrise. 

Just as Billy then walked up to Dakota saying to her

“You know that sure is a lovely sunrise there”

As he then bent down picking up the photo of Chloe handing it back to Dakota just right before Chloe’s high school teacher then walked up to them. As he then started taking Dakota back in as Billy then said

“Hey Doc Is Dakota going to be alright I mean he never really says anything at all to anyone no more” 

As the Doc just looked to the security guard as he said “And who’s to say if Dakota was ever even a real girl herself” As he then slowly pushed Dakota back into the room a room that was now his doorway to being her. 

A doorway from deep within his mind keeping him trapped there slowly draining him of his life as he lived another within his own mind. A room where the ceiling was all painted with the stars on it

As Dakota just sat there looking down to the photo of Chloe as he said “I know that you are somewhere’s up there and I wanted to let you know that every time that I look up at the stars. I will be looking up at the stars with you Chloe

Now forever trapped reliving the moments over an over of being her in his mind while looking up to the stars on the ceiling above him. As he sat there holding a photo of Chloe in his hand