Just two friends who found eachother as adults

They say that if you find yourself in a knee deep snow pile, if you shovel your driveway when you’re supposed to, there will be no next time.

Everything is wonderful. This is a rip away of ‘Everything is Awesome’ the Lego movie. Everything is wonderful the original. Sofia knows wonder. She just doesn’t experience it often. Her days go and pass a wonderful slow roll because everyday has this big difference. Yesterday, on a workday, she bumped into a random woman her age and they laughed out loud at each others unapologetic outfit! The woman Sofia now knows as Jacklyn, wore these layers that made her look like a vampire but in the cutest way. Jacklyn has earring with those mosquitoes in the honey amber sap that birthed fantasy dinosaurs who find a way to annihilate innocent guests and not-so-innocent scientist both.

Sofia remembers that her cousin always tells her that people like to talk about themselves and that dinosaurs were real animals that existed and still exist as birds. Her cousin threw her a dinosaur themed valentine’s day party when she and Sofia were both single as a pringle. Sofia really digged the T-rex noise remix that sounded nothing like a roar that they danced to. It was more like a clicking alligator hiss. So Sofia asked her which dinosaur is her favorite and Jacklyn smiled mischief-like with all her teeth showing. “Sofia, I love the gorgisaurus. Do you enjoy that pickup line?”

Sofia’s eyes felt as tight and off guarded as her light skin turned a strawberry hue and she breathed. And how weird that Jacklyn would call her Sofia before laying out the pickup line. Why not just keep it at “I love the gorgisaurus. Do you enjoy that pickup line?” Or even I love the gorgisaurus. Do you enjoy that pickup line, Sofia. The prior one is just common sense and the former is just more charisma. Sofia is not going to say ‘Rizz’ it sounds unwonderful. “Yea okay…”

Jacklyn snorted and pretended like she didn’t just use a corny internet meme on doom scrolling expert Sofia. Sofia used to be skinny, fat, and skinny again. During that middle time when her stomach was a truck, she would make a fixing for dinner, typically pirogies with 4 cheese types stuffed inside. So she would head to her phone to scroll her Instagram, she followed hundreds of accounts just like that. That is how full she’d get. She couldn’t go to sleep. She later learned this was depression. But she also learned about the very same pickup line.

“I like your tattoos.” Jacklyn changed the subject. She pulled out her phone and showed Sofia a picture of a woman who was dressed similarly to Sofia. “This is your aesthetic right? You dress like clowns with make up that looks like a glittery sunset over an ocean overlooking seals with your big black eyes.” Jacklyn was droning fast yet in a passionate way that Sofia didn’t like only because she didn’t pause to include Sofia in the conversation. And she didn’t say another word about her tattoos. She didn’t even ask about the one on her arm that said: “Everything is wonderful.”

Sofia’s boss is a surrogate mother to her. The morning before each shift at this gem of a burger joint, Sesame Sizzle, her boss Candice and her eat food from the break room fridge all while Sofia learns wonderful facts of life. Which is why Sofia’s jumped.

“Jackie!” Candice is here? Sophia wasn’t in her work uniform and she was covered in beautiful make-up. She is unrecognizable in the best way. But it still stung that Candice didn’t also say her name.

“Mom! This is Sofia! Do you think it would be alright if she and we go out together! Pretty please!” Jacklyn reach for Sofia’s shoulders and shook her a little too vigorously. So shook that Jacklyn’s earrings swung like a pendulum.

“Where to?” Sofia asked them both.

That night Sofia made a friend. The years passed.

Sofia is now 38 and Jacklyn is now 40. Oh how wonderful their friendship has been! Sofia gave honest feedback on Jacklyn’s pickup line and now Jacklyn is wed in union and has three children. And Jacklyn gave Sofia feedback on her tattoos and … Sofia is chilling like a jelly filling in a Pączki donut. Oh and Sofia has a cat. This cat is named Tucker and he is wonderful to the bones! Sofia got a tattoo of Tucker’s face on her entire back!

One single year passes at the same wonderful slow eventful rate Sofia’s entire existence has been. Event after party after event after vacation after event has built the foundation of Sofia’s joy.

But Sofia wonders: Where did Jacklyn go?

As Sofia knew, she was at the seafood wedding, Jacklyn has a man. An okay gent but he is not wonderful. He loves sports which makes Sofia approve of him. You can always trust a man who is married not only to a wife but to a white and black ball, a soccer ball. But Sofia notices that its never The Super Bowl party girls night. Its never the watch ‘The Barbie Movie’ girls night. Sofia felt panged during each gravitational pull Margot Robbie had away from Ken and closer toward Barbie. While Jacklyn cozied to his biceps. What is he doing in the theater with her and Jacklyn!? This is a movie for everyone but especially for friends and he is no friend of Sofia’s!

Sofia dialed Jacklyn without a slow wonderful event. No. This is more like a fast wonderful hand reaching to her friend’s universal affection.

The call is in! Sofia fist pumps.

“Hey Sofia!” Jacklyn sounds glad to hear from her! A wonder rush!

“Jacklyn! Hey! Do you want to get a coffee later!” Getting a coffee is what friends who are getting to know each other do. Sofia figures they could start over. They could have a second chance! What is many friends when you are missing your friend who walks around with the most of your fist sized heart!

“Didn’t I tell you? I took a Red Eye flight to watch MLS with the kids and hubby. It reminds him of the glory days with the boys. And Tammy, Trevor, and Hazel are all soccer enthusiasts too! We are all the way across the country. There are seals here. They remind me of your eyes.” No she was not aware of this trip. Nothing and everything has changed. Jacklyn still is the fast talker as ever. Jacklyn is still wonderful. So why does it feel … depleted. Like my Jacklyn and I aren’t having a phone call to catch up but a closure? Does she feel it too?

“Hey Lyn!” Sofia feels toxic as she says it, “I miss you. Do you miss me?” Sofia cries real tears. But Sofia has always been a silent crier so Jacklyn can’t tell. “I know you’re busy but we could make plans even more wonderful than coffee! We could throw a dinosaur party!”

“Oh Sofia! You’re sad. Okay this is what is going to happen. I am going to see you sometime in June. But it will be the last time. But!” Jacklyn sounds upbeat as she says this, “there will be hubby there too so you both can sail in opposite ponds! He is in my pond Sofia. I don’t think you understand but… oh Sofia…” Jacklyn sounds bitter. “I left all my friends for this meat head!” Now Jacklyn and Sofia are both teary.

“Yeah I know Lyn I am one of those friends!” Sofia is angry. “What is so wrong with having friends and a meat head?” Sofia doesn’t stop. “Is he being a red flag?”

“God no and can we stop calling him a meat head?”

“Babes you called him a meat head first and I second that.” Sofia cuts to the chase. “Lyn I am giving you a shot at being a friend again. So answer me. Do. You. Miss. Me.” Sofia clips her words to make them crispy.

“Clearly I do!” Jacklyn laughs. “Sofia I miss you! I miss your makeup and how you look like a clown. A cute, friendly, girly clown!”

“Thank you. I miss how you look like a vampire from a romantasy novel for well read genius women in arms. When you get back Jacklyn you better be at the bloody coffee shop I swear on my mother’s vanilla bean Starbucks roast!”

“Okay. Okay. Hey I got to go but don’t ever be toxic again. If you do it right the first time there will be a next time.” Jacklyn is only two years older but she drops wonders of wisdom.

“I love you babes.”

“I love you too, babes.”

Click.

Sofia started playing with Tucker. And stopped worrying!