Pickle Love

Once there was a pickle named Herbert and he was very annoying. He met a girl pickle named Fanny which was always surrounded by girls. Herbert and Fanny became friends when they accidentally bumped into each other in the hallway. They did everything together, like going to the same pickle school together. 

One day Herbert had this weird feeling that he might like Fanny. He would always talk about her to his pickle parents. Fanny had never liked someone in her life, so she didn’t know what loving someone felt like. They always saw each other on the bus, just walking around, and even when they both went out to go somewhere. Everyone thought they were dating because Fanny was popular so if they hung out people would suspect stuff. They both heard a bunch of rumors that they were dating, but they didn’t say no because they both liked each other. When Fanny and Herbert were talking or even just sitting in class they couldn’t keep their eyes off each other.

 

The next day Herbert decided not to sit with Fanny anymore because he couldn’t handle all of his feelings. He really wanted to be more than friends but he had never had a girlfriend before. Fanny noticed that he was ignoring her and she didn’t know how to approach this conflict. Fanny thought she lost her best friend forever. They didn’t even hang out with each other for the rest of the year. Fanny never knew what she did to hurt Herbert. It was this day where it all got worse, not just for Fanny, but for Herbert too. Fanny heard that Herbert had gotten into a crash while driving to pickleball. Herbert had gotten a concussion and wasn’t able to play pickleball for a while. Fanny went to the hospital and saw him lying there, all stiff and never moved. Fanny couldn’t help but cry for him because he was going through a lot. Herbert woke up when he heard Fanny crying. He was so surprised when he saw her standing right in front of him balling her eyes out. Herbert couldn’t help but say “I like you”. Fanny felt her heart grow so big that she blushed so hard. For a long time, she was always waiting to hear those three words “I like you”.