Chapter 28

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

—Buddha.

“Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment.”

—Deepak Chopra.

“Be happy at the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.”

—Mother Teresa.

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Anna’s POV

Ever since I could remember, going for ice cream was an adventure. Even after we had decided where to get it and how to get there, walking into the black and white tile-floored parlor with a simple restaurant setting intensified the cool atmosphere. A huge jam box sat comfortably in a corner and played soft cool music.

It has an open glass window that gave the sunset view and little kids playing and laughing around gave us goosebumps probably from the ever-present cold and also from the excitement of the idea of peanut Oreo swirl or double mint chocolate ice cream. For God’s sake we are grown teenagers i