It all happened a few years ago when I was about to start highschool. Aubrey's family had gone to Malibu for vacation and we decided to book a cabin and go spend a majority of our holiday out doors fishing, camping and things like that. There were like five other cabins that surrounded a lake which also had other families

You see my family is full of guys. We are three boys then there's my dad and mum. We loved the out doors and sports and my mum didn't mind as long as we didn't break any bones, which did happen.

My brothers and I got along just fine. There was Mason who was 18 the second born who was the spitting image of my father at that age with short dark hair blue eyes and a beauty mark under his left eye standing at 5'6. Then there was our first born Clay who had long brown hair, brown eyes and was the tall one in the family standing at 6 feet tall, at the time he was 21. And there was me the last one, I had blonde hair and dark roots and brown eyes like my mom and brother. I was 14 at the time.

One day I got bored of playing video games in my room at that cabin. My dad and brothers had gone into town to buy some ingredients my mum had send them for a small family barbecue we were going to have at diner. I decided not to go, I wasn't particularly feeling active this day.

I went and checked on my mum she was busy on the phone with my aunt. Knowing her this call wasn't going to end anytime soon. I decided to take a walk by the lake and explore a little. I put on my boots and denim jacket and went out.

After a short walk I started to see the reflection of the sun on the water and people laughing in the short distance indicating that I was near my destination. I walked lazily and stopped and watched some kids younger than me swim in the water. I found a big bolder and sat on it and threw rocks at the steady water.

I heard laughter then suddenly someone's body was on top of mine. I was facing the ground. I rolled over to give a piece of my mind to the idiot that ruined my peace. The body got off me and some boys were standing there laughing. The boy stood up and reached out his hand offering an apologetic smile.

"Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going, are you okay?" He said helping me up. I was angry because those idiots wouldn't stop laughing. I looked over at them. He followed my line of sight and shoot them a stern look then the fell silent and left.

"I'm fine. Just watch were you're going next time." I dusted myself off and started to walk back to the cabin, I was feeling hungry anyway. I heard footsteps follow behind me and I stopped and looked at the boy with a questioning look.

"Am not following you I swear, am going up there. He pointed at the cabin next to ours. "I guess we're neighbors." He smiled. I raised an eyebrow. "Oh, don't worry am not a stalker or nothing. I saw you there yesterday when I was looking out the window from my room." He explained.

"Cool." I proceed to leave. He caught up to me. I growled in annoyance. Why won't he just let me be.

"I'm Ethan by the way," he smiled exposing his dimples I didn't notice before. Maybe if I play nice he'll let me be.

"Harry." I said flatly.

"Great, we are going to be here for like four weeks so it's great having someone my age I can hung out with. My brother and sister are way too young," he continued then stopped at the small pathway leading to the door to their cabin. "I will definitely be seeing you around." He smiled then disappeared in the house.

He was right as much as I loved my brothers, it kinda sucked that they did stuff without me sometimes because as they liked to say I was too young. It really pissed me off.

I was too full to sleep. everyone else was lazing somewhere off in their preferred corner. I put my headphones on and opened the window and sat there looking at the moon and the small view of the lake it was mostly covered by trees and the cabin next to us. The window seal had an extension used as a sitting place so I positioned myself on top of it with a blanket just looking out the window enjoying the music and the view.

I had sat there for around 15 minutes. I saw our neighbor open their window that was facing mine. I looked up to see Ethan all smiles. He motioned for me to take off my headphones. I reluctantly did. I knew he'd keep bugging if I didn't.

"Hey neighbor, what you listening to?"

"Music. Am a bit bored."

"Want to sneak out and swim in the lake?"

"Are you insane?"

"Come on, it's too freaking hot any, way unless you're scared which I get, not everyone can be as brave as me." He ran his hand through his hair with a cocky grin. Some how this got under my skin.

"You're on chicken shit." I announced. He laughed.

"That's more like it. Meet you there in five." Then he disappeared in the room.

We found ourselves racing to see who would get in the water first. It would be a big lie if I said that this wasn't fun. The water was cool and refreshing against the heat f the summer night. We swam for a bit and rested on the walking board facing the lake. We talked for so long. I really don't remember what we talked about anyway. It just flowed.

From that day we just casually hung out and took pictures on my phone for the rest of our time there. He was actually kind of fun to be around and my brothers liked him. He has a weird looking birthmark on his right shoulder that looked like a tattoo from a far.

One of our last nights there we decided to go to the lake again. It wasn't as hot as the first time we went there. I was kinda bummed that we were about to end. These fun days where almost over and it would be nothing but a fleeting moment.

We sat there in the comfortable silence and listened to the insects and the water as the wind blew over it. I had forgotten my jacket and was feeling too lazy to go get it. So he decided to sit super close to me and he put his arm around me. 

After a moment he started to stare at me. I shifted uncomfortably. I could feel his breath on my cheek. My face was hot and my heart was racing. I couldn't understand why I was feeling this way. I didn't get why I was overwhelmingly sad over such a trivial thing. But I was, sad that I couldn't wake up and see him again, I wondered if he felt the same.

"What?" I asked him still starring at me. I avoided his gaze.

"Nothing, I just want to remember every single detail about you, and how your face is."

"You're weird"

"Never claimed otherwise," he chuckled. I shook my head. He brushed his fingers gently on my face moving the hair that had fallen on my face. I looked at him. And our eyes met. My heart started thumping harder. I got nervous. He started to lean in and I was frozen in place not wanting to move. Part of me was screaming to back up. But I ignored and stayed still.

Our lips finally met. And all I could see were stars and all I could feel were his hands cupping my face and his soft lips on mine. When we finally parted he smiled revealing his dimples. I blushed hard. I rested my head on his shoulder and we spent the rest of the time talking and occasionally kissing.

As we walked to the cabin he gripped my hand not wanting to let go. Not that I was complaining. He kissed my forehead then told me good night.

The next morning I woke up and they had already left. I was sad. 

We did exchange numbers but after a while we stopped talking and it's like he changed his number.

When we met again during that school trip he acted like he didn't know me. That really hurt me but didn't want him to know that. I never understood why he never told Aubrey about us but neither did I. 

I just wanted to forget like the way he forgot me. 

That's why this car ride is the most uncomfortable place I could be at right now. I fixed my eyes out the window hyper aware of his every move.