He seems intrigued.
"Nope." I replied, still not looking at him.
A cool wind passed, making my shoulder length hair disheveled.
I always like the smell of this wind. During summer and after that, I love the familiar smell of the surroundings, indicating that the season has already changed and vacation is already over.
Ever since I was a kid, there has been this summer wind where I can smell the freshly cut grass, and as time goes by, you’ll eventually smell them drying, indicating that season is passing by and slowly changing.
From the hot winds, it will slowly turn cooler. The days will be more windy but still sunny.
You’ll see kids flying kites.
Some succeed, some fail.
I even remember flying one too when I was around the age of 10.
And when those days come by, I know that back to school is near. The summer vacation is ending.
I’m actually happy. Because all summer, I get to play with my cousins, go out of town, and once school starts, it means I can play with my classmates again too.
I was a happy kid.
I used to be that outgoing kid, ready to try and face the changes.
But as I grew up, everything slowly changed.
I shook my head to erase the thoughts in my mind.
I tucked my hair behind my ears and proceeded to draw.
The trees here are really pretty. I should color this when I get home.
"Why?"
Yuki is now sitting comfortably in his seat. I carefully watched him fix the ice he was holding. He’s adjusting the cover of the towel while slightly squeezing the ends of it to remove the water since the ice has started to melt already.
"You know what, you’re nosy. Are you aware of that fact? " I said and used the pencil I’m holding to point it at him.
I caught his attention because his gaze shifted to me.
"I am?" he nonchalantly replied.
I smiled at him mockingly while tossing the pencil on the table so I could cross my arms.
I leaned on the backrest of the bamboo chair and tilted my head a little.
Is he joking? Or is he really unaware of it?
I nodded.
"Yes. Look at you asking a lot of things. "
"Isn’t that called curiosity?"
Why is he saying it innocently?
Well...
He has a point, but if you’re not close to that person and you keep on asking things, isn’t that person becoming nosy?
He’s a hopeless case.
"See?" he is chuckling while talking. I noticed that whenever he smiles or laughs, his eyes disappear like fox eyes. He even has those cat whisker dimples. Contrary to his usual look.
"But of course, if you can’t tell me, don’t worry. I won’t force you to answer. You know? " Yuki added.
He is now back to his normal look. That look where he looks serious but at the same time, you can tell he’s not in a sour mood. Or maybe that’s just me. I don’t know if other people find him intimidating or not. Because looking at Yuki with his serious face, one may think he’s not having a good day or something.
If I'm to describe him, he looks pretty normal. He is not too muscular but not too thin. He’s in between. He has those right-sized muscles that fit him.
He is also taller than me. Maybe he’s around 5’8? I’m only 5'4; that is why our height difference is evident. If we’re side by side, you’ll also see the difference in our complexions. Yuki is paler than me. I have natural morena skin ever since. I really love my skin though. I feel like I glow whenever my skin gets hit by the sun.
"Are you done checking me out?" I quickly turned to the other side when Yuki blurted out those words.
Shoot. Was I gawking at him?
How long have I been staring at him!?
"I was not checking you out!" I defended myself. I closed my notebook and put it and my pencil inside my bag to avoid his gaze.
I bet he’s laughing at me internally!
To get out of the situation, I got up and went near the river. I removed my uniform and put it on the big stones.
This is totally unplanned. I don’t even have any changing clothes.
I slightly pulled down the cycling short I was wearing because it got rolled up a little.
After fixing myself, I swam into the water.
The water is now getting colder since I think it’s already 5 pm based on the setting sun.
When I reached the very big rock in the deeper area of the river, I searched for a way up and slowly climbed there. I used to do this too, whenever I swam here. The adrenaline I feel after jumping off this big rock makes me happy. It gives me mixed emotions I can’t explain. Someday, I want to also try cliff jumping.
When I reached the top, I looked around me.
The skies are now a mix of orange, yellow, pink, and violet. Some birds are flying, heading somewhere I don’t know. The weather today sure is nice. For a moment, this is one of the days where I feel happy.
I saw Yuki getting my uniform. He’s probably going to put it inside the nipa hut. He looked at me before turning around to walk.
I took a deep breath, closed my eyes and felt the calmness of the surroundings before I jumped into the water.
I feel the coldness of the water as I sink deeper. I let my eyes close for a minute or two before opening them. Being under the water sure is the best. You can’t hear anything from above, just the sound of the flowing water around you. You won’t think of anything. Instead, you’ll be drawn in by the beauty of what you’ll see underneath. Maybe you’ll have thoughts, but all of them will just be vague thoughts.
I was staring in front of me when I saw Yuki swimming towards my direction. He is now topless once again. He’s looking at me while calmly swimming.
This man, How come I really didn’t know of his existence before? Was he really just there all along?
When Yuki was in front of me, he smiled a little. I only looked at him before I swam to go up without looking back. When I reached the surface of the water, I tried to catch my breath. I wiped the water on my face to see better.
I waited for Yuki to resurface, and when he did, he also tried to catch his breath.
He was about to look at me again, but before he could, I splashed water on his face before swimming away from him, laughing.
I am happy.
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I saw Placebo reached 100 views/reads already. It's been a month since I wrote this story. I remember making this story thinking that no one would read it. But when I saw 1,2, reads from it, I felt very happy, and now that I saw we reached a hundred, it literally made my day! I'm thankful to you guys! :')
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