"And I wont accept being talked to like that." Kate de Vries stood and walked away towards the dock. Now alone, Matt Cruse sat on the beach, his blood boiling. The sky was clouded, the air dry, and the waves violent. Walking away seemed to be her only source of finishing a conversation lately, and nothing made Matt angrier. It took all his strength to calm his body before calling out,
"We shouldn't separate, they've predicted a typhoon tonight. It's not safe." The waves rocked the dock viciously. Plus, there was a man sitting at the end, and he didn't like the look of that. But of course she ignored him and continued on her way. At that moment Tobias, Matt's good friend and fellow student, sat down beside him.
"What's going on now?" he asked.
"Oh, just her usual stubbornness." Tobias was the only one at the academy who knew about their relationship. They had to keep it veiled. Romantic relationships between students would get you kicked out, for it could conflict with school work. Not that Kate was even a student. She was a scientist, only called here for the month by the headmaster who wanted her to look at some specimen they'd found last week.
Kate struggled to keep her balance on the rickety dock, but swore she'd do all in her power to keep her composure. When she reached the end of the dock, she looked down at the young man.
"Hello", he smiled.
"Hello," Kate said sternly.
"Wont you sit down?"
"Thank you," she said as if her server was 10 minutes late with her tea.
They got into small talk, and Kate glanced over her shoulder at Matt. He was watching her. She lifted her chin haughtily, and turned back to the man.
"Shall we go to the kitchen and grab snack?" the man suggested.
"What a wonderful idea." The two of them stood up and carefully walked back up the dock, Kate leaning into the man's body for support, and making sure Matt had a good view of it.
Matt could bury the hatchet on the dock, but when the two reached the beach, they did not separate. This made Matt furious. His jealous side was volcanic. It took everything in his power not to run over and claw the man. Tobias and Matt waited a few minutes before secretly following the two to the kitchen.