Cleaning out her drawers, Julia wiped away a think trail of sweat. Photos,
keepsakes, and other random items now littered the floor, making a 2nd carpet
for her living room carpet. Looking idly at a few pictures, she stopped as she
picked up one of when she and Ling where posing side by side at the beach. The
warm sun was a pleasure that day, and the sea was beautiful...
"Ling, help me with the picnic basket!" Julia cried from the car. Ling nodded and lifted up the heavy basket. The guys had gone on ahead to jump in the ocean, leaving them the task of hauling out all the stuff. Julia hoped the water was EXTRA cold.
"Julia?" Ling asked, glancing once at her friend.
"What's bothering you now Ling?" Julia asked as she spread the huge blanket down. Ling dug her toe into the sand and put the basket down. Propping up the beach umbrella, Ling then sat down.
"I feel like I've done something wrong." Ling said, not bothering to take off her shorts or shirt. Julia blinked and stopped taking off her shirt. After she proceeded to, Julia asked. "Why do you say that?" "Steve proposed to me..." Ling said. That was all Julia needed to know. She knew of Jin's proposal, she had been there as a witness, and the fact that Steve had asked Ling was troubling her.
"I'm sure he'll be alright. I mean, he is Steve." Julia said. Looking at her friend, Ling did not seemed convinced. Julia frowned then tackled the girl.
"Come on! We're here to have fun! Not get depressed! Take off those damned clothes and lets get into the water!" Julia said, causing Ling to get the funniest look on her face. Laughing, Julia got off her friend, who soon was laughing herself as she started to remove her shirt.
Julia smiled briefly at that memory. More pictures were scattered around, yet only one of Ling and her daughter. The little girl smiled as her mother had a sickly smile. Julia frowned as she saw the paleness of the young woman and she could almost feel the sadness radiating from the girl. Gathering up more pictures, Julia decided to make a keepsake for Cat and to visit Japan one more time.
"Ling, help me with the picnic basket!" Julia cried from the car. Ling nodded and lifted up the heavy basket. The guys had gone on ahead to jump in the ocean, leaving them the task of hauling out all the stuff. Julia hoped the water was EXTRA cold.
"Julia?" Ling asked, glancing once at her friend.
"What's bothering you now Ling?" Julia asked as she spread the huge blanket down. Ling dug her toe into the sand and put the basket down. Propping up the beach umbrella, Ling then sat down.
"I feel like I've done something wrong." Ling said, not bothering to take off her shorts or shirt. Julia blinked and stopped taking off her shirt. After she proceeded to, Julia asked. "Why do you say that?" "Steve proposed to me..." Ling said. That was all Julia needed to know. She knew of Jin's proposal, she had been there as a witness, and the fact that Steve had asked Ling was troubling her.
"I'm sure he'll be alright. I mean, he is Steve." Julia said. Looking at her friend, Ling did not seemed convinced. Julia frowned then tackled the girl.
"Come on! We're here to have fun! Not get depressed! Take off those damned clothes and lets get into the water!" Julia said, causing Ling to get the funniest look on her face. Laughing, Julia got off her friend, who soon was laughing herself as she started to remove her shirt.
Julia smiled briefly at that memory. More pictures were scattered around, yet only one of Ling and her daughter. The little girl smiled as her mother had a sickly smile. Julia frowned as she saw the paleness of the young woman and she could almost feel the sadness radiating from the girl. Gathering up more pictures, Julia decided to make a keepsake for Cat and to visit Japan one more time.
