Thank you for reading my story. My English skills are not good, so please forgive me if any mistake. _()_
The sea was blue, the sunlight was still winkled, and the wind was joking on the high coconut trees. Jason slowly walked into the shade of the forest. A cool, refreshed feeling filled him. The spring still shimmered in the sunshine, and a green canopy reflected the water surface. Jason unconsciously looked up at Neri's nest. All are familiar but strange.
It was been 4 years since Neri left.
Jason often came to the island, as a habit. Sometimes with Brett, but usually alone. He was no longer filled with hope and faith, like the early years, when she had just gone. In those years, he used to change the new flowers on the vase or set a fire in the tent, so that if suddenly returning Neri didn't find it too cold. But now, he didn't. He also didn't remove dried leaves from her nest in the fall seasons. Now on the nest, the foliage and a pair of worms have been building their happiness. Everything was desolate due to the lack of an affectionate shape. Yes, his hope was not much anymore, nor did he want to see himself disappoint again and again. He just came, spent hours, even all whole day thinking about her, or simply finding a peaceful place for himself.
While he was used to missing her, emptiness was filled by the friends, studies, and work. His nostalgia was no longer terrible but his pain overtime was more intense. He could not believe in the truth, that Neri may never come back.
Jason's life also changed a lot. He left ORCA, went to a University on the mainland. He studied two majors at the same time. And in his final year, when there was much time between courses, he worked for a corporation in the field of the ocean. Everything around him seemed very fine. Only his mother, Brett, Winston, and Cass knew, every time he returned to ORCA, he never forgot to go to the island. He often returned very late, and no one talked about that private time.
Jason was leaning against a coconut tree, watching the sunlight sparkle on the surface of the sea when the phone rang.
A girl's voice was soft: "Jason, how are you today? My father is going to go to The Great Barrier Reef for work, by the by, can I visit you at ORCA?"
Jason hesitated a little, he didn't want to leave the island soon. "Sure, Jenni. But late afternoon maybe?"
Anyway, the thought of meeting Jenni made him a little better.
Jennifer smiled: "OK. I'll meet you there."
Jason looked out to sea. It was still a beautiful day, returning to ORCA for a week for Easter and he suddenly realized how much he missed the sea. In the old days, Jason and Brett often went to the island to swim, often with Neri to join at the time when she did not have to gather fruits, prepare for meals. Since she left or rather returned, with her home planet, Jason rarely swims. He just swims or dives for the work. Suddenly he wanted to swim a little, to greet Charlie. He used to spray a tall water tap every time he spotted Jason on the Zodiacs. Certainly, Charlie also misses Neri.
Jason stayed on the island until sunset. Quietly dragging the Zodiacs into the water, Jason didn't turn around to look back. Because he knew there was no smile brown eyes looking at him.
