Icing
I
decided to go rest at the beach. I absolutely loved the sunset and it
looked pretty at the beach. Maybe Katie would want to come with
me. I walked to Café Callaway in a rush. The sunset was at
6 p.m. and it was already 5:30. I opened the door and walked inside.
Percy was there painting a yellow vase with toyflowers. Geez!
Flowers in vases are so boring. Get a life. Percy glared at me as
if he read my thoughts. I rushed past him before he could start
speaking French. I couldn't understand one word of it! I walked to
Katie who was busy wiping a table of its 'debris'. 5:35! I wasted
five minutes! I'll ask her now. She looks prettier without her
makeup.
"Hello Katie. I want to ask you something."
She
looked up from the table and leaned on it with one arm. With the
other one she wiped away the sweat on her forehead.
"Oh. Hello
Kyle. What is it?"
She smiled at me weakly through tired eyes.
What is Carl making her do? Wasting precious beauty away?
"You
want to come with me to watch the sunset at the beach?"
She
blushed slightly.
"I'd like to Kyle but I'm really
busy."
"Please! Pretty please with icing on top."
She
smiled and put her free hand over her open mouth. I saw a glint of
pearly whites. She began to giggle.
"I'll go ask Carl."
She
left for a few minutes. I tapped my fingers on the table. I looked
around and saw Percy still painting. I guess not a lot of people come
here at this time. My thoughts were interrupted by a gentle knock on
my head. I crashed back to earth. It was Katie...again.
"Don't
hit me so hard. That hurt."
I rubbed it. I knew it didn't hurt
and she knew too.
"Oh! Don't be such a baby. Let's go. Carl
let me off for an hour."
I smiled. I took a glance at my watch.
It was 5:45! Ten minutes passed!
"Let's go."
We walked
to the beach talking about how my farm was doing and stuff like that.
We kept on babbling about our lives we almost forgot to watch the
sunset. I told her to watch it and we both did. We watched the pink
clouds and the red sky. We saw the big yellow and orange ball of fire
set under the horizon. "It's beautiful isn't it Kyle?"
"It's
really beautiful."
I made a daring move. I leaned towards her
ear and whispered, "Just like you." She blushed so red she looked
like the sky. She slid her hand into mine and we watched it go lower
and lower under the horizon. We heard the waves crash against the
beach and rocks. It truly was beautiful.
