Chapter two
Eric looked at the girl. It was the same girl that ran into him yesterday. Did she save him from drowning? He got up. "Um, hi.""Hello.""Hi.""We just said that." "Oh, right." He smacked his head playfully.
"I'm Eric Alexander Richards.""Ariel Marie Stanley." They shook hands. "Um, thanks, you know, for saving me, I could've died.""It's alright.""How did you get out there?""My dad taught me how to swim down to the deep of the ocean when I was ten; he's a coast guard officer." "Oh." He chuckled.
She smiled, and Eric went weak in his knees. "How about your dad?" "Both my parents died when I was six, in a car accident. I live with my uncle Grimsby.""I know how you feel, my mom died when I was three of Breast Cancer, so I didn't really know her." They stood silent for a minute. "Ariel?""Yeah?""I want to get to know you. How about we go to see a movie tomorrow?"
Ariel's stomach did a somersault when she heard that. Her heart pounded when she opened her mouth. She smiled. "I would love that.""Ariel, let's go! Daddy wants us home!" Arista yelled! She rolled her eyes."I get my phone back tomorrow, but here's my number. Call me before 6:00." He smiled. She felt butterflies in her stomach. "Okay." He grabbed her hand and kissed it. She blushed. "Bye, Eric." "Bye. See you at 7:30 tomorrow."
She smiled, and ran to her sisters. "OOHH, Ariel!" "What?" "You're in love, it's pretty obvious!""I am? Oh Gosh!"They all smiled."Tell us all about him."
She squealed."His name's Eric and he's gorgeous! He asked me to go see a movie tomorrow!" They all jumped. "We are gonna help you nail this Eric fellow. Just wait, tomorrow, we are pampering you." She smiled, as they all went to Adella's car.
Eric smiled. Ariel was beautiful. Her smile was like no other one he had ever seen before. He had never seen someone more beautiful, and he had a date with her!
"So?" "So what?" "What happened?" "Not much, you know, we have a date tomorrow." "Whoa, Eric!" "Yeah?"
"You just nailed a hottie!" He rolled his eyes. "I like her, and I'm not going to use her, I'm not that type of guy." He wasn't. He respected women, and wouldn't do anything to hurt a girl. He was like a prince.
"Alright dude, whatever you say." He smacked his best friend, and laughed."What was that for?" "Because you're so weird" They all laughed, and went home.
Ariel brushed her hair, humming a song she couldn't get out of her head.
"Oh, the waves roll low
And the waves roll high
And so it goes
Under the bright blue
Endless Sky
Waves try to measure
The days that we treasure
Wave hello
And wave goodbye"
"Ariel, how do you know that song?" Attina asked. "I don't know, it's stuck in my head." "Mom used to sing that song to us before we went to sleep!" "For real?" "Yeah."
She thought of her mom. The last she could remember of her was her last visit to the beach. They had fun that day, and that was probably the only time she saw her father smile. After her mom died, He was rarely happy. Her father was always so strict, she even wondered if he loved them.
She then thought of Eric. He made the day shine brighter than the sun. His smile lit up the darkest room. Just thinking about him made her blush. "Ariel? Why are you blushing?" "You haven't heard? I've met the most amazing human in the world, his name is Eric!"
Her sister rolled her eyes. "Infatuation." She mumbled. Attina was the most books smart out of all of them, and the one who never had fun. She got up and left. She didn't want to get mad.
She closed her eyes, and hummed that tune to help her sleep.
"Oh, the waves roll low
And the waves roll high
And so it goes
Under the bright blue
Endless Sky
Waves try to measure
The days that we treasure
Wave hello
And wave goodbye"