Chapter 7- She Doesn't Fall
Ally's POV
I step onto the warm sand and feel it tickle my feet. Trish and I had just arrived at the beach and we were already enjoying it. There were many indoor restaurants so that if we needed to cool down, we could go in there. Speaking of cooling down, the large view of clear blue water in front of us was so inviting. It looked spotless. And, even though the place was crowded, it was not the overflowing kind that made it uncomfortable to have fun. And, it was Trish's idea. There were many beaches in Miami but as soon as she arrived at my house, she said she wanted to come to this one. I gladly accepted, just enjoying the fact that we could spend time together.
"This is such a nice beach Trish!" I exclaim while still looking around. She smiled.
"Ya, my family always comes here for summer vacation. The water's always so clean and warm and this place is filled with so many memories." I smile at my best friend and then we walk around to find a place to settle.
Later…
Trish and I run out of the water and back onto the sand, laughing after our splash fight moments ago. We continue giggling as we walk back to our chairs. Suddenly, Trish stops me by putting her hand on my arm. I look at her and see she is staring at something. Then, I follow her gaze and my eyes widen. There were our chairs, exactly where they were supposed to be and both of our flip flops, still in the same place but, that was not what caught my attention. It was the guy lying on the chair beside mine. He was gorgeous. Well, from what I could see. He had a hat covering his face and sunglasses on. But, he didn't have a shirt on and his tan chest and six- pack was really something to look at.
Now, I don't normally check out guys, mind you, but he was really drawing attention. And I wasn't the only one who agreed. Trish fanned her face and sighed.
"Wow, he's seriously hot. Let's go talk to him!" Trish says this to me and I shake my head quickly.
"What!? No Trish! It's one thing to look but it'd be wrong to flirt with a random stranger," I say this with absolute seriousness and Trish finally agrees.
"Okay Ally. But, there's nothing stopping him from talking to you. I mean, look at you!" Trish exclaims while gesturing to me. I raise an eyebrow and look down. All I could see was me in a yellow bikini. I didn't know what Trish was talking about. But I didn't want to pull an argument from this so might as well make her seem like she's right.
"Okay Trish. You're right but can we just ignore him and focus on our day?" she huffs but agrees and then we start talking as we walk back to our seats.
We sit down and put our shoes back on. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I see the guy squirm in his seat and tip his head lower down. He looked like he was sleeping but by the way his chest was falling quicker than normal but not too fast, I could tell he was awake. Suddenly, I stop looking at the boy when Trish tugs on my arm. I turn and see a couple of girls from school behind her.
"Ally, I had so much fun today and I'm sorry we haven't been able to hang out lately but Cassidy and Brooke said there was this sale going on for Austin's merchandise and I have to go!" Trish said Austin's name and I could've sworn I heard a small squeak come from behind me. Ugh, I hope that attractive boy wasn't an Austin fan too. I turn my attention back to Trish and my eyes soften when I see that she is truly sorry for stopping our girl's day. I smile at her.
"It's fine Trish. I had a great day with you and I'm just glad that we're still best friends. We'll hang out later. Have fun!" I say this and then Trish and I hug before she leaves with Brooke and Cassidy. I watch them go and then I fall back onto my chair. I look out to the water and feel the breeze on my face. It actually wasn't so bad being alone. It was actually quite relaxing. I settle into the chair more and keep my eyes trained on the waves as they slowly make their way to the shore.
Suddenly, a beach volley ball flies through the air and heads in my direction. My eyes widen and I know it's going to hit me. I panic and give out a yelp as I roll off the chair and land on the sand. I look above me and see the volley ball land on my chair- where I was sitting moments ago- and after it stops moving, I stand back up and grab the ball. I see a couple of kids waving their arms and trying to apologize so I just smile and then pass the ball back to the little girl who came to me for it.
I sit back onto my chair and then see that I am covered with sand. I groan and start to brush it off. That's when I realize that the guy beside me was shaking with laughter and my face felt hot. Wait to go Ally I think. I turn slightly to face him and I quickly shut my mouth before I can gasp. He had tilted his head up and I could see his mouth. As he was smiling and laughing, his lips curved in a way that I was familiar with. It was the smile of someone who smiled at me every day. It was the smile of someone I couldn't stand. It was the smile of-.
"Austin?"
Fun, fun, fun. Okay, until next time!