A Summer Thrill

Chapter 20

Victoria

I used to be popular in high school for just being who i am, people would see me and be like;

"Oh that's just Victoria, she's really nice."

"Victoria Michelson, her dad is super rich."

"Yeah that's Victoria, she's rich, she's really pretty, and has cool friends."

That's some of the things I literally hear people say when I walked down the hallways in school or when I'm just standing by my locker and heard them say when they walk past. Then, when jimmy and I were official everything they say about me changed. Even if someone ask who I am, they would say that I'm Jimmy's girlfriend. The girl dating the hot captain of the football team. We were are like the golden couple at school and that's what I hated the most. Jimmy used our reputation to make him look better and he brags about us to anyone all the time, and that's what pisses me off.

All those things was what I kept thinking about last night and again, I couldn't sleep. But when I woke the next day, I felt so refreshed that I told myself he's not worth remembering. I have to move on, no scratch that, I need to move on. And by doing that, I came up with an idea. I'm going to be releasing all my memories about him from myself, so why not do it out in the open sea where it will be blown away by the wind and hopefully drown deeper in the ocean.

So straight after breakfast, I went asking around the resort for a board and a paddle. When I finally had one, I made my way straight to the beach and found a deserted area where no one was at. There were just two to three people swimming and surfing while some were waddling in the lagoon where the water is crystal clear and shows off the aquamarine color.

I'm gonna check that place out later

I placed the board on the water, making sure to keep it balanced before I stood on top of it and right after I had it steady upon the moving waves below me, I helped myself on top and managed to stand on both legs. The board was swaying beneath me but I had no problem with balance since I used to be a gymnast when I was little, so maintaining my balance is a piece of cake.

I used the paddle to move myself deeper in the water and when I finally reached the spot where the water is calm, I crouched down on my knees and sat on the board instead. The wind was gentle, the sea is nice, I'm starting to like our temporary stay here and besides, getting a tan before our first college semester starts, is a wonderful idea.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before exhaling slowly. I took my time to get all those memories about jimmy and then sighing deeply and kept thinking to myself while also saying it under my breath, to release them all. I was happy with myself when that memory of catching jimmy cheat on me did not make me cry like it always made me feel every time I remembered it. That's the start of this process, I'm finally letting go of everything we used to have.

"Are you meditating?" I nearly fell in the water when I heard the voice, because it startled me so much.

I slowly turned around and found JB sitting on a board behind me with his paddle lying across his lap. Why does he always shows up at my most vulnerable moments?!

"What are you doing here?" He smiles at me and shrugged. It surprised me that he even knows how to smile when he's such a cold jerk sometimes.

"I'm here to do what you're doing, although I wasn't exactly expecting some meditation to be done in the sea." I rolled my eyes and turned myself around to face him, making the pointy end of our boards to meet.

"I wasn't meditating, I was just here to..... you know? Chill."

"Well that's boring. You don't wanna paddle further and see the fishes? You know, sharks don't really come this way but I heard that they love blond snacks so I'm sure they won't be able to resist you." And again, it surprised me that he can even make a joke.

"No thanks, and i'm not actually here to explore or see any fish, I told you I'm just here to chill." He made a disappointed noise and gave me a long stare.

"What?"

"What's your deal anyway? You seem so closed off sometimes and then act all happy and cheerful the next day, and when your friend mentioned your ex the other night you looked so mad and then stormed off. What is up with you?"

I was shocked. First he smiled and then he made a joke and now he's been figuring me out?! I'm starting to think that there's actually two sides of him, one side is the nice one and the other one is the cold asshole one that he switches to if he suddenly gets mad or annoyed.

"I'm just being me. Anyway, did you find out anything lately about those guys that attacked us?" His expression changes to a serious one and he looks away at the sea.

"I had some of my men back in LA to keep tabs on them and from the last update it seems like they're planning something big but we still don't know what it is. It's still not safe for you guys to fly back home."

I released a sigh and slowly nod my head. Our eyes met and he gave me an apologetic look.

"I know this is still hard for you guys but I just wanted to let you know that we're all trying our best to keep you girls safe no matter what. We may not know each other but you're our responsibility now and I'm sorry for getting you all involved in our mess."

My heart skipped a beat after hearing what he just said. He keeps surprising me when he's being on his good side and I'm starting to like him being that way. One thing I figured out about JB is that, underneath the hard and cold exterior he has a good personality underneath that he probably doesn't show a lot. And it makes me more curious about the reason why.

"Anyway, um we're having a barbeque tonight at the rooftop which is a pretty cool cozy place you should see, the view is amazing there. You um, wanna join us? Your friends can come with? We were planning to have it sort of like a bro bonding night but screw that, why not invite you three so we can get to know each other?"

"That sounds great. I'll let the girls know. So what time?"

"Come up at around seven." I grinned happily at him. Maybe this could be my chance to finally get to know him better.

We started to paddle back to the beach and went back to the resort, going on our own ways when we reached the lobby. Barbeque dinner with three good looking guys is not a bad idea after all, besides, this could be my next step to move on from jimmy by spending time with this guys and getting along.