༺𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝐼 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒

༺𝐾𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎

The lush green leaves of the palm trees sway gently in the warm breeze.  Exotic birds fly gracefully across the clear blue sky. The warm sun gently heats the golden sand. It is 2 o'clock in the afternoon on this magnificent July 17th in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
A young girl exits the small townhouse, tears welling in her beautiful blue eyes.  Her tan complexion suggests she is a local. She hugs the elderly man holding her small hand one last time.
"Oh, Papi," she murmurs, closing her eyes.
"Mi corazon," her father whispers as he tightly embraces his daughter's tiny body. He opens his eyes and observes the yellow taxicab that arrives at their driveway. 
"Go, create wonderful memories, and have a delightful time," he adds, gently kissing her jaw. "My lovely Katharina."
Katharina smiles and breathes deeply.
"I love you, Papa," she says softly.
"And I love you too. Unless you don't bring me one of those little umbrellas," he chuckles, stepping back. Katharina smiles softly, pushing her long, wavy brown-blonde hair away from her face.  "Tyler," she yells. Tyler exits the house just as she is about to call again. Tyler sighs and picks up the suitcase.
"I'm ready," he says, embracing his father. The young strong boy, with shoulder-length light brown hair, turns to face his father.
"See you later, Papi," he says.
"You know it Tyler, look after your sister and do not get in troubles."
"I promise, Papi," he adds, smiling. He rubs his dark-blue eyes and hands together.
She smiles as she looks up at him. "What?" "You know he will be okay." "I know," she says quietly, resting her head on his muscular shoulder. He smiles as he peers out the window. The drive to the airport was only 40 minutes long, but it felt much longer.He gets out of the car, sighs, and pays the driver. He says "Gracias Senior" and drives away. A piercing cry takes him off guard. He turns around and laughs. Sabrina, his sister's best friend, was the source of the scream. She dashes over to Katharina on her high black heels and wraps her skinny arms around her. Sabrina was not the same as Katharina. That was not all you could say. Sabrina's hair was long and blue. braided sideways as usual. She had multiple tattoos, the most of which were roses and skulls. She had a septum, a medusa piercing, and roughly 7 diamonds in her ears. But she was a wonderful friend to Katharina. Sabrina was dressed in one of her sexiest and most exposing ensembles. A black crop top that displayed a little of her round breast, a short black skirt, and a long gold necklace completed her look.
"I missed you so much," Sabrina exclaims as she hugs Katharina. Katharina chuckles. "I missed you too.""Hey Tyler," Sabrina's brother, Chris, says. Tyler gives him a fist bump and turns to face the youngster.If you saw him and Sabrina together, you wouldn't think they were siblings. He isn't as tanned as Sabrina and doesn't have a single piercing or tattoo. His dark hair is always perfectly cut. His rich brown eyes and freckles lend him a more good-guy appearance.Chris gives Katharina a hug and stares at Tyler. "Dude we are wearing the same black skinny jeans" he says with a giggle. "Awesome!" they both exclaim and high five each other. Sabrina coughs, "Eh boys... flight leaving in ten minutes." While the girls talk about getting a tan and going to the beach, the boys walk silently behind them. Tyler is uneasy in his black V-neck shirt. He doesn't dislike Chris; he just doesn't know what to say to him all of the time. Chris finally breaks the silence by inquiring about their seats. "I have no idea," Tyler grins as he offers the young lady his boarding card and passport. Chuckling Chris does the same, lost in thought, with his eyes burning on Katharina..