Different Shades of Pink and Green/ matchablossom 🍵🌸

Teenagers in Love, Part 3

Author's Note: This chapter might be a tiny bit longer than the previous ones... I really love Reki and Langa's friendship and their relationship... I wish I had something close to what they have. In my opinion... young love is pure and honest. There is surely insecurities on the way and doubt. It is of course not easy... trust me I been through it... many time. But, regardless of the pain I got to experience... I could never forget the joy of smiling to myself... getting red when their name is being said... or even the butterflies I felt when they were close to me. This is a feeling I would wish to relive it for one more day. As you grow older, responsibility grow with you. You have less time for yourself and for 'useless' feelings... and more time for stress and not wasting any time. It is a shame that we tend to forget the smallest thing that were once EVERYTHING to us. Try and remember those moments.

I smiled at you
The sunset painting your cheeks
A clear pink-red sky around of us.
"Is it okay to love you?"

Langa's pov:

The moment we were off the boat, we jumped on our skateboards and road toward the beach. We left Shadow with our bags and rushed, racing our way to what I would like to call heaven. It was my first time to the beach. Back in Canada, my family would only go on vacations in wintertime. So, all I ever witnessed was the white soft snow that covered mountains. My father was a great snowboarder and he taught me everything I know today... I miss him. I wish I could have introduced him to Reki... but isn't ironic... that if it wasn't for my father's death, I would have never met Reki and enjoyed skateboarding as I did with snowboarding. Heck, I would have not even come to the beach with amazing friends... or have fun or even found love. I am grateful.

"Langa let's go to the water!" The red hair boy said as he grabbed my hands, dragging me to the beach.

It was awkward not long ago, but we got over it in a split of time. We were back at having fun. That was what I liked about Reki... he always found a way to make things better, no matter the problem (ha.... Writing thing, I remembered episode 7 :p)

"Reki, I ..." I managed to say, before being pushed into the water. The cold, salty liquid, splashed my face and body. I coughed for a bit before opening my eyes. I felt some shivers forming all over my body. It might have been because of the small breeze caressing my skin or maybe because of something totally different. But I loved it.  I thought I would be afraid since I don't know how to swim but my feet touched the ground... and I felt safe. Reki was beside me, laughing. He was so beautiful. I wished I could caress his face, hug him, grab his hand under the water, tease him or even be able to kiss him. But I couldn't. I was not his boyfriend or his lover... I was just a friend.

"What's up...?" Reki asked, approaching me, our bodies inches apart.

"No-Nothing... I'm just enjoying the feeling of the water on my body" I smiled nervously, trying to stay calm. After the talk I had with Joe, the straight face I used to put on, to cover my emotions and feelings was long gone. I couldn't hide it anymore and it was scary.

"Oh come on! Who do you take me for? Tell me!" He asked, grabbing my face in his hands, forcing me to face him.

"Re-Reki... could you let go" I let out, trying to stay as 'okay' as I could be. But he didn't move, not the slightest.

"Why should I?" he sighed before looking back to our friends, back on chore. He smiled and said: "You know Langa... I am very lucky to be here with all of you... mostly you. I never would have known that I would meet someone like you. Someone that would listen to my stories, my adventures. Someone that would take part in what I like, my passions. You made me smile and laugh more than I ever did before. I always thought that I would never have the chance to have someone that would be this close to me. um..." he stopped for a few seconds, a silence of awkwardness, before looking back into my eyes "Thank you, Langa... for everything."