One Cold Moment

chapter 4

 
Marina having a happy aura around her wherever she was and whatever the condition was made her easily liked by whoever she came across with. She had manipulating power.

At work, home or school, she had the power to put on a happy facade even when everything seemed to be going wrong around her.
 

Her co-workers, at the coco field most parents found her presence enticing. They loved her like a daughter and would often give her a piece of advice or two.
 

The cocoa plantation was on the country side of Mexico, a little far from her house but she managed to trek it every work day.
 

The plantation was so big, it was hard to demarcation was divided by small water body which flew in from the main Mexico ocean out in the city.

Marina took great joy working here for so many reasons. On a pair of indigo jeans trousers, silky cup sleeved white top and her regular brown work slippers hurrying through the plantation, she met with Mrs Paulo and Mrs Rakelle,harvesting some cocoa.
 

"Oh there you are, Marina! “Mrs Paulo exclaimed come on now."
 

"Mrs Rakelle said."how was your graduation dear?"
 

"lt went well Mrs Rakelle." Marina replied, “thanks to u all".
 

"Am so happy for you my dear," Mrs Paulo says.
 

"Me too Mrs paulo. I did miss you guys, how are you all doing?"

"Very fine. how is your grandmother?"
 

"She's fine. Is Angelo here yet? I need to report back to work"

 
"Oh yes he is, but he just went out to get something." Mrs Paulo replied “but you could start working. There’s dot of harvest this year".
 

"That great news"
 

"Yes dear, “Mrs Rakelle retorts, come on, pick up the basket. You can start from over there.

 
"she points towards a bushy area" you can just start now so you can go back early okay?"
 

"Okay."  she smiles broadly and picks up the empty basket.
 

Marina hurried off to the spot she'd been assigned. This area had more coconuts than cocoa plants so she decided to harvest the Cocoanut even though she wasn't supposed to. It was the men's work, Angelo always told her.
 

Setting down her basket, she looks up at the tall coconut tree while packing her hair in to ponytail. She picks up the long stick used in plucking them down.

 
After getting half a basket of coconut, she continued further to pluck more. The next tree was a bit taller than the stick's reach. a small pod of water was situated beside it, so Marina slid carefully beside it and stretched a bit to reach the coconut.

Suddenly, a loud laughter shifts her off balance and her toe bent hard into the muddy sand, taking her off balance and she lost it.
 

"Aaah!!"she screamed and lost hold of the stick, falling face down into the pod.
 

"Oh my God, did you see that?" she heard a masculine voice panic. Forcing her up from the water, she sprang her head up and rose up, standing on the not so deep pod, water level reaching her lower thighs.
 

"Are you okay?!" she heard a different masculine voice scream and bleating sound of a horse.

Marina wipes off the water from her face to see the man infront of her, worry lacing his face.
 

"Are you alright?" He asked again.
 

Marina looked past him to see another man on a horse, and an empty horse beside him whipping her face again, she replied.

 
"Are you sure? “Yankee asks, stretching out hand for her to
grab.

 
"The girl is fine, alright?" Tony says with an eye roll. a little scared but she's alright".

 
"I wasn't scared,” Marina retorts as she grabs Yankee's palm and stepped out of the water.

"Really? “Yankee asks, raising a brow at her. "why did you fall into the water then?" he smirks wickedly,
enjoying the discomfort his on her face.

"I was just trying to pluck a coconut from there." she points to the tree behind the water.

Yankee laughs to her amusement and asked. "what is funny?"

"You," he says amidst laughter “you are like so tiny and really short, and you think you can reach that coconut with a stick even on your tip-toes?"
Feeling embarrassed, Marina replied.

"Are you going to do it if I don't do it?"
 

Wowww Tony teased, still mounting his horse and watching the rather interesting scene.
 

Yankee looks backs at him, feeling challenged and turned back to Marina and picked up the stick lying beside her.on a swift move, he hits the coconut and it came falling right into his palm.
 

"Bravo!" Tony exclaims, earning a glare from Yankee.
 

Tucking the coconut into Marina's hands, he said. "you are welcome"
 

with a new found smile, Marina shows her appreciation.
"Thank you."
 

"I already said you're welcome."
Yankee had seen dot of ladies around here and had gotten used to this one, surprisingly he thought. Taking on her look from head, her smeared black hair, which was made a mess of ponytail behind her head, her pale looking slender neck, her chest......he found himself gulping at the sight. Due to her damp white shirt, it was easy to see through. So transparent, one could see the colour of the pink bra she wore inside.

 
Marina now aware of his stair all over her, felt angry as she caught him checking her out.
 

It dawned on her that her dress was transparent. She looks down at him and almost yelled.

 
"What are you looking at?!"
 

"Oh...."Yankee stammers "Nothing. I’m sorry." 
 

"Let's get out of here, yanks, “Tony says from behind.
 

"What are you doing here? “Yankee asks her, ignoring his friend's call. Pointing the coconut at him, she replies.

 
"Can't you tell?"
 

"You work here? " he asks distastefully. feeling mocked, Marina's face contorted with anger.

"What's wrong with that?"
 

"Nothing, “he smiles. haven’t seen you around."You work here too? “she asks, even though she thought that was impossible judging from the kind of clothes he was wearing. They screamed money to her.

He replied "l just came to stroll with my friend, Anthonio."
 

He points at Anthonio who waves at Marina.
 

"Okay.. I really should get back to work. “she makes an attempt to go but he stop her.

"I didn't catch your name says with his killer smile.

"Well I never told you, “she retorts.

"Excuse me"  and left Yankee watching till she was out of sight.
 

"Ouch, Yanks," Tony laughs “she’s tough! you know no girls’ ever denied you their name".

 
"Shut up, dude” he says, climbing back on his horse.
 
"No honestly," he replies, kicking his horse to walk." And why were you staring at her like that? You were being such a pervert"
 

"God, Tony!"
 

"It's true. She probably thinks you're the most pervatic lunatic she'd ever known. You Know how this country
chicks are."
 

"Can you just let me think?"
 

"Yeah I'll let you think about her"

"Mehn! I'm not thinking about her".
 
"Liar."
 
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