One Cold Moment

chapter 6

 
Days after the incidence at the plantation, Yankee found himself back at the plantation. He had told Pedro he enjoyed being at the plantation feeling happy about that, Pedro asked him to visit there whenever he wished.

Yankee, dressed in a simple dark blue tee and black jeans trousers, strolled along the path of the plantation where he'd seen Marina yesterday.

A part of him was curious about her, who was she? That question never stopped coming.

Even though he denied it whenever Tony teased him about liking the girl from the plantation, deep inside he knew he liked how simple she appeared to be. He knew that he definitely didn't have any feelings for her. He just wished to know who she was.

Marina picked up a basket full of Cocoa's and delivered them to the food store. She walks out of the small building where she'd emptied the basket and swings the basket as she walked back towards the pile of cocoa gathered round under the tree.

She looks surprised the moment she saw the guy from yesterday, a part of her felt embarrassed at the thought of yesterday's encounter with him. His lips corner into a smile the moment he sees her and she returns it.

"Hey, what are you doing here again?" she asks.

"I.....just came to check if you were alright."

"Alright?" she asks, confusion lacing her voice as she reached the spot where the cocoa where.

"Yeah,” he walks to her “you could've caught cold after you fell into that water yesterday."

"Oh," she smiles appreciatively.

"Thanks for checking up."

"I'm Yankee." he stretches down his hands to her. Marina looks at it, then up at him before deciding to take his hand."

"I'm Marina."

"Thanks...a beautiful name for a beautiful girl like you “he said nervously, mentally coursing himself for saying that.

"A girl like me? “she asks, rising up with her basket full of cocoa.

"Yeah, he replies, following her as she walked.

"I mean, you're a beautiful girl and Marina means beautiful water."

"Waw, she stops and turned around to face him “how did you know that?"

"I....I studied mythology in history class back in highschool."

"Oh" she turns back and continued walking.

"So do you stay around here? “he asks and Marina stopped immediately and turned around to face him with an upset face, making him wish he never asked that.

"Why do you care?," she retorts.

"I don't even Know you. I even told you my name. who the hell are you?"

"Wow, I never saw that coming".

"Said what?" She raised a fisted palm towards his head, Even though he appeared to be a feet taller than her.

"Nothing, nothing. My name is Yankee, I was here yesterday...."

"You think I don't know that already? “she cuts him off.

"Okay. I just came to New Mexico like three weeks ago to stay with my brother."

"You don't live here? “she asks.

"No"

"So why do you come to this plantation? Who Even authorized you to trespass here? Are you sure you aren't a thief?"