Music and Love

Chapter Four

      I’ve got to find Mary. Alex thought as he walked around the huge pool. He eventually saw Mary alone by the far end of the pool, away from the people. Alex stretched his arms and legs before diving and swimming up to Mary.

      “You again?” Mary exclaimed as Alex suddenly resurfaced beside her.

      “Yep. It’s me – again.”

      Mary slowly walked away from Alex. “Stop following me.”

      “I’m not.” Alex began to float steadily on his back.

      “Then why are you here?” Mary asked him.

      “Och, you know, to get away from ‘the scene’. There were reporters back there.”

      “Ahh... you just made an excuse just to follow me.”

      “No, am not!”

      “Then stop stalking me, okay?” Mary splashed water onto Alex’s face.

      “Oi, oi!” Alex stopped floating on his back. He quickly thought of a question for Mary to somehow ‘forget’ the fact that he was really following her.

      “So, where’s yer friend?”

      “Huh?”

      “The other girl that looked a wee bit like ye. Where is she?”

      “Ahh... oh, Melba. She’s –” Mary paused to think. “She’s somewhere, out there. Dunno if she’s alone or what.”

      Mary wondered why Alex just asked her that question.

      “Why'd you ask?”

      “Uhmm... I was not able to see her around, since I always see the two of you together.”

      “Shut up, Alex.”

      “What... I was just asking. Am I being to invasive?”

      “No, not at all. It’s just that –” Mary suddenly blushed. “- I feel awkward when I’m talking to you.”

      Alex felt uneasy inside. “Oh. Really.” He blushed as well. He changed the answer that he had in mind.

      ”I don’t.”

      “Ouch.” Mary was a bit shocked with what she just heard.

      “What, did you sprain yer ankle or of some sort?” Alex immediately asked her.

      “Oh, it – it was just... nothing.”

      “CANNONBALL!”

      A big splash of waster was made by a young teenager who was a ‘Flock’ member. Mary quickly swam away so as not to make a commotion.

      “Benedict!” Alex exclaimed. “You numbskull! Why did you have to make such a huge wave? You –”

      “– Blimey, Alex,” Benedict felt ashamed with what he has done and wanted to apologise. “I didn’t know that you would get so sod up –”

      “You just messed up me plan of me ‘Smooth Move’!”

      Angered, Alex got off the pool. He looked around to search for Mary.

      I won’t lose her, he said this to himself.

      “Man, Alex is ‘some kind’ of a guy.” Benedict was thinking out loud as he watched Alex walking away.