I winced as the bright sunlight made contact with my eyes.
I elongated my arm, reaching for Nathan, but I felt nothing but warm sheets. I instantly shot up, darting my head around in each direction in search of Nathan.
I walked over to the wall to see a letter pinned to a pin-board on the wall.
Hey babe, going to get some groceries. Be back soon.
Nathan xI flicked the letter aside and turned to face the view. The whole wall was glass, with a sliding door included, leading out towards to a back beach. I stretched my arms up and reached side to side, letting out an odd sound.
I stepped into the bathroom, and turned on the shower. The room was instantly steamy, and the hot beads of water dropped down my body. After about six minutes, I decided to hop on out of the shower. I came to look at myself in the mirror, staring at the huge mark spread across my torso. It seemed to appear that it has gotten darker overnight.
I quickly slipped into a pair of black jeans and a white t-shirt. I opened the locked bathroom door, letting an abundance of steam enter the hotel room.
I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do without Nathan here. I mean I'm pretty sure I couldn't just leave, but I didn't want to stay locked up. Plus Nathan doesn't really like when I go out without him, I guess he just has protective traits.
I was interrupted by my phone vibrating on the bed side table.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Hey Alex, it's me, Nathan," he said laughing at the confused tone in my voice.
"Sorry I totally forgot to look at the Caller ID,"
I apologised. "What's up?""Oh, I just finished shopping for some food, and now I'm just having some lunch," he chimed into the phone. "You're still at the hotel, right?"
"Yeah, I'm here. Can I come out and meet you?" I asked, popping on some converse.
'No.' He said rather bluntly, but I can understand. Maybe he wanted some alone time. "Just make sure the room is clean for when I get back."
"Alright, love you."
"Love you too."
We were cut off by a beep, signalising the end of the call.
I sighed and fell back into the bed, throwing my phone across the mattress.
I instantly sprung up and began to start making the bed. I equally spread out all corners and tucked them in, throwing the duvet over the top and making the pillows appear more presentable.
I looked around, the room was quite clean considering we only got here yesterday afternoon. There were a few stray articles of clothing that I picked up and organised.
After staying in the room for about three hours, there was still no sign of Nathan. Boredom was quick to jump up on me, and I weighed out all possible options for things to do. My eyes kept focusing on the trail leading out to the back beach. I'm sure Nathan wouldn't mind if I just went for a quick walk.
I opened up the large glass door and stepped outside. The humidity here was unbelievable. I'm pretty sure it wasn't even a hot day, but the humid air made me think otherwise.
I followed the small sandy path. Overall it was about a 4 minute walk and I was suddenly hit by cliffs and crashing waters. I was amazed by the scene in front of me, once again.
I took off my shoes and headed straight for the water. It was very cool, a contrast to what the air was feeling.
"I thought I told you to stay at the hotel?"
I spun around on my heels, facing Nathan.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I just - I wanted - I was just bored," I stuttered.
"You could of told me you had plans of leaving?" He said with a hint of anger in his voice
'Oh, I-I'm sorry it won't happen again.' I stammered out quickly.
'We're going back to hotel, I was thinking we could go out tonight.' Nathan said casually.
I nodded my head with agreement, we walked back the hotel room in silence and started getting ready. I wish I had had more time to explore that area.
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We sat down by the bar to order some drinks. I went for a beer, and Nathan went for a Bloody Mary. Alcohol, personally, wasn't my favourite. I had nothing against anyone who decided to drink it, I just didn't like it.
I looked out over the dance floor to see many people aggressively dancing to the beat of the music.
I couldn't help but laugh at their intoxication. The room suddenly started to build up in heat. There were probably about 200 people in this cramped space.
I looked back over to Nathan, who had just received his drink. "Wanna dance?"
"No, I'm okay at the moment," I smiled, taking a sip of my beer.
"Of course," he sighed, walking in another direction.
I was a little bit let down that he didn't want to spend this time with me, but I guess Brazil is somewhere new to him too and he wants to experience it just as much as I did.
I wish that I was still at that back beach, the sunset would of been amazing.
I looked over to see Nathan heading back in my direction with a guilty smile on his face. "You didn't think I'd actually leave you?"
I smiled, but didn't say anything.
The air rapidly became thicker and I had to excuse myself. I wasn't used to environments like this, I always felt super claustrophobic. Nathan nodded and took the seat I was occupying.
I finally saw the bright sign on the wall on the other side of the room and I found my way over.
I pushed open the heavy door and adjusted myself in the mirror. I walked over to one of the urinals, happy the room was empty.
I heard the door open and close behind me. Of course I couldn't have 3 minutes of my own time. I didn't look in the direction of door, keeping focused on my, well you know.
A tall figure stood next to me. I kept my eyes focused and didn't look up. The fact there was 6 other urinals in the room, and this person chose to stand here was a bit weird in my opinion.
I finally decided to look over to the boy who was looking straight back at me.
"Hey, I'm Jack."
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FanfictionAlex Gaskarth and his boyfriend Nathan have spent five months traveling around the world for Alex's gap year. After taking an extended stay in Brazil, Alex and Nathan stumble into a bar, only to come across something that'll change up their trip, J...