The Time He...

The Time He Talked

"Goodmorning," Nikki greeted to her mom as she went by their kitchen for her breakfast. "How's the party last night? We hear your name shouted by the drunkards, you won the tournament again?" her mom said while preparing a coffee for her daughter. "Haha, ofcourse mom, I won," the red haired youngster boasted. "Just always becareful from the flirts, you're too pretty to be snobbed," her mom stroked her hand along Nikki's red hair.

Meanwhile, Sin is still sleeping on his place with his head laying down on his arms flatted on table full of scattered papers drawn with graphs and lines. Behind his elbow, empty bottles, pierced-out pill cases, and a cased military knife.

*Cellphone's alarm ringing*

Sin slowly grabbed the phone and sighed. He stood up, checked his eyes on the glass, washed up, and changed his clothes. While letting his hair dry he picked up some ofthe papers and reviewed them. Some were crumpled, some were folded and some were placed on his notebook. On the chair there was a long sleeved polo and a black denim-jacket, before being worn he picked up the knife and inserted it on his torso. Sin pulled up the window and inhaled some fresh air, "the last day," he said to himself and lit a cigarette.

During day time Nikki does the chores in their home, at night she's free. As the sun sink by the island's horizon she pulls out any random shirt, find a matching bottom and shoes, and specially her watch, there's no any chance of leaving her one and only watch.

"You're kinda late," said by one of Nikki's bar friends. "Haha I'm sorry friends. I got plenty of stuffs to finish before coming here," she replied. The moment she sat down she saw a bright face on the other table along with the unknown drinkers, Sin, he who smiled at her while a cigarette burning on his lip.

"Hey Nikki," her friend Laira pinched her secretly under the table. "Do you know that guy who smiled on you?" she curiously asked.

"Why?"

"He just looks so familiar to me," Laira placed her chin against her knuckles.

"I thought that too when I met him," Nikki hid her smile against Sin.

"So you really know each other?" Laira poked Nikki.

"Ssh. Lower it down," she halted her excited friend, "I just met him yesterday, and he's so mysterious to me."

Laira just smiled and wink to Nikki. "You found your 'forever'?"

Nikki giggled and lightly pushed Laira, "funny, he's just a stranger here in our island."

As their daily routine they played beer pong, and as usual Nikki wins every team she played on. Meanwhile Sin is silently drinking his beer as he watched Nikki's dry red hair floating against the humid air. He cultly checked the military blade, spitted out the cigarette butt and carefully minded the girl on rocks.

Nikki threw the ball and missed the shot. "Hey Sin!" Nikki shouted against the bar's loud sounds.

Laira reacted on the two greeting each other, "seems that Nikki missed her shot," Laira joked to their friends. And so their other friends smiled on each other giving a hint signal.

"What the hell friends? Don't act so weird please," Nikki straight faced to them. "Anyways, this is Sin, and these are my friends here,"she narrated the names to the stranger.

Sin politely greeted everyone. "Do you want to play with us?" Nikki's beer pong partner handed the ball to Sin but the man can't barely say 'no' so he played. He hit the first cup, later on the second, until Nikki and Sin already won the game. Nikki high fived to Sin as it washer first time playing with someone as good as her. "You didn't tell me that you play beer pong too!" she said to his ears. "I played this game infinite times!" he giggly shouted back.