Holidays By The Seaside

Holidays By The Seaside: Chapter Two

In midnight the two of them returned to their homes. Irene was very tired so she went to bed and fell asleep almost immediately.

She and Mark were back at the beach laughing with each others jokes. Out of nowhere he gave her a bouquet of red roses that matched to his hair. She was extremely happy because nobody had never brought her flowers. Without thinking it she grabbed him from the back of his neck and kissed him on the mouth. He was kissing her back. It was the best sensation she had ever felt.

"NOOOO!!!!!" she screamed and sat bolt upright, her heart pounding. That's impossible! I-I shouldn't- mustn't!- fancy him! He's my best friend. She was trying to get that stupid idea out of her mind but it was pointless. The more she was trying the more she fancied him.

All I knew this morning when I woke is I know something now, know something now i didn't before...

Irene's phone was ringing on the drawer next to her bed.

"Hello?"

"Hey Irene how are you?"

" Xan is that you?"

"How many times do I have to tell you my name is Xanthippi!?"

"And how many times do I have to tell you that I don't care? Anyway how are you?"

"Fine, you?"

"I'm alive so I guess I'm fine too" She had no intention of telling her about her dream.

"Anyway I called you to make sure that you arrived safely."

"Sometimes you sound like my grandmom. Oh I just remebered when will you come here?"

"Tomorrow. Irene are you ok you sound odd"

"What? No I-I'm fine I just woke up that's why"

"Oh ok, so how's Mark doing?"

She shivered from the name "He's fine too. You know what my phone doesn't have much battery" she lied "See you tommorrow"

"Ok bye!"

She hung up the phone and got into the bathroom singing the song she had for ringtone while she was brushing her teeth.

" All I knew this morning when I woke is I know something now, know something now I didn't before. And all I've seen since eighteen hours ago is green eyes and freckles and your smile in the back of my mind making me feel like -"

Phhhst she spat the toothpaste all over the mirror when she realised that the lyrics suited exactly with her life (even his eye color). "I should definately change my ringtone "she murmured to herself while she was cleaning the mess.

She took her phone and started searching for a song which wouldn't remind her about Mark although all of them did, even the Harry Potter theme song because Ron ( the ginger one) got together with Hermione (his best friend).

After a while she finally found it: Impossible by James Arthur.

Before she could put her phone back to the drawer a much younger Mark with a guitar on his hands appeared on the screen.

Sweat was trickling from her forehead. What should I do now? Should I answer? I can't avoid him the whole summer... Her thoughts were confusing her brain. "Better now than later" she whispered to herself took a big breath and pressed the green button on the screen.

"Hello?" her voice was trembling.

"Hey Irene did I wake you up?"

"No" there was a long pause. Usually Irene would have started a long continuous speech starting with the dream she had that day and finishing with a random topic like that ostriches run faster than horses or why Voldemort doesn't have a nose. But now all she wanted was to hang up.