Lovestruck {Joey Graceffa Fan Fic}

12: The Beach

I look out amongst the blue crashing waves. I'm sitting on the soft sand in a towel. Sydney and Kalel went out I to the water and I claimed I didn't want to go out.

I lied. I'd love to be out there, but I wasn't feeling it.

"Claire!" I hear Kalel yell my name from the shore. "Come on! Your missing out!"

I look out and smile. I finally get up and take off my top so I'm only in a bikini top. I leave my shorts on and walk out.

I stop at the damp sand and feel the freezing rush of water over my feet. Oh, I've missed this. I close my eyes and take a deep breathe. I smell the salt and fresh air and I smile. I just want to absorb this moment.

"Claire!" I open my eyes and see Sydney next to me. "Miss this?" she asks quietly.

I nod, I want to cry, but I hold back.

Before mom passed she would take us to the beach every summer. Those were some of my best memories. And they all kind of sunk along with my mother.

I feel her hand on me and she pulls me into a hug. She was the only one who knew about my past, until Joey.

I feel her let go and she tugs me over to Kalel.

"OMG! have you ever body boarded? the waves?"

I laugh. "What that?" I ask smiling.

"Watch!" I watch her run out far into the water. I see her float on top and wait. Suddenly she acts all happy as a huge wave. She leaps up and rides the wave, but without a boogie board.

I find my self laughing when she comes up from her glory ride.

"TADAAAA!" she bows and me and Sydney nearly collapse in laughter.

Kalel walks over. "Oh come on! Get wet you two!"

Kalel pushes Sydney over who hits me. We both fall onto the soaked sank below us. Sydney land on me and I let out a weird. "Oof!" sound. I try to get back up, but Sydney is laughing whole on me.

I don't know is Sydney sees the wave, but I do. I shove her off of me, but it's too late. I let out a short scream.

My mouth and nose fills with water and I am shoved over to my side. My hair whips sideways in its ponytail. After the wash. I crawl up out if the oceans path. Onto the dryer sand. I gasp for air and turn to see Kalel laughing so hard her face is red. I see Sydney sprawled out laughing on the soaked Sand. Another wave comes and washed underneath her.

I get up and look at myself. My shorts are soaked and I'm covered in sand. I look back at Kalel and Sydney and can't help but laugh.

"You win" I say. "Were wet and now we have to rise off."

"Oh well!" Kalel shrugs jokingly. I quickly pull off my shorts and return them to the towel to dry in the sun. In this heat, that will take no time. Same for my hair.

I come back to see Sydney jumping onto Kalel. "I'll get you my pretty!" she screams as her and Kalel fall into the deeper water. I hear Kalel shriek as they splash into the icy water. I laugh and run to them.

I jump in to join the tackle. Kalel comes up laughing. I rinse myself from any sand and walk back to my towel. I lay down on my stomach next to my still damp shorts and rest my head on my folded arms. I rest for a few minutes just thinking.

Sydney is overreacting to the whole Joey thing were just friends. I think. I am totally aware of how awkward I am and that's adds to how bad I am at relationships. And I'm too shy to even try. I'm not sure, he's a great guy, maybe I do like him?

STOP! I tell myself. Your over thinking, don't expect so much! I sigh and grab my phone and start to scroll through twitter.