The Island Boy {On Hold}

Chapter 3

Author's Note :

 Woot Woot!!! I don't know why but I'm so glad that I was able to finish this chapter :D It's been quite a while since I updated this story because I've been quite busy with school  but here is the next chapter !! :D More to come...Let me know what you think :) xoxoxoxo

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Stretching my legs on the couch with a cup of coffee in my right hand , I looked up at Jenna . It was 7am in the morning. Too early for me to be awake during my vacation. Jenna was literally jumping in front of me. 

"Calm down", I smiled. I could obviously see the excitement about yesterday night on her face. 

"Okay , ok!", she tried and sat down on the arm of the couch. 

"So , take a deep breath and then start talking", I said as I sipped my coffee. 

Jenna did as she was told. She inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly and began talking, 

"He is such a gentleman...",  

"Who is a gentleman?", I interrupted with a puzzled look on my face. 

"Joel . Joel is such a gentleman . He is so smart and mature and handsome and makes me feel like a queen...." , she rambled on. I wondered why I never had had anyone special to talk about like this. I had met no boy in my life to call him my everything. Not yet ...maybe... 

My thoughts shifted to last night as Jenna went on describing her date last night. I simply kept nodding my head and smiled frequently but never paid attention to a single word she said. How all of a sudden "the boy" had appeared last night. Will I ever see him again ? This has never happened to me before , I've never felt so insecure in front of a boy before. Even though I had only just seen him twice or so , I was starting to feel something for him. I didn't know what it was that I felt for him but I definitely felt it. 

Suddenly I felt a pair of hands shaking me.  

"Are you listening to me , Amy?" , Jenna whined. 

"Yes , Yes I am", I lied. I looked into my coffee cup only then realizing that I'd been drinking from an empty cup. 

"I'm not sure about this whole thing, you know. Joel is such a sweet guy and I wish I could take the next step forward with him but I have no idea if he feels the same way about me . Maybe to him this was just another date", she sighed. 

I really paid attention to these last few lines she spoke. "You'll never know if you don't ask him", I smiled and stood up and walked to the kitchen leaving Jenna on the couch. 

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A few hours later, I was dressed in a sleek black top and worn out black denim jeans . I slid my feet into my favorite pair of converse shoes. 

"I'm going for a walk, I'm so bored", I yelled standing near the door. 

"Alright", a voice came from upstairs. I opened the door and shut it behind me a little harder than I intended to. The sky looked gloomier than usual as if it was about to pour down heavily. I ignored that thought of mine and started walking. I didn't know where I was going but I just felt like exploring the place for after all it was beautiful. I had walked for about 15 minutes or so and noticed that there was a narrow lane to my right. I had no idea where it led but I wanted to know. I looked around only to see two small kids playing ball. I turned right and walked the sandy lane. The wind blew heavily across my face. The lane looked unused. As I kept on walking , I started liking the solace that filled the atmosphere. I've always felt peaceful when I was alone and I secretly admired the dark.I kept walking with my eyes on the ground but I stopped suddenly and lifted my eyes to see a big mansion. It was probably the biggest I've seen on the island.  It was gigantic and looked spooky , but looked like no one had been there for ages. Curious, I stepped forward and made my way to the mansion's strong wooden door. The floorboard creaked under my feet on the way , sending a slight shiver through  my body . I knocked on the door and waited for a few minutes.......no response...So I peeped in through the window next to it. Inside , the first thing I noticed was a huge staircase , carpeted but dusty. I wanted to sneak in and know more about this place because spooky mansions like these never could be seen from where I came. I turned around feeling a little brave. As I was about to walk further, I spotted  a piece of paper lying on the ground in front of me. I picked it up hesitantly and looked at the beautiful calligraphy on the paper. "COME HERE TONIGHT AT 11" was the simple message written. Was this letter for me ? Should I come back here tonight ? 

I didn't know. I looked around me but the place was as empty as it had been when I first came. I carefully folded the piece of paper and tugged it in my pocket and headed back home.