At age 12, Maliah's twin brother Malik drowned. Eight years later, she's still coping with the trauma of her loss. Though she visits their favorite beach for fond memories, she is yet to enter the water.
When a familiar stranger offers to help comba...
I'd been a real sucker. I betrayed myself. Hadn't I said that I wasn't going back to the beach with him? Sigh. I needed to take myself seriously. I'd gone to the beach with Rion on Monday... again. It wasn't bad, but I still had the same problem as the day before. I just couldn't get beyond my mid calf.
"What are you thinking about now?"
"Huh?" I looked up from my file to see Anya peering at me. "Nothing..."
"You always say that, when in reality you have a whole heap of stuff on your mind."
"Where are you going?" I asked as soon as I realized that she had her bag on her shoulders.
"I have a lunch date."
I perked up, "A lunch date? With whom?"
"Oh... So I gotta tell you my business while you keep yours a secret?"
I rolled my eyes, "Anya!"
"Alright! Alright!" Then she bent over and whispered in my ear, "I have a date with Mr Blackmon's son."
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My mouth fell open, "What!!"
"Shh!!" She covered my mouth. As soon as she realized that my expression had softened, she released it.
"Oh my God!" I mouthed inaudibly. I looked back to Mr Blackmon's office to see if he was hearing us, but he was busy typing away on his computer.
Anya smirked.
"How did that happen?" My eyes widened, "Wait... so you had me by your home on Saturday and failed to tell me about this?"
"It was still in the making!" She snarled.
"Isn't he like forty something?"
Anya held her palm in the air, "Hold your horses! He's just four years my elder."
I snickered. "Well I need to know the details."
"Sure! We could talk about it over a double date with Rion." She teased.
My face dropped. Well I knew that certainly was never going to happen. "Grr!"
Anya cackled out loud at my expression. She had to hold her mouth to prevent herself from laughing further. "Well then... I'll be back."
I glared at her and gave her half of a wave. ~~~~~
"Well?" I said as soon as Anya returned and plopped on her seat.
"Well what?"
"Anya..."
"Girl... Were you waiting this entire time? What did you eat?"
"A sandwich. So? How was it? Is he like his boring old dad?" I pointed my chin in Mr Blackmon's direction.
