OCEAN EYES (ENG)

CHAPTER VIII

The couch feels fuzzy under me. I'm hugging my legs, knees on chest. My head hurts, I don't want to think about anything. I had finally started trusting him. I don't know if I'm mental or what but it looks like everyone stabs me in the back, here. First Sólbjört, now Matthías... I hear steps on the porch and he shows up seconds later.

- Is everything okay? - dad says.

I give him a killer look, interrupted by the doorbell. I furiously stand up, making my head dizzy, and open the door. A pair of ocean eyes stare at me. He's still wearing the t-shirt he changed into after getting all soaked, and his red swimming trunks. Hands on hips, he looks at me, all sweaty.

- Hey! You never came back for me. - he says, as if nothing happened.

I kick the door shut, biting my lips in anger. Dad looks at me, carrying a tray with some cookies in it. I close my eyes, trying to ignore both of them. How funny, every man in my life ends up hurting me sometime.

- Nina! - he says on the other side of the door.

- Just go away! - I yell, full of anger, pushing the door Matthías is trying to open- Go away!

- What's wrong? - I hear Matthías ask.

- Go! - I scream, even louder, letting go of the door.

I run to my room and slam the door. I hear dad asking me what happened but I just want to be alone. I'm not just angry, it hurts, it really hurts. Here, in my chest. Disappointment.

I hear dad opening the front door, the voices make its way to me, a little distorted, but I can hear every word they say. No surprise Jonah heard dad and I argue that night.

- I'm sorry sir. - I hear Matthías' husky voice say- Would you tell me what's going on?

- Well that'd require my understanding of how the female brain works, which I don't. But if you'd like to come in to share our ignorance, you're welcome.

- That's okay. Yeah, I'll just wait here.

- Okay.

The front door closes and I lay flat on my bed, trying to ignore the fact that the guy I started to like turned out to be a big and a liar. Ten minutes later I hear dad and Jonah speaking in the porch.

- How long do you think he'll stay? - I hear my little brother asking.

- Why don't you go ask him? - dad answers.

- He's not my boyfriend, he's hers. - he complains.

- He's not my boyfriend either. - I shout from my room.

- Do you think he'll stay there all night? - Jonah keeps going.

- That's hard to say. - dad says.

- A króna he stays.

- A króna? Okay, you're on, must make it interesting... two króna. Two króna, he's not staying there.

- What if he stays out there forever? What if he never leaves, and dies!

- Yeah, and his corpse is eaten by a bunch of raccoons. - dad chuckles.

- And then he still doesn't leave, cause that's how powerful his love is. -Jonah exclaims.

I roll my eyes and get up. I know them, if I don't come out and face Matthías, Jonah will keep on with the stories forever. I sigh and make my way to the porch.

- What is wrong with you two? - I say, looking at the binoculars my brother is holding.

- Turtles...- dad says while I star to make my way down the stairs- Turtles eat his corpse.

I walk to the turtle's nest, to my deck chair. He's there, sitting as if he was the purest and most innocent person in the world. I breathe deeply and then blurt out a lot of words.

- You need to leave, Matthías, you're freaking out my little brother.

- Not until you tell me what happened. - he says, standing up- Was it Ástrós? I saw you talking to her, what did she say?

- Just leave, alright Matthías? - I say, turning around.

- Can you tell me what she said to you? - I hear him follow me.

- Matthías, I did not come here for some stupid summer romance with some stupid local boy that has done this before with a thousand other girls! - I yell, stopping and turning around angrily to face him.

- What?

- Ástrós told me about all the girls you've been with. - he sighs. I smile, truly pissed off- So I don't wanna be just the next girl in your little collection of girls, Matthías! Going on the same date! Doing the exact same thing! I think that's why we better just... end it.

- End it? Come on...- he says as I walk away- End what? Nina, yes, okay. I went out with other girls before I met you. But that's the point: it was before I met you. How can you be mad about that?

- Matthías- I press my teeth as I walk to him, ready to explode- don't you dare make this about me. You and I both know this is not my-

My heartbroken girl speech is suddenly interrupted. A kiss. A real kiss. Long and war. Suddenly all the anger slips away, and I only can hear my heartbeat echoing in my ears, Matthías' strong hands over my cheeks. Our lips dance in a slow rhythm, that starts to increase as I decide to risk everything I have and open my heart to him. I don't know what I feel, it almost feels like... happiness.

- You're not like the other girls. - he whispers when our lips part, only to meet again.

N/A: thank you so much for 1K! I hope you're liking the plot so far, there's a lot more drama to come so... keep on reading!