drowning | ruel van dijk

three

KATE

i invite the mysterious boy to walk with me.

you ever just meet someone and automatically know you're meant to be friends?

ya that's how it felt the second i saw him open his eyes.

they're so hazel... so...

shit, i'm getting distracted.

"so... what brought you to drown today?" i ask with a smirk.

Ruel drags his feet in the sand, with his hands in the pockets of his swim shorts.

"well, i started drowning because i wasn't paying attention and instead was trying to figure out if my stuff was..."

he pauses mid-sentence and frantically looks around.

what's going on?

"is everything ok," i ask, lightly touching his arm.

it sends chills down my back.

no. i can't let this happen again.

i quickly drop my hand and look down.

"i... um... i don't know where my stuff is. people have been stealing unattended items recently, and since i was gone for a while, someone must have taken my stuff," Ruel replies.

his hands are now anxiously running through his hair.

i should calm him down.

"oh, let's go try and find everything then," i suggest.

Ruel turns to face me and i feel his stare.

"really?" he asks.

i finally look up at him and meet his gaze.

"yes, just lead the way," i say with a smile.

"better catch up then!" Ruel flirts, already running 10 steps ahead of me.

i quickly catch up and nudge him with my arm.

"hey! keep it chill, you just drowned!" i add.

a smile forms on Ruel's lips.

god, don't stare at his lips... don't stare at his lips.

"don't tell me what to do" Ruel says.

i give him an eye roll.

he smiles back at me.

his smile...

why am i doing this to myself? i'll probably never seen him again after today.

well, i might as well live in the moment.

"let's go back to finding your stuff" i say.

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the next few chapters are longer, i promise. 

but i hope you are enjoying this story anyway!