It's our time

~ Chapter 2 ~

"God Kia! Just stay still!" Lilah yells at me, slapping my arm. 

"It hurts!!!!" I tell her, slapping her arm back. 

Lilah's my best friend and she always helps me when I have this type of problems. 

It normally is my arm or my belly she needs to treat. But this time, it actually was my face. 

I hate this. Calls too much attention. It already has. 

"Do you think the bruise will disappear fast?" I ask her, really concerned. "School starts next week and I'd hate to go looking like this... I already hate going anyways..."

"Girl... you look beautiful even with a bruised cheek!" she assures me, with soft, pitiful eyes. "And I'm pretty sure it will be gone in a  week."

I hug her, a tear rolling down my face. 

"And don't you dare hate on school this year! It's our senior year! You need to have fun... please promise me you'll at least try... for me..."  she adds, with a puppy face. 

"You can't hide from life forever, you know..." she continues, swiping the tears off my face.

I really do hate school. And attention. And people in general. 

But I love my best friend. And I know she wants to enjoy our last high school year. 

So I promise her I'll do it. 

Or at least I'll try. 

**

Lilah and I had spent the entire night watching Netflix, even though I knew she wanted to go to that party. 

I wasn't ready for such a change yet.

Her brother Liam and his friends went, and she has a crush on one of them. 

Wait... Liam's friends! The guy from earlier! I totally forgot about that!

"Hey Lilah, quick time break!" I say, reaching the remote and pausing the show. 

She looks at me annoyed and asks "WHAT?" raising her eyebrow. 

"Well... when I came into your house... you weren't picking your phone, so I climbed the fence. Like I always do you know... " I started but she interrupted before I could continue. 

"Yeah Kia I know! You're stalling! Just tell it fast, I wanna keep watching the show! It's really exciting!" 

"Ok fine. So, I fell. On my back. It was pretty painful and embarrassing because there was this guy..." I proceed.

"What?! A guy? Well now this is even more interesting than that show! Was he cute? Do you like him? Are you in l-o-v-e ?" she interrupts me again, but this time with excitement in her voice. 

She can be so over the top sometimes. But I like her like this. 

Love? I just met the guy! I don't even know his name... And to be honest, I really don't wanna know.

"Have you never heard of something called a door bell?" Augh. What a jerk!

I spoke to him for like 2 seconds and I already hated him. 

Wanna stay clear of that one.

"Oh please just let me talk!" I tell her, covering her mouth before she could say anymore stupid things. 

"No of course I am not in love! And he was really rude and annoying so no, I don't like him... at all." I tell her.

 "But continuing my story. I think he's one of your brother's friends... At least he told me he was. But I didn't recognize him." 

She giggles. Sticking her tongue at me.

"Friend's with my brother?" She asks with a grin on her face. " And you don't know him... It has to be the new kid! Was he like really tall and totally gorgeous?"

Of course she had to think he was hot. So annoying. Can't you see I don't like him ?

"Well I noticed the really tall part... But the gorgeous part not so much." I roll my eyes. "I think he was actually kinda ugly." 

She giggles again. 

I'm even more annoyed now.

"Yeah, he's friends with my brother. His name is JJ and he just moved into town. Of course you haven't noticed since you prefer to always spend time with you and only you. And when you come here you can't even hang out with the boys!" she tells me. 

Yes, it's true. I like being alone. I hate crowds and I hate attention. I just like spending time at my beach surfing. 

Where no one can find me.

Lilah is a social butterfly, so she loves being around people and partying... a lot. But that's fine. Because she is always there for me when I need her. Always has been. 

"Too much information. Didn't want to know that. And JJ? What kind of a name is that? So.. stupid. Matches him , I guess." I answer. 

Lilah just laughs at me. Again. 

I grab the pillow from behind my back and strike her in the face with it. 

Only makes her laugh even harder. 

**

 I've decided to spend the rest of the week alone. 

I went surfing everyday, to clear my mind and to enjoy my last days of peace. 

And today was no exception. 

After doing my shores at home and cooking lunch for my dad, I finally leave. 

The sky is grey with big, strong clouds. The sun is nowhere to be find. And the wind is blowing much more than usual, making the trees bounce aggressively. 

I grab my surf board and my bike. And go on my way. 

I ride my bike as fast as I can, so I can make it to the beach on time before it starts thunderstorming. 

I don't mind surfing when it's raining but there's no way I would get in water with lightnings. 

A week has passed since that last conversation with Lilah. And school starts tomorrow. 

I've been thinking a lot about what she told me. About trying to be different this year. 

As much as like staying in my corner, I know Lilah doesn't and I know she'd like if I hung with her more. 

I've been hiding in the shadows my entire life. And maybe it's finally time I let myself into the light for once. 

I know that's also what my mum would have wanted for me. 

God, I miss her.

And maybe that wouldn't be so bad... Or would it? 

Maybe not.

I finally arrive at my destination. 

It's already drizzling but there are no lightnings in sight. 

I leave my bike, grab my surf board and get into the water. 

As I'm catching waves, I look back at my beach. 

It's a really small beach that no one knows about. The only entrance is through a private property. The house has been abandoned since I can remember, and It's surrounded with huge trees. The beach is after the grove. 

It was my mum's favorite place and she used to take me here all the time. 

Now, that she's gone, I'm the only person who knows about it. 

As I'm lost in my thoughts, I notice something strange. 

There's someone on shore. 

As I catch my last wave, I loose my balance and fall into the ocean. 

Everything goes black.