Love at the Sea

Three: Leilani

Glow sticks, surf boards, and the ocean finally things go my way.

All my life I only known that we would go to the same school and are lives will be like this always, I know not forever because when high school ends we probably won't go to the same school anymore or hangout as often as now.

Though that's what I have been told from everyone.

Now I know it's true but I didn't think this will happen to me this soon. This totally blindsided me.

Now I'm at Kailua beach with Kalei learning how to surf.

It's almost 8 pm, this is so surreal to me and I kept praying if this is a dream please let me never wake up. We paddle out then he stops and so do I.

He lifts himself up first then looks at me.

I copy him and there we are looking for a wave to ride. "Watch me first okay!" he calls over to me as he leans back on his board and paddles to the oncoming wave.

I've watched him do that so much times.

Over and over, I was tired of watching people surf while I sit on the side and watch.

It's always the same at first: first the surfer paddles out closer to the wave, dives under water with his or her board, turns to the shore underwater, and then finally stands up on the board and then rides the wave.

I've had enough, sorry Kalei.

I leaned on my board and paddled forward to the wave. I dive under the water and come back up.

"Lei, I told you to wait!" I feel the wave coming closer, I feel the water until I'm ready.

I lift myself up, I try to balance a little.

Here it comes! I tell myself. I ride the wave.

I ride it exactly how I have watched Kalei rides a wave.

When I come up next to him all I see is him smiling.

Then he says, "No matter what happens this is our spot. Right here."

He made a splash in the water then brought his hand up to his chest and made a X on his heart, then smiles.

His classic smile, the smile I love the most.

We continue to have fun in the water and surf.

But then I realized its really getting late and we both have school tomorrow.

I call out and tell him.

He looks down to the water then says, "I'm not gonna go to school tomorrow. I don't want you to go to a different school. We have been together since before we were born. They can't separate us now!"

He's now sitting on the sand and I walk out of the water and sit next to him and look at him. He looks back at me.

We both know what we are thinking, it's our special gift.

"Kalei, we live so near each other we can see each other everyday. Don't worry about it too much," I tell him.

But he shakes his head and says, "We were supposed to be together forever!" A tear rolls down his face.

I look away to the shore and started to cry.