Here is the story I promised, so kick back with some sweet tea and enjoy!
She
clicked her pencil on the desk, waiting, patiently for the bell to ring. As she
stared at the clock, seconds became minutes, and minutes became hours. It was
painful to wait. Her green eyes became hazy and unobservant to everything else
around her. All she wanted was to get out of this stuffy classroom and head to
where she belonged, the beach.
There
was something about the soft sand between her toes, the wind in her long blonde
hair, the sea salt misting, and just soaking up the sun. She was not one of the
bikini models, but she was not terrible looking in a swimsuit. Her height was
five eleven, taller than most girls in her class, which made her stand out and
not feel as though she belonged in school, and maybe she didn't, but it didn't
matter Isabella only ever felt she belonged at one place and that was the beach
or on the ocean. She loved it and it could not hurt or betray her like so many
others had done before.
As
Is began daydreaming, the bell rang. Is bent over, grabbed her things and
headed straight for the door, where she was stopped by her blabbering friend,
Jade. Here the term friend is used
loosely. Jade was someone Is could talk to, but other than that she never truly
understood Is nor did Is tell her anything important, because if she did, the
entire school would know.
“What’s
the problem now is?” asked Is who just wanted to get out of here.
“It’s
Brad. Men are so stupid, I swear,” stated Jade. Is just rolled her eyes and
listened as Jade ranted the whole way to their lockers, sadly for Is, their
lockers were right next to each other.
After
Is had haphazardly gathered her things into her messenger bag, she said, “I
would love to stay and listen Jade, but I have to get going.”
“Where
are you off to in such a hurry?” asked Jade.
“Oh
you know, I have things to do, people to see,” replied Is with a shrug. Jade
would have a lot to talk and joke about if she knew that Is was going to the
beach again, if she knew how much time Is spent there.
“Is
you know you can tell me right?” asked Jade hoping almost pouting for an answer.
Is knew better, she knew all Jade wanted to do was talk.
“It’s
just some errands, nothing important,” shrugged Is as she walked away from
Jade, “Have a good evening see you tomorrow.”
“See
you,” Jade replied shaking her head as she turned back to her locker. Is let
out a heavy sigh, headed out to her car with a pep in her step. The warmth felt
so good and all she could think about was spending time lying on the beach,
just close enough to the ocean that the waves would curl around her feet. Is
smiled as she threw her bag in the back seat of the old Jeep Grand Cherokee
that she drove. She hopped into the front see, turned the key, put the car in
reverse and backed out of her parking spot and headed toward the open road. She
was one of the first ones out of the school, but that didn’t matter she didn’t
want to stand and talk to everyone, that was not her. She had known those
people to long and she was happy that this was her last year of high school.
She wanted to see the world.
In no time Is reached the beach. She grabbed the
bag that she always kept in her car. That bag contained all the beach things
she needed, her parents who knew how much she loved the beach always bought her
things for the beach. She smiled as she took off her sweaty tennis shoes, put
on her flip-flops, put her sunglasses on her face, and swung her bag over her
shoulder. It was very relaxing. The beach she always visited was very quite and
secluded, it was a bit rocky and that was why the tourists didn’t find it
ideal, but to Is it was perfect.
She laid her towel out on a soft spot and she put
herself on top of it soaking up the sun, and enjoying the warm weather. She let
her mind wander into the field of dreams, and while she laid in the sun and enjoyed
the warmth, she dreamed of something she hadn’t thought about since she was a
child. She dreamed of merpeople, and there wonderful underwater kingdom. There
was one in particular though that struck her. He was a tall, muscular lean
merman. He had dark wavy hair that came just to his shoulders. His eyes were a
soft blue, but his features were chiseled and strong like the rocks. His tail
was a deep teal, and brown color that blended with the surrounding sea.
Then Is heard a splash and she awoke quickly from
her dreams. She looked about her wondering if she had imagined it, then she
noticed something in the water, it was a large fin. Is rubbed her eyes and
looked again, but was gone. She believed herself to be hallucinating. The sun
must have gotten to her. But what if she wasn’t? “Stop feeding your
imagination.” Is picked her things up and headed to her car, little did she
know that someone or something as it might be known was watching her and was
disappointed she was leaving so soon.
See You Real Soon
