A year later.

"Sevyn. Can we please go out? I'm dying to get ice cream. It's so hot." I started complaining again for what feels like the thousandth time in the last hour only. The summer this year was unbearably hot. I guess climate change is hitting us hard.

Sevyn ignored my complaining again, rolling her eyes on me and continued typing on her MacBook.

"What are you doing?" I pushed her sideways sitting on the bed next to her trying to get a better view of what she's pretending to be so busy over.

"Get away!" she exclaimed trying to push me away and hide it from me.

Curiosity killed the cat. Right? Yes, I was about to be the cat until I managed to snatch it from her.

"Tinder!" I exclaimed with disgust.

"ugh! Just give it back, will you?" she sounded annoyed.

I continued reading it while standing on the bed with her Mac on my arms.

Tesni Mabon, 22.

"What the heck is this Sevyn?!" I practically yelled reading my name on the account she's chatting on.

"ugh. Look, it's time for you to start seeing guys okay. I have a date for you tonight, at 6." She spoke without even looking up at me in fear of rejection.

"Sevyn! I don't want to!"

"I know, but he's a very nice guy trust me."

"ugh" I dropped down on the bed and pushed her laptop on her laps and laid flat on my belly screaming into the pillow.

"You'll get ice cream." She said trying to sound innocent after putting me up for such nonsense.

I pulled my head up and turned to scream at her, but she had those cute big brown eyes begging me so weakly. I couldn't say a word as if I was tongue tied so I went back to screaming into the pillow.

Some part of me wishes that it wasn't summer, and we were still in campus. That was the only place Sevyn acted like a grown up.

***

It was 4 when she woke me up from where I had dozed off while screaming into the pillow. I lazily opened my left eye. I started moaning in an attempt to make words flow out of my lips when she started shaking me disturbingly and I was wide awake with anger.

"What do you want?" I screamed.

"Get ready. It's already 4. We all know how long you take to dress up because you're so indecisive." She pulled me out of the bed.

My hair was a mess and I really wanted to take a shower. But my shower usually takes at least an hour and Sevyn wouldn't allow that. So, I went to the bathroom and wiped my body with wet towels, washed my face and brushed my teeth. I was almost fresh as if I took a shower.

"Well, that took you half an hour." Sevyn was waiting for me with two dresses on each of her hand.

"Which one do you want to try out first?"

"This one." I said and snatched the peach colour summer dress out of her hand.

I put it on, and I liked it, it has always been my favourite casual dress. It was long enough to cover, just my knees and stopped right beneath them. It was short sleeved with the proper amount of cleavage. I put on my silver necklace to complement the look and tied my hair up in a loose bun.

"Here's an earring." She said, handing me a cute flower shaped, small, silver earrings.

I applied my usual makeup: eyeliner, mascara, and lip balm.

"I'm ready." I said putting on my casual summer shoes.

"Great!" she said handing me my handbag. I took it from her assuming she has put my phone in there.

We reached the ice cream parlour and she pointed out to a sit at the corner.

"That's him." She said and pushed me towards his direction.

As I reached him, I turned around to look at her, but she was no where to be seen.

"Hello. Are you Tesni Mabon?" he said with a slightly hoarse masculine voice that gave me a shiver by his mention of my name.

"Yes. That is me." I spoke gulping.

"I'm Nolan." he got up and pulled the sit in front of him, guiding me to sit there. Such a gentleman.

"well this is awkward. I'm sorry. This is my first time meeting up with someone on tinder." He chuckled nervously.

"Same." I replied.

My eyes were still speculating him. He had gorgeous blue eyes, a perfect nose, plum like lips and his face was edgy making it look very masculine. He had a jet-black hair that was well styled. His broad shoulders magnified his firm chest and his biceps showed as he pulled his arms up to go through his hair. Oh shit! He must be frustrated because I'm staring at him too much.

"So, Nolan, what's your last name?" I facepalmed myself in my thoughts for asking such a outlandish question. Sevyn had already told me that his last name was Steven.

"Steven. Nolan Steven." He replied, with a relief on his face. I'm guessing he appreciated the fact that I broke the awkward silence there was, as he smiled at me very genuinely.

"Can we please get ice cream and get out of here." I smiled.

We got up and got our ice creams. I got the usual Vanilla while he went for coffee. We got out and started walking by the beach. The sun was burning hot that I took off my sandals and started walking barefoot on the sand.

***

"I think I like you. I was really scared that this whole tinder thing would be an entire crap honestly." He said looking into my eyes as we were saying goodbye.

"Me too. I had a great time! Thanks for everything." I said, trying not to blush.

We exchanged numbers and separated our way.

As soon as I got home, I found Sevyn waiting for me on the front door.

"How was it??" she asked so excited.

"It was okay." I smiled shrugging my shoulders. She knew me too well to know that I was just pretending not to sound psyched about the time I spent with him.

"Tell me everything!" she held me by my shoulders and started bouncing up and down. I couldn't resist but laugh.

"Well, he's 25, but I'm guessing you already knew that. He said he used to work in the military and that's why he had the entire set of packs." I gasped remembering how it felt when I touched him.

"Nice! Continue." She eagerly said.

"He doesn't really like vanilla ice cream though. I don't think he's even human."

"Just because he doesn't like Vanilla ice cream? Or is it because he looks too perfect?" she grinned raising her perfectly made eyebrows, earning herself a light hit on the shoulders.

"It's probably the second one." I said and I meant it.

Physically, he was somewhat dreamy. He was tall about 6'5'' towering my short ass 5'3''. He was perfectly fit with six packs and triceps and biceps well built up. Broad shoulders and big hands. Neat hair that makes my fingers tingle with desire to mess them up. Blue eyes with thick eyebrows and full eyelashes. Pinkish lips that were so full like a plum. I wish I was a bit less shy and leaned in for a kiss.

He was somehow mysterious; he listens a lot but doesn't speak much. The mystery did really give him a bonus on his looks. I did take his number, but I know that I clearly don't have the guts to call him or even text him to meet up.

"Did you mention me at all?" Sevyn asked as soon as I was done explaining everything that we did in the evening.

"Do you really think I have a life to talk about other than you and me?" I chuckled. "Of course, I did." I continued. "I even showed him our picture."

"Which one? Was I looking pretty?" she was too excited that I couldn't stop grinning.

"You always look pretty! But, yes, I showed him the pictures from some of your parties. He liked the one which you were with, you know who." I said trying to avoid mentioning the name of the person.

"Who? Nicholas?!" her expression changed into a frown and immediately to frustration.

"Yes. But, it's not important. He just thought you look nice. That's all." I said in an attempt to calm her down.