Chapter seven:

"Hurry up, what takes you so long?" I said over the phone. Looking through the window, which was our meeting point with Leen, then we would head downstairs but as I see, she is backing out. She better not.

"Dude wait, I'm peeing do you mind?" she says yelling back at the phone.
I couldn't hold myself from escaping a long laughter, a very long one. My stomach aches now.

While I was laughing my ass off, Leen was done and has been waiting in front of her window arms crossed over her chest with the look of confusion on her face.  The window was long enough to see her full position from her head to her knees.

As I was heading downstairs, I told my mom I was going out right now. It isn't the first time, I told her about it. I mentioned it to her yesterday too but instead of the interrogatory I was expecting, she just told me to have fun. How is this possible? I'm not complaining but it is weird I admit. I did tell her about who I was going wit but I expected more questions.

I head down the building from my side. I was quite impatient and excited to spend the whole day with Leen.
"How are we gonna get there?"I ask since apparently none of us had a car.
"Follow me," she says confidently.
I was expecting a bus stop.
We stop at a light green Suzuki. A short one looking like a old version but still is classy.  S her hands in the air saying "tadaaaa, impressed heh"
I shrugged. "....yeah"
"What are you waiting for? Get inside" she says entering the driver's seat. I would be lying if I said I wasn't surprised.

"Where are we going?"
I said buckling my seatbelt.

"Somewhere," she says with a mischievous side smile.

I turn on the radio as soon as the car starts moving. We changed to every channel but they all only have either add or 'i don't like' song.

"You got songs on your phone?"
She asks
"....no," I say looking guilty.

"Fine nevermind take my phone," she says taking it out of her pocket. I do admit it was weird a girl not having some kind of little purse. I couldn't hide my curiosity.

"You don't bring some kind of handbag? Are you sure you're womAN" I asked infisising the last 2letters.

She pretended to raise her eyebrows in shock and said "I don't know let me check" she says sarcastically briefly looking under her shirt to see any signs of lady parts.

"I'm pretty sure I am. I just happen to be beyond stereotypes" she says flipping her hair in a girlish mocking way. I laughed.

Her playlist was filled with old songs. She had a playlist for
tv show theme songs, a few new songs and the rest were all throwbacks.

"What makes you so long just choose something randomly," she said impatiently. I could feel that she needed music. Just like me. *smirks*.

"yes, sir," I say. One song caught my eye. 'Baby' from Justin Bieber. Most of the people these days might hate it but it reminds me of memories. As I click on the song a huge smile is on my face waiting for Leen's expressions.

The intro starts as I am staring creepily at Leen for any changing facial expressions. She did.

As soon as she hears the first few musical notes. She recognizes the song. A laugh lightens her face, I couldn't be happier to see her smile. "Oh my god, why," she says laughing.

'I know you love me'
'I know you can'
'You shout whenever'
'And ill be there'
...

"You want my heart, you want my love" she started singing her lungs off, moving her hands in every direction. I am pretty sure we could hear her from the other side of the road.

Out of the excitement, I couldn't help myself singing too. And soi did. "And we will never ever ever be apart"

We had fun singing really old songs, I never knew I could have fun instead of having a mental breakdown of these tunes.

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The ride took us pretty much... a lot of time. Approximately 1hour.
Don't blame me for noticing everything, I can't help myself.

The car has come to our point of destination, the view is empty np cars only trees and some far background not visible from here. Maybe if we get closer we could see whats in there.

"Come on, let's go," Leen says behind me, I didn't know what we were going nor doing. I didn't have the time to say something that she already grabbed my arm as we head into the thin trees.

It was beautiful. The view, the feeling of Leen's hand on my arm.
I was happy, yet it lasted only a few seconds when I really focused.
The view was a beach composed of sand, the sea, and huge waves.
With the feeling of disappointment, I turn around to Leen where she is holding a bag, 2surfs and wearing a large smile on her teeth showing.

Are you wondering why the feeling of disappointment is being felt, well the thing is that I don't like the beach, I HATE it, despises it.

"So?" she says waiting for me to react.
"Well.., you see.... the thing is that... I don't like the beach"
*smiles innocently*
"You're kidding, right? Aren't guys supposed to like the beach and surfing" She responds?
"I guess I am beyond stereotypes"
I mock her with a high pitched voice, moving my imaginary hair like a typical mean girl.

"Haha really funny," she says making a grimace.

"Dude, how can you not like the beach I mean I love it. Are you like scared of shark or something like that"

"No.. ha I just don't like it. To be honest I myself don't even know why"

"I am going to change that and right now," she says with a confirmed tone, as she throws me a surf.

"I don't have a short or anything and I'm not going in the whatever in underwears," I say.

"Don't worry, I planned everything," she says opening the bag and handing me MY shorts. Who's the stalker now?

"What the ... How"I say all confused.

"I went to your mom early in the morning and told her all about where we were going we are now best friend"
She says hopefully sarcastically.

"Dammit, you are too good"
She smiles victoriously and makes me sign her hands of going to change.

After putting on my shorts, we head near the water. I can't believe I am going in the water after so long I think the last time I went in the water was when I was eleven.

"I guess assumptions were correct," she says pointing at my stomach more precisely my abs.

I rush my hands through my hair
"Oh yeah, if you only knew the reason"

"A reason to have abs do you need a reason? Isn't it just to show off and get girls I guess"

"Maybe for others but what I am telling you now you better not tell anybody else."

"I swear," she says putting one hand on her heart and the other in the air.

"Oh, wait..wait do you have some kind of dark past?" She says all excited with my revelation. If she knew how lame it was she might already just go away.

"No, don't get too excited. It's not that interesting it might even be cheesy".

"Okay tell me," she says grabbing my arm.

"Later" I wanted it to be perfect, both of us seated with a towel around us. I wanted it to be all romantic and shit while telling her.

"Okay fine as long as you tell me"
She says giving up.

"So, I guess you don't know how to surf either right"

"Right" the waves were really big.
I might have a heart attack right away without even trying. Or I could do it and get over with and I might have fun in the way.

"Okay, so we don't have all day soi am not going to teach you how to surf in only 20minutes. Then you're coming on with me"

And like that I was surfing on with being in the same surf. She is pretty good, I am impressed I wonder what else she is good at.

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After having fun in the water, we sat down on the sand knees crooked til our chins. Talking about deep sh*t.

"Tell me" she started from nowhere.

"Tell you what," I said still not knowing what was she talking about. I did kind of know it was about my reason for having abs.

"About your reason for having abs"

"You better not laugh okay?" She shakes her head with an expression of innocents.

"Before coming here, I might have been a complete jerk and be named as the bad boy of my old school 'Eleniel high'. Before you decide to hit just know that I didn't really have a choice. People assumed that since I had a 'rough' personality and good face I would totally fit the bad boy reputation. And that was how it continued, I couldn't get myself out of it. They did not know me they just knew what I was trying to prove who I was, at first I was trying to show that I was a badass with no heart but what they don't know is that I cry myself to sleep not really but I feel like doing it. Since I have been named bad boy, I had to continue to fill up the place, I knew I couldn't be one mentally bit maybe I could be one physically and that was when I decided to have abs. Not like in movies and books you read where boys all have abs and when they don't they are nothing. Having abs is a torture, the effort is not worth it. You basically starve yourself and exercise every time. For what? To impress people you don't even care about". I said with small blanks in between words to find the perfect way to describe my feelings. I sigh.

"....wow, i. I don't know what to say," been says speechless.

"You don't have to, your silence is enough," I say slightly laughing awkwardly.

"I'm very bad at saying things without hurting others feeling, I think I better shut up before I let something escape from my mouth that I will later regret," she says with a light fragile smile.

I lean myself back onto the sand. With the feeling of warmth that Leen radiates I feel comfortable around her.
I know she wouldn't use what I told her about me.

Staring at the sky full of star I say
"I am glad I found you Leen"

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Author's note

Hey guys, I'm sure you might have realized that they are only a few characters till now and probably wondering when are they going to appear. Don't worry I have planned everything.