Chapter 5

"Good morning." "Good morning, Maria! How are you?" "I'm good thanks. How about you?" "I'm good, down for another race?" " No thanks." Sad that not only did she decline him, but so quickly to. "How old are you? Ah, if you don't mind, you know, just curious since your in Highschool and I graduated a couple years ago." "How old are you?" "21, you?" "18." "When's your birthday?" No reply came since she had already begun swimming. 'Idiot, of course she would be swimming instead of listening to your interrogation, this is a pool and she, and we both came here to swim… hmm… I should ask her out then, she's not a minor. Would she go out with me?' "Hey, James, are you ok?" Lifting his head he met his favorite big brown eyes, but why are they filled with worry? He then realized his position and tried to get up to fast causing him to fall forward straight into Maria.

Both of them were coughing when they came up for air. "You, cough, really need to be more careful around the pool." "Yeah, you ok?" He asked while grabbing her face looking at her side to side, then meeting her eyes. "Um, yes, I'm ok." She said creating a bigger space between them. Before he could stop himself, sadness in his voice, "did you really not like it, the kiss I mean." Stopping her from moving any further away. It's not like she didn't like it, but well what happens when she goes back to school? They didn't exchange numbers nor did they ever meet outside, now regretting not riding with him yesterday, but still he is technically still a stranger. A male stranger who felt liking kissing her, just because. Although he didn't force it on her and she did like it. Hearing the water splash, she woke up from her thoughts and saw him now leaving. "It's not that I didn't like it." Frozen… 'does she mean she liked it then why?' Turning to look at her blushing face. When their eyes locked he asked, while getting closer, not loosing eye contact, "then why are you acting like you didn't?" "Because why?" Gently lifting her face to see his light green ones, waiting patiently to know why. "Can we get out first, please?" Saying ok, they both exited the pool and sat down on empty lawn chairs that were next to each other.