Chapter two: EASY GOING.

It was easy with him.

Morning. A new beginning to start off each day.

I woke up freely with no need to have my alarm go off; perks of summer.

Running my hands through his dark brown, lustrous hair made me fall for him even harder. He hated his brown hair, thought it was basic and dull- I loved it.

The morning sunlight peaked through the blinds and a chorus of birds drone out the noise of the city traffic.

Finding something to do with the day with no school was probably the hardest thing about summer, but at least I got to spend it with Carl. We went on little adventures ever since we were little, like Peter Pan and Wendy on the run from Captain Hook, only it was an escape from the harsh reality and both our fathers. Carl's father, mine wasn't that bad, but he always saw Carl as a bad influence due to his dad's ways. We always chose to get away from that. Every single summer. I wouldn't change spending time with him for anything.

Carl opened his baby brown eyes slowly to see me staring at him, whilst i ran my hands through his hair. I probably woke him up by doing that. He gives me a slight smile and says his first words to start off the morning, "Good morning Vi." Vi was my nickname that only Carl called me.

"Good morning Carl." I let out a smile. "We gonna start of the summer like we always do?"

"How about this time we go for a few days, weeks maybe?" He suggested with a smirk on his face.

I quickly sat upright and looked directly at him.

Damn he was gorgeous.

"Carl that's not even possible." I stated.

"Why not?"

"One because we have no where to go and two because of our-"

"Our parents do not give a care in the world about us, vi. Lighten up a bit." He joked, but i took it seriously.

"I think you're forgetting that my dad actually does care, unlike yours." I said, subconsciously.

He looked at me with teary eyes as if to say, 'did you really say that?'

"Im sorry Carl. I didn't think-"

"Whatever." He just shrugged, but i could tell that really hurt him. Them words came from my mouth, they must of hurt.

***

There was only silence between us.

Damn i really did mess up this time.

"Where we going?" I questioned him.

"Somewhere." He looked at me.

With him driving, i didn't even have a say on where we were going. I didn't mind though. I trusted him.

Trust.

You can choose who you trust, but sometimes you have to be careful.

Sometimes, the people whom we trust turn out to be the people who we should have never trusted in the first place.

The car came to a halt and we were pulled up by the beach. Carl hadn't been to the beach since his first day of freshman year. We were now in senior year. Oh how time flies. He could have chose any where in the world to go, yet he chose here. The place he first fell in love with life after his mom died. I went there all the time.

I gave Carl a smile.

He gave one back.

"You chose here." I looked at him.

"Of course i did. Name a better way to spend this day."

There was no other way.

He opened the car door so i follow on.

The feeling of serenity ran over me.

The enclosed beach was silent and small waves crashed against the shore, washing away the day's debris. Soothing, a gentle sea breeze rustled through my hair  and i take a look at Carl who was standing right beside me.

"Pretty, isn't it?" He said to me.

"Yeah, very."

"Haven't been here since well.."

"Freshman year." I butted in.

"Yeah." He gave me a little smile before staring down at the ground, then back up again.

I smiled over at him.

Is this what love feels like?

I think the phrase "i love you" is so overused nowadays; almost like it has no meaning.

People just say it without meaning it.

The beach's waves are of many colours and sizes and the atmosphere is fully intensified by the aroma of summer. If you know, you know.

I could never tell Carl how i felt about him. You know what they say; friendship comes before anything and relationships ruin friendships you had way before. I stay looking at him.

"You wanna go in the sea?" Carl asked me.

I absolutely hated the sea (swimming in it, i mean) and Carl knew that.

"No way." I laughed.

"Oh cmon violet. Lighten up. You only live once."

You only live once. Them words replayed in my head like a broken record yet somehow i couldn't manage to apply them to any of my situations.

I gave Carl a shrug and the next thing i know im slung over on his shoulder.

He's running with me on his shoulder and im practically holding onto dear life.

"Carl." I squealed. "Put me down!!"

"You'll thank me." He smirked.

Water rushed up my whole body as he throws me into the sea. Deep. Deep. Okay, not that deep, but enough for me to start panicking.

I always had a fear of sea water. I didn't  know why. Nobody knew why. I can't believe Carl would do such a thing.

I choked on water as my head bops up from underwater and i saw Carl with my blurry, salt water eyes.

How come he still looked perfect, even when my vision is blurry?

"Carl.." i said out loud, wanting him, even though he's the phone who threw me into this damn thing in the first place.

"Hey... im here vi." He reassured me and he holds me by the waist.

I felt myself lean on his shoulder.

I felt safe.

It felt like home.

"Hey.. it wasn't that bad. Was it?" He rubbed my back and said.

"Yes. Yes it was." I groaned.

I wanted to cry, but no tears would let out.

I figured that was because of Carl.

Because of how tight he was holding me.

I didn't dream to be anywhere else right now.

Right here was perfect.