I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
96. Just two of them
Ariel just nodded, but her gaze followed the direction where Lanzo was going. He was clinging his phone to his ear, until Ariel felt something wet and cold touch his face, making him turn his head immediately.
"Ahh,, JOELL," cried Ariel touching her cheek in surprise.
Joel placed a cold canned drink on Ariel's cheek as Ariel stared at Lanzo who was now standing a bit away from her.
Joel's crisp laughter sounded satisfied when he saw Ariel's reaction, as if saying her attempt made Ariel surprised to succeed.
"You must be thirsty, I bought this," he said, giving Ariel a can of cold drink.
"Thank you, but when did you buy it?" ariel asked, frowning.
"Before meeting you, of course. But, I also had a chance to see you were chatting with someone," said Joel.
Joel dropped his body beside Ariel, while the surfboard he put not far from where they were sitting.
"Ah, that, happens to be the one who knows about this place, so I asked a little about this place to make it easier for us to go where we are going next" explained Ariel.
Ariel pulled out a small towel from inside her bag and covered Joel's head with it, then rubbed his head gently.
For a while, Joel froze in place, his heart beating faster as Ariel's face was very close to him.
'Why am I still pounding every time his face is so close to me?' inner Joel.
Joel continued to look at Ariel's face which was right in front of him and only a few inches away.
"What do you see?" ariel asked as she lowered her gaze from her hair to Joel's eyes.
"Your face" replied Joel.
"Why my face? Is there something stuck in there?" ariel asked, frowning.
"I've always found it difficult to take my eyes off you, even now that feeling has not changed a bit" Joel replied.
"And I hope it never changes" said Ariel, sticking her nose in Joel's nose.
Ariel pulled down the towel from Joel's head and placed the towel beside him.
'PSS,,,!'
The hissing sound from the can that Joel had just opened, and immediately gave the can to Ariel.
Ariel took it, then gulped it down. His eyes looked back at the sea while resting his head on Joel's shoulder.
"What are you thinking?" ask Joel.
"Can we go back to doing this next time?" ariel asked, sipping a drink in her hand.
"Of course" said Joel, take a can of drink from Ariel's hand and drink it.
"When the time comes, I will decide the place" he added.
"It doesn't matter, wherever it is as long as I can spend time with you" Ariel replied.
Joel grabbed Ariel's hand, then clasped her palm, sticking her head against Ariel's head that was leaning against her shoulder.
"I never even dreamed of visiting this place, a place I only saw and read on my phone, now I'm here. And it's your blessing" Joel said.
"Just saying thank you, I don't think that'll ever be enough" he added.
"I wouldn't have even been to this place if it wasn't for you, Joel, so wouldn't it be even?" welcome Ariel chuckled softly.
"You're a very different person when you're on the high seas, looking free, and I want to be able to keep seeing that side of you" Ariel said.
"Does the other side of me look bad?" ask Joel.
Ariel shakes her head "Not at all,"
"Your job has a big responsibility, and you know it too" he added.
"Hahhh,," said Joel. "Does it sound cruel if now I say very grateful that Bram is not joining us?" joel asked lightly.
"Errr,, I'll say the same thing about that," Ariel replied laughing.
"After we return, it may be difficult to enjoy alone time" said Joel.
"Yes," greeted Ariel. "But we can keep meeting. I can take my time to come to the hospital" he added.
"I'll do the same" Joel replied.
"Do you still want to surf, Joel?" ariel asked still maintaining her position.
"No, I'm quite satisfied with today. But now I think of something" said Joel.
"What's that?" ask Ariel.
"Have you ever flown?" ask Joel.
"Don't ask anything related to water, my answer is only one, Joel. No," welcome Ariel raised her head and looked at Joel.
Joel laughed before saying. "Try it once, and I'll make sure it's safe" Joel said.
"Only, I only know one place that can be visited if you want to do Flyboarding, and that's in the Caribbean" he continued.
"I can't promise it" Ariel replied.
"No problem" said Joel, smiling warmly.
"You waiting for the sun to set?" bargain Joel.
"It doesn't look like it" replied Ariel.
"If we just spend time here, then our journey will be in vain" he added.
"You're right" said Joel.
"Then let's go, then" Joel stood up and extended his hand.
Ariel nodded accepting Joel's hand and stood up. Take care of their belongings and leave the beach after returning the previously rented items.
Ariel was unaware, Lanzo noticed herself since Joel approached Ariel and sat down beside her. Seeing Ariel leaning her head on Joel's boat, Lanzo undoes her intention to get back closer to Ariel.
"Tck,, it turns out he has a lover," decak Lanzo disappointed. "And their relationship looks warm" he added.
"I'm attracted to her because she looks cute, without knowing if she has a lover or not, I like the wrong person" she muttered as she ruffled her hair.
Lanzo even noticed Ariel as the two of them stepped off the beach. Lanzo's eyes were fixed on their hands intertwining with the fingers of their hands, as if it were an affirmation of their relationship.
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### A few days later....###
After the long vacation of Ariel and Joel, they both returned busy with their respective jobs.
Even just to send a message as if you can not take the time to be able to reply to each other at the same time.
Their rush hour colliding with each other is also an obstacle that makes them unable to meet even after a few days of their vacation home.
That afternoon, Ariel was sitting in a bistrot located not far from the studio where she trained. Suddenly, from behind a woman approached him and immediately sat on an empty chair in front of Ariel.
"Hi," she said with a bright smile.
"Christina?" hiss Ariel was surprised.
"For a long time no see, I hesitated to come to you" he said with a smile.
"During not meeting. Wherever anyway? You're rarely seen, I almost forgot the last time we met" Ariel said.
"I just got back from my grandmother's house" she explained.
"Ah, so it seems," greeted Ariel.
"Then, how are you? Grandma's news?" keep Ariel.
"Good grandmother, if I am, as you can see," she replied smilingly.
"What about you?" reply Christina.
"I'm good" replied Ariel smiling.
"Excuse me, order on behalf of Miss Ariel,"
The sound coming from behind the table distracts Ariel.
"In the meantime, I'll take my order first," Ariel said as she stood up.
Christina nodded. Just as Ariel was standing, the phone she accidentally left behind brought up a message notification.
Christina glanced at a glance, and grabbed Ariel's phone out of curiosity. While Ariel still standing in front of the bar table to take her order.
"Sorry lady, I'm in a shortage of people, so I can't deliver your order to your desk as usual" said the man standing guard at the cashier's desk.
"No problem, that's understandable," Ariel greeted in a friendly voice.
"Thank you, ladies, enjoy it" he said.
"Bunny?" murmured Christina, then opened the message that appeared, and immediately returned Ariel's phone to its original position.
Ariel sat back with a tray of food she had ordered, then looked at Christina.
"Have you ordered?" ask Ariel.
"I just want to greet you, actually I'm having a need in a place not far from here" explained Christina.
"Ah, so it seems. I understand," welcome Ariel.
"Hey, can I have your phone number? Sometimes I get confused when I want to go and have no friends" said Christina with a lethargic face.
"Sure" replied Ariel.
Christina keeps Ariel's number and gives her a brief hug before leaving.
Ariel sat down and checked her phone.
"Huuft,, he didn't even send a message at all" Ariel sighed.
"Am I the only one who misses him while he doesn't? It's a bitch," his grunts then flipped his phone at the table.
Eating food in front of him lazily, occasionally back groaning slowly, even cursed the person he was waiting to hear from him.
"Did he have surgery for 24 hours?" grunts again.
"Ish,,,"
"I didn't think I'd meet you here. Long time no see Ariel,,,"
A hoarse and heavy voice rang out from behind Ariel making her turn her head. His body froze right at the sight of the face of the person who had greeted him.
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To be Continued
Brief explanation
- Flyboarding\=> is one of the extreme water sports games created by a former French professional jetski athlete, a sport with a foothold-like device connected by an 18-meter-long pipe to a jetski turbine.
-Bistrot \=> is a small restaurant that refers to a French-style bar that sells wine. In general, bistros always change the menu for day and night, and always inform the menu that is on that day or a certain season.
- Caribians or Caribbean islands \=> is a group of islands found in the Caribbean Sea. These islands extend south from the bottom of Florida to northwestern Venezuela in southern America