Waves crested, foaming blue and gray-green. Sand crabs nestled and sea birds hovered. A couple sat on a graying wooden patio outside a coffee shop, overlooking sand and sea.1
"Hey."2
Avoiding his eyes, she smiled at the sound of his rolling Italian accent. He had a soft voice which always seemed deceptive to her, considering his personality. He was loud and cocky and playful and stubborn as hell, and yet he had the voice of a pubescent boy.3
He tried again. "Lisa."4
She looked at him evenly. "Paolo." Her eyes laughed at him, even though she knew something was coming that she wouldn't want to hear.5
"Be serious." But his eyes laughed back at her.6
Seeing that, she stood, confident she could distract him. "Let's surf."7
He stayed where he was, leaning lazily back in his chair, squinting up at her patiently. She could tell that he knew that she knew where the conversation was headed.8
"Paolo. Come on." When he didn't move, she circled the table and plopped in his lap, taking his face in her hands.9
He pulled her hands away, intertwining their fingers. "You come on. And stop calling me Paolo."10
She smiled, ready to try another tactic, but he covered her mouth. "You can't stay here, Lisa." He dropped his hand, waiting for her response.11
"Paul," she said softly.12
He shifted to lean in closer, forcing eye contact. "You know it, don't you?"13
"I thought we were having fun."14
He ignored her puppy eyes. "You can't build your life around fun, Lisa."15
She pulled her hands away. "Is that so, Paul? So what is it you do again?"16
His eyes darkened. "I'm an artist," he bit off his consonants.17
She snorted.18
"I'm a wanderer!" His voice rose.19
She shoved at him and he sat back heavily. "That's the truth! And why do you wander, Paul? What does that have to do with art?"20
He grabbed her hand, circumventing another push. "Don't start, Lisa."21
"Is it art you're pursuing, or something else? Or are you even the one pursuing? Maybe wandering is actually code for 'running.' What are you running from, Paul?"22
"Knock it off." He stood, taking her with him. "Let's go."23
He pulled her along, barely slowing when she stumbled on the uneven sand in her thong sandals. "Why? Do you suddenly feel the need to 'wander'?"24
He stopped and spun, his face so close his warm breath hit her cheeks when he demanded, "What is wrong with you?"25
"I don't want to go, Paul!"26
His eyes bore into hers but she didn't look away. "I don't want you to go either," he finally said.27
She tried to step closer but he rested his hands lightly against her rib cage. "But you have to go."28
"Paul--"29
"You do. You have too much to lose if you stay here. You know that. It's Yale, Lisa! You can't skip out on that. Especially not for me."30
"It's not like that, Paul. I know you don't believe me, but here is where I really want to be."31
"Forget it, Lisa. I know you. It's been eight months. You have all these lofty thoughts of staying with me and what life will be like here, but you'll end up hating all of it. Yale is all you ever wanted, remember?"32
She pushed his hands off her waist and moved closer, lacing her fingers with his. "Not anymore." She kissed him.33
"Lisa," he groaned. He could feel her smile and smiled too, pushing her away again. "Don't do that. You know I'm right."34
She moved away, glaring. Her sharp mood swings always served to mutually amuse and annoy him. "This is my decision, Paul."35
"And it's a hell of an important one, so don't do anything stupid."36
"Yeah, I got it! You've made your point many times now. If you're wondering how many tries you get until I hit you, you're pretty damn near the limit." She started down the beach.37
He followed. "I know you're scared to go..."38
She gave him the finger.39
"...but if you want, I'll go with you."40
She stopped. He caught up, smiling. "You heard me. I can't stay for long, because I finally got a job here. At a gallery in South Market," he said, nudging her reproachfully.41
She grinned, unrepentant, and threw her arms in the air. "I love you, Paolo!"42
"Okay, Lisa."43
"And I know you love me too or else you wouldn't be coming." She did an impromptu dance around him.44
He sighed loudly. "Don't push it."45
She took off down the beach, yelling, "He loves me yeah, yeah, yeah!"46
He rolled his eyes.
Author notes
[ Contest Stuff...
My birthday is April 1.
NIKKO HAS SYPHILIS!!]
I wrote this a couple months ago for a friend and finally uploaded it. It's not exactly thought-provoking, but I had fun with it.
A contest entry
- The Teenage Mentioned by Kyndal Laran.
180 points, ended February 17, 29 entries
Honorable mention
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Comments
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This was adorable!!!! I love it! Hehe I like the ending!
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awww. very sweet, and really good imagery. it was like i could see everything! i found myself smiling through this story, so thats a good thing, and it kinda reminded me of myself as well. I am a sucker for happy endings... actually, i guess im a sucker for anything romance related good or bad. but thats just me. lol. good job, keep it up!
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I loved it! Thanks so much for entering! It made my day!
I didnt see any errors, I could tell u edited!
~~~~Aldabella
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This is amazingly sweet, it makes you rise above all the problems in the world and smile!! Thankyou for making my day with a happy care free story!!
Great Job!!
Thank you so uch for entering!!!!
~Souls!!!
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'Waves crested, foaming blue and gray-green. Sand crabs nestled and sea birds hovered. A couple sat on a graying wooden patio outside a coffee shop, overlooking sand and the sea.'
I love how you describe that.
Anyway,I noticed that you have a really descriptive way of writing,I wish I had that,I end up describing something and it makes NO sense.
I'm glad you entered this story wasn't sappy persay,but more like..sweet.So good job.Thanks for entering and good luck. -
HA HA!
she gave him the fINGER????
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This is EXACTLY what I was looking for in my contest. Just a sweet teenage romance that is simple and fun. I loved it and would love to read more.
I didn't spot any errors but then again I was too enthralled in the story to actually notice any.
Great description. It also triggers your emotions really well.
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congradulations u r a finalist
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Yay! Thanks (:
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sososososososooooo awesome!!
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I really, really like this! You are such a good writer. I could really envision everything that was taking place. well done
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This is really sweet. And it's nice to read, because it's not depressing like so many other stories out there. The ending was really cute, too. Great read!
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It's really cute! The ending made me laugh. And fortunately, it's not overbearing, like many romances are. It was a great scene, really. Nice job.
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Thanks. (: I caught a lot of crap for how non-sensical it was
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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Sweet
It was really simple and cute and a nice quick read.
It is super sweet too. I just liked it. nice and simple.
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wow...Really really sappy. Good write though. No, it is not really thought provoking, there is nothing to question, lol.
-Raf-
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The nice thing about a story like this is I have absolutely no false pretenses of any meaning in it so when I hear "really really sappy" I just grin. Thanks for reading! (:
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hahhha, nice. Real nice. It didn't have tons of substance, because this story line has been written tons of times, but I still enjoyed it. Twas cute
KEEP WRITING!!!
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No substance at all. (: But it was fun to write. A completely nonsensical, idealistic story
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Thanks for writing this! I needed a happy ending, and this was great. Simple. Clean. Sweet. I loved it. And your characterization was fantastic for such a short story. I loved your characters. Hope your days are bright!
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Well that comment certainly made it bright. (: Thanks! Have a wonderful Christmas tomorrow (:
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