Lost Love. part 1

Waiting was the hardest part. She had been sitting there waiting for over an hour. It had been a year since they had seen each other and he was late. She didn’t know if he still felt the same way about her or if he had moved on. He had left so fast that it left her completely lost and unknowing about what she had done. 1

Their time together had been short and sweet. Nothing had been able to get in between them, best friends for life everyone would call them even though they had only known each other for a mere four months. In those four months her whole world had changed. She had become happy and soar the world for what it really was. Then suddenly he had left. A note replaced his existence explaining that he would be back in a year; he would meet at their favourite spot. The spot was a little alcove on the cliff face that was hidden behind a wall of trees. The ledge wasn’t too hard to get too but it was still dangerous. The ledge overlooked the vast ocean. 2

The first time they had met was on the beach. She always used to look over the ocean from the sand dunes, hidden within the waves of sand which covered the beach. He had stumbled across her unknowingly; startling her out of her dream state. He had sat next to her watching her every movement from the corner of his eyes. Her hair, an ash blonde; highlighted by the sun, her skin; a deep even tan covered her from head to toe, her eyes, they were the first thing he had noticed, they were a blue green that  matched the colour of the sea.3

She remembers the way that he startled her out of her dream. Not one of them spoke for a whole two hours they just sat and watched each other enjoying the company that they gave each other. Every few minutes one would take a quick glance, eyes meeting only briefly before looking away again. He had long brown hair that reached his shoulders; which was perfectly messed up by the breeze of the sea, his skin was a deep brown with a well built body; the body of an athlete, his eyes were a complete contrast to the rest of his look, they were bright green almost resembling cat’s eyes.4

As the hours past they began talking, slowly one word after another was said with each one drinking in the sounds of the voice that was next to them. As the sun set they began to forget about just being newly acquainted and spoke as old friends would, just catching up on the lost years. The sun set over the dunes and disappeared past the ocean flooding the sky with a deep orange red, the breeze cooled taking away all the heat from the day. Lying back on the sand they looked up at the sky counting the stars and looking for all those constellations and breathing in the fresh salty sea air. They spoke of past times and of fears, they spoke of likes and dislikes and of how they loved the sea. Time pasted on and they both quietened down, listening to the sounds of the waves and of the sea grass as the wind blew through it. Slowly they drifted off to sleep forgetting they were there together.5

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The sun rose basking them in a pool of warm sun light. A shiver past down her spine awaking her from her sleep. Sitting up she looked around annoyed that he had left without even telling her his name. She lay back down to watch the sun set over the beautiful clam beach.7

“Beautiful isn’t it.” Looking up to see who it was she found that the man who was framed by the sun was him, the nameless wonderful man she had only just met the day before.8

“Very” she said blocking the glare of the sun with her hand.9

“Oh I’m sorry. I got some drinks to warm us up while we watched the sun” he exclaimed sitting back down beside her and nearly spilling the contents.10

“I hope you like it, I wasn’t sure what to get, so I just got two of my favourites” he said handing one over to her, “Ones a double choc chip frap the other white chocolate mocha, take your pick.”11

“Wow I love them both, they are my favourites!” she said with surprise “though I only like the white chocolate mocha when it’s cold” she said while taking the steaming hot cup in between her cold hands.12

“Wow that’s the strangest thing I have ever heard” he laughed and took a sip from his cup.13

“Oooh I just love these quotes that are on the back of the cups, some are very interesting.” She said looking at the back of the cup14

“You simply can’t make someone love you if they don’t. You must choose someone who already loves you. If you choose someone who does not love you, this is the sort of love you must want. - Israel Horovitz” “What do you have?” she asked after she had read the back of hers.15

“Umm let’s see” he said turning the cup to face the writing.16

“What would you do for someone you love? Would you lie, cheat, steal? Break the law and call it justice? Would you say yes? Scream no? Would you kill? Would you give up on your own life? Would you move mountains, swallow fire, keep a promise? Would you change the world? Would you change yourself? What would you do for someone you love? – Jodi Picoult” “Wow that’s strange, two love quotes. And they are both really powerful” he said leaning back to watch the sun rise over the water.17

A few minutes went by and they sat together watching over the sand dunes out to sea. She felt as if they had known each other for years. Everything was so peaceful.18

“I cannot believe that I don’t even know your name” she asked slightly embarrassed.19

“Oh my I’m sorry, I forgot to introduce myself, I got lost deep within the sea. It’s John. How about you or will you like to go by Mystery woman for the rest of the afternoon” he said with a grin that made his eyes light up.20

“Ha ha very funny” she said hitting him on the shoulder “I’m Nikki. Nice to meet you John, nice name” she said as a grin spread across her face.21

“Victory of the people” he said quoting the meaning of her name
“How did you know that?” she asked in surprise.22

“I’m full of useless information” he said looking off into the distance. 23

She could tell that he was starting to become restless.
“Hey” he said standing up “let’s go for a walk” he said holding out a hand for her to take.24

“Okay” she said taking his hand and getting up “I’ll just put my stuff in the car”25

“Okay I’ll help” he said26

After they had packed away her things they started walking towards the woods leaving the beach behind them.27