“Still nothing from him?” Her face looked sad as she placed her hood up over her messy red bun. She had no makeup on and looked as fresh as a daisy. I couldn’t say the same for me. I shook my head in response to her question.
“No,” I held back the tears that were threatening “Chloe text to see how I was,” my voice trailed off and I looked back at my phone.
“And?” I felt the warmth of her hand against my shoulder and I closed my eyes briefly.
“I didn’t reply. I can’t Nance.” My voice was cracking as I spoke. She cuddled me slightly tighter and I glanced down at my lap. I felt empty and betrayed and Chloe didn’t know my reasons for disappearing. Every attempt she’d made to talk to me I’d ignored. It hurt to talk to her, it killed me to be reminded of him. I gulped down the sad feeling rising in my chest and shook my head. The tannoy boomed over our heads, our flight was delayed. I watched as Soph groaned and threw her head back.
“This is gonna be a really fucking long day…” I couldn’t help but smile at her brutal admission. It had been a brutal 2 weeks.
Sand rubbed between my toes as I flipped on my back. The Tenerife sun was warm. So much warmer than back at home. It was a tiny piece of heaven. I needed this. I yawned and placed my hand over my forehead. It began to pound and it was probably something to do with the copious amounts of alcohol I consumed last night. I didn’t remember getting back to the room. I chuckled at the memory heard Nance and Soph laughing. Soph’s cackle resonated across the beach and I opened my eyes to see a ball coming my way. I caught it and threw it back before I peeked over the top of my sunglasses.
“What’s a girl gotta do to catch some sun around here?!” I shouted towards them and watched them stand with their hands on their hips.
“You coming for a game!?” The crystal white sands were hot against my feet and though sweaty they were smiling and I desperately wanted to smile like that again. I nodded and jogged towards where they stood. I watched Nance throw the ball towards Soph who smacked it back over the net towards her. I chuckled as I watched her scramble to hit it.
Beads of sweat were dripping off my face and ran down my chest. I held my knees as I caught my breath.
“I can’t play anymore.” I threw my hands in surrender and watched as Soph grinned at me.
“You hate the heat don’t you?” She placed her hand over my back and grimaced as she wiped away the sweat.
“I’m not the biggest fan.” I chuckled as she glanced at my face. She was giving me that pity look at I smiled awkwardly. I hadn’t really told her to what extent he’d upset me only Nance knew that. I wanted to keep it that way, but she knew and I pulled her in for a hug. Nance had grabbed our bags and was walking towards us carrying them. She pulled out her phone and clapped her hands together as she threw my backpack at me.
“Right it’s 1pm time for drinks.”
“Gin and lemonade here we come!” Soph chirped and I groaned. My head was still sore and I didn’t think I could stomach anymore alcohol. I slid my feet into my sandals and began to walk with them. Our apartment complex wasn’t far from the beachfront and as we walked through the busy streets I smiled at Nance.
“I think I just want to sunbathe or maybe even go in the pool.” I nudged her arm and watched her nod.
“I’m up for a swim.” She added.
“I’ll get the gin in then.” We turned into our complex and watched as Soph jogged towards the pool bar. I examined her flirting with the lad behind the bar and laughed a little. The hut was wooden, and she was just tall enough to lean against it. The poor guy was blushing at her and I rolled my eyes.
“You think she’s missing Callum now?” I heard Nance stifle a laugh and placed my towel down on the lounger before I flicked off my sandals and placed myself on the plastic white bed.
“Probably missing his dick dunno about anything else.” I scoffed back my laugh as she threw her hands up and shrugged her shoulders. I pulled down my sunglasses and watched as she took a dive in the pool, the sun shone off her skin and I rolled my eyes. She was too pretty to be near.
It was getting on for 3pm, the hottest point isn’t the day. The air was muggy and I could feel my skin becoming ever hotter under the suns gaze. I peeled my eyes open and glanced to my left to see that both Soph and Nance had fallen asleep. I must have too. My dreams were plagued by his face. The memory of him lay passed out next to that skimpy blonde kept replaying and I shook my head softly. I thought that time would heal but it’s made me worse. I missed him. Even after seeing that I still yearned to touch him. I gulped and closed my eyes once more. There were footsteps coming from next to where we were laying and felt fingers trace over my stomach. I instantly sat up and clutched the hand.
“What the fuck,” my voice was loud, my eyes sprung open and I blinked rapidly. Shit what was he doing here? He was crouching beside me. His sunglasses covering his eyes, his skin looked darker in colour and I couldn’t breathe. I wanted to scream.
“It’s nice to see you too.” His voice sent shock waves through me and I realised I was still gripping his hand. He ran his thumb
