William sat on his bed after eating his dinner and taking shower. He had just received Wish's reply as she was supposed to meet the mastermind. Her reply made his brows scrunch.
William: what did the mastermind say?
Wish: i am not supposed to tell anyone.
" Not tell anyone?" he whispered to himself, " Oh well maybe she's joking." he put his phone aside. The headache was still there and it was so painful at times, he had to lie down.
William stared at the pills for sometime but ate it anyways. He also remembered the event tomorrow. It was Michael's event who used to be there classmate. Why would Caleb call Wish when she didnt know anybody? And Julie would also be there.
That girl really had to come back before his wedding and give him a hard time. Talk about timing. When they met Julie for the first time, it was back during their middle school.
She sat at the park alone, staring at some flowers.
" Caleb, is she new here?" William nudged noticing the auburn haired girl for the first time. " Ohh, seems like so....lets go." Caleb ran to her and William followed. She was the new family who had just been added to the elite family. When they found she couldnt talk, they were surprised. Thankfully, they had learned sign language during their 2nd grade.
In this way, they became friends. She didnt attend their school because she was being home-schooled by experienced tutors. During that time, she and Caleb became more close since both of them loved music. After school they would hang out in Caleb's house.
The two, Caleb and Julie used to sit together and play his guitar while William sat at the next chair, playing his video games. One time, he was absorbed in his game but he felt someone's stare. When he looked up, he was shocked to see Julie staring at him. she quickly turned to Caleb, ignoring William.
Everyone had suspected Caleb and Julie might end up dating but who knew, she actually liked William. That day onwards, everything changed for them.
He shook his thoughts and laid back on the bed. Tomorrow he had wake up early.
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The event seemed to be a beach party. Both Wish and William stared at the entrance from inside their car. " Was it Michael? The party's host?"
" Yeah, he was one of my classmates." he said shaking his head. There seemed to be a lot of people who got invited and he felt dreadful already, " Most of them are probably my classmates."
Wish nodded, a little nervous. She could have rejected coming here but Caleb would be upset.
" Michael's family is a first rank family. He hosted this party on the occasion for his branch opening. Ahhh.....i hate it already." they finally got out of the car and headed inside.
Seemed like every girls had worn a bikini besides Wish. Her stylist had almost made her wear it but she refused and ended up wearing a beach dress instead.
" Yo, William!!"
She turned around and saw Caleb with a bulky guy. And behind them was....Julie. She noticed Julie was also not wearing a bikini like her.
" Oh...hey Michael. long time no see..." William hugged him, avoiding the other two.
" And....this beautiful lady must be..." Michael gave a smirk, staring at Wish. She didnt know how to react with the guy's sudden question and looks.
" Ahh, this is Wish. My fiancee." he put his hands over her shoulders. Caleb turned the other way around, scoffing while Julie kept her eyes fixed on his hands.
" Yeah right!! your fiancee..." he clapped, " Nice to meet you, Wish. Hope we can talk more later." William glared at him which made Michael back off, jokingly.
After Micheal left, the four of them just stood there, awkward. Wish felt like she had to give them some space, " Ill....get a drink." she left them heading to the bar. William sighed looking at her back.
Michael was back at the stage and spoke from the mic, taking everyone's attention, " Its been so long since the reunion of St.Meridale alumnis!!" the audience cheered loudly.
" Lets start with a simple game." Micheal continued, " Do yall remember your choir partners??"
All of them shouted 'YES'. " not this..." William said rubbing his forehead with irritation.
" Please go to your partners and find stones like these around the beach forest." Micheal showed a colourful stone. " And the party will finally begin! ready! set! GO!!!!"
Everybody grabbed their choir partners that Wish was unaware about. It must be their school things. She peacefully sipped her mocktail.
Julie grabbed William's arms, her eyes begging. Apparently, they used to be choir partners which was the reason William getting irritated. " Im not doing this..." he snapped his arms away.
She grabbed it again with the same face and raised her other hand: ' Just for today?'
William sighed loudly, looking towards Wish's direction. She seemed to be enjoying her drink. " Ok, only for now. Might take only a few minutes." Julie happily jumped and the two walked towards the forest area.
Wish finally saw the two going with Julie tightly holding his arms. She ignored her negative thoughts, sipping again, " So, they were partners...."
Caleb was also there, getting some drinks. He had seen William and Julie walking away. " Hey, Caleb we are heading to the pool house." some of the guys called. His eyes fixed on Wish who was sitting by the bar alone, " Later...." he said not leaving his eyes off of Wish.
" Hey..." he sat beside, surprising her. " Caleb, what about your partner?"
" Oh..." he rested his head on his palms, " She couldnt make it."
Wish nodded her head and was relieved secretly that she wouldnt be alone in this party.
" Wanna be my partner?"
She snapped her head with his sudden request. " I can?"
" Of course! everybody is allowed..." he stood up, offering his hand, " Lets go."
Well, it wouldnt hurt to explore the forest right? She also stood up, grabbing his hands. They headed off to the forest. Seemed like a lot of people had already left to find the stones. Not many were around.
" Wow, its gonna be tough..." she said looking around the dense forest. How were they supposed to find that kind of stone in here?
Caleb walked beside her, smiling to himself, " The longer it takes, the better...."
" Huh?" she turned to him but he was already walking ahead with big steps.
There really was nobody around. Was the forest this dense? " You might be thinking where the hell are everybody right?" Caleb said like as if reading her mind. " Its because i brought you to a special route."
" Special route?" the path was getting a little steeper and difficult. " Yeah..." he offered his hands again when Wish was having difficulty. She took his hands and he gently pulled her up.
After a few minutes of climbing the steep path, a cool breeze hit her face. It was the most relaxing breeze she had ever felt. " Come on..." he held her hands and pulled her again.
The view infront blew her mind. They were now standing at the cliff of the hill. The breeze was now stronger and chillier. It had the most amazing view of the ocean with the sun slightly setting in the horizon. Her mouth hung open with the view of the ocean.
They slowly walked forward near the cliff. It wasnt very high from the ocean. " This was Micheal's private beach and he brought us here so many times back in school. We used to climb here and jump off the cliff, diving into the waters. It was super fun."
" Jumping from here??" she asked looking down the cliff. She had never dived from a cliff, it looked scary yet exciting.
" Wanna try jumping?" he said excitedly. It had been quite a long time since he dived too. He could see she was contemplating about the idea. Grabbing the both side of her arms, he spoke, " Wish, you should try things that you love, when you have the chance."
They stared at each other for sometime. The sun was setting and it was slowly getting darker. Wish suddenly nodded fiercely, making her decision.
" Okay! lets dive!"
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