"Let's go," said Carolina when she finished changing clothes. Carolina wears a loose beige beach shirt with a palm leaf pattern, paired with bright blue jeans hotpants.
Andrew was stunned by Carolina's appearance. This is the first time that Carolina's feet have been exposed because usually that woman is always wearing long jeans.
With 173 cm tall, she has long legs with slender calves. Not to mention that the color of her skin, which was white, made them feel smooth, at least so Andrew thought.
"D*mn, really smooth. Those are the sexiest feet I've ever seen," thought Andrew who did have a foot fetish.
"Ndrew," Carolina called Andrew once again because he seemed just silent.
"Ah yes, I'll change clothes first," said Andrew then took his clothes and headed to the toilet.
"Woah ~ Carol ~ you look wow!" said Riko after finishing the call and gave her thumbs up.
"Thanks," said Carolina with a smile.
"Your beach fashion is cool! It's unusual for you to dress like this," said Clara, who was also fascinated by Carolina's appearance.
"Thanks Ra! I just don't want to dress in the wrong place when I go to the beach, hehe," replied Carolina. Other people would think that Carolina felt insecure to look like this.
When in fact what happened was this was one of the gifts that Carolina gave to herself. After Andrew called to say that tomorrow was the day they'd celebrate Andrew's birthday, Carolina gave herself some time to buy some clothes.
"Where do you buy the shirt? I also want it! " said Clara with an envious look.
"At Mall M, Ra. Mama gave me more money as a gift for my good GPA. So I used it to buy a shirt. I don't have clothes to go to the beach," said Carolina, who had already determined the reason beforehand.
This shirt is from a fairly well-known brand so the price is a little expensive. It could be bad if there are strange rumors because she bought this shirt.
"Oh at Mall M, that's worth it. If I know your fashion taste is this good, sometimes we have to shop together!" said Clara then turned her body towards Riko.
"Look! Look! Carol looks sexy just wearing a shirt with hotpants. Why are you so insistent on bikinis, anyway?!" Clara protested.
"Eits! There are no protests! We agreed earlier!" said Riko, reminding her of their agreement earlier.
"Come on," said Andrew when he came out of the toilet and then tidied up the pants he was wearing before.
Andrew is wearing a red beach shirt with a floral print, he deliberately doesn't button his shirt and shows the gray shirt he was wearing before, with white beach pants that have a red floral print.
"Oh you want to go to the beach?" asked Riko when he realized their appearance.
"Yes, I want to take a walk for a while. Are you still here or do you want to catch up?" asked Andrew back.
"We are gonna go! After this plastic lovers finished doing useless things," said Riko who then took the opportunity to lie down on the bed.
"What useless things! This is useful you know! 30 minutes, then we will follow! Be careful, ok!" said Clara without looking at them and busy with her cell phone.
"Okay," said Andrew then opened the bedroom door. Inviting Carolina to come out first.
"Eh, do you think Andrew will confess today?" asked Clara, suddenly excited.
"Confess what?" asked Riko indifferently while still playing with his cell phone.
"Hey, you're really insensitive! It's obvious that Andrew had always liked Carol!" said Clara who then realized that Riko was in bed.
"What are you doing here? Over there, this is my place,"
"It's a big bed too! You can sleep in there! Besides, you tend to be sensitive to these kinds of things."
"Go away, are you crazy? Why do we sleep on the same bed! Yes, I'm sensitive! It was obvious that Andrew really liked Carol. Are you not aware, huh? You're insensitive!" said Clara who started kicking Riko's leg.
"Yes, yes, whatever!" said Riko who finally got up.
"Actually, who is insensitive?" he thought while looking at Clara
***
"The scenery is beautiful!" said Carolina as she walked on the sidewalk towards the beach.
The color of the seawater that starts to turn orange due to the bias of the sun that is soon sinking makes the scene incredibly captivating.
"Yes, beautiful," said Andrew, who occasionally stole glances at Carolina.
"Hoah, beach," said Carolina like a child when her feet stepped on the white sand from the beach. She could feel the gentle sea breeze starting to greet her face, and the soothing sound of the waves.
"Do you really like the beach?" asked Andrew with a smile. He was also happy when he saw Carolina who was also happy.
"Very! I remember my dad often took me to the beach when I was a kid," said Carolina while playing with the sand with her feet.
"Are you close to your dad?" asked Andrew. Even though he had known Carolina for 3 years, that woman never really told her family. All he knew was that Carolina came from Manado with an ordinary family. That's why Carolina is struggling so hard to keep her scholarship.
"Yes! But my memory with my dad only until I was 6 years old," said Carolina who seemed lost in her memory.
"Oh, sorry," said Andrew, feeling that Carolina's father was no longer there. If that woman's memory only reaches the age of 6 years, it means that Carolina's father died when Carolina was 6 years old, right?
"My dad is still alive! He just disappeared! But I'm sure he's still alive!" said Carolina confidently that her father was still alive. Even though it has been 14 years since his father has disappeared, she is sure that her father is still alive!
Andrew, who saw Carolina's mood swings, tried to think of something to improve the woman's mood.
"Want to get closer to the water?" asked Andrew, hoping Carolina's mood would improve.
"Sure! To make it more fun, let's race from here to the edge of the sea. The winner is the one who touches the water first," suggested Carolina, suddenly excited. Andrew immediately smiled when he heard it.
"Okay! What is the punishment for the loser?" asked Andrew with a smile.
Carolina was silent for a moment, trying to think about her punishment, but a few moments later a nosy smile appeared on her lips.
"Plunging into the water on his back," said Carolina with a defiant smile and began to take off the sandals she was wearing.
"Deal!"
"Three… two… one…," Carolina counted down for them. However, Carolina had already run ahead on the count of two.
That woman stole a start!
But Andrew didn't mind at all, from the start he didn't care about the punishment Carolina was saying.
Seeing that woman running around laughing was worth more than getting punished. He was even willing to throw himself many times as long as he could see that laughter again.
"What a cheat! Watch out, I'll catch you later," said Andrew, but his smiling face was clearly the opposite.
Immediately Andrew thought about many things.
Did he have to run with the aim of catching Carolina, hugging her from behind and lifting her up, considering their current mood?
Or he should act as usual, try to reach the seawater, but of course he will allow Carolina to win.
After some deliberation, he chose the latter option. He can make the first choice when she is his.
"Yeay, hahaha," said Carolina when the waves hit her feet.
"Cheating! You're cheating, you run first," said Andrew approaching Carolina who was playing water with her feet.
"Nooo! I won! Over there, splash into the water! " said Carolina stomping the water excitedly, and trying to target Andrew to get the splash of water.
"Yes yes!" said Andrew in a forced tone, but again his voice didn't match his grinning face.
"Come on, give me your cell phone, let me record it as well," said Carolina, stretching out her hand. Andrew immediately took out his cell phone and opened the shirt he was wearing. But after he thought about it again, it's better to take off the clothes too.
Finally, Andrew's body was exposed, his broad chest and stomach had 4 pack abs as a result of him often exercising, with brown skin that made Andrew look sexy.
Carolina holds Andrew's clothes and starts filming videos using Andrew's cell phone.
"This is him, the man who has a birthday today," said Carolina while filming Andrew.
"Move back again, Ndrew, go back, the water must reach the thigh so it doesn't hurt!" shouted Carolina. Andrew also complied.
"Say something first Ndrew before you go to water!" shouted Carolina again.
"CAROLINA AKAI!" shouted Andrew, starting to attract the attention of the people around him.
Andrew's mind once again thought a lot about what to say.
Does he have to say something like:
"I'll get back to you later! Just wait!" as a reminder of their current moment and strengthen their friendship.
Or he should confess his feelings.
After some deliberation, he finally chose the second option. It was time for him to be brave and confess his feelings.
"I LIKE YOU!"