Alyssa
"—I love you..."
"I love you too..."
I turned my head at my back, as I hear those words coming from my back. My eyes widen as I saw, a couple kissing, so I immediately look away. Feeling embarrassed. Yup, the ones who said those magical words were those couple.
Then I heard a laugh coming from Kristoff. I looked at him, then pouted, when I saw him so amused. Then he noticed me, so he cleared his throat. "S-sorry. I just....found you amusing." He said as he tried not to smile, but he smile.
I just pouted, and smiled. Then I gaze at the kids who're now playing at the shore. Splashing water at each other, except for one though.
"Kristoff?" I called.
"Hmm?"
"The little girl didn't join—"
"She's always like that." He cut me off.
"What do you mean?"
Then the little girl came, and sat between me and Kristoff. "Hey baby girl." I called then she look up at me. Then I just realised, she's wearing an eye patch.
"Yes?" her voice was small.
I smiled at her. "Can I ask, why you didn't join the others?"
"I don't waste time playing." She answered. I was shocked. Really shocked! "I'd rather, read or sleep, than play." She added. I blink and blink again. That was an unexpected answer!
"What's your full name?" I asked.
"Acianna Raika Ramirez." She said.
"What happened to your eye, baby girl?" I ask, I really wanna know.
She looked at me, then looked at Kristoff. Untying the eye patch, Acianna carefully took off his eye patch. She look down first, then heave a little sigh.
When she slowly looked at me, her red eyes opened. Red was on the right, and black on the left. My eyes widen as I see her blood-like-left-eye.
She then put her eye patch on. "Raika?" I turned my head as I hear, a woman call her out. "Help me out, a bit, love."
Raika stood up, and tap her butt, then head off to her mother. I gaze at Raika, as she hold her mother's hand, and walked away.
As soon as both of them are out of my sight, I looked at Kristoff, Confuse. "Her eyes..." I said, getting breathless as I see him looking at me, straightly. I blink.
"Yeah, Her right eye is red. I know." He averted his eyes on me, and look at the kids, whose splashing water at each other. I smiled as I saw them happy. "Reika, Doesn't know what happened to Raika's eyes. Not even the doctors. Raika was born that way. Born with red eyes."
"So, it wasn't a contact lens?" I asked
"No. It's not, It was it's original color." He said as he clasp his hands around his knees. He looks so sexy looking like that. It matches his clothes, Gray Sleeveless and Black Sweat pants. I can also see his perfect muscle. His eyes were gleaming, because of the sunset. My eyes run down from his eyes to his lips. I gulped, as I felt like I wanna taste it.
He slowly turned his head on me. Blue sapphire eyes, meets black charcoal eyes. We stared at each other. I swallow a lump.
"Are you hungry, Ali?" he asked, not taking his eyes off me.
"Y-yes." I said as I take a glance on his lips.
He stood up, tapped his butt, to get the sands off his butt. Then offered his hands on me. I took his hands, and stood up. He turned his on his right side, letting go of my left hand. We're now facing the sea.
"Kids!, Let's go and eat!" He shouted, still holding my hands.
"Okay, Daddy! Let's go!" Ayesha said, and hurried towards our derection, and the others follow.
Ayesha hold my right hand, while Kristoff is holding my left hand. Then little boy, Steven holds Ayesha's hand. While Kristoff holds the other two—Raiko and Riku.
All of us went back to our cottage. When we were back at our cottage, I saw a brunette girl talking to Kristhen. I thought is was Reika, but when the lady turned to out way, it was a woman, a very gorgeous woman. The woman's face lit up, when she saw what's on my back.
"Kristopher!" the lady called, running towards Kristoff. The lady jumped on Kristoff, and hugged him tight. I felt a bang on my chest, as I see Kristoff, taking his hands off mine, hugging back the lady as he smile.
"Angeline..." Kristoff said, as he release her. "Haven't seen you for a while, have I?"
"Yup!" the lady named, Angeline replied, with a popping sound. Then she looked at me, and smiled. "Who's she?"
"Oh?" Kristoff came closer to me, and hang his right hand to my waist. I flinch a little. "This is Alyssa..." He said, just that. "Ali? Can you take the kids, and take something to eat, while Angie and I will talk?" I nod in response and, took the kids.
Just as Kristoff said, me and the kids ate. While eating, I found myself thinking of how much Kristoff's world and mine are different. He came from a wealthy family , while I live a poor life. He's the owner of a company, while I only work part time.
Then my mind flew towards Angeline. She's beautiful, elegant, and seemed expensive. She may came from a wealthy family. Maybe Kristoff should date Angeline than me. They looked good together.
I smiled sadly. Then heaved a deep sigh. "Hey..." I turned to my side and saw Joshua. I smiled at him.
"Hey." I greeted.
"Can I sit?" I nod as a response.
He sat down beside me. "Do you remember the time, when I took both— you and Andrew—here in the beach?"
"Yeah, it was a blast." I said as I laugh. "Andrew tried surfing but he failed, he fell a dozen times." then both of us laugh. Joshua and I just tells stories, of how funny and great they were. My mood changed, from sad to amuse. Suddenly in our Happy conversation, I saw how Kristoff glared our way and was about to stood up, but I stood up first.
"Josh, Let's go hom?" I said to him.
"Are you sure?" He said Reassuring. "What I thought was that you want to stay?"
"Rest assured, I wanna go home. And about Kristoff, He seemed busy, and I don't wanna enterrupt th—"
"Okay, okay. Let me get Andrew first." He said and stood up, then head where Andrew is. As usual Andrew is having a fight with Kristhen again.
"Ali." I turned my gaze towards my back, and to my surprise, I saw the man who's world is apart from mine.
"Yes?" I said, and he looked at me sharply. Then his face soften. "Ahm, We're heading home."
"Yeah, I heard."
"Ahm, I should be going now." I said and turned to my heel. But a hand caught my wrist.
"Ali..." He softly murmurs.
"Kristoff, I have to go." I said and he did. I turned my heel, and was about to walk away, but something was wrapped on my waist.
"What can I do something, to have you stay with me?"
I bit my lower lip and answered. "You don't have to do something."
"Alyssa, Let's go?" Josh said.
"C-coming." I said, but Kristoff won't let me go. "Kristoff, Let me go." then he let go.
I walk towards my brother and Joshua. My brother has my bag, so I didn't bother going back to the cottage.
I throw a quick glance on Kristoff, and he's still looking at me.
I COVERED MY Face using my pillow and, felt the sadness. It's like I'm dying, but still breathing. Minutes later, while I felt the sadness eating, I heard a knock on my bedroom door.
"Ali?" I heard my brother's voice. I closed my eyes and pretended that I'm past asleep.
Later on, I didn't hear anything. And the next thing I new is that I'm asleep.
I GLANCE AT MY PHONE on the countertop, as I slice a Onion. My eyes widen, when I hear my phone rang, I immediately slice one, but that move was the wrong one, I flinched. I sliced something, not the onion, but my finger. Fuck!
I pinched my point finger. "For Christ's sake! What the hell happened Ali?!" I was surprised when he immediately, run towards my way, and took my hands. He hold my point finger and sucked it. I was so stunned. I felt his tongue touched my finger. And I felt his hot mouth, and I can also feel him sucking the blood on my finger.
He pulled me with him, and took a band aid, from the cabinet, then wrap it around my finger and put a quick kiss on it. I was still stunned.
"Ali, Please do be careful, on that knife."
"Y-yeah, I know..." I said and, gaze down.
"Ali..."
"Yes?"
"Look me in the eyes..." He said, but I didn't do as he say. "Ali...?" He warned.
I took a deep breath, before looking at him in the eyes. "There?"
He stared at me, for more than a minute. "Ali..."
"Yes..."
"I don't want you hanging around, that Joshua." he said, my forehead creased.
"W-why? Joshua is my friend. And we've been friends for more than years?"
"I just don't like it, when you hang out with another boy. I should be the only one. Only me, me, me, and us alone. Got it?" He said, my heart melted. But I won't let my guard down. He can say whatever he wants, 'cause I don't care. Or do I?
"Possessive or being jealous? And what about you hanging around with that 'Angeline'?" as I said those words, the side of his mouth rosed up. Making an amused smile.
"Ali? Are you jealous?" He said, flashing an amused smile again! Urgh!
"I am not."
"Yes, you are."
"No! I'm not!"
"Yes!, you are!"
"I said, I am not jealous. And why would I be jealous?! We are just dating Kristoff! It's not even 'us'." I spat those words.
"Well, whatever you say, Ali." He said as he turned to his heel, and walked. Then he stopped again. "Oh?! I almost forgot. That question you asked earlier, my answer: is both, and ahh Angeline is my brother's Ex-Fiancé." he said and walked away. Leaving me confused. What the hell is he—
Eyes widen, mouth popped open. Realization hits me.
"Possessive or being jealous? And what about you hanging around with that 'Angeline'?" that's the question I asked earlier. So that does mean?
"Oh?! I almost forgot. That question you asked earlier, my answer: is both, and ahh Angeline is my brother's Ex-Fiancé." I can't help but smile. My cheeks burned and my heart is pounding so loud, that I can almost hear it.
Still haven't gettin' over of what Kristoff said earlier, I cooked happily.
"Hey, Sis!"
"Yes?"
"Your grinning like an idiot would do. And it's scaring me." I laugh, at what my brother said.
There still doubts in my mind, but I'm happy that Kristoff got jealous.
TO BE CONTINUED...