unless you love them.

“Just swim like a frog!” Miss Mia screamed while laughing as we witnessed how Sir Flinn wear his floater. He's face show how scared he is to meet the sea.

“I don't know how a frog swims!” He screamed back making me giggle.

Then later, Tim grab Sir Flinn to the water making him look like he haven't been to the beach in his whole life. I saw how Tim laughed when Sir Flinn shouted, “I know how to swim,now!”

Miss Mia shake her head telling she can't believe Sir Flinn. We stayed in the cottage to prepare the foods. I sat down watching them having fun under the sun. There are also kids building sand castles, lovers flirting, and people like Tim and Sir Flinn. 

“Did Tim confessed something to you?”

My eyes widened as Miss Mia uttered the words. I looked at her unbelievably,making her chuckle, the bread knife she's holding paused halfway through a soft loaf. “What?” she exclaimed-teasing me.

“ We are friends.” I reply.

“Just friends?”

I nod. “ Nothing more.”

“Are you sure?”

It made me stop. “Yes...” I uttered in an undertone voice.

She then smacked her lips and then nod her head, but I can see she's teasing me.

“ We are just really friends, Miss. He just doesn't know what personal space means..” I reply.

She then tied her hair and stared at me, eyes narrowed. “Why are you so defensive Zoe Kathareen Edwards?”

“ No-I Am not being defensive- ”

“ Defensive of what?” 

I turned my head to him as they went back from swimming. Sir Flinn followed and went back to the cottage, chasing for air and covered with water. “ I saw....” he paused, gasping for air. “Patrick..”

My eyes narrowed then glanced at Tim who's now eating a watermelon. 

 “Who's Patrick?” I spoke.

 Sir Flinn gazed at me and then took a bite of the sandwich he's holding. “The starfish.”

It was too late for me to run when Miss Mia grab me by the arm causing me to fall in the water. Tim laughed at me so I splashed the water in his face,then push him. Sir Flinn wore his floater while Miss Mia is reminding us not to drink the seawater since it's bad for our body. We went to the deeper part of the beach making Sir Flinn hold tightly to his floater. 

“The water is getting colder.” Tim uttered and his lips are trembling and his face is turning red from the heat of the sun.

“Kath, where did you learn how to swim? I mean..is there a swimming pool in your village?” Miss Mia asked.

I shake my head no and wiped my face with my wet hands. “I watched a lot of videos on how to swim.” I responded.

“Just watch?” Sir Flinn exclaimed.

“Yep.”

“ So this is your first time to demonstrate what you learn from those videos?”

“ I guess...”

“Can you teach me how to swim?”

“Just swim like a frog.” Tim interrupted.

“I repeat, I never saw a frog swimming.” said Sir Flinn who's now losing his patience. “So Kath,how?” he turned his head to me and his eyes are gleaming in excitement. 

“So just need to keep moving your legs and swim like a....frog.” I said making him frown.

We watched how the people enjoyed their lives being with the people they love. Some looks overwhelmed, just staring at the sky, playing, and seizing the moment.

“You really don't know someone unless they witness the sunset with you.” I uttered out of the blue.

“Or unless you cried with them.” Miss Mia said.

I played with the water and then Sir Flinn moved next to me. I stared at him as he had a thousand-yard stare. “ You're really like your Grandma.” he said making me flinch.

“She has a lot to say about the points of life. But there's one thing she always told me.” he paused then continued, ”You never know someone unless you love them.”

He took a deep breathe and faced us who are listening to him seriously. “ You will never decode someone unless you've tried listening to them, until you love them. We all walk in different shoes, and you should never let other tell you how to tie your laces if they never walk in your shoes. It's funny when I heard people say they know you, where in fact, they only know your name or what is your favourite colour. You need to love them first before you can say you know them.”

I smiled at him and took a deep breathe.

 “ You're right, Grandpa.”