Can life get any more awkward? Kane would've said had he not still been in bed. He felt himself on his bed, but what had happened to bring him here the previous night? The previous night! Stephanie had gently rocked him to sleep. He remembered her waking him up to come with her into the bedroom. She must've showered after that because he heard the sound of water splashing in his sleep. Then he smelt the sweet smelling fragrance of her perfume.
Kane felt his hand curl over another human body. It was soft and feminine. He felt his hip against hers. Her lovely body curved about his. He felt a rush of excitement as the realization hit him. He hadn't slept in bed alone last night. She rolled over to face him. He let his hands remain curled over her body. Stephanie smiled at him. It was such a beautiful way to say good morning. She used her thumb to graze his bottom lips.
"Good morning," she said to him. Her voice was filled with affec
Simone hadn't known about Kane's brother. She felt guilty for not taking time to understand Stephanie. She hugged Stephanie from the back. The hug had startled Stephanie at first but she felt her body relax. Simone's gesture was just the right one. "Sorry," Simone said slowly releasing Stephanie from the hug. "However, this means nothing. I'll still fight you tooth and nail over Kane because I really love him. It pisses me to know you're not sure about your feelings for him but I understand better now." "Yeah," Stephanie whispered softly. "So where is your brother?" "Simon is a sleepyhead, he doesn't get up till it's mid-day unless he has an appointment," Simone said. "Would you do me a favor?" "It depends on what you are asking," Stephanie said. "Let's organize dinner together tonight and invite all our neighbors. We should find more fun ways to spend this
Simon was convinced that he was having a hard time adjusting to his new life. His memory told him that he was once gingerly and more open than he was at the moment. He decided to deal with his lackadaisical behavior whether it was a mental cause or an emotional one. He didn't know that he could fall in love with a girl and not be able to keep his cool around her. He was playing a video game on his tablet as he was laid down in bed.Upon hearing the doorbell ring he tossed the tab aside. He rushed to the mirror and to check out himself. He smoothened his hair. He was dressed up for the dinner although that was not going to happen right now. First, Stephanie had to drop by two hours earlier to help Simone with dinner preparation. He knew she was the one who rang the bell.He took a deep breath in and out and pulled back his bedroom door, opening it. He was heading to the living room."Mehn you're early, b
It was barely sunrise but Simon had gotten out of bed. Something was nudging him at his heart. As he stood watch over the ocean he felt a familiarity for this place. He heard a voice tell him that this water has seen it all. That this water knew his story. He bent down to dip his hand into the water. As he touched it, something mysterious happened, the water began glowing blue."What in the world?" Simon said, removing his hands instantly. The glowing stopped. He placed his hands again and the bluish glow returned.He repeated the process of dipping and taking his hand out of the water and the glowing started and stopped respectively. A man on his early morning jog stopped to watch Simon."Hey mister what are you doing?" the man yelled at Simon as he approached."It's the water that's glowing each time I put my hands into it and stops when I take my hands out," said Simon dipp
Arthur Griffin was standing at the front of the porch when his nephew Kane had come to open up the door for him. Kane received his uncle with a hug. It was just a few moments after the first light of the day and it should have been a little too early for a visitor or a hug."Uncle Arthur! What a pleasant surprise," Kane said, stepping aside to let the man slide into the house. It was indeed a pleasant surprise.Arthur was a cool man who liked minding his own business. He was not in attendance for Shane's burial but Kane recalled him calling and expressing his profound apology for missing it. He was an oceanographer and at the time of Shane's burial he had been on duty with his team somewhere in the Atlantic region."No more pleasant than it is to see you, my boy! Mehn you've become really buff. Life's treating you good now, eh?" Arthur said, giving a lopsided grin."Life's bar
Simon was slouched on the couch operating his mobile phone when it rang. It was Simone’s number that was identified as the caller’s ID. He wondered if their plan had gone wrong, but when he answered the call, he learned that the plan had eventually turned out to become something else entirely. He had been invited for breakfast at the Griffin’s beach house. When he stepped out into the sunlight, he felt like he had been born into this world as a vampire. The sun was scorching hot. He looked toward the direction of the ocean and it was bare. The water was still reddish in color.When he arrived at the main beach house he realized this was his furthest he had been from his own lodge and on this beach. Something in his emotions made him feel like though he was the furthest away from his lodge that he was walking towards a familiar territory. He suddenly remembered Peter Brooklyn the astrologer and mystic. He told himself that he was going to
Kane's emotions were on high for the rest of the day. The Solomon twins had left to their own lodge and the only ones left with Kane and Stephanie joined were Anna and Jim. Kane reflected on the discussion that ensued during the morning breakfast. He approached Stephanie with the firm determination to get an answer. He was going to give her an ultimatum of the next forty eight hours to make up her mind as to whether she loves him or not."Hey Steph there's something important that I'd like to discuss with you," Kane said.Stephanie turned her head towards the direction of the door. She saw Kane hanging there on the hinges. His shirt was either buttoned halfway or unbuttoned halfway. She had been sitting on the rocking chair for almost an hour precisely. All she had been doing was letting herself get lost in the view. Although at the initial moment when she had come out around four PM she wanted to think about that… She also knew
Simon slipped away when everyone was basking in the euphoria of the bluish glow of ocean. Couples were snapping and posting pictures. Who knew that there could be a picnic on the beach late in the evening? Humans were as always despicable. People were selfish, Simon thought, the whole timing for a celebratory evening was wrong.Simon had a gut feeling about today. He came out that morning so he could understand what it was he was feeling. He felt like the reincarnated part of himself was taking over his entire affair. Stephanie, Kane, the ocean, beach, and California all seemed interrelated to the soul that had taken over. He became slightly distracted about the feeling when it was replaced with this event of red tide.Seeing Stephanie as she left reignited his former feeling. So as he crossed the front porch to the house of Kane he knew he had come to meet with not just his rival but his brother. Kane opened the door and Simon c
Simon wasn't sure if going to New York was the right decision to make. Stephanie literally had just shut everyone out. Her number wasn't reachable. He asked himself to think about it but he also knew he wasn't going to really give it much thoughts. However, he thought of a way to get through to someone who Stephanie might have reached out to. He decided to call Peter Brooklyn who hopefully should still be on vacation with Tiffany. He paced around the bedroom as he waited for the line to ring. In a few steps later he heard the thrilling sound. He pumped his fist in the air when the line connected successfully."Hello Peter," Simon said, cheerfully. "You must've thought I've forgotten about you, I didn't. Are you alone?"Peter was in the Hawaiian islands with Tiffany but she had been putting on an earpiece grossly engaged in seeing a movie. "Simon my man, don't tell me… You're calling to tell me about your recent findings. You've figure