Chapter 09

"You sure you're okay wearing that?" William asked Brieanna for the 8th time now.

Brieanna rolled her eyes as she closes the car door. "I told you it's fine. You helped me too much."

"You help me more," William uttered and started to drive away.

Brieanna doesn't know how to act around him anymore. She's quiet shy that she's indebted to him. At some point, she thinks they were destined to meet. How does a stranger save her like they already knew each other?

"Do you surf?" He asked all a sudden that snapped Brie from thinking.

"Hmm...no, I don't really." 

"Well, know how to?" He asked again.

"Uh... no."

William flashed a smile. Well then, maybe he can teach her how to. Maybe by then she'll figure out that there's so much in life that-

He stopped as soon as he realized how he sounded like. He can't even find life as that great. Even though he has everything he could ever need he still sees life as boring and evil yet... he's telling her that there's so much in life that she needs to experience?

Who am I kidding? William thought to himself.

They arrived at the market and the townspeople are very busy. Well, there are many tourists and surfers so it can't be helped. In this island, people always come and go. 

"Do you think they won't notice that I'm not wearing anything under this shirt?" Brieanna asked looking down to her chest.

"They're not big so don't worry," William replied as he get out of the car.

Brieanna gasped in disbelief that William just said that! She then scorned as she opens the door and went out too.

William stood in front of Brieanna and then whispered to her ear, "Don't worry they're just fine."

After doing that he walked ahead with a grin on his face. Brieanna scoffed again, releasing a short gasp. She then stomped as she walk to catch up to him.

"So uhm what are we going to buy?" Brieanna asked.

William didn't answer, they just head inside a shop who sells clothes and accessories. He wanted to buy her new clothes that she can wear.

"Buy you clothes," he finally replied when they were inside already.

"Uhm you realize, I don't have-"

"I know. Pick anything you like but if you like wearing my clothes, it ain't a problem for me too," he said cutting her off.

"Tch! Listen, if I get back, I'm gonna work and then pay you. I'm going to list everything and pay you someday," she told him.

William smiled on her determination to do so but he doesn't want her to pay him.

"Do what you want to do. Now, get the clothes you need," he told her.

Brieanna looked around then looked at the price tags. It's so damn expensive she thought. She wonders if there are some place that has "ukay ukay" (a store that sells second hand apparels).

"Are there any ukay ukay store here?" Brieanna asked William.

"Uh... why?"

Brieanna moved closer to William. "The prices are too much," she whispered.

That made William lightly chuckle. This girl is really one of a kind, he thought to himself.

"I don't really know but we're in a hurry so I suggest you just pick whatever you want there," he answered.

Brieanna pouted as she head back slouching and stomping her way to the underwear section. She chose the cheapest ones possible. She took a set of seven panties, two laced and and two sports bras. Then she took two shirts and two shorts.

"Why didn't you take a dress?" William asked as the saleslady was scanning the items.

"Because I do not like to wear dresses," Brieanna simply answered.

"Then why did you wear one?" He asked again, referring to when she wore the white cocktail dress.

"It was supposed to be my funeral but then you... yeah."

William seemed to have sensed something different about that answer. He knows she likes dresses as much as she likes wearing shorts and oversized shirts. So, he hold on to her hand and pulled her to the variety of dresses.

"Will! I don't like-"

William threw her a shut-up look and she did shut up. He took a blue dress with some flower design all around the waistline.

"Put this on," he said, handing her the dress.

Brieanna made a whining face as she took it and went inside the fitting room. She put the dress on and looked at herself in the mirror. She sighed as she missed looking at herself with a dress in the mirror.

"If it fits then take it off and let's not keep the lady in the counter waiting." She heard William say.

She took it off then folded it. "It doesn't fit me."

William look at the expression on her face. He knows what that meant. He took the dress and drag her to the counter.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Please include this and these," he said.

Brieanna was shock to see a two pair of pajamas. Oh yes, she forgot about pajamas.

The lady packed it up and and William paid for it. She was about to take the bag when Will took her hand first. He hold her hand and with his other hand he took the paper bag.

They went back to the car and he put the bag inside. "Stay here, I'm going to get us food."

Brieanna nodded and so William went to get food.

After a while she got bored and so she decided to go out of the car. She went to a stall which was few steps away from the car, it was selling different fruits. She took an apple and smell it.

The apple in her hand is just the right one for her. Her mother used to tell her how to pick the right fruits.

"Hey! New here?" A feminine voice asked.

Brieanna turned to her right and saw a lady; a beautiful one. "If four days ago is new then yeah," she answered.

"Hmm... a new girl William brought here, huh?" The stranger asked.

Brieanna frowned hearing that. "Excuse me?"

"I'm Dianne, I'm a surfer. I'm a friend of Will," Dianne introduced herself. "I wanted to chitchat more but I have training. Say hi to him for me."

After saying that, Dianne went running to wherever she was heading. That was weird, Brie thought. She put down the apple while she looks at Dianne fading out of her sight. "What did that girl meant," she murmured to herself.

"There you are."

Brie heard William's voice and she turned to look at him.

"Do you want an apple?" He asked, looking at the still occupied Brie.

"H-huh?"

"What did she tell you?" He asked her instead of repeating his first question.

"Oh Dianne? Nothing... she just told me to tell you she said 'hi'," she answered him. "I'll head back to the car now."

William felt like Dianne had told her something that made Brieanna act like that. He looked at Brie walking to his car. It's too easy to read her yet nobody at her place could. Well, he gotta clear things later so she won't overthink and start stressing.