The Coast Between Us Novels & Stories

Java, 1586 The wind howled across the coast. The sun blazed from the peak of a sharp blue sky, while massive waves exploded against the black rocks lining Karang Bendan's shoreline. On a stretch of smooth sand, two men stood facing each other, separated by little more than eight feet.

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you ~Brian Tracey They were here, my worst nightmares. The car came to a halt and I looked over to my mother who shared the same shocked expression as mine. Just like me she clearly wasn’t expecting to see them anytime soon, especially after what had happened while on the family trip. “Won’t you give your mother a hug?” My grandmother spoke immediately after getting out of the car.

“Come on, let’s go check it out.” I grabbed my jacket off the chair. Didn’t bother with the rest of the laces. “You call the coast guard?” “Already did. 40 minutes out.” He was already at the door, hoodie in his hand. “Said they’d send someone but...” He didn’t finish. He didn’t have to. 40 minutes was too long. We went down the stairs fast. Too fast. The wood creaked under our weight like it always did at 5am. Like the house was annoyed we were awake.

Cassi added motioning to Jason and I and I smiled doing as told. "What did he want?" I asked pulling out of the parking spot referring to the coach. "They need new equipment," Cassi replied "They treat us like we're cash cows," Jason mumbled "But you are cash cows," Trinity reasoned making us laugh. "Well take care of it when we get to the mall today," I told him driving out of the parking lot. . . . . . . . .

I noted that little tidbit of information. When he did finally glance up again, our eyes clashed. As usual, it was charged and electric but I was the one who looked away first. "This is not a pleasure trip," I informed him. "You'll be writing down notes, organizing papers and most importantly, staying close. Do you understand?" "Yes, sir," he replied meekly. I tensed at the sir. I loathed how much I liked the way it sounded on his lips. We arrived in the late afternoon, and the moment the doors swung open to the fresh salt air of the Amalfi Coast, something inside me clenched. This was home once. Now it just felt like a cemetery for things I no longer touched—memories, people, promises.

Knowing someone stayed because they chose to—yeah, that mattered. “Okay,” she said, voice softer. They left quietly after ensuring her son was safe. They got into the car and drove, leaving the hustle and bustle of the city behind them and really looking forward to a quiet stay. Keller kept one hand on the wheel, not breaking the silence. When they reached the coast everything changed. The air was salty. The wind blew away all the sharp thoughts. The city seemed small and far away. She took off her shoes and walked barefoot on the cool sand. There was still tension in her shoulders. The ocean was starting to calm her down. The water shimmered blue and gold, the waves finding a rhythm she cou

Brian shrugged. "I'm hungry," Sam said, eyeing the range of cafes and restaurants lined in front of us. "How about lunch and then we'll got to the beach?" Jake asked from inside the car. He was probably hungry too. "Yeah," We all agreed. There was this restaurant called Beach Side Bomb which served some delicious seafood. Seeing the hungry boys, I knew we were going to be here for a while. *** After an hour, we were at the beach. It was past three in the afternoon.

I'm full with the joy of spending this weekend with this beautiful and wonderful people over here. What matters is that we all are together at last.we are " CRAZY BEAUTIFUL US"

I turned to look and my eyes widened when I saw ……… “ Asher! “ Before I could process anything, he rushed over and threw his arm around my neck pulling me in for a tight hug. A small smile appeared on my lips as I hugged him back. “ dude. Manners “ Aurora scolded him to which calux hit her head from back. Asher and calux, our friends from high school. We weren’t close back then but became really close friends in university after seeing familiar faces in the university. They both were brothers and had gone on a family trip to Europe but now they were back. “ did you miss me ? “ I pulled back and looked at him. He was such a nice guy who’d help me out in the university whether it was helping m

"Let's all cheers to death!!!" I yelled while holding a shot glass in my right hand. Me and my close friends are here in BGC just to make some fun, I'm too bored at the house so we decided to hang out just for tonight. Everybody is so happy around me, there's someone who is making out at the near table but I just ignore them. All of us are here to make some fun and I don't want to be the person who ruins the whole mood of this place.