Summer's Work

He turned his head quickly to look down the hill at the parking lot. A car was approaching and we knew exactly who it was. Today was what lifeguards would call a perfect, relaxing, easy day to work. The clouds covered the sky with a nice blanket of grey, but yet it was still warm enough for shorts. Of course the sun would peak out every now and again to make you a little nervous that people would actually come to the pool. We had prepared for this day. I brought my laptop and a DVD, he brought his speaker. We knew we were in for a long six hours of not much to do. Per usual Mrs. Rice came to do her morning laps which we all dreaded. She could never remember my name, and always would start up the weirdest conversations that you were never sure if you heard her quite right. After she left the other couple that came to do their usual laps arrived by this time, we were anxious. We had already explored the rooftop of the bath-house. Sitting there throwing the ugly green moss that grew on the roof. Just sitting staring at the sky both lost in different thoughts in our minds. It began to drizzle. Slowly the rain forcing us off the roof. Then like any other pair of teens bored it was time to play Frisbee. “You throw like a girl” was the perfect thing to describe me. Although not the worst I was certainly not the best either. We could waste hours playing talking and laughing with ease. Tossing the Frisbee back and forth seemed so easy and simplistic. Dropping it in the pool always caused problems, “your turn to get it out, it was your fault.” Always seemed to be the first words spoken after the splash and bubbles of its occasional sinking. And in my true normal uncoordinated fashion I always seemed to take longer than it should to try and fetch the Frisbee. He being an impatient teen boy would rush over to rescue the damsel in distress. Which would cause for our other favorite thing to do on slow days. Who had enough guts to push the other into the pool? We would push and shove each other like siblings and all close friends would do.  But he would always push me so close and then wrap his arms around me to “catch” me. In those split moments my eyes would close and my mind would run away to place where he wouldn’t let me go. He never did let me fall in. Finally the Frisbee was out, but this wasn’t without him splashing me while throwing the Frisbee out of the pool. I guess it was better than being fully submerged in the water. I could take it. Then we would resume all and carry on. My heart stopped for a moment and I looked around as if I had no clue what had happened. “Wasn’t me”. We both were fully aware that it was me, I was the clumsy one after all. My Frisbee skills had led me to get it to land in the pool right in front of the couple who always came to do their laps. Right as her am stretched to reach for the next pull in her stroke poof there was the Frisbee. Her head shot up so fast, you could tell she wasn’t ready for it and it scared her. She pushed it aside and keep going. He rushed over to fish it out and gave me the your lucky she’s a nice lady look. And I knew I was luckier than he was thinking that I was. I was with him after all. After the couple got cleaned up and left the grey clouds seemed to rush in and cover that beautiful sun a little more. Which dropped the temp. , it was now sweatshirt time. We were done playing Frisbee the novelty had died off for the time being. Now we set up for the next few hours. Pulling out my chocolate pop-tart because I skipped breakfast, of course sharing the leftovers with him. We set up my laptop and the speakers and threw in Stephen King’s “It”. It was a two sided DVD and the both of us unknowing just threw it in and started. We sat there and stared at each other a moment. “Seems like an odd place to start the movie.” Our chairs couldn’t have been any closer to one another unless we were sitting in the same one. We watched and laughed and gazed at each other every now and then enjoying how lucky we were to get a day like this. It was bathroom break time. We paused the movie and went our separate ways. I got back first and sat in my chair I was lost in thoughts all till my heart jumped out its chest. He came up behind me and yet again scared the life out of me. After my heart settled and we laughed it off we resumed the movie. Once it ended we came to the conclusion that we were in fact supposed to watch the other side of the DVD first. But both unmoved by the movie decided we could live without seeing the beginning. Since it was over it was now time to move onto the next thing. We turned our chairs to face the pool and pulled out our phones and for a time sat in silence. Till I pulled out my new speaker my dad got me as a graduation gift. Turned on some music and now we just sat and stared off into space. We got into conversation about our dream houses. Talking about our dreams and aspirations for the life that was yet to come. Our chairs yet again so close. I totally forgot where I was for the moment. It was an incredible feeling, it swept me off my feet. I turned and looked into those I need love green eyes that he had. You could see the pain, the hurt, the yearning to have a good day in his eyes. It took my breath away. He touched my leg and my heart skipped a beat. We both were extremely awkward people who didn’t usually touch each other. He stroked me and in a typical awkward fashion he proceed to tell my how soft my skin was. It was the weirdest compliment I’d ever gotten. But for some reason it was cute. He keep stroking my leg. Then my head began to get heavier and heavier. I slowly let my head fall close to his. Till we were inches apart. This was it! Or so I thought. I leaned in and I let my lips touch his. My lips were hard and his were set in his straight everyday face. It wasn’t the moment that I thought it was going to be. The blood in my body I could feel rush to my face, my heart raced faster than ever. I could feel the nervousness in the air. I couldn’t believe that shy little me just made such a big bold move. My hood went up as fast as I could. I stared off into space hoping that that moment had only happened in my head. To fill the awkward silence I finally spoke. Then my legs couldn’t just sit there anymore, and you could tell that nor could his. We both got up and wandered around hoping that something exciting would happened. We dabbled our feet into the pool and paced like we were actually waiting for something. The cracks in the pool deck tiles gave me an idea. I stood my ground on my one big tile and like kids that were 5 claimed it mine. Making sure not to let him inside. He would play it and then sit down and id give him my please don’t be lame look and he’d get up and enlighten the child in me. We keep pushing each other, testing my strength. We would at times just pause a moment standing back to back our hands touching and then one of us would ruin the moment and turn and push. Then there was other moments hand in hand facing each other we would push and he would let go and I would fall into him. Just where I wanted to be. We stood with our feet inches apart and I rested my head on his shoulder. He was the perfect height. Just sitting there wishing that I could do this every day. Then we went back to our game. Finally the moment came. We were standing back to back his hands behind him mine behind me. And no we didn’t just hold hands. He keep trying to get me to turn around but the fighter in me didn’t want to lose. You could feel him getting rougher trying harder. He wanted something. So I gave in, he was the one thing to melt my fighter. I turned around and his eyes said it all. I stared into his grey green eyes and knew my world was about to soar. He kissed me. His soft lips on mine, a moment I couldn’t believe just happened. He kissed me. After I didn’t even know how to be human, to finish off such a grand moment I had to be my awkward self and top it off with the weirdest hug ever. I could feel my cheeks going flush. So I turned and retreated to my chair. I couldn’t speak, what was there to say. Finally someone said something and It was as if that moment was destine to have happened. We again resorted to playing Frisbee. Our six hours together was winding down. We now only had a Mosely ten minutes left. Only ten? I didn’t want to leave. So I ran after the Frisbee trying to beat him and he stopped me. No fair. I had to win. We stood with our feet inches apart and again I got to stare into the green eyes that always made my heart melt. He did it again, he kissed me. Today was what I waited for since I had meet him. When his head snapped to look down at the parking lot that was just like a timer going off. I knew exactly what it had meant. My heart sank a little, I didn’t want this to be the end of six hours I wanted it to be the beginning. A car door opened and shut and that was when he snuck one last kiss. My heart hadn’t ever felt this way. We tossed the Frisbee a couple more times and resumed acting as if this was a normal shift just like any other that we had. But to him and I, it was a secret fairy tale that few would ever hear. It was my crowning achievement, for once I achieved my summer goal. 

Author's Note

Please tell what can be worked on and how it makes you feel. This is an important piece and would like advice.