Boyfriend

"Those stars are beautiful," I said while pointing at the sky. We're at the seaside, listening to the sound of the waves. I also felt cold when the wind blew, it's already past 4, that's why.

"I want to be like them..." We turned to Sabrina as she spoke, she was also looking at the sky.

"I also want to shine brightly." I agree in my mind. I want to be someone's star when they need a light. I want to be their star when they are in the dark. As like the stars in the sky, they give light, they shine, when it's dark.

"That's all we want," Marcus whispered that we can clearly hear. We all stayed silent, we can only hear the crashing of the waves.

I closed my eyes, carefully listening to the waves. I smiled, the waves never failed me to feel the calmness of it. As I want to be a star, I also want to be someone's wave when they feel upset, stressed, and disturbed. So that I can calm them down, that what waves make me feel.

"What are your plans after college?" I broke the silence.

"Die," Sabrina said jokingly.

"I want to have kids after I travel, that's my plan," I asked myself, do I want to have kids? Being a mother never crossed my mind, I've never imagined myself being a mom.

"I still don't know my plans after college, but I'm sure that I'm already in another country," Travis announced.

"You'll leave?"

"Yeah, maybe before college." I couldn't help feeling sad. I stopped talking and just listened to my friends.

Travis tilted his head to see me. "I'll come back..." He whispered but we all heard it. Marcus and Sab both laughed at us. I saw how Marcus smiled at us and sighed. "Stay in love, guys." He said with a smile on his lips.

"Do you have special someone?" Travis asked him.

"I actually have, but I'm not planning to court her." He said in a monotone.

"Why?"

"I'm not yet ready." He said in almost a whisper, we all nodded.

"We... passed the talking stage," Sabrina said with a laugh.

"Woah, you made the Levi Cohen fall in love." We all laughed out loud. "My Sab is not single anymore." I pouted my lips and teased her.

"Aww, my Briana is still single." She fired back. We laughed even more. We continued teasing each other until the conversation turned into our dreams.

"I would go for Psychology," Sabrina said firmly.

"Architecture," Marcus uttered.

"Engineering, but I would probably go for Law..." I felt the sadness in his voice.

"Why?"

"They don't want Engineering for me," He said softly.

"How about you?" I said with concern in my voice.

"What I want doesn't matter with them," He smiled at me.

"What about you?"

"Accountancy as my pre-law."

"CPA-Lawyer?" I nodded.

"I can't wait..." Sabrina said.

But then I realized how scary the future is, what if you don't follow what you've planned, what if you're good just this moment, what if you don't reach your dreams? But it also fulfilling thinking about your future. You have something to look forward to.

In the middle of the conversation, Marcus' Dad called us. When we got to the condo we were also able to rest quickly because we were also tired. There are 2 rooms and 5 beds in this condo. 2 beds in the first room, where Sab and I would sleep. And the second room with 3 beds is for the boys.

We woke up when we heard a knock, it's already 7:30 in the morning. We're just gonna swim today, we're just having a chill day. We quickly washed and brushed our teeth before leaving the room.

The breakfast was ready when we went out, we thanked Marcus' Dad before eating. Even though he has a lot of works to do, he still managed to prepare us breakfast. I thought he's going to swim with us but he said he still has a meeting for his work.

After we ate, we already arranged our things and ourselves. I wore Rib Chain Linked Bandeau High Waisted Bikini Swimsuit inside my clothes. I'm just wearing a simple tank top and shorts so I can just easily change into a swimsuit.

"Let's go?" Marcus asked since everyone looked ready.

I took my Tote Bag before finally going out.

We took a long walk to see the beach, Travis was beside me, holding my hands.

"You look beautiful." He whispered. "Always..." He added.

I felt my face heat up because of what he said.

After a long walk, we're already at the beach. we quickly took off our clothes and went down to the sea. We stopped when the water already reaches our neck.

"Let's race?" I said excitedly. Everyone agreed, we positioned ourselves to swim properly.

"3"

"2"

"1"

"Go!" I swam as fast as I can, I can feel my smile on the water. My heart is really glad, I felt alive, again. Thanks to them.

"I won!" Sab said with excitement in her voice. We both hugged each other because of the happiness we feel. We just did it over and over until everyone won.

When we got tired, we wandered around first before returning to the condo. We ate first and fell asleep from exhaustion. We woke up around 5:00 pm in the afternoon, our plan this night is to go to the pool.

But we went to the seaside first to witness the sunset. Sab and Marcus were still in the condo, they're still finding Sab's phone. We planned to help but they refuse, instead, we were preceded in coming here.

"It has always been beautiful..." Travis uttered, pertaining to the sunset we're seeing right now.

"Always..." I whispered.

"When will you leave?" I asked, remember what he said yesterday.

"Will you miss me?"

"Of course, who wouldn't?" There was a streak of sullenness in my voice. He pulled me and put his arm around me.

"Do you have to leave?" I asked again.

"That's what my parents plan,"

"What about you? Do you want to leave?" He slowly nodded.

"I can't disagree with my parents." I nodded, felt sadness for him.

"I'll leave around grade 10..." My shoulder dropped

"After graduation,"

"We still have more than 2 years," I whispered and leaned on him.

"2 years? Are you planning to cut off your connections with me?” He hugged me even more.

“Of course, not!” I lightly pinched the side of his tummy.

“When will you come back?” He slowly shrugged his shoulders.

“I’ll find ways to come back soon.” He said firmly. I ran my hands through his hair, he closed his eyes and felt my hand caress his hair. When he opened his eyes, our eyes met. His eyes were darker than before.

“I’ll always find ways to come home, to you.” He said softly before kissing my forehead. I felt the familiar feeling inside my stomach.

“I want to be your girlfriend, Travis…” He quickly grabbed my arms and faced me. I can clearly see his shocked face.

“R-Really?” I smiled genuinely and nodded. He pulled me into a tight, “I love you, Briana.”

Today, he became my boyfriend, while the sunset was watching.