The Pact - Season 1: Episode 2

I was sitting by the pool one hot July afternoon, when it all started. We had not been living in Lenton for long, but I was already getting used to life on this little island. Steve had gone shopping in the city, with our next-door neighbour, Damian, and afterwards Damian was taking him sightseeing. They had asked me to go along with them, but I figured that if Lenton was going to be home, there would be more that enough time for sightseeing, and that could be left for winter. It was summer, and I was going to enjoy as much of it as possible. Lenton was beautiful – an island surrounded by the most beautiful ocean I had ever seen. The temperature was almost tropical during the day, but the summer evenings were not so hot, because there was always a cool breeze blowing from the ocean. That afternoon, it was almost heaven, feeling the sun burning hot on my skin, and hearing the happy shouts of the people around.

Suddenly something knocked me on the head. It was not a hard knock, but it startled me. I looked around, and rolling beside me I saw a beach ball. I looked all around to find its owner, thinking that it probably belonged to some kid, who was now feeling too shy to come and get it. When suddenly, running towards me, I saw the most gorgeous guy I had ever seen. He was tall, and had a really good build. He had short fair hair, and he was tanned all over. He came over to me, picked up the ball, smiled at me, and said,

“Hey, sorry about that. I hope you weren’t hurt.” I smiled back.

“That’s ok. I wasn’t hurt at all.” He smiled again, and was about to say something else, when another guy called him from across the pool.

“Hey David, come on.” He looked at him and then looked back at me.

“Right, see you then.” I smiled back at him, and he ran towards his friends. I kept looking at him. My heart was beating fast, and I felt like I was caught in a whirlwind. There was something about him; something which I had never felt towards any other guy before. He joined his friends, and they resumed the game, that had obviously been interrupted when their beach ball had hit me. I forgot everything. David was all that mattered now.

I saw that there was a gorgeous brunette playing with them, and she seemed really close to David. I could not see her properly, but I could tell that she was probably good looking. I could tell that there was something special between them, from the way he was teasing her in the pool. She was laughing, as if she knew that his teasing was not meant to hurt her. Still, the other guy was teasing her too, and she was laughing along with him.
About fifteen minutes later, the girl got out of the pool, certainly with the intention of leaving. David got out after her, and he hugged her goodbye. I could not help feeling a little disappointed that he had a girlfriend, but after all, what did I expect? A gorgeous guy like him could not be single. From this point of view, I could tell that she was certainly a very good looking her. After the girl left, David and his friend went to the bar, and they did not return, and I suddenly felt very sleepy, and my eyes grew heavier, as I dozed off to sleep.
It was almost two hours later, when I was aroused from my sleep by someone saying,

“Excuse me, but do you mind if I sit down here?” I looked up, and saw David standing beside me. I was so surprised that for a while I did not answer him. “Well?” he asked again.

“Oh sure, you can sit down,” I answered rather quickly. He immediately pulled a deck chair next to me, and sat down.

“Sorry about the ball earlier. I thought that maybe I should apologise properly.” I smiled at him.

"There’s no need to. I wasn’t hurt at all. He reached out his hand,

“Anyway, I’m David.” I took his hand in mine, and replied,

“I’m Michelle. Pleased to meet you.”

"The pleasure is all mine, believe me,” and with those words he let go of my hand. He leaned back, closed his eyes, and relaxed on the deck chair. My hair was still tingling from his touch. I wondered what to say next, and so I said the next words that came in my head.

“So do you come here often?” He turned to look at me.

“Everyday. My uncle owns this place, so I can get in for free,” he grinned. “But I haven’t seen you around before. You are not from Claryton, aren’t you?” Claryton was the town where we where at that moment. I shook my head.

“I’m not even from Lenton. I come all the way from Houston, in Texas USA. I sometimes come to Claryton, but usually I am with my brother, and we do not come to this place.” He sat up again, and turned to face me.

“Wow, Texas! That must be great! So you’re in Lenton on holiday. Well, you chose a great place to spend your summer. How long are you staying?” I smiled and shook my head.

“I’m not here on holiday. I’m here to stay. I came over with my brother, and we’re going to start University in Lenton this fall. We’re living in Pennsburgh.’ He looked surprised, and he looked at me in awe. He did not speak at first, but then he said,

“That’s wonderful. I’m studying medicine at University too, and maybe we could see each other more often.” Then after a pause he added, “That is, if you don’t already have a boyfriend, who’s planning to come over too.” I smiled at him.

“No, I don’t have a boyfriend. Not here, and not anywhere. But what about your girlfriend?”

“What girlfriend?” he asked.

“I saw you with that girl earlier, and she seemed pretty close to you.” He smiled.

“That’s Lynn. She is pretty close to me, and I love her, but that’s because she is my sister.”

“You’re kidding me, right?” He shook his head.

“No, that’s really my sister. I had a girlfriend – Ellen. We were together for three years, and we were even voted as the Couple of University last year, but things started to change around April. Things were happening to me which I could not understand, and I started to change, and she couldn’t handle the situation, so we broke up in May.”

“I’m sorry,” was all I could say.

“Well, I’m not,” he replied. “Even if I had not changed, our relationship was never meant to last.”

After some more chatting, David asked me if I would like to get in the pool for a while. I said yes, and we spent the next fifteen minutes laughing and splashing each other. Then David asked me,

“So how do you like the nightlife in Lenton?”

“Pretty good,” was my reply. "I haven’t seen much of it, because my brother has been pretty busy these last few weeks, but from what I’ve seen it looks quite promising.” David smiled.

“Well, Michelle, if you want, I can show you what the nightlife is all about. Would you like to go out sometime?” How could I refuse, when I was looking straight into those blue eyes? Not that I wanted to refuse, because if there was something which I really wanted badly at that moment, that was to go out with David. So I answered,

“Ok, why not?”

“When? Tonight?” he asked. I was surprised that he wanted to go out so soon, but I answered,

“Ok tonight. I don’t have anything to do.” We got out of the pool, as he looked at me,

“Cool. I have to go now, because I promised my sister that I would take her for a ride on my bike. How about eight? Is it good for you?” I nodded.

“Ok, listen we can meet here, at this resort. I will be waiting for you at the entrance to that restaurant,” he said as he pointed. “Ok then, tonight at eight.” I was so excited, as I watched him walking away. I looked at my watch, and I realised it was six o’clock already. So I packed my things, and went to catch the bus to Pennsburgh.

When I got home, my brother was having a beer on the sofa in the living room.

“Hey, nice tan” he greeted me. I beamed at him.

“What happened? You look so happy today.” I sat down beside him.

“Well, I went to a summer resort in Claryton and I met this gorgeous guy there today. We started talking and he asked me out on a date.” My brother grinned at me.

“That’s great! So when is this big date?”

“Tonight at eight,” I replied.

“Tonight at eight?” he shouted. “So what on earth are you doing sitting there on the sofa? It’s half past six already. You should be getting ready.” I laughed, ran over to Steve, hugged him, and ran into the bathroom.