SUMMER LOVERS
Chapter Five
When Rose woke up
the next day, she was in a happy mood. She made her aunt a breakfast in the
bed. And her aunt couldn't understand what's wrong with her niece. After
breakfast, Rose went to Crystal's house. The Bennett just finished their
breakfast. Then, Rose and Crystal went for a walk around the beach. Crystal
started noticing that Rose was acting very differently that day. So she asked
Rose what she's up to.
"You look very
happy today, girl! Is there anything you wanna share to me?" asked
Crystal.
"Well,
actually yesterday, I bumped into this really hot guy after I left the Tropical
Bar. I was reading my book, and I was not paying any attention where I was
going, so I just keep walking until I bumped into him. At first, I was kind of
upset because I was reading a really good part, but when he looked at me after
picking up my books from the ground, my body couldn't moved. I was just
standing there looking at him like I was seeing a ghost. And now, maybe he
thinks I'm stupid or something. And I really, really like him. No, I don't like
him! I love him!" said Rose excitedly to her friend.
"Rose,
sweetie, listen to me. First, I'm so happy for you that you met your dream guy,
but this is insane. You can't possibly fall in love with a guy who you just
met. And besides, you don't even know him. You don't know his name and maybe,
he's even a psycho killer!" Crystal explained to Rose.
"Psycho
killer! You don't even know how he looks like. He's really fine!" said
Rose.
"Oh, great. If
a guy is really cute, it doesn't mean that he can't be a killer. Take the movie
American Psycho for example, that guy in there really dressed nice and he looks
good, but inside he's a psycho killer. See, anything you see outside doesn’t
represent their real personality," said Crystal.
"Okay, okay, I
get what you saying. So what do you want me to do? Go find him and follow him
wherever he goes like a stalker. And introduce myself to him and get to know
him," said Rose.
"Yeah,
something like that, but leave the stalker part because you're not really gonna
stalk him," agreed Crystal. The two girls spent the whole morning talking,
and they separated to eat lunch.
While eating their
lunch, the phone rang. Aunt Rebecca went to the living room to answer the
phone. Rose was playing with her food. She can't eat because she was thinking
about the mystery man she bumped into. Then she heard her aunt coming to the
kitchen with the phone. "She's here. We're just eating our lunch. Oh, you
want to talk to her? Okay, I'll give it to her," said her aunt.
"Oh, great,
it's mom," said Rose in her mind with uninterested thought. Then, her aunt
gave the phone to her. " Hi mom! How are you?" asked Rose her mother.
"I'm fine,
darling. So, what have you been doing so far?" asked Ruth.
"Well, I met a
new friend and her name is Crystal Bennett. She and me..." then she was
interrupted by Ruth.
"Honey, it's
'She and I.' Don't forget that even though you're in a vacation, it doesn't
mean that you have to forget how to talk formally," said Ruth. Rose hated
when her mother tries to correct everything she did wrong. Ruth always wanted
Rose to act properly every time, but Rose hated it.
Then Rose said with
upset tone, "Okay mother, She and I always spend our time walking in the
beach, reading books, and talking. So how's dad?"
"Well, your
father is doing fine. He has to go to New York tonight because he that has
meeting with Edward Walker, and I, I have to attend Molly Brown's party. I wish
you are here, sweetie, so you can go with me."
"Yeah, me too,
mom," said Rose even though it was not true. Another thing that Rose hated
of being rich was going to her parents' boring parties. She always sees the
same people. And her mother always tells her to go out with her friend's son.
One time, Rose went to a date with Derrick Roberts, one of the sons of Ruth's
friend's, he was so boring, the only thing they talked about during their date
was about business and politics. And after that date, she always hides from him
every time he visited her house.
"Well,
sweetie, I have to go. Take care. Don't eat too much junk and watch your skin
when you're out. And don't give your aunt any headaches. Okay, bye. I love
you," said Ruth.
"I love you,
too, mom. Bye." Then, she hanged the phone.
After lunch, Rose
went to the Bennett's house. She stayed there until 4:00. Then, she went to the
beach and took a walk alone. Finally, Rose reached her favorite part of the
beach. It was located very far from the beach houses. It was so quiet in there
and hardly anyone goes in that part of the beach. Rose sat on the sand and
looked at the water. "I hate my life!" said Rose to herself after she
threw a piece of rock in the water. "Why can't my life be easy? I'm the
unluckiest person in this world. I'm rich, but I'm not happy with that. I have
so many rules to follow and so many things that I can't do." Then, Rose
leaned back on the sand and closed her eyes and tried to imagine what her life
would be if she didn't have rich parents and has normal life. After a few
moments, she sensed that someone had sat down beside her. Who had followed her?
Crystal? Aunt Rebecca?