inspiredย by @nct-mood-boards
[9:48 am] why in the world did you agree to this?
you pushed yourself up, another wave crashing into your face. they were tall today and you doubted that you were ready to be out in the water. afterall, itโs been years since youโve touched a surfboard.
โhey, donโt worry,โ surfer!lucasย called out to you as you paddled ahead of him,ย โIโll countdown to the wave.โ
you gave a small smile at his guidance, though, you didnโt really need it. as you paddled out into the ocean, you thought back to an hour ago, when you had met this stranger.
โheโs going to fall,โ you muttered to yourself, frowning at the random guy who tried to catch the wave.
โwhy do you think that?โย
curiously, you looked over at the guy standing next you with his surfboard. you didnโt hear him approaching and you most definitely did not know him.ย โbecause he created too much torque when he grabbed the sides of his board.โ
he turned to you, eyes twinkling, โdo you surf?โ
you let out a small chuckle before shaking your head and unfolding your beach towel,ย โno.โ
you heard him click his tongue,ย โI could teach you.โ
you paused what you were doing and tilted your head at the stranger,ย โwhy would you do that?โ
and maybe it was the way his eyes felt warmer than the sun, or maybe it was the way your heart skipped a beat at his boyish grin, or maybe it was the way your stomach flipped when he tested out your name, or quite possibly, it was the way the waves beckoned you to play with them, but you found yourself agreeing to his offer.
you felt your heart pound in your chest, as you sat idly on your board, legs swaying under the water. the slight bob of your board tugged nostalgically at your heart, and the breeze greeted you shyly through your hair.ย
โwave incoming,โ lucas announced from somewhere to your left.
you laid flat on your board, the familiar flutter of excitement bustling in your stomach. your muscles moved on memory upon feeling the push of the wave. you smiled slightly as the nudge, arm extending straight as you lifted yourself up before moving your back foot forward. the next foot followed suit.ย
the waves pulled along your board, walls curving over you as if they were complaining to you, asking youย โwhere have you been?โ you couldnโt help the joyous laugh that left your mouth, escaping out through the opening of the wave and gliding out into the break.ย
you happily fell into the water.
โyou did it!โ lucas congratulated, wide smile matching yours as you climbed back on your board.ย
when you turned to the boy, all blissful thoughts halted, for lucas was sitting atop the water. he was sitting atop the water without a board.
