Summer Comes to an End

August 31, 2005

I can't believe summer is already over! It seems just like yesterday I was still a junior at Harmony University, about to embark on the best summer vacation possible. And amazingly, it was the greatest summer of my life. At first, it started out bleak. I was working 9-5 waitressing at the Book Café. Once the crowd started dying down, I was able to get some time off. With no other friends, and no boyfriend, it seemed my entire days were spent with Whitney at the beach everyday.

The beach….how I'll never forget the beach….it was there that my life changed forever….

Flashback

On the hot July day, Whitney and Theresa headed off to the beach to soak up the rays, and darken their tans, as if they could get any darker. Both their mothers warned of skin cancer, but the girls just laughed it off, not really caring.

It amazed Theresa how fast summer flew by. "Isn't it amazing, Whitney? We graduated from high school so long ago, and now we're about to enter our senior year at Harmony University! Our dreams are so close to being reached!"

"My best friend, the dreamer." Whitney said jokingly. "Yes, you are right, Theresa. A lot of our dreams have come true."

"Well, all except one." Theresa said, sighing, resting her hand under her jaw..

"Theresa, don't worry. You'll find the right guy for you, he's out there somewhere." Whitney said, patting Theresa's back affectionately.

"I hope you're right."

As if on cue, two guys came walking across the beach, and pointed toward Theresa and Whitney. The girls watched, mesmerized, as the two men came to close proximity of the girls, and laid their things next to Theresa and Whitney's stuff.

"Hi there." One of them said to the girls.

"Hi." Theresa and Whitney said in unison.

"I'm Ethan. And that, he says pointing, is my brother Fox."

"I'm Theresa, and this is my friend, Whitney."

"Pleasure to meet you both"

Needless to say, Ethan and I felt that instant attraction that only two people can. The rest of that day was spent playing in the water with our new friends, and getting to know each other. Ethan had the most beautiful eyes ever, and I felt so comfortable talking with him, it was like he was my twin in a weird way…

Over the weeks left of summer, Ethan and Fox met up with us around Harmony. We always had fun going out to eat, playing miniature golf, going to the movies, or shopping. We were all friends, yet felt so much more toward each other that words can't begin to describe.

Saying goodbye to Ethan yesterday was one of the hardest things I had to do. He was going back to his job teaching, and I was going off to school. Would we ever see each other again, I asked him, to which he replied…

"If fate allows, I'll find my way back to you…"

Coming Up

Ethan reflects on his summer

Theresa has her first day of senior year!

Please R/R

(Author's Note: Thanks for the idea, Mika!)