Chapter 3

The next week I saw Tom almost everyday, we would go get ice cream and walk in the beach.
He had once been my dream guy, but now, he was my best friend. We talked about everything going on in our lives, and I could say that I enjoyed going out with him because, he was so nice and sweet, and I could talk about anything with him.
One morning I got a text from Tom:

-Are you busy today? - He texted me.

-Not really, why? – I texted back.

-I’m having a rehearsal, why don’t you come? I know that you enjoy dancing. He texted.

-The sounds cool. –

-Sweet, I’ll pick you up at your house. –

We went to the theater and they started rehearsing dance. I quietly sat and observed. I knew every move he made. I had been an obsessed fan at some point and, I also loved dance, so I just quietly observed him move. Then I noticed something. He skipped a beat. He made a mistake, I couldn’t stay quiet.

-You skipped a beat. – I said.

-Oh, I did? Are you criticizing the way I dance? – He said with a daring smile on his face.

-Yeah, I am telling you that you made a mistake. – I said.

-Well, why don’t you come up to the stage and teach me how to dance correctly? – He said. The smile on his face showed me that we both knew this was all a game. We were good friends though we had met not long ago.

-Okay, if you want to see me dance… - I said and climbed up the stage.

I danced and his steps came to me naturally, but I still added my own moves.

When I stopped Tom said:

-Oh, you haven’t seen my best moves. –

-It’s on! – I said and smiled.

Then his friend Andrew said:

-The looser kisses the winner! – And he smiled.

Tom and I looked at each other. He danced then I danced, when I finished, Tom approached me slowly and kissed me.
Then he said:

-I was gonna loose anyways… you are a great dancer. – He said and laughed a little. He was just so sweet that I forgot for a moment that he was Tom Elliot, the superstar, he was my best friend Tom...

We both smiled.
-Okay guys, let's rehearse one more time.-
He smiled at me as I climbed down the stage and sat down.
Then I noticed I had to leave because I had agreed with my mom that I’d be home by 1:00 for lunch, and it was already 1:18.

-I’m sorry, but I need to go to lunch. – I said. I said goodbye to Tom and his friends and walked home.

I had lunch with my family and my parents told my brother and I we were going on vacations to Greece for 3 weeks when finals were over, which was this week.

I was excited. Greece was my favorite place to visit. The deep blue sea and the white marble constructions, I loved it! And I got to spend three weeks there! Partly this was because my birthday was in a month. I was so excited about Greece also because my cousins lived there since my mom’s mom was Greek. And I knew how to speak Greek very well too.

We finished finals that week and flied to Greece on Saturday.

When we got there I was really glad to see my cousin Agatha. She was about my age and we were really great friends. Every summer Agatha and I would go to this little beach nobody knew and spend the whole day there talking. That’s what we did the next day, we grabbed a picnic basket and put on our bathing suits and sunscreen and went to the hidden beach. We talked all day long. I told her about Tom and how I met him. Then we swam in the sea and dived for seashells. I loved visiting Agatha.

-Wait, what? You know Tom Elliot? – Agatha said.

-Yes, and well…- I said but paused.

-Well, what? – Agatha said.

-We kissed the other day.- I said and blushed.

-What? You kissed Tom Elliot? – She said.

-Actually, one time I kissed him, and another he kissed me…- I said and watched m cousin’s surprise face.

-You’ve kissed? Twice? Wow Aly, you surprise me. – She said. – And 6 months ago you only dreamed of him, now you 2 have kissed. Seriously, wow.-

-I know, I am surprised too.- I said.

-Do you wanna go explore the other side of the hidden beach? – Agatha said.

-Yeah, let’s do it! – I said and we both smiled. And then we stood up and went to explore whatever was behind the huge rocks on hidden beach. So far, this had been my favorite summer ever.