Love, Apple [On Hold]

Waffle in the sun

Apple was sure she had completely lost her mind.

Luka had indeed driven them both to the beach like she suggested, an absurd request by Apple, one she wasn't sure she even said from being so nervous from sitting next to Luka Ellis.

But there they were at the beach together, when they were supposed to be in class, doing team-building activities.

Apple had never felt so uncomfortable before, and now she sat barefoot on the sand in the soldering heat with her crush of two years beside her, with no shirt on.

The moment Luka stood up after they had both found a spot at the beach to sit, he had taken his shirt off, and the moment felt slow-motion, and Apple was sure she was dreaming.

She had seen Luka without a shirt before, she wasn't a total lost cause from not seeing the male body but this was the first time she had seen him up close, all his glory on display, right in front of her eyes.

"You ok? You look... warm."

Apple almost died from his comment, she couldn't hide how much she disliked the heat, she rarely stayed out for this long, in fear she would end up burning to a crisp in the summer heat.

"I'm alright, it's warm huh." She dumbly said, avoiding his intimidating gaze.

Luka snorted beside her and leaned back to rest on his elbows. "I take it you don't do outside things much." 

Shaking her head, Apple watched some children run by them with a ball. "No, not really."

Apple didn't like the beach, there were too many memories, great memories with her father she wished to savor, she still felt weird being at the beach without him, it was usually around this time they went to the beach together.

"Do you want a drink or something to eat?" 

Looking around, Apple spotted a stand selling ice cream and drinks, but not wanting to make him go get it, she shook her head no.

Noticing a frown on Luka's face, Apple looked away from him but felt him shift beside her, he stood up and grabbed his wallet from his bag beside her.

"Be right back okay?"

She nodded her head and watched him go, Apple admired the muscles on his back flex with each step, under the sun she felt like Luka looked truly beautiful, it made her wonder how he did that so effortlessly.

Apple didn't need to look in the mirror to know her face was warm, she and her father were the same breeds of people who didn't tan, they burned under the sun, it wasn't pretty, if anything it was awful.

But they had shared that together, every summer at the beach when he was alive.

"Here, I hope you like bubblegum waffles." Luka says suddenly, making her jump.

Luka had bought a bunch of stuff, in one hand he was holding two bubblegum ice cream inside a bubble waffle and in the other hand he held two cans of Pepsi max.

"Oh um, thank you." 

Blinking confused, she accepted the waffle filled with ice cream and stared at it as he sat down beside her whilst placing a can of Pepsi at her side.

"Coach might disapprove but these things are too good to pass up."

She watched him dig into his, then she noticed his eyes staring into hers, waiting for her to try it.

Apple had never had one of these, but she had seen people have them, she had put 'try new food' on her bucket list, so here goes nothing she says to herself in her head.