Between Two Fires

^.^ Chapter 10 ^.^

Once we arrive back at the cliff, I find no sign of Luca. I ask Lea if she knows where he is and she texts him. Just as we sit down to join Suzika and Dora, she receives a response from Luca. He says he had gotten a ride back home with one of the guys. I feel a little disappointed and I can't help but wonder what I had done that had made him so mad. 

This is good Cyan, if he keeps his distance it'll make it easier to stay away from him and stick to having an amazing summer. 

I look at my phone to get my mind off things and it says I have a message from an unknown number. I open it and It's from the person who had returned my phone. The time reads 13:59 - five minutes ago.

'Enjoy your picnic.' It reads. Although the other texts had been friendly, with little emoticons following the sentences, the current one seemed to be the complete opposite. 

Is this person mad now? - More importantly, how does he or she know I'm at a picnic...?!I look around but no one seems to have their phone out. The brothers from earlier are getting ready to jump off the cliff and everyone else is just sitting around talking.

Angry, I text back. 'Could you please tell me who you are? I mean, this is getting very creepy. Especially considering you somehow know where I live and what I'm doing...Who are you??'

I get a quick answer, ' You really don't know who I am? - Look, I'll make you a deal. I will tell you who I am in two weeks - if you don't guess by then. But only if you promise me one thing '

I contemplate the suggestion. Although it seemed harmless I would rather the person just tell me. ' And what if I say I want you to tell me now instead? ' 

' I will refuse ' 

' Fine then. I will agree on your deal but only after I know what the promise is. ' My fingers move quickly along the keyboard. Two weeks. I could wait that long without dying of curiosity....maybe.

' Don't jump off the cliff again. At least not before making sure its safe and don't jump off on your own either. Ever' 

My fingers stop before typing a response. I look around again and there are 3 guys and 2 girls with their phone out now. One of them is Josh. Lea is sitting beside me talking to Suzika but she has her phone in her back pocket. Why does this person care what I do?

I bite my lip. It could be Josh... he is the only one that I can think off considering the other people with their phones out I haven't really talked to. But it could also not be Josh. This person might not even be here. Maybe I should ask Lea... She mentioned the same thing in our conversation.

I type out my response, ' Fine I won't be the first to jump off this cliff again, I won't do it when I am alone either and if I do want to jump off again I will make sure its safe before I jump. However that's all I can promise. And only until I know who you are. '

Unlike the other times I don't receive a response right away. It was later on in the night, after I finished my shower when I hear my phone ding notifying me with a message. I get out of the shower and wrap a towel around me. Turning off the music that had been playing whilst I was showering first, I then open the message.

' Deal. I won't make it easy for you to find out then. ' 

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The rest of the week went by uneventfully and before I know it, a week has passed since I arrived and its Thursday again. I'd gotten around to checking out the shopping places close by and had managed to buy some groceries. Last night I finally had my first home cooked meal since arriving in Australia. Aside from that,  I had spent my time getting a little more tanned and relaxing in the beach almost every day every day from noon until the sun set. One of the days I actually met a couple of nice girls which were here on holiday also. They had suggested I join them and we had spent the day sunbathing and swimming. It had been a nice change of pace from just reading my book by the sea or swimming by myself.