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Low Tide

21th of December 2007

I was awaked up by the guys at 4am, they entered my house using the extra key, I have to get that key back, and when I woke up they were all in my room making a hellish noise. Apparently we have to go to a beach called Arrifana because today around 5:30 am there will be magnificent waves for surfing, I swear that if it weren't for them bringing that beautiful girl with them, I would have run them out.

The last time I surfed was 7 years ago, I think this is going to go very badly, but here I go.

I took my Jeep and Miguel, Kayla and Miguel's girlfriend Silvia went with me.

It took us 1 hour to get there, Kayla went in the front with me and we talked all the way about everything and nothing, now I'm sure she must be the same age as Miguel or older she's a really bright girl, is so easy to speak with her and there's this warm felling inside every time she is near.

When we arrived the landscape is breathtaking the light of the sunrise makes everything magical, and then from the corner of my eye I see her next to Silvia on the edge of a cliff.

Her hair looks like fire her skin sparkling like gold under the sunrise light, I'm pretty sure I forgot to breath for a minute there.

Just then I feel a touch on my arm, Miguel is standing next to me.

-"Don't even think about that, the guys would kill you??"

-"What??

- "You heard me!!"

-"I did, but didn't understand!"

-"Are you kidding? Everyone likes that girl like she is our sister, that girl will go to places, you know? She is gorgeous, we all know that or do you think you are the first one we have to hold back?"

- "And what if I really like her?"

-" Not a good idea man!"

- "What do you mean?"

- " If you ever break her heart we would kill you and make it look like it was an accident. You saw her for the first time a week ago, how can you know if you like her, you like her looks most guys do. But let's do like this, she's beautiful and that may be clouding your judgment so let me know if you feel the same way in one month, possible by then you'll be looking at her like we all do, a sister, besides she will be 16 by then, old enough to date" and he started to laugh really hard.

- "WHAT???? Oh God I'm so f****d!!!"

Miguel keeps laughing and went down the hill straight to the beach taking 2 boards with him.

When I noticed Kayla was next to me taking her backpack from the Jeep and grabbing her board from me.

- "Let's go lazy boy?" she smiled at me.

After all surfing is like riding a bike, at the beginning I took a beating from the strong waves but after a while I got it back.

Kayla is new to surf and was having some help from Pedro, if you ask me he was doing lot more then just helping with her with her surf, so I went to them and offer to help so he could enjoy a few waves himself, how nice of me...

We ended up spend the rest of the morning by ourselves like if there was no one else on that beach. I learned so much about her, she lives with her mum, she keeps a work after school because she what's to became a pediatrician and she will need the money, the guys took her under there wing because she's the younger one working with them on the Tivoli Area and she is on school with Miguel since she was 10, actually she isn't even old enough to work there but her boss knows her since she was a kid and he is a really nice guy.

Around 11h30 we all left the beach and went to explore the surrounding area and find a place to lunch, we end up in this little place in the middle of nowhere with a gorgeous views owned by a old couple where I had the best meal of my live. When we were having coffee, I heard the sound of a high-powered motorcycle arriving, 5 minutes later this 6.2ft guy with black jeans and black leather jacket enters the place and Kayla just jump from the chair beside me and jumps onto his lap wrapping her legs around his waist as he hugs her and pressing her closer against him and leans his face to her neck, they stay like this for I don't know how long, but it is like if something inside me is breaking I can't take my eyes away from them.

But when you think it can't get any bad then already is...

- "Hi guys, long time! Had really missed your ugly faces". he said with a funny accent and smile while the guys stood up to greet him. -"Thanks for taking care of my baby girl for me". he said looking directly at Paulo.

-"No problem man, she's our girl to"

- "No she's not"-the guy said laughing and kissing the top of her head.

We all seat back, and I noticed Kayla looking at me with a strange expression on her face, for same reason I couldn't understand nothing around me, only heard the noise, while felling this pressure on my chest.

Suddenly the guy, Leo is his name, spoke to Kayla in a language that seemed to be French, she replied and got up. She looked at me came near my ear and whispered: - " See you tonight at the bar? Would love to see you there".

-"Paulo, I'll return her back home"

-" Will you be around for how long this time?"

- " Not long enough, I'm afraid". he said while holding her against his chest."

Who the f**k is this Leo guy??This fucker just ruined the best day ever.