Hermelyn stayed frozen on the sand, heart racing faster than the tide.
"A. Aldrich… likes me? Or was he just teasing?" She couldn’t tell. And the mystery felt like salt on her lips, but the tone remained sweet and sharp.
As she watched him struggle with the hammock knots, she smiled and talked to herself. "This vacation… might change everything"
It took Hermelyn almost five minutes to stand in front of the mirror inside the tent, staring at her reflection like she was facing a life-or-death decision. The bikini Aldrich demanded wasn’t loud or flashy, it's simple cream fabric with thin straps, tied at the back. But to her, it felt like standing under the sun without shade.
Hermelyn tugged the knot again and whispered, "Why am I nervous? He wasn’t even my boyfriend. He was just..." She s
