CHAPTER 33 (Catch)
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The beautiful sunshine is perfect for their villa. They are lucky because the surroundings are not that cold, unlike yesterday's weather. Winter was sitting in the lounge chair watching them swimming in the pool. Sky was next to her and talking to Hunter who was busy grilling a barbecue when Sky noticed that she looked like want to join them but she couldn't.
"Hey,"
"Hey?"
"Lets go, I'll teach you," he said, offering his hand.
Winter reached for his hand it offered
and smiled. They both stood up from sitting and walked over to the poolside. Hunter was left there without knowing that Sky he was talking to, had already left him.
"I hope I have a girlfriend too." Hunter said to himself and continued fanning the smoky aroma of barbecue already infighting. And if a person smelled it with an empty stomach, he or she would attempt to have a bite because of attempting smoky and juicy smells coming from the barbeque.
Sky went down to the pool first, so he could help Winter down to the pool. The two grabbed their attention. For the first time they saw Sky like that. His caring side showed for the first time, and his sweetness that they never saw before. He helps Winter walk down to the pool. Asthenia inevitably felt jealous as she watched them. It's her first time seeing Sky like that.
"Are you okay with it?" Sky asked when Winter's body finally submerged in water.
"Yeah, It's literally fine," she sighed, and smiled as an answer.
He adjusted her hand and placed both of her hands on both of his shoulders.
"Try to shake or move your foot. Just lighten your body, let it float in the water, let your body catch by water," Sky said, while walking its foot under the pool.
"Don't let go yet, okay?" Winter said she was still afraid.
He did what Sky said. All of Sky's classmates are staring at them, waiting to see what happens next. Winter felt her body lighter than she thought. The splash of water coming from her feet, the trust she gives to Sky as she holds on to it and tries to swim.
"They're sweet," Melody exclaimed while sipping orange juice in a sexy shape glass with straw.
"Agree," Asthenia replied sparingly and also sipped the juice and did not take her eyes off them.
"Trying to hide your jealousy?" Melody teased her.
"No, I'm not," Asthenia refused.
They were sitting also in the lounge chair near the pool. She has no right to be jealous but she feels she should be jealous because for the second time they are together again with Winter and not her. Before Asthenia reborned, she was so depressed for her work, and for her boyfriend that she really didn't like.
Ta-thump-Tha-thump-Tha-thump…
Asthenia could hear her own heartbeat as she remembered everything before. She thought when she had an accident in conjunction with the accident of Sky and the other players chosen by the creator to go back in time as their young version. In her mind, what if we ended up together? Maybe everything will be fine, or if destiny does not favor me somehow, I will still be happy.
"Let go of your hand now, it looks like you are learning fast," Sky asked, when he noticed she had learned it.
"No, I don't," she said, it's just scary but she can really do it.
"Close your eyes, Winter," Sky said.
"Why?" she asked. She looked at him.
"Just trust in me," he smiled.
Everyone is waiting for Winter to let go of her hands. Everyone swam earlier in the pool and stepped aside to the side to let Winter swim properly.
"Okay,"
She closed her eyes slowly, then they continued to swim. She did not realize that Sky had already removed her hand from his shoulder. Sky let her swim on her own. Now she can swim and she will no longer be afraid of the sea or of the pool.
"Woahh!" the man shouted to cheer her.
That was followed by their screams to cheer Winter, so she immediately opened her eyes and looked at them. She was surprised because they were all focused on her. What surprised her even more was that Sky was on her side and she could no longer hold his shoulder.
"I told you, you could," Sky smiled.
…
Hunter finished grilling his barbeque, so he called everyone to come and eat. He is still waiting for Abigor. Same as Sky, who is also waiting for his presence. He didn't know if Abigor already blocked them since he didn't see any of his social media accounts.
"Are you happy?" Sky asked, munching the grilled corn.
"More than happy," she smiled, also munching her barbeque.
Edited
Meanwhile, at four in the afternoon, they started drinking some tequila and wine in moderation. Winter is drinking while Sky himself puts the wine in her glass because he does not want to get her drunk. Sky, on the other hand, just drinks once.
"Stop drinking, you're drunk already, even if you only drink three glasses of wine," Sky said.
"No, I'm not drunk,"
Hick!
"Really?"
He carried it without hesitation and put her on the sofa that no one was sitting on. She was a little blush without blush on in her cheeks.
"I shouldn't have allowed you to drink anymore," Sky said to himself.
"Ugh, Sky, I can swim now," she said, sounding like she was a 13-years-old young girl.
"You really want to learn how to swim," he said.
"Ahmm,"
"Wait here," Sky said, and left her for a while to say goodbye to Hunter.
"Hey, Sky," She called out.
She stood up from the sofa to find Sky. But when she walked, she fell because of intoxication. Not on the floor, if not with one hand that caught her.
"Got you," Abigor whispered.
It was him, Abigor, and yes he went to Hunter's villa today and he just saw Winter swaying while walking.
"Sky?" Winter asked.
"Nope, it's Abigor," He said.
Winter moved away from his grip on her while suppressing the effect of alcohol. She faced it with a sigh.
"Abigor?"
They stopped talking because Sky arrived, who quickly picked her up and put her on his shoulder.
"H-hey, Sky," Winter said, as she felt the air sickness as if he was just hanging on Sky's shoulder.
"Abigor," Sky said.
"Yes, Sky," he crossed his arms and smirked at the same time.
"Maybe, I don't know about what happened to you, why you did that, but you need to back off on Winter," Sky said, seriously.
"Are you fighting?" Winter asked, she was still awake but she couldn't walk or buy her own when she drank alcohol.
"No," Sky said.
"Just talking," he excused.
"Am I good at swimming?" Winter asked, in a soft sound.
"Yes, yes, you do." Sky answered.
Winter chuckled. She's drunk, she didn't know what she was saying on them.
Hick!
"We're leaving, enjoy the party," Sky said.
Sky turned his back on Abigor and started walking outside because he already said goodbye to Hunter. He just hopes Abigor and Hunter talk to enlighten everyone. They also quickly got to their Apartment and put Winter down on her bed. He then went into the kitchen and took some water from the refrigerator.
While Abigor was left there in the living room. Hunter caught it carrying a glass of tequila.
"Abigor," he said and approached him.
"Hunter, long time no talk,"
"Man, what's happened to you?" Hunter asked and sat beside him.
Abigor smirked, "Nothings happened, except that I don't want you and Sky to be my friend,"
"A what?" Hunter asked, confusedly.
"Damn, your still Hunter, my annoying former friend,"
"Hey, what's happened to you? Tell me," Hunter asked.
Hunter knew him very well that he was hiding something from them, the reason he treated them like that, like a stranger.
"You never know what's happened to me," Abigor said and stood up.
"By the way, nice villa," he stated.
Abigor left him on the sofa, still confused by his friend's answer.
…
Meanwhile, at Sky's apartment he was lying on the bed together with Winter, who was already sleeping beside him. He was scrolling on his old picture together with Abigor. It was Sky, Abigor, and Hunter's first selfie together in junior high. The time when everything is normal. When RPG is not yet discovered that time.
He smiled a little before he turned off his phone. He can't because he was so annoyed in Abigor earlier when Winter and him talking even Winter is drunk that time. He stood up from lying and walked to his own bed. He set his alarm clock to 9:30 pm. Because they couldn't play earlier since they went to Hunter's villa. So he will just wake Winter up because he is sure that his intoxication will be gone after a few hours of sleep.
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