Rhythm Of My Soul - Chapter 5

"David! Did you crawl here?"

I cried in frustration when I finally spotted him among the crowd. We were supposed to meet up and head to the beach but he was half an hour late. Usually girls would be the ones late for their dates but with David, it's the other way around. He is always late for everything! Wait...did I just say dates? I didn't mean that...it's more like a....gathering for friends? Ha! How lame can I be? I'm so not going to stress myself over such things! I have more important issues to settle...for one, David's punctuality.

"What took you so long?" I asked but immediately regretted asking.

"Traffic jam" he replied, the same answer every single time.

"I bet you were spending hours in front of the mirror, checking that every strand of your hair is in order" I snapped.

"Of course! I need to look good to see you, Princess Chelsea" he said, laughing.

"You can sweet talk any girl but me, remember?" I said, sticking out my tongue.

"Yeah, yeah. You're not like any girl. You're like my mother" he teased.

"David!" I cried, hitting him playfully on his shoulders.

"I'm sorry, okay? Look, this is the beach! Are we going to stand here forever?" he asked, in between giggles.

"I'm not going anywhere until you tell me why you're always late" I huffed, angrily.

"Come on, Chelsea! Don't you want to take off your shoes and feel the sand with your feet? To feel the wave splashing on you? To ride the jet skis to Never Never Land?" he asked, knowing that Peter Pan is one of my favourite story book.

"No. I'm not going to do anything until you tell me" I said, coldly.

I turned my back at him and crossed my arms, feeling upset. However, after minutes of silence from David, I began to worry. He usually has a lot to say but today, he just kept quiet. Is he feeling guilty? Could he be thinking of more excuses to satisfy me? I finally let out a smile because I knew I could never stay mad at David. I'm always the one who gave in whenever we have any disagreements.

"Fine, I give up!" I sighed, turning back.

"Chelsea! Come on!" he cried, happily splashing around the sea.

He really has the guts to leave me there standing like a moron while he goes swimming! No wonder, the people who walked pass me were all giving me weird stares. I could feel my blood boiling as I dashed into the sea after him. Within minutes, the beach were filled with our bickerings and laughter. Ever since David entered my life, I have become so much happier and free. Almost like a child again. With him, it's like I'm in another world altogether.

He's my Peter Pan.

I'm his Wendy.

And together, we flew to Never Never Land.

"Let's try the jet skis!" he cried, suddenly.

"I was aiming for the banana boat actually" I said, smiling.

"Banana boat and then jet skis?" he suggested.

"Sure! Race you to shore!" I yelled but started swimming first without him.

When I was about to reach the shore, I turned back hoping to taunt him. However, before I could do so, he surfaced beside me and carried me all the way to shore despite me screaming, all the way.

"Put me down! People are watching!" I pleaded.

"Who asked you to play dirty?" he replied, after putting me down.

"You're always winning! Can't you at least let me win just once?" I pouted.

"Well, we both reach the shore at the same time. Technically, you are a winner! But then, so am I" he said, cheekily.

I rolled my eyes and put my hands up, a sign of surrendering. We rented a banana boat together with a few tourists. I was surprised when David started speaking a weird language with the tourists and what's even more surprising is that they actually understand him.

"I didn't know you knew Japanese!" I commented, surprised.

"It's Korean, silly" he said, knocking my head playfully.

"Sorry. I'm not a language person" I admitted, blushing red.

"I used to have a Korean friend back in Canada. He taught me a few words" he replied, smiling.

"Why don't you teach me?" I asked, eagerly.

"Sarang heyo" he said, smiling.

"What does that mean?" I asked, confused.

"It means you're my best friend" he said, with a wink.

"Oh, sarang heyo to you too then" I said, shrugging.

"Thanks" he said, smiling mysteriously.

We were starting to have a lot of fun with the banana boat and jet skis when the skies suddenly became cloudy. Before we could run for shelter, the rain started to pour down heavily on us. David stopped me and turned me around to face him. Before I can ask him what is he doing, he bowed down....wait....is he asking me to dance?

"May I have this dance with you?" he asked, smiling playfully.

"In case you haven't noticed, it's raining! Are you out of your mind?" I asked, laughing.

"Come on, it'll be fun!" he assured me.

"But there's no music" I objected, giggling.

"There is. Use your heart to listen, not your ears. Can you hear that? The same song you played for me on the piano?" David said as he wraped his hands around my waist.

I don't know if it was the rain or having him so close to me that I began to feel goosebumps all over. I secretly prayed hard that David is not able to listen to my heart beat that is racing like a bullet train. I wondered if God is getting sick of my prayers because I've practically prayed for the same thing everytime I am around him. I closed my eyes and let him lead me to the music that only the both of us could hear. I wish that this moment would never ever end.

"Don't you think the music is too slow?" David whispered softly.

"Why don't we start partying then?" I suggested and started jumping around to the tune of an 'invisible' rock music.

David laughed as he joined in and we started splashing water puddles at each other. We were surprised when other people started joining us as well. It suddenly became a scene right out from the movie, Step Up 2. I smiled when I look at David, trying to imitate the head spinning trick from some of the teenage boys.

He made me smile

He made me laugh

He made my heart skip a beat

Am I falling in love with him?

Does he feel the same way too?

Even the rain could not wash my doubts away