I woke up early so I could witness the sunrise. I only watched the sunrise once so I won't miss it anymore. I took my jacket then I slowly left our room. The hallway was so quiet so I got scared and walked quickly.
"Good morning Ma'am." Rebecca greeted me this morning.
"Good morning." I greeted her warmly and then left the hotel.
My loose hair was blown away by the strong wind. Even my legs are getting cold.
Why am I wearing shorts? Hays!
It was still dark around and I could only hear the waves of the sea. I walked closer to the sea and sat on the sand. I closed my eyes and felt the cool breeze. It's nice to be alone in this place, no one will stop you or what you have to do to be successful in life. No one is pressuring you to be like this, be like that. I just want to be free and happy.
When I opened my eyes, the dark surroundings and the waves of the sea were still exposed. I just smiled because I'll be free in one week. It's just a short time but I'll never forget this moment that happened once in my life. I was happy with them and we fled together from our lives in Manila.
It's already 5:15 in the morning. I could already see the orange sky, meaning the sun was about to appear. Another day and another hope for all of us.
"Good morning, Louise." Someone greeted me from behind.
I looked at him immediately and was surprised that Jacob was awake as well. He sat next to me and he also looked at the sea.
"Good morning, Jacob Oppa." I also smiled at him.
"You were alone here?" Jacob asked.
"Not anymore." I laughed as I saying.
He laughed and covered his mouth with his hand while laughing. Jacob still hasn't changed.
I looked straight at the ocean. "I'm sorry if I was very demanding last night."
"Why are you saying sorry?" He's confused about what I'm saying.
"I'm sorry because I requested you to sing one of my favorite songs of you guys." I looked straight into his eyes.
"It's just that?" Jacob said while laughing. "It's all right Louise and besides we were performers back then."
"It was my first time to watch you all performing in front of me, of us." I smiled at Jacob.
"You haven't gone to our concert or fan meeting even once?" He asked.
"Yeah, back then I couldn't afford to buy a ticket for your concert. I have no merch and albums as well. Like literally, I was so broke that time. I have no enough money to buy everything I want."
Jacob wanted to say something but I held his arm. "Let's stop talking for a while and appreciate the beauty of the sunrise." I also let go of his arm and smiled to watch the rising sun.
It's nice but I still prefer the sunset, but the sunrise is nice. I thought I had changed but I still haven't. Still, little things make me happy. Even though my hair was flying, I didn't care about it.
"Why are you crying, Louise?" Jacob suddenly asked.
I touched my cheek, it was soaked by my tears. I didn't realize that I was already crying because of the beautiful sunrise.
"I-I'm just amazed how beautiful sunrise is." I said as I wiped my tears.
"Hey, guys!" Karl greeted us warmly as Justin and he headed to our place.
Karl sat down next to me and Justin followed.
"Hi, Justin Oppa." I smiled at him.
"Hi." He greeted me briefly.
"Hey! I'm also here. Why didn't you greet me?" Karl looks pissed but I know he's just joking.
Jacob and I both laughed at Karl's reaction.
"Why Louise?!" He asked hysterically as he lay on the sand.
I just laughed because of what he was doing.
Typical Karl.
"It's because Justin Oppa was very quiet last night, so I'm just worried." I told him.
"He's not comfortable using the English language like Johan Hyung. They wanted to communicate with you guys last night but they are not confident using a universal language." Karl said.
It saddened me. "Just try to speak in English Oppa and it's okay if you are grammatically wrong, just don't be feel embarrassed about your mistakes. We all make mistakes no one is exempted. Try your best and don't worry no judgment." I gave him my warmest smile.
I know Justin understands English but he's not confident to speak in English. I stood up to go back into our room.
"Hmmm… I have to go back to our room. I think my friends are waiting for me." I said before I run back to the hotel.
"Let's catch up later Louise!" I even heard Justin shout.
I looked at them again and smiled. "Yes, Justin Oppa! We will have more activities in this resort!" I shouted back and waved at them and headed back to the hotel.
I met some staff and they greeted me. I greeted them too to give them strengths to work in this morning. I was walking down the hallway headed to our room when I met Ivan and Johan.
"Good morning, Louise." Ivan said.
I smiled at them. "Good morning."
"Where have you been?" Ivan suddenly asked before I walked again.
"I went outside to watch the sunrise with Jacob Oppa." I simply said.
Ivan and Johan looked at each other. "Jacob's there and you guys watch the sunrise together?" Ivan's eyes widened as he looked at me.
I nodded slowly. "Because he woke up early then he saw me while sitting on the sand, alone."
"Ahhh. All right, bye Louise! Don't skip breakfast. See you later." He said with a smile on his face.
Johan just waved at me and smiled. I smiled awkwardly at them and went back to our room. Sheena and Axel were still asleep so I laid down next to Sheena again and went back to sleep.
As I slept, bones were piercing my body so I moved.
"Louise, wake up!" Said the woman who's on top of me.
"W-Who you?" I asked sleepily as I covered my face with a blanket.
"Hey, Louise wake up! We have a lot to do today." I heard Lovie say because of her strong voice.
"5 minutes." I asked to give me time to get myself up.
Suddenly someone pulled the blanket wrapped around my body and pulled my two hands to make me stand up. I slowly opened my eyes and saw them in swimsuits but with shorts including Sheena. I scanned them from head to toe.
"What trip are you on? Why are you in a swimsuit?" I asked sleepily as I rubbed my eyes.
"We are probably on the beach, what do you want us to wear? Pajamas?" Haye replied with annoyance.
Laura sat down next to me. "Hey! We will watch the dolphins today."
"Really?" I closed my eyes again.
"Louise! Start to fix yourself. You're so slow." Haye nagged me.
"Hurry up! Don't wait for us to undressed you here." Coleen said.
I grabbed my bag and calculated what I could wear. I looked at them first because I was still asleep and I didn't know what to wear. They wearing swimsuits but in different colors. They look like Teletubbies.
"What should I wear?" I asked them.
"The swimsuit we bought before we go here!" Coleen said excitedly.
"Nah. I'll just wear a rashguard." I said before I went to the bathroom to change my clothes.
Before I could go into the bathroom, Junior pulled my hair.
"You can't just wear a rashguard. You should wear a swimsuit or else we'll drown you in the sea." Junior threatened me.
"Hey! We'll just watch the dolphins and if we can play with them, I'm safe because I can't be undressed." I defended myself again because I don't want to wear a swimsuit.
"We're not sure if we can touch or play with the dolphins." Sheena said.
I just sighed. They searched my bag so I just let them find that swimsuit. Laura got some white shorts and Coleen lifted a white backless one-piece swimsuit.
"Perfect!!" Axel shouted while clapping.
"Wear it and we're sure it suits you well." Lovie assured me.
They pushed me into the bathroom and closed the door. Since I wasn't comfortable wearing only one piece and shorts, I went out of the bathroom again and rummaged through my bag. I picked up the thin white shirt and a sky blue see-through then I went back to the bathroom. After I changed, I came out and my friends complimented me endlessly.
"Have you eaten your breakfast?" I asked them as I sorted out my dirty clothes.
"Yes." Sheena replied.
"Where are your boyfriends?" I asked them as I stared at my friends.
"They already outside and waiting for us." Coleen replied.
"Even RealSeven is included." Lovie replied suddenly.
"Really? You should've just gone and watched the dolphins without me." I felt guilty.
"Can you hurry up? So that you can eat and we can leave. Stop talking, Louise." Haye said impatiently.
We just laughed at her. I hastened to fix my clothes. Before we went out we took pictures first. They went straight out of the hotel and I went to the dining area alone.