Ch. 4

When we finally arrived there were already quite a few people. Most of them from the environment, some of which we knew well, fleetingly or at least by sight. A few unfamiliar faces, both male and female, were also mixed in. The mood was already quite exuberant and from everywhere you could hear the most varied bits of conversation from the conversations. Sometimes it was about work or studies, sometimes about men, sometimes about women, sometimes about general issues. A mixed mix of people resulted in a mixed mix of conversations. The beach where the party took place was near the local fisherman's home.

On the other side, a large and well-kept green area bordered the beach, so that there was no danger of the forest behind it being burned down, at least not from the campfire. Since there has never been an accident like this before, nobody had had any reason to ban our parties here. Perhaps it was also due to the fact that the police from the neighboring town regularly stopped by at such meetings to see if everything was going smoothly and normally. Whatever it has been doing so far. Sure, there was always a bit of friction between two drunks, but they were quickly nipped in the bud by an unexpected cooling off by the other guests. The contestants were simply grabbed by the arms and legs and thrown into the quarry pond to cool off.

As always, enough drinks were provided and there were several ice-filled buckets in the vicinity, filled with a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. We had already brought the beers we had brought with us and ran, every now and then for a short hello or a little chat with one or the other group, stopping in the direction of the drink dispenser closest to us and heartily reached for the next beer that we opened with the help of lighters and a not exactly quiet plop. After a short toast to the group, which was also reciprocated by some, we started drinking. "Well, you drunkards actually survived the way here unscathed," smirked a female voice behind us that I immediately recognized as Stefanie's. All 3 of us turned around abruptly. There she stood in her summer two-piece suit and with the prettiest green eyes I had ever seen. Her eyes almost looked like they were twinkling like two stars. At this sight I was apparently so speechless that on the one hand I couldn't form a sentence and my mouth had probably opened a little.

Lars and David watched me, visibly amused and without waiting for an answer, they snapped their fingers right in front of my face and said, also amused: "Wake up, sleepyhead." Only now did I realize that I was probably staring at her for too long without a word and wanted to turn away from her to hide my slowly rising blush of shame from her, but stupidly turned directly in the direction of Lars and David, who are now even more and wider grinned than before. "What did you do with him?" Stefanie teased on. "If you only knew ...", Lars answered happily and mysteriously. When I didn't feel the heat on my face as much, I turned around and still couldn't manage a sentence. I was annoyed inside since I had never faced her so wordlessly. She blinked her eyes twice while smiling and just said: "See you later, guys" before turning around and joining a small group that she probably knew. Halfway through, she turned around again, but she was so far away that I couldn't tell who she was looking at. When she turned her head back in the walking direction I thought I noticed that she was swinging her hips a little more noticeably than was usual for her gait. however, she was already so far away that I couldn't tell again who she was looking at. When she turned her head back in the walking direction, I thought I noticed that she was swinging her hips a little more noticeably than was usual for her gait. however, she was so far away that I couldn't tell again who she was looking at. When she turned her head back in the walking direction, I thought I noticed that she was swinging her hips a little more noticeably than was usual for her gait.