All Chapters of Summer Bygones: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

I smiled at the waiter who served the cappuccino I ordered and happily sip my coffee. Ever since I started college, I began to appreciate the job of a server. Soon, I’ll be one of them, and I knew that a simple smile could make a difference to the waiter’s day. I stared at the window overlooking the ocean and wondered for the ninetieth times if working in hotels was more promising than being a teacher.The tourism industry has a higher demand and job opportunities. It was a highly recommended course by the career service of our school, so I decided to study tourism even if I had no clear idea of what the industry was all about.

There was a music video playing endlessly in my mind where the singer fell in love at first sight with a guy she just met and started singing about her feelings, trying to catch his attention. It perfectly described how I felt at that moment except that I was too overwhelmed to even breathe, let alone sing.I have been infatuated many times before but none of those could compare to my feelings for the stranger in red. He made all the guys I used to have a crush on pale by comparison. Stranded in a beautiful island with a gorgeous guy, perfect summer indeed.I slowly passed in front of the stranger; going to my room. Th