  I was glad that I had not gone with Darren. It was quiet in the car. I and Brian were the only ones awake. Claire and Jake were asleep.
  Music was playing at a low volume in the background, unlike in Darren's car where the music must be blasting at full volume. I pitied Sam.
  &quot;This is boring,&quot; Brian whined from the driver's seat.
  &quot;There is nothing you can do about it. You're driving and Claire and Jake are sleeping,&quot; I said.
  &quot;Let's talk.&quot;
  &quot;We did. The whole day.&quot; I reminded him.
  &quot;Some more.&quot;
  &quot;About?&quot;
  &quot;I don't know. What do you want to talk about?&quot; He asked, glancing at me.
  I thought for a while. &quot;Let's play twenty questions.&quot;
  &quot;Okay. You start. No questions related to family.&quot;
  &quot;Fine. Um...what is your favourite book?&quot;
  &quot;I don't like reading books.&quot;
  &quot;S

  Claire's?POV:
  I was so damn sleepy. When I woke up, I was in a car. And Jake was there. He was staring at me. Over the few days we had known each other I have unusually grown closer to him too fast. I didn't think that it would do any harm though. It was not like he liked me or something, right?
  &quot;Where are we?&quot;
  He chuckled quietly. &quot;We are at your house, of course.&quot;
  &quot;Oh,&quot; I sat up straight. &quot;What time is it?&quot;
  &quot;Past one in the morning,&quot; He answered, glancing at his watch. I nodded.
  &quot;Brooke...is she home safely?&quot; I asked, suddenly remembering her.
  &quot;Yes. Brian dropped her off at her house. I called him,&quot; he said and I nodded again.
  &quot;Um...you should go home too. You must be tired.&quot;
  &quot;Yeah. I'll be leaving now,&quot; He nodded.
  I opened the car door and stumbled out of the car. Why was I 

  We sat there for a while, not talking. Just staring at the sea before us.
  Darren and Sam were back and were playing in the water. Claire was learning how to surf. Jake was teaching her. They looked cute together. Josh and Tyler were also surfing.
  &quot;Aren't you going in the water?&quot; Brian asked me a few minutes later.
  &quot;Not now.&quot; I said. We had finished our coconut water and now the coconuts were resting between us.
  He nodded and got up, dusting off sand on his jeans. Was he going?
  &quot;Want to take a walk along the beach?&quot; He asked and extended his hand for me to take.
  I took his hand as he helped me up. His warm hand sent tingles down my spine which I tried to ignore.
  We started walking along the beach. Not many people were there. This beach was never crowded. Though it was a beautiful beach with a beautiful view of the sea, it still remained mostly

I was glad that I had not gone with Darren. It was quiet in the car. I and Brian were the only ones awake. Claire and Jake were asleep.
  Music was playing at a low volume in the background, unlike in Darren's car where the music must be blasting at full volume. I pitied Sam.
  &quot;This is boring,&quot; Brian whined from the driver's seat.
  &quot;There is nothing you can do about it. You're driving and Claire and Jake are sleeping,&quot; I said.
  &quot;Let's talk.&quot;
  &quot;We did. The whole day.&quot; I reminded him.
  &quot;Some more.&quot;
  &quot;About?&quot;
  &quot;I don't know. What do you want to talk about?&quot; He asked, glancing at me.
  I thought for a while. &quot;Let's play twenty questions.&quot;
  &quot;Okay. You start. No questions related to family.&quot;
  &quot;Fine. Um...what is your favourite book?&quot;
  &quot;I don't like reading books.&quot;
  &quot;Seriously?&quot; I asked him disbelievingly.
  &quot;Yeah. It's kind of boring and I don'

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