Kam's Memory
I board the plane on a long flight to the other side of the world, destined for a place that is all strange, new and Unsure what to expect on the other end, but the plane takes off, I switch back and forwards between watching the television, my laptop, sleeping. After what felt like the longest time with multiply changeovers in various cities around the world I finally land at the airport.
I catch a taxi from the airport to the hotel, looking out the taxi window at the scenery and the houses. Once I arrive at the hotel, I unpack my suitcase, grab my shorts, towel and footwear to head to the local water park. It's such a beautiful warm day, feeling of the water splashing on my face is so refreshing.
Packing up my things and heading back to my room I lay down on the bed to relax, falling asleep, waking as the sun is shining through the vertical blinds opening my eyes looking at the clock shocked, its 7am! I get myself dressed into casual clothes, shorts and a tank-top. Heading out to the local market for a look around. Spending half the morning just checking out the local market stalls, buying various keepsake's for family as souvenirs.
I stop at a local coffee shop for a coffee, ordering my coffee, when my coffee arrives, taking my coffee in my hand before going back outside to sit at a table. Someone brushes past me, I smell her sweet perfume as she sits opposite me on another table.
Sitting opposite me is a brunette with brown eyes. She's wearing a red and black skirt, black tank-top and matching black bra. She's sitting there nibbling on biscuit's and drinking coffee, then lights up a cigarette, I admire her as she takes a drag of her cigarette. I'm admiring her breasts rise and falling on her chest, noticing she has an amazing pair of breasts, at least DD's looking so firm.
All of a sudden feeling like she's being watched, looks around before she looks directly at me smiles, winks and looks away. Taking another sip of my coffee I am doing my best to distract my mind. How can someone I have never met or spoken to cause such an impression? Just as I pluck up the courage to go over and say hi. She gets up from her chair butts out her cigarette and disappears back into the crowded streets, I feel so much regret that I didn't go over and say hello, my heart's filled with such remorse.
As I take my last sip of coffee and go to pay for the coffee, a sweet girl at the register asks me "how was your coffee", she then asks "Are you a tourist because I haven't seen you here before?"
I respond with "No I took a well needed holiday, I'm actually from Australia, after a messy divorce with my ex I was told by my family to take a break, clear my mind, come back as the person they remember before chaos stirred."
I pay for my coffee and start to walk away, when I decide to throw caution to the wind and double back to grab the attendant's attention again. "Pardon me sweetheart, but that girl sitting at the table drinking coffee and smoking the cigarette. Do you happen to know who she was?"
She smiles and responds "Oh you mean Koko, she's a local girl. She comes here usually every day on her way back home from the markets"
Thanking her before heading back to the hotel.
I'm laying on the bed, my eyes closed, every time I close my eyes Koko's beautiful smile pops into my mind, leaving me wondering how a woman can have such an impression on me when I haven't even spoken to her. Deciding to throw caution to the wind, return to that same coffee shop tomorrow, see if she shows up so I can go over and say hi and see how things go.
Waking up the next day, I get up have a shower, shave, comb my hair and put on some cologne, as I look in the mirror I admire myself thinking, 'what am I worried about I'm a good looking man, smart and my mumma brought me up to be polite and respectful, stop playing life safe and give thing's a red hot go after all what have I go to loose, a little bit of pride!'
Twenty minutes later I'm sitting at the coffee shop sipping my coffee, suddenly that familiar smell captures my senses, she walks past me, sitting on the table opposite mine, It's her, its Koko!
The waitress comes over to her, she orders her coffee pulls out her cigarettes, and begins to search through her bag looking for something! "Where has that damn lighter gone!"
I take opportunity the opportunity and get up from my chair walking over to her, pulling my lighter out of my pocket, offering it saying "Need a light sweetheart".
Looking at me giggling, taking my lighter "Huh oh yes please, always the way, when you need something you can never find it!"
As I'm struggling for words, this girl has me 'Tongue Tied' I simply respond with "Uh yer" she lights her cigarette giving the lighter back to me, taking her hand, kissing the back of her hand answering "Thanks my name's Kam, pleased to meet you, I'm holidaying here from Australia."
She smiles responds "Hi Kam, my name's Koko and it's wonderful to meet such a well mannered gentleman, have you done much site seeing around the place It's beautiful here?"
As I'm still struggling for more words responding with a quick "Yer a little".
she giggles clearly seeing I'm nervous, takes initiative with a massive smile on her face says "I've been on this island all my life, if you would like I'd be happy to show you around?"
Flushed in the cheeks responding "I'd really like that if it's not too much trouble, when would you like to start?" Heart in my throat waiting on a response.
"How about now I have no plans, let's go exploring" smiling at me.
