It was an eight hour drive to our new house and by the time we reached the place, the sun had begun to make its way down the horizon and the sky was painted with hues of oranges, and pinks.
I'd always loved seeing the sun set. The sight of it brought about a sense of tranquillity and pure bliss. No matter how many times I saw it, it always managed to leave me in awe.
I was soon brought out of my train of thoughts when I bumped into someone and almost lost balance but somehow managed to steady myself, which was truly surprising considering my balance was almost always off, before landing on the paved walkway.
"Sorry-"
"Are you ok-"
We uttered simultanously and laughed afterwards.
"You're new here." I looked up to the owner of the voice to find a guy. He looked to be in his late teens or early twenties. His chestnut brown hair looked like it had been windswept but that somehow made him look attractive.
"What gave that away?" I asked with a smile playing on my lips "the fact that you've never seen me here before or the all too obvious moving truck that's parked outside the house?"
He chulked at that,"Great sense of humour I see." he said with a smile still gracing his face. He had quite a nice smile. "I'm Abel by the way," he said as he offered a hand in greeting.
"Lyra," I replied, placing my hand in his.
"So..." he started off, placing his hands in the pockets of his jeans,"What brought you here?" he asked.
"My mum's car," I said to which he gave me an unimpressed look. "I dont know. Just looking for something different I guess." I did't know why I was explaining myself to a total stranger. Perhaps I was too knackered from the move to think properly.
"Well then I should inform you that you have chosen the right place for that." He spoke up." It's a small town but everyone here is quite friendly."
"Thank you." I smiled at him.
"Sure thing. So...I'll see you around then?" he questioned.
"Of course since it's a small town. See you around," I replied and he walked away after that and I chose that time to take in the full sight of house. It was about the same size as our former house.
"Honey, can you please come help me out with unpacking?" mum called from inside the house.
"Who was that?" was the first thing she asked when I entered the house.
"Abel. He was just welcoming me to town."
"Oh that's nice of him."
"Yeah." I replied and just as I was turning my head, I noticed something was sparkling outside the sliding doors that led to the back yard. It was only after I had seen the pool that I noticed that the sparkling was caused by the lights reflecting on the surface of the water in the pool. I walked around it carefully trying to take note of how deep it went but then realised I couldn't fully do that unless entering the pool.
"Mum," I called out after I was back in the living.
"Yes dear."
"Did you know that there's a pool in the backyard?"
"Yes. I figured it would be great sin