It was the week I look forward to every summer. For only one week, I got a break from working day and night at the cultural center, dancing for tourists who liked to think of themselves as intelligent and worldly. They had no idea I was of Filipino and Japanese heritage, they just saw the slanted eyes, black hair and honey-brown skin (which no one can truly live in Hawaii without developing) and assumed I was expressing my native Hawaiian roots. Regardless, it paid well, and I enjoyed the anonymity of performing for a new crowd every night.
And there was this one week off. I always spent it far south along the coast away from the main beach, in a secluded alcove I claimed as my own. No one ever ventured that far, so I could be assured my solitude and could simply lay there in the sand, my bikini draped on a rock, with maybe some pineapple or coconut brought along to eat. I could sun my body, breasts pointed to the sky, my long hair pulled back from my face and my trimmed pubic hair shiny in the light. It was an amazing swimming area as well, it felt so much better, so much more natural, to swim nude.
This day I had just swam out as far as I could go, towards the horizon and the bright sun and was back on shore to dry. I could feel the sand stick to my bare, wet skin as I lay down on the beach. I listened to the waves going in and out and closed my eyes, warmth radiating through my body. Suddenly, there was a rustle in the nearby bushes.
Thinking it was, perhaps, some brightly colored bird, or a cat, escaped from the town, I opened my eyes and looked towards the sound. The rustling continued and I saw a small pale hand brush aside some leaves, followed by some golden blonde hair. This girl, wearing a tiny silver metallic bathing suit, just covering the nipples of her surprisingly large, but firm, breasts and exposing her smooth, long stomach and slightly visible hip-bones, stepped onto the sand of my beach with her dainty bare feet. She looked as if her mind was preoccupied with something; I watched her place her feet until she finally looked up and noticed I was there.
"Oh!" She squeaked, obviously as surprised as I was to find that we had both chosen the same secluded beach to trek to.
I noticed her eyes were red, as if she had been crying, and her face had a look of melancholy, despair even.
"I'm sorry..I didn't think there would be anyone here..I'll leave.." She muttered.
"No, stay if you like."
I felt sorry for her and was curious what had led her all the way out here and caused such a pretty face to look so sad. Also, I hadn't bothered to put on any clothes and noticed her eyes looking me over in what she most likely thought was a subtle way.
She sat next to me and picked up a handful of sand, then let it fall back through her fingers.
I leaned up onto my elbows, admiring her profile in the light, tendrils of hair wispy around her face, a bit of sweat glistening on her forehead and between her breasts.
"Why are you here?" I asked.
Tears began to fill her eyes, "Honeymoon," she replied.
I said nothing, waiting for her to go on.
"It's supposed to be a happy time, I know, and this trip was going to be one of the best of my life, but.."
"But what?"
"We had waited until our wedding for sex. I was a virgin, I wanted to save it for the one I would spend the rest of my life with. He is the one and it was going to be a night of passion and love between us.." she looked up from staring down at the sand to my eyes, "I'm Stephanie, by the way, and I don't usually talk to strangers."
"I'm Mya, and I don't usually either, but nice to meet you," I smiled and offered my hand. She took it and gave a weak smile back.
"Can you get off by yourself?" I asked.
She looked confused then realized what I meant.