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The hot Florida sun beats down on her glittering skin. Ali runs on her favorite beach inches from where the tide is crashing onto the shore. She scans the horizon and watches kids playing in the sand and then sees a old couple holding hands and laughing together. She thinks to herself if she will ever find a love like that, will she find that one person that makes her laugh even when they have been together for their whole lives?
Just as Ali continues to the think about her future she runs right into a surf board. Angry at whatever fool would walk right in front of her she looks up and says "excuse me" with a sassy tone in her voice.
Then the surfer turns back around and as Ali takes out her headphones, her jaw drops as she locks eyes with her. The surfer girl's sun kissed skin, tattoos all up her left arm and side, bleach blonde hair, and her body was so toned and muscular. Ali just kept staring at what she could have sworn was the most beautiful person she has ever laid eyes on.
The surfer just flashes a dimply smile and says, "Hey sorry about that but I yelled to you to watch out."
"Oh sorry my music was on loud and I was just kinda lost in the moment" Ali rambles on until she looks up and sees she is talking to herself. She scans the water for the surfer girl and watches with awe as she cuts through the water effortlessly. Her blonde hair waving in the wind as she rides a huge wave.
Ali stands there for a few more moments until she sees the surfer girl look up and glance over at her. Those eyes pierce her soul and Ali was frozen still, that was until water came up and splashed her sneakers and lower calf. She shrieked and then decided she has to get home before Eric wakes up.
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Ali enters her apartment after her run on the beach still thinking about that surfer girl. She puts her phone and headphones on the counter and hops in the shower. Once getting ready for work she goes into the kitchen to make breakfast when she sees her boyfriend Eric with a plate of eggs in front of him and a glass of milk.
She walks over to him and asks, " Hey you didn't make me any?"
He looks up briefly and and then takes a sip of his milk and says, " Sorry babe there was only 2 eggs left and I need protein if I want to stay on the team."
Ali looked at him with anger and says, "Adult men's softball league is not anything you need to train for and besides those we're my eggs that I bought for my fridge now finish up with the breakfast you made for yourself and go home because I need to leave for work in a few minutes."
"You know what Ali I am an athlete and I need to go to work anyways too" Eric replays as he stuffs his face with the rest of his breakfast.
"Playing video games even though you should be looking online for jobs is not work" Ali says with increasing irritation.
Ali and Eric had been together for almost a year now and Eric lost his job from the local bar a few months ago and has not even gone on a single interview since.
Ali knows that Eric is not driven but being that the dating world has not been to kind to her she sticks with him hoping he will change. She lets her mind drift from whatever Eric is saying about video games to that surfer girl and how free she looked out on the water. Ali wished she could feel free. With her new job promotion, Eric, all her friends, and her new apartment she is stressed beyond belief.
"Ali are you listening to me?" Ali snaps out of her daydream, " Yes Eric, I have to go to work now. See you later tonight for dinner."
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Ali recently got promoted to Principal at Satellite Beach Elementary School and loves her job. Ali always loved kids and when she knew she would not be able to pursuit a soccer career after breaking her leg in college she switched her major at Penn State from advertising to teaching. Ali had worked at the school for 5 years as the second grade teacher and was offered the principal job when the former principal retired.
Ali walks into her office just past 8:30 and Megan the vice principal comes in just behind her to tell her all the gossip from this past weekend. Megan keeps going on and on about this new girl she is seeing and Ali just blurts out " I think I might be gay"
Megan just stops talking stands there with her mouth wide open. Ali turns to her and says," Yeah it's a biggie Pinoe isn't it! I am 30 years old and I figure out just now that I might be gay. Gay Megan. I have never been with a women but when I saw her it's like she woke up, and when she smiled I felt warm. She is all I can think about and I only saw her once!"
Ali is just about to start crying when Megan comes up and hugs her. She whispers" You will figure it out Ali. And if you ask me being gay is the best thing ever. You know at that company party I thought I say you staring at the first grade teachers ass but I didn't say anything."
Ali busts out laughing " I was not starting at her ass! But Kelly Ohara is very nice and yes maybe she does have an athletic body but...."
Ali pauses and thinks and continues, "Fine she has a nice ass"
Megan is now the one laughing and says " okay principal lets go to that meeting me have in 2 minutes with the teachers. And don't worry about this thing, but by the way you sound I think you may have a crush on this girl you saw."
Ali smiles and adds," I don't even know her name!"
Megan then takes Ali's hand and replays, " If it is meant to be you two will be drawn to each other."
The two of them walk out of Ali's office and Megan whispers,"Make sure you don't loose focus in the meeting because of Kelley's ass."
Ali blushes and then goes back to thinking about that damn surfer girl.