BXBX NOVEL Chapter 60 - Twilight At Syracuse
"Oscar!" Lisa turned around when the man grabbed her arm. She almost kicked the man. "Don\'t shock me like that!"
Oscar bowed slightly. His wide palms touched Lisa\'s cheeks while bringing his lips closer to her eyes. Oscar gently blew Lisa\'s eyes that were sore from the sand.
"How, is it better?" Oscar lowered his hand and stared into Lisa\'s red, watery eyes.
"Yes, I feel better, thank you..." Lisa said. She tried to cover up the fact that she was actually crying.
"We should go back to the hotel in an hour. The sun is getting hotter, you will pass out from the heat," Oscar took her under an umbrella with him.
Under the shade of the umbrella, they laid on a blue base with white stripes. It seemed that Lisa was getting overwhelmed because the heat on the beach was getting higher. Her breath began to gasp slightly, sweat pouring down from behind her head.
Oscar handed his wife a glass of cold water. "Drink, don\'t get dehydrated,"
Not long after they walked on the beach, they returned to the hotel and spent the rest of their first day lying down and watching television over the served sumptuous dishes.
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Lisa woke up very early the next day. She went out to the hotel balcony and looked up at the beautiful morning sky in amazement. The dawn in Syracuse was very beautiful. From the balcony of her room, she saw the figure of a tall man leaning against the wall of the hotel downstairs.
Up until now, Lisa still couldn\'t deny the fact that her husband was perfect. An endless treasure trove of seven generations, with a handsome face and athletic body, the president of a well-known communications company in the capital and the world. What a dream husband. It\'s just that Oscar was a man who easily changed his heart. Sometimes, his quickly changing attitudes made Lisa doubt their marriage. Did that man really love her or did he just try maintaining his family\'s image so that they wouldn\'t be seen as bad in society\'s eyes?
Lisa waved to the man who was leaning downstairs. The man replied with a short nod then hurried into the hotel\'s room.
"Lisa, let\'s change clothes now! We\'re going to be out on a trip all day!" He rushed.
"But Oscar I just woke up!"
"Okay I\'ll give you ten minutes. I\'ll wait for you in the lobby!"
Ten minutes passed. Lisa got off in a casual white dress and her favorite straw woven beach hat. The woman glanced in all directions, looking for the tall, slender figure that had been waiting for her.
Oscar was standing in front of the restaurant. He invited Lisa to breakfast before they went around Syracuse. Nobody knew where he would take Lisa, but he was sure it\'d be very fun and memorable!
After sitting on a chair near the window, a waiter approached the two couples with friendly faces and warm smiles. He handed me a menu book while preparing to take orders.
"Good morning ladies and gentlemen! Are you ready with your order?" The waiter asked in Italian.
Oscar told him to use English. They didn\'t understand Italian at all!
"I\'m sorry, I thought you were from Milan! This lady looks very beautiful," the waiter said in English.
Lisa just smiled at the waiter. The couple then ordered some dishes for their breakfast.
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After breakfast, Oscar took Lisa to an island in the middle of the sea, near the coast of Syracuse. Unexpectedly, the pier was full of tourists! The noise of tourists talking and the clicking sound of the cameras. Lisa was dizzy to hear all that.
Oscar led Lisa across the sea of people to the boat that would take them to the center of the island. This was Lisa\'s first boat ride! Metropolitan life in the capital made Lisa almost forget to enjoy life as it was today!
"You will enjoy the beautiful scenery on the island, Lisa," Oscar said as he put his arm around his wife\'s shoulder.
Oscar put on a life vest and helped Lisa put on the protective gear. The man hugged his wife tightly, in case the boat lost balance and knocked Lisa off the deck.
Lisa looked at the horizon in amazement. The beach view from the boat looked very beautiful. The blue sea water flowing under the boat was very enchanting. The woman spread out her arms and let the wind blow her shimmery black hair. She thought the world was so beautiful today.
The ship\'s rudder unintentionally deviated a little and the boat tilted slightly. It made a pretty powerful splash of water and soaked Lisa\'s body. She laughed as the water soaked her wet. Lisa hadn\'t had the same fun when she was a child.
Oscar took out a towel from his bag and dried Lisa\'s soaked body. He was afraid that his wife would be sick. "Are you okay, honey?"
"Are you kidding? I\'m really happy today!" Lisa shouted happily. Her loud voice made the boat passengers\' eyes fixed on her. Lisa was a little embarrassed but she didn\'t care.
Arriving at the island, Lisa immediately ran to the edge of the island and looked at the beautiful ocean. She didn\'t want to feel how bored work at the office was and her past memories with her ex-boyfriend. She just wanted to be alone, make out with Oscar, and enjoy the beautiful sunset in Syracuse.
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After a long day on the island with her husband, Lisa returned to the hotel at night. Lisa suddenly sneezed until she shivered. This must have been due to the sea water slamming on the boat and the strong winds on the island!
Oscar grabbed a towel and blanket, wrapped his shivering wife around and handed Lisa a cup of hot tea.
"Sorry you got sick like this," Oscar said, feeling guilty for bringing Lisa to the island in the middle of the sea.
"No problem! The important thing is I\'m happy," Lisa sneezed again for the umpteenth time. Oscar worriedly looked at Lisa shivering. He did not want his wife to return to Indonesia sick. The man then took out the medicine box from the suitcase and gave it to Lisa.
"It seems that we don\'t need to go out for the next two days. You\'re sick like that, it will get worse later, especially if you are pregnant!"
"But I\'m really bored in the hotel room and don\'t know what else to do! I want to go to the beach again!"
"No, Lisa, what if your cold gets worse and you need a trip to the hospital? You don\'t want to go on vacation and go to the hospital instead?"
Lisa chuckled. "Fine, for the sake of my health, I won\'t go out. But isn\'t it really a shame that we\'ll just stay quiet in the hotel room in the next two days?"
Oscar embraced his wife intimately, he landed a kiss on Lisa\'s forehead. "Nothing is wasted if you are beside me,"
"Your king of rags!" Lisa teased, patting her husband on the shoulder. The man smiled. This was the first time Lisa saw her husband smiling sweetly. Oscar wasn\'t the type of man who would smile easily, so once the guy smiled, it felt like winning a lottery!
The two lovebirds then curled up on the bed, sharing warmth. The vacation in Syracuse was truly the most beautiful moment since Lisa married the president director of Petersson Communication.
"Oscar, thank you for taking me to this amazing vacation!"