Sunset Sanctuary by RJ Castiglione

Author:RJ Castiglione [Castiglione, RJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RJ Castiglione Books
Published: 2020-04-06T22:00:00+00:00

“-and it’s not like you can control the weather. Maybe the clerk’s office will grant you an extension because of the storm.”

I looked up at Calder after pocketing my phone again. “Thank you for trying to cheer me up. I’m sorry for brooding. I’m just disappointed. Things finally started to go my way, and then this happened. It’s a lot for me to take in.”

As I leaned against a set of lockers in an empty, dark hallway and looked up at the taller Calder, I couldn’t help but feel at ease. He didn’t need to say anything to cheer me up. His gentle attention was enough. At that moment, I wanted him to kiss me. I could feel the tension building, the expectation of a shared first kiss.

If not for a woman yanking open the door from outside, sending a tepid and damp torrent through the hallway, a first kiss on the lips might have happened. The mood turned when it no longer became private.

“Come with me,” Calder said as he grabbed my hand and led me deeper into the school. As we passed empty classrooms on our way away from the gymnasium where most folks checked in, I wondered where he was taking me.

On the far side of the school, around a bend and up a random flight of stairs, Calder opened a door into a well-maintained, garden-like greenhouse reserved for faculty.

Surrounded by plexiglass on all sides with a plexiglass ceiling, I was astounded by the view, perhaps the best in the entire town. Squinting through the rain-stained glass, I made out a raging ocean.

Hundreds of dancing palm trees swayed with each gust of wind. You could practically make out the gusts, as though they were powerful spirits playing a game of tug-of-war with one another for control of the island.

Behind us, the gentle slopes of Pu’u Kukui ascended into the clouds. The peak was hidden, as always, but everyone in Lahaina knew the sleeping volcano was there, occasionally bringing us much needed rain while providing us with crystal clear drinking water.

Below us, I saw the lights of the school project upward from one skylight or another as a steady stream of cars filed into the parking area, locals and tourists alike seeking shelter.

“Why did you bring me here?” I asked.

“Because this place is special to me. I fixed it up when I worked here. It became my own personal escape from the chaos below. I wanted to share it with you.”

He moved in closer again, this time with nothing and no one around to interrupt. Placing his hands gently on my waist, he pulled me in until our hips pressed together. I braced myself as he moved in, my back firm against one of the windows. My hands, having a mind of their own, didn’t know where to go. Dangling at my side, then waving around, they were eager for what was coming.

I held my breath, anticipating a heated first kiss. Calder did not keep me waiting. Removing one hand from my hip, he gently pulled at the back of my neck and leaned into me.

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