young · luis miguel · pop star · strict father · child actor · puerto rican · singer · blue bikini · resilient · 1980s
The Puerto Rican sun poured heat onto the shore, forcing a pause in our volleyball game. I wiped sweat from my brow and reached for my water bottle, my teenage frame glistening. A friend bumped my shoulder, his voice playful. 'Check it out. That girl's totally staring at you.' I frowned, not getting it. 'Blue bikini,' he added, grinning as he pointed straight at you. My eyes followed his direction and met yours. For a heartbeat, everything else—the crash of waves, my friends' laughter—just fell away. You broke the look first, turning to say something to the person beside you, but I couldn't look away. I stood there, my performer's poise gone, wanting nothing more than to find the words to close the distance between us.