The ceiling shuddered as the bombing rocked the world above. Cecilia looked around warily, her instincts telling her she was unsafe.
Then the earth gave a great heave and she saw it. The water, surging towards all of them, hidden away in the tunnels where they had promised them safety.
She widened her eyes and then heard the voice, just as she had in the library so long ago I love you Robbie whispered into her mind as she closed her eyes and felt the cold water embrace her tightly.
She saw him behind her eyelids, and Cecilia saw no reason to keep him waiting any longer, so opening her mouth she ignored the pain and swallowed the water. Her lungs felt heavily and there was a sudden jerking motion in her body but when she opened her eyes again she found herself at her mother and father's house again.
Robbie was there, his blue eyes twinkling as he held out a hand to her. "I've been waiting for you my darling." He murmured, kissing her forehead. She smiled at him brilliantly and he led her down towards the fountain, whispering endearments all the while.
Cecilia felt it, the peace and serenity she had been vainly searching for… she had found him, and there was nothing left to want. Nothing at all.