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"Lucas stop!" Haley pleaded as she fought to keep her seat on the dock. The wind whistled and the waves clapped with the weak wood that supporting the dock. Haley rolled on her back laughing as Lucas continued to tickle her. "Stop!" she said laughing.
A hard gust of wind flew over them and pushed them nearer to the edge. "We're gonna fall in!" Haley yelled over the loud wind. Lucas retracted his hands to let his friend breathe.
"We're not gonna fall in. Don't worry." He assured her as he let his body fall down onto the damp wood beside her.
Haley wasn't convinced. "Well, if I fall... you're coming in with me." They laughed and Lucas brought his arm around Haley's shoulder. The young woman rested her head on his shoulder. Gazing up at the stars, Haley mentioned. "I wonder how Jake's doing with Jenny?"
Lucas shrugged. He was concerned about them. Jake hadn't been at school for a week and a bit. "I hope they're okay." He said.
The wind began to slow down. The sky was beautiful that night. All the clouds had been swept away by the rainbow that arched over Tree Hill earlier that afternoon. The stars hung in the dark sky. "You know Haley, the way the stars sparkle up there, reminds me of how your eyes sparkled when you danced with Brooke and them. You looked so beautiful that day."
Haley looked over at him. He seemed to be deep in thought. 'I wonder what he's thinking.' She asked herself. Suddenly the wind began to blow again. It was very strong. "Hold on." Haley instructed him.
Lucas grabbed hold of a rope that was lying near him. "Hold on to me." Haley did as he said and rapped her arms around him. The wind tried to push them off the dock. Lucas' hands began to slip down the rope. His tight grip caused the rope to dig into his hands. "I'm slipping!" Lucas yelled to her.
Haley's mind whirled around. "I can't hold on any more!" Lucas tried to yell over the wind. The water splashed vigorously under them. The waves clacked against the wood. They could feel the dock shaking. Lucas warned his friend that they were going to fall. As a big gust of wind came, Lucas' hands were flung from the rope. He wrapped his arms around Haley and the wind did the rest. Haley felt her body pull apart from Lucas'. The wind pulled her down but she quickly grabbed one of the poles that supported the dock. "Haley!" she heard her friend yell. Lucas tied his ankle to a small rope that was whipping in the wind. He threw himself over the dock and grabbed Haley's wrists as she did the same. As he pulled her up, he watched the necklace Brooke had given him, fall from his neck and crack on a rock. The little beads fled off into the water and the string, with a few beads still attached flew away in the mighty gust of wind.
Lucas struggled to pull Haley back up onto the dock. The wind blew furiously and Lucas began to feel the knot around his ankle undo itself. "I'm gonna fall!" he shouted. Haley switched her grasp from his hands to the pole. Lucas also took a grip on the wood.
The wind blew and Lucas' body flew to the other side of the pole. Haley's arms lay over top of his, as did her body. Worried that the wind might kill them, Haley cried out to her friend. "I love you Luc!"
Haley saw him slipping but couldn't do anything. Lucas strained his body to reach eye-level with Haley. He reached in and kissed her lips. "I love you too." Haley's heart broke as his body slipped away from hers. The wind flew up beside his body and his arms fluttered above him.
"Lucas!" she yelled as she let herself drop. The water was icy and the waves were enormous. Haley swam over to him. She reached down to touch the floor but it was too deep. Haley coughed as the water jumped into her mouth. "Luc!" Lucas struggled to keep himself above the water. He reached out and grabbed Haley's hand, then drew her into his body. Her teeth chattered as they bobbed up and down threw the waves. "We need to swim in!"
They fought their way against the waves, but ended up in the same place as before. "Watch out Haley!" Lucas yelled as he moved between Haley and the chain of rocks. The wave flew across the top of the water and picked them up. Haley held onto Lucas as hard as she could. As the wave crashed onto the rocks, so did they. Lucas wrapped his body around Haley's to protect her. The hard rock cracked against his side. Letting out a small cry of pain, Lucas let go of Haley. He gripped his shoulder and lay back on the rocks as the waves fell on his face.
"Lucas!" Haley yelled. Lucas looked up and as a wave crashed onto him. Sitting up, he could see how far the water had taken her. Lucas forced himself through the pain to help her. He felt the pain shoot through his side as he swam to her. "I'm stuck!" She yelled to him. She struggled to free herself.
"Hold on!" he yelled and plunged under to save her. Something was attached to her ankle. Haley felt him pulling it off, then she felt her foot float up. She watched the place where Lucas had plunged into the water. Then something was yanking at her pants. Jumping under water, Haley tugged at Lucas' arm. When she finally unattached him and came up the waves had begun to calm down.
"Lucas! Lucas!" she yelled at the lifeless body floating beside her. "Lucas?"
She towed him back onto the sand and watched him. Tears rested together on the brim of her eyelids. "Lucas. Come on. The wind's calm now." She said rubbing his shoulder. She lifted her hand up from his body and stared down at it. Lucas' blood dripped from her hand. Haley began to cry, as she gripped his hand. Squeezing it tightly, she fell onto his body and wept.
Her tears flooded his already wet shirt. It was ripped at his side where he had fallen against the rock. She sat up and stared at his cold, wet body. His short blonde hair hung over his sad face. Haley held up his hand to her face and closed her eyes tight. Tears streamed down her face as she leaned in towards him.
"I love you Lucas."
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"Lucas stop!" Haley pleaded as she fought to keep her seat on the dock. The wind whistled and the waves clapped with the weak wood that supporting the dock. Haley rolled on her back laughing as Lucas continued to tickle her. "Stop!" she said laughing.
A hard gust of wind flew over them and pushed them nearer to the edge. "We're gonna fall in!" Haley yelled over the loud wind. Lucas retracted his hands to let his friend breathe.
"We're not gonna fall in. Don't worry." He assured her as he let his body fall down onto the damp wood beside her.
Haley wasn't convinced. "Well, if I fall... you're coming in with me." They laughed and Lucas brought his arm around Haley's shoulder. The young woman rested her head on his shoulder. Gazing up at the stars, Haley mentioned. "I wonder how Jake's doing with Jenny?"
Lucas shrugged. He was concerned about them. Jake hadn't been at school for a week and a bit. "I hope they're okay." He said.
The wind began to slow down. The sky was beautiful that night. All the clouds had been swept away by the rainbow that arched over Tree Hill earlier that afternoon. The stars hung in the dark sky. "You know Haley, the way the stars sparkle up there, reminds me of how your eyes sparkled when you danced with Brooke and them. You looked so beautiful that day."
Haley looked over at him. He seemed to be deep in thought. 'I wonder what he's thinking.' She asked herself. Suddenly the wind began to blow again. It was very strong. "Hold on." Haley instructed him.
Lucas grabbed hold of a rope that was lying near him. "Hold on to me." Haley did as he said and rapped her arms around him. The wind tried to push them off the dock. Lucas' hands began to slip down the rope. His tight grip caused the rope to dig into his hands. "I'm slipping!" Lucas yelled to her.
Haley's mind whirled around. "I can't hold on any more!" Lucas tried to yell over the wind. The water splashed vigorously under them. The waves clacked against the wood. They could feel the dock shaking. Lucas warned his friend that they were going to fall. As a big gust of wind came, Lucas' hands were flung from the rope. He wrapped his arms around Haley and the wind did the rest. Haley felt her body pull apart from Lucas'. The wind pulled her down but she quickly grabbed one of the poles that supported the dock. "Haley!" she heard her friend yell. Lucas tied his ankle to a small rope that was whipping in the wind. He threw himself over the dock and grabbed Haley's wrists as she did the same. As he pulled her up, he watched the necklace Brooke had given him, fall from his neck and crack on a rock. The little beads fled off into the water and the string, with a few beads still attached flew away in the mighty gust of wind.
Lucas struggled to pull Haley back up onto the dock. The wind blew furiously and Lucas began to feel the knot around his ankle undo itself. "I'm gonna fall!" he shouted. Haley switched her grasp from his hands to the pole. Lucas also took a grip on the wood.
The wind blew and Lucas' body flew to the other side of the pole. Haley's arms lay over top of his, as did her body. Worried that the wind might kill them, Haley cried out to her friend. "I love you Luc!"
Haley saw him slipping but couldn't do anything. Lucas strained his body to reach eye-level with Haley. He reached in and kissed her lips. "I love you too." Haley's heart broke as his body slipped away from hers. The wind flew up beside his body and his arms fluttered above him.
"Lucas!" she yelled as she let herself drop. The water was icy and the waves were enormous. Haley swam over to him. She reached down to touch the floor but it was too deep. Haley coughed as the water jumped into her mouth. "Luc!" Lucas struggled to keep himself above the water. He reached out and grabbed Haley's hand, then drew her into his body. Her teeth chattered as they bobbed up and down threw the waves. "We need to swim in!"
They fought their way against the waves, but ended up in the same place as before. "Watch out Haley!" Lucas yelled as he moved between Haley and the chain of rocks. The wave flew across the top of the water and picked them up. Haley held onto Lucas as hard as she could. As the wave crashed onto the rocks, so did they. Lucas wrapped his body around Haley's to protect her. The hard rock cracked against his side. Letting out a small cry of pain, Lucas let go of Haley. He gripped his shoulder and lay back on the rocks as the waves fell on his face.
"Lucas!" Haley yelled. Lucas looked up and as a wave crashed onto him. Sitting up, he could see how far the water had taken her. Lucas forced himself through the pain to help her. He felt the pain shoot through his side as he swam to her. "I'm stuck!" She yelled to him. She struggled to free herself.
"Hold on!" he yelled and plunged under to save her. Something was attached to her ankle. Haley felt him pulling it off, then she felt her foot float up. She watched the place where Lucas had plunged into the water. Then something was yanking at her pants. Jumping under water, Haley tugged at Lucas' arm. When she finally unattached him and came up the waves had begun to calm down.
"Lucas! Lucas!" she yelled at the lifeless body floating beside her. "Lucas?"
She towed him back onto the sand and watched him. Tears rested together on the brim of her eyelids. "Lucas. Come on. The wind's calm now." She said rubbing his shoulder. She lifted her hand up from his body and stared down at it. Lucas' blood dripped from her hand. Haley began to cry, as she gripped his hand. Squeezing it tightly, she fell onto his body and wept.
Her tears flooded his already wet shirt. It was ripped at his side where he had fallen against the rock. She sat up and stared at his cold, wet body. His short blonde hair hung over his sad face. Haley held up his hand to her face and closed her eyes tight. Tears streamed down her face as she leaned in towards him.
"I love you Lucas."
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