I screamed as I hit the water. I heard the laughter from every up top. Embarrassing. They were going to pay for this.
I got back up the cliff, everyone was over at the table, dishing food onto their plates. I made my way to the fire and sat down on a log buddling into my jacket trying to keep warm. Sam took a seat next to me and handed me a plate of food the same size of his. I smiled and thanked him. I slowly ate my food as I watched the boy, man, dish more food onto his plate then mine and my brother's combined. I was shocked. Collin and Brady were teasing him about something that seemed to get him pretty pissed off. Jared walked over putting a comforting hand on Paul's shoulder telling the boys to back off. I cant believe I am admitting this but I wish I could be the one with my hand on his shoulder. Be able to touch him, feel his warmth, and comfort.
"Crystal?" Sam broke me out of my gaze.
"Ugh. Ya." I said a little to fast.
"Im heading over to sit by Emily. Is that all right?" Sam asked. I found Emily across the fire talking to Jared and Kim who was in his lap.
"Ya. I am going for a walk anyway." I said taking my last bite of food and standing up with Sam. I threw my plate away and walked down the side of the beach. When I was out of view of the bon fire, I noticed the man off in the distance. He look brave, bold, and handsome sitting with his knees pulled to his chest on top of the rock in the sand. His feet baring themselves into the sand. I walked up to him.
"Hey." I greeted him. He looked at me then back to the ground. 'awkward' I mouthed to myself walking past him.
"Hey I didn't say you had to leave." He said looking up at me slowly.
"Well you didn't look to welcome to me staying either." I folded my arms on my chest and eyed him. He smiled.
"You look so cute when your mad." I laudhed letting my hands drop and running over to sit by him.
"I'm Paul. Incase you haven't figured it out all ready sweet tums." He smiled down at me. I smirked poking holes in the sand with my finger.
"I figured."
We sat like that for a while. Hearing the depth noise of the cheering and laughter back by the bonfire, watching as each wave fought and fought to be the first one to make it to shore. Making a whooshing noise as it finally made it out only to just got sucked right back in. In a way it resembled me every time I get my hopes up and think I'm on the right track something always happens to pull me right back in. Back in to the life I regret. The one where I was just a girl with no happy place. A girl who was hit each night by her own father and was forced to go to bed to the cries of her mother being raped at night. That was when he bothered to get his drunk ass home.
Todd saved me. I was always afraid to talk to someone, tell the cops, or speak up, but Todd broke down my walls for me. He wouldn't let 'no' be the answer. I felt so revealed as I bundled with Tod and my mom in a group huddle and watched my father finally be placed where he belonged. Behind bars. That was the first day I phased the day I found out about Sam. The day I imprinted. Although Tod broke down my walls for me once , he also built a new wall a hole different kind of wall, a bigger thicker wall a wall hard to break. The wall blocking me from loving again.
