Trust
Song: The Saltwater Room, by Owl City
Dylan
I stared at her. She was sitting, all alone, though the rest of Fang's Gang had left an hour ago. The small waves lapped at her toes, and sand was scattered in her hair. I sat down next to her, and she looked over at me.
"You know what I think?" she asked. I shrugged, not sure where she was going with this.
"He doesn't care. I'll always love him, but I'll move on. Right now." she said. I nodded enthusiastically after flinching at her admittance to always loving Fang.
She kissed me. Right then and there. Is this real? wondered my brain, but I pushed the thought away. She grabbed my hand softly and pulled me to my feet.
Running into the water, she oustretched her 15-foot wingspan. I did the same with mine. She let go of my hand and splashed me. The saltwater stung, but I laughed and splashed back at her. The foamy seawater was flying everywhere. She waved at me, then dived underwater. I knew from experience that I couldn't breathe underwater like she could, so I just stood in the hip-high water basking in my own thoughts. The shock that she, all of a sudden, liked me (contrast to formerly hating me = big difference) was setting in. Was this real? Did she really care? Did Fang drive her to this? Questions crowded into my brain like an unsettling mob. She arose from the water and stared at the sky. A dark, huge, winged shape was flying towards us. Fang. I bared my teeth slightly. She ran to meet him, no doubt to ask why he came back. How can she not see it? The only reason that he ever left her is that I convinced him to, with the cover of 'for her safety.' He loves her. Always has, always will. She can't trust him. He'll just rip open the carefully mended wounds that he caused. But I'll be her protector.
He trusts her...but can I?