"Do you want a hand?" Seth asked, extending a hand to Sapphire.
"Thanks," she replied, accepting his offer. He pulled her up. Unfortunately, the bottom of the water garden was a little slippery. She lost her balance and slipped on the way up. She was waiting to feel the limestone side crack on her skull, but the feeling never came. She opened her eyes. Seth stood above her, one arm around her waist to keep her from falling backwards. He pulled her up, and before either of them could do anything to stop it, she was in his arms. He let go quickly now that she had her balance, and the silence for a moment was awkward until Seth chose to break it.
"Do you want to sit outside on the sand for a while to dry off? The warm breeze will be great," he said, extending his arm to a small mound of sand under the light of the moon.
"Good idea," Sapphire replied. They walked over. Seth spread his royal purple cloak on the ground and they sat down.
"There sure are a lot of stars," Sapphire said wistfully. She lay on her back and stared into space.
"Far away from the city, there are billions," replied Seth, who also was lying down.
"There are too many people in Cairo. The countryside is better. In the city, people are always watching everything you do," Sapphire said, sitting up and looking towards the palace.
"No one's watching now," Seth said, sitting up and looking her in the eyes. Slowly, they got closer and closer until finally their lips touched. Seth put his arms around Sapphire, who put her arms around his neck. They sat for a minute or so, just kissing. Suddenly, Seth pulled quickly away.
"I should never have done that," Seth shouted, angry at himself.
"Why not?" Sapphire asked, concerned.
"Think about it. I'm the high priest of Egypt. One of the laws for a place of such high standings is that I can't fall in love with anyone. To a person in my place, kissing someone like you is punishable by death!" Seth said, looking her in the eyes with fear.
"It's my fault. I'm the one to blame for making you do this. This wouldn't have happened if I never existed to meet you," Sapphire said. "I should be the one to die."
"Don't talk like that! Neither one of us is going to die," Seth said. "We'll leave Egypt if we have to! No one will keep me from you," he said, looking into her mahogany eyes.
"I wouldn't abandon you for anything," she said defiantly. "I would die first."
"Thanks," she replied, accepting his offer. He pulled her up. Unfortunately, the bottom of the water garden was a little slippery. She lost her balance and slipped on the way up. She was waiting to feel the limestone side crack on her skull, but the feeling never came. She opened her eyes. Seth stood above her, one arm around her waist to keep her from falling backwards. He pulled her up, and before either of them could do anything to stop it, she was in his arms. He let go quickly now that she had her balance, and the silence for a moment was awkward until Seth chose to break it.
"Do you want to sit outside on the sand for a while to dry off? The warm breeze will be great," he said, extending his arm to a small mound of sand under the light of the moon.
"Good idea," Sapphire replied. They walked over. Seth spread his royal purple cloak on the ground and they sat down.
"There sure are a lot of stars," Sapphire said wistfully. She lay on her back and stared into space.
"Far away from the city, there are billions," replied Seth, who also was lying down.
"There are too many people in Cairo. The countryside is better. In the city, people are always watching everything you do," Sapphire said, sitting up and looking towards the palace.
"No one's watching now," Seth said, sitting up and looking her in the eyes. Slowly, they got closer and closer until finally their lips touched. Seth put his arms around Sapphire, who put her arms around his neck. They sat for a minute or so, just kissing. Suddenly, Seth pulled quickly away.
"I should never have done that," Seth shouted, angry at himself.
"Why not?" Sapphire asked, concerned.
"Think about it. I'm the high priest of Egypt. One of the laws for a place of such high standings is that I can't fall in love with anyone. To a person in my place, kissing someone like you is punishable by death!" Seth said, looking her in the eyes with fear.
"It's my fault. I'm the one to blame for making you do this. This wouldn't have happened if I never existed to meet you," Sapphire said. "I should be the one to die."
"Don't talk like that! Neither one of us is going to die," Seth said. "We'll leave Egypt if we have to! No one will keep me from you," he said, looking into her mahogany eyes.
"I wouldn't abandon you for anything," she said defiantly. "I would die first."