Shipwrecked
Chapter 23
Sam's POV
I hugged Reuben as tight as my current strength allowed me, sniffing in his shirt while a few tears made a stain in it. I couldn't have believed what just happened. It was the most horrible thing my ears have experienced. Well, that, and Gibby's singing. I felt Reuben's kiss on top of my head. Um... Isn't that like totally inappropriate? Yeah, sure, Shane just probably died, but was that really the reason for him to kiss his ex-girlfriend's head? Whatever... Just forget it.
Wendy's POV
''Hey,'' a perfect smile appeared on his flawless face as he looked at me with those beautiful eyes. The eyes of an angel. His ruffled brown hair was longer than usual and a few wisps of it had spread across his forehead as the wind made them even messier. I couldn't believe one could be so beautiful. So attractive. So indescribably amazing. Perfect.
''Hey,'' I smiled back, not taking my eyes off of his face. When I did, I finally noticed where we were. It was a cliff, pretty scary, I must admit. But even though the cliff was falling apart, the place where the two of us were standing was extremely gorgeous. The grass was very green, fresh, and there were a lot of cute little flowers sticking their heads out of it, turning to the sun, which was about to set down. Underneath the cliff was a big blue ocean where a few dolphins were happily playing together.
I turned my head back to the boy in front of me. He had been staring at me the whole time with a shy smile on his beautifully formed lips. I wanted to kiss them. I really wanted to kiss those lips. That is, until they said those three words.
''I love you,'' they formed each letter slowly, making the wish in me disappear. I had never been able to tell anyone I loved them. And I would always run away if someone told that to me. All of my boyfriends; I broke up with them, my friends; I left them, and even my parents; I ran away from home or I didn't speak to them. I was afraid that I would never be able to settle somewhere, with someone. Love them. And let them love me.
I tried to say something, but I couldn't. It was as if I lost my voice. But anything I would have said wouldn't matter right now. He took my hands in his and intertwined our fingers together, moving them into the air, as he came closer to me and closed the gap between our faces. His soft lips touched mine in such a gentle sensation and I could see fireworks in front of my eyes. He started moving his lips, kissing my bottom lip ever-so-slightly as his hands tenderly squeezed mine. I enjoyed his kiss so much, but then it suddenly disappeared and I started feeling really cold.
I opened my eyes and saw him standing in front of me, that shy smile on his face again. I realized that the sun has set and it was dark and really cold. It was freezing. The dolphins were gone, the grass wasn't that green, and the flowers have withered. I wanted to walk over to him and have him hold me in his arms forever. But I couldn't move my legs, nor say anything. It was getting colder by every second that passed. I could see white clouds forming in front of my lips as I breathed out.
I opened my eyes, blinking away the sleepiness in them. I felt cold so I snuggled closer to whoever was next to me. I looked up and saw the boy that I had just been dreaming of. I was ashamed to look in his eyes, but I did anyway. He smiled to me and put his arm around me to make me feel warmer.
''Why aren't you sleeping?'' Freddie asked, caressing the side of my arm.
''I was cold so I woke up. You? Have you had any sleep?'' I asked him.
''Nah.. I keep worrying about Sam. I can't close my eyes without seeing an illusion of her hurt somewhere.'' I didn't know why, but it stung my heart that he'd kept thinking about Sam all the time.
''Are you in love with her?'' I couldn't escape the question leaving my mouth.
''No!'' he answered quickly. So, he was in love with her... Okay. But why did it hurt me so much? Does that dream have something to do with this? Endless questions popped up in my head, but I just couldn't fit an answer to any of them and it was sooooo frustrating!
''Okay...'' I said and held him tighter, wanting him not to ever let me go. I loved his closeness, his warmth... It was all that I needed right now. Finally, one of my questions was answered. I had feelings for him. But now... What about the feelings I had towards Gibby?
Freddie's POV
''Are you in love with her?'' Wendy asked. Why did she want to know if I was in love with Sam? It didn't make any sense. Unless... Naw, who am I kidding? Well anyhow, I couldn't tell her the truth. Of course I was in love with Sam! Who wouldn't be?
''No!'' I said quickly after that, hoping that she wouldn't figure out that I was lying. Although, it could be very much possible, cause I'm not good at lying.
''Okay,'' she said and tightened her grip on me. Then she sighed, and relaxed in my arms. Was it possible that maybe.. But just maybe. Wendy could like me? Well, now that I thought about it, it wouldn't be such a bad thing after all. I looked outside the cave to see the rain falling hard, and then remembered that picture of Sam. Yet again, I wouldn't be able to forget it.
Sam's POV
I continued softly crying into Reuben's chest as he slowly caressed my head and ran his fingers through my hair, telling me to calm down, even though I could see in his eyes that he was just as sad as me and wanted to cry, too. But he probably didn't do it because he wanted to be the one to comfort me, not the one who needed comfort. He wanted to be there for me.
After a while, we heard heavy steps approaching and I could only think of the worst. My breath caught in my throat as my eyes widened. Reuben told me to be quiet, as he was probably thinking the same thing I was. He placed his hand on my lips to hush my heavy breathing. A few seconds later, there came a big shadow at the entrance of the cave.
Hope ya missed me! Sorry again, for not updating this earlier, but I was busy. I bought a new PC game and... Well yeah, that's mostly what I've been doing.. Sorry :( But, I have some news! I opened up an account on FictionPress under the same name (seddierox13). You can go and check out my stories. If you'd review that be awesome.
-Alex
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