Postcards from Abby by Price Sarah & Stewart Ella

Author:Price, Sarah & Stewart, Ella [Price, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Price Publishing, LLC.
Published: 2013-11-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Tia and Jack

“You’re scared?”

Jack is holding out his hand to me. He is on the edge of a cliff and I lean forward to look down. It must be a good ten feet before I see water.

“I am not scared. I just don’t feel like jumping.” I know I sound more confident than I feel.

“Come on. It’s fun. We’ll do it together.”

Inside, I am shaking, terrified but I don’t want Jack to see my fear. I want him to think I’m brave. “I’m not in the mood.”

“Please… do it for me?” He is still holding out his hand and his eyes are pleading. I am hesitant.

“I won’t let go. I promise.” His voice is strong and self-assured and I believe him. So I move my fingers to intertwine with his. He grasps my hand forcefully.

“On the count of three…”

“One”

“Two”

“Three!”

And just like that, my feet leave the ground and my stomach lurches forward. The wind is in my hair and my eyes are closed but Jack’s hand is still grasped in mine. Just as he promised, he does not let go. Then I feel the coolness of the water envelop me and it takes me a second to open my eyes and see him besides me, submerged, pointing to the surface, bubbles seeping out of the corner of his mouth. I move my arms and paddle to the surface. We emerge and I look up at the top of the cliff-where I was just a minute ago. I look over to Jack as I see him swimming towards me. Before I can process what just happened, his arms are around me and his lips are on mine. I can taste the salt on the tip of his tongue. Fear mingled with adrenaline still coursing through my veins and the touch of Jack’s skin on mine is electrifying. I realize then that I would jump a million times over to feel this way again. It is exhilarating. How I wish I could freeze that time in my life: when I was young, in love and was in control of my fears rather than the other way around.

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