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Chapter 22

Saylor Gray:

My favourite place in the world that I don't visit enough has got to be the beach.

Something about it is so relaxing and the sounds of the ocean makes me smile. One of the only things that makes me happy. Happy. A word I rarely ever use. It's not even in my vocab but that's the only way I can describe how the ocean makes me feel.

We arrive and take our shoes off to feel the sand. I love the feeling over the golden sand under my feet but oh lord how annoying it can be getting rid of the sand.

We stand near the water making our toes get somewhat use to the water. I look towards Ixion and well damn. The sun is shining on him turning his sage colour eyes even incredibly lighter and his brunette hair light as he jaw stood out. Boy did he look good and the worst thing was he knew it.

Cocky bastard.

I look ahead and put my hand on my forehead to block the sunshine. The ocean looks amazing different shades of green and blue all combining together making this beautiful sort of turquoise colour.

I tilt my head backwards and close my eyes. For once I feel at..well at peace. I tip my lips at the thought of my family here with me. Not just my family but my extended family who want nothing got to do with us anymore thanks to my parents. However, my 3 favourite cousins that I grew up with since were close to age are still very much close with me and that's all I could ever ask for the be fair.

The oldest out of us 4 is Idris who is one year older then it is me and Musa who are the same age then the youngest out of us crew. We all have different nationalities. Yet we are the same blood. That's the only cool thing about our family. Our mums married to different religions. Musa is a Muslim and so is Idris yet crew and me aren't. However, I still celebrate their religions and beliefs with them and how beautiful their culture is. How all cultures are. We have a Sikh cousin who we aren't close with but we still celebrate it with her despite not being close with because all cultures should be celebrated equally. At the end of the day, we are all human.

God, I miss my three idiots.

"Saylor, did you seriously go to sleep standing up?"

I pop one eyelid up and smirk at him.

What an idiot.

"No, you dork I didn't"

"Good now instead of just dipping your toes why don't we actually go in the water?" Ixion asks.

"Fine." I agree while watching him roll up his black trousers as to not get it wet.

I don't need to do it since I'm wearing a skirt so which for once I'm not regretting. For some reason I always end up regretting wearing a skirt since my clumsy self comes home with cuts and bruises on my legs.

We go deeper into the water deep enough to go up to our thighs well the water is barely touching Ixions thighs since his very tall.

I look at him and a smile slowly comes to my face as my hand runs through the water slowly scooping it up and directing it to ixions direction making him wet. Ixions whips his head to me looking bewildered. His expression one in a lifetime is something different. Shocked.

I burst out laughing, titling my head back, howling with laughter. Suddenly, I feel water making contact with me. I scream since the water is cold which is nice but still cold.

"Oh, you're so on" I shout and go after him.

He runs away, occasionally turning back to splash some water on me so it could throw me off. Cunning.

Just as I was picking up my pace Ixion stops running away and instead runs towards me. Oh. Wait what running towards. Fuck.

I turn around and I start running for my dear life but since this giant has long legs it doesn't take long for him to catch up and lift me up and throw me into the water.

I gasp and lift myself up.

"Ixion u fucker do u want me to die" my voice raspy.

The idiot chuckles while giving me a smirk.

"Wouldnt really be against it blossom"

"Stop callling me that stupid nickname" I tell him.

"Okay u fatass" he says in a mocking voice.

"Awh how sweet of you" I say in a sarcastic voice.

He chuckles and walks away with me trailing behind him.

I lay down on a blanket that ixion randomly had in his car. Weird but I don't question it since he reassured me that he washed it.

"So, explain why you did what u did" I question.

"Straight to the point okay. I did it to protect you from my uncle if I didn't leave you. You would try to contact me, no?" I nod my head. "See so I had to hurt you in some way in order to protect you. Saylor if I didn't do what I did my uncle would have hurt you in one way or another. He is rich he will always get his way. This world still has this stupid hierarchy you need to understand that."

"I do but that harsh? That wasn't necessary at all. I can take the truth you didn't need to sugar coat it like that for me. It was just an easy way out for you." I said anger slowly creeping.

"Your right but you would do that too. I was improvising to be honest I didn't plan it out. I was dreading it actually." he confesses.

"Fine but that doesn't mean were back to being buddies nope. You have to work for that title. I still don't forgive you. You caused me actual pain that can't be erased by a simple sorry."

"I know I wasn't asking for everything to be gone by a sorry. I just wanted my side to be heard." he says.

"Mhm and you don't even deserve that but still I gave you a chance" I say coldly. All the pain he caused me and images of all the heartbreak coming back to me.

"i know" he replies.

We sit there in silence watching the sun fade away. The pastel colours all blending together. It's an amazing sight that I can't ever get use to.

We see 2 kids chasing each other just like we had moments ago, the boy being taller than the little girl and they seem so happy. Both smiling ear to ear, the innocence shining through both of them.

What makes my heart ache is they wont always be this happy. Be this innocent. One day they will suffer.

"Let's go home Ixion." 

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Hi lovely people I'm back! okay so I quickly wanna say I reread this whole thing and yeah wow a lot of spelling mistakes which I will fix eventually promise! but tysm for all the love!

I wanna dedicate this chapter to @leylaluvs Thank you so much for your support girlie! x