29. A Fresh Breath

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Camilo's POV
There she was. The girl I really wanted. Before I could even finish my sentence Merella embraced me. Tears fell from my face and landed in her hair. Her hair that no longer danced with the wind. It had only been two weeks but so much has changed.

"Hola Merella." I whispered quietly. She didn't reply and just held me. I put my chin on her head but this jolted her back into reality. She ripped away from my grasp, almost shocked at what she had done.

She cleared her throat and said "Um sorry about that. Your family sent me out to look for you. I don't know why though." I sighed. My body felt cold every time she pulled away.

"I left because I can't lose you. I made a mistake Mer. I can't be." I was cut off by her finger shushing me. She quickly gestured to her ear like Dolores would do. I realized that Dolores would hear everything I was going to say. Merella walked in front of me. When I didn't follow she turned on her heel, grabbed my hand and marched away with me trailing behind her. I watched as she climbed her way through the mountain to her favorite spot. When we stopped Merella let go of my hand. She walked almost in a daze towards the water. I  closed my eyes as she pulled off her dress.

"Camilo I'm wearing clothes underneath." She stated. I opened my eyes and couldn't help but stare. The outfit hugged her curves and I was truly able to see her body. I could feel my nerves spike. My face was instantly flushed. "Ay Mr. About To Be Married, quit staring." She sneered. My eyes shot up to meet hers. I was shocked to see how blue they looked. We stood on a ledge above the water and I watched as Mer stared longingly into it.

Suddenly she turned to face me. She smiled, then fell back into the water. "MER!" I shouted running after her. I reached the edge of the ledge and sighed. Merella was staring up at me laughing. She had bent water to lift her up above the lower surface.

"You should've seen your face." She laughed mockingly. I laughed with her. "Jump. I'll catch you." She said. So I did. I trusted her with every nerve in my body. I fell through the air for a second before my body made contact with the water. It's temperature shocked my body awake. Merella used the water to lower us down slowly.

Once we were waist deep she approached me slowly. Her hands raised out of the water. They slowly trailed up my body, ending up cupped around my face. Suddenly she pulled my body over hers and we fell back into the water. She pulled out faces together and she kissed me. My body beat with energy. The kissed lasted a few more seconds until she pulled away. That's when I realized that we were under water. Breathing.

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