Ocean Eyes

CHAPTER 7

Ashley ran as fast as she could to the ocean. She needs to see her sister. She has to. Her heart beat gets faster and faster. And it won't calm down until she meets her sister. Gasping for air right now seems useless. It won't help her reach Rachel faster. "Gosh, sis, please stop, don't do this to me, don't leave me" Ash whispered a plea as tears start to flow down her face like a river. And it doesn't see like it's stopping soon. Especially after her attempt at calling her sister got declined and caused her to receive a voice message.

Ashley knew calling her sister right now would be useless. She could feel it. Cold breeze hitting her face, wiping off the warm tears away. Showing off the tear streaks on her face. "Someone, please save my sister, stop her from doing such a stupid act" Ashley said to herself. Before finally seeing the cliff. A familiar figure was standing at the edge of it. And it doesn't take Ashley a second to even know who that figure was. Ashley ran faster. Her knees felt like giving up on her, eyes felt like they can't stay open anymore, heartbeat feels like it was going to stop any minute now.

"Rachel!!!" Ashley shouted from afar. She doesn't want to give up. As soon as Ashley arrived at the cliff, the familiar figure jumped off. "NO!!!" Ashley shouted, and as she shouted, Ashley suddenly tripped and fell on her face. She felt hopeless, useless. Ashley clenched her hand into a fist. She punched the sand and dust. At that time, Ashley felt like just giving up. But no, she took all of her energy she had left in her body to stand up and call her parents.

"Mom, dad, it-it isn't too late, isn't it?" Ashley asked through the phone. "Dear, what do you mean? Ash??" Mom asked. "Mom, just call the ambulance, call the police, call any authority figure that could help right now! It's an emergency! At the ocean near our house" Ashley replied in a frustrated tone. "Ash don't tell me that-" before mom could finish talking, Ashley hung up the phone. She took a deep breath and went to the edge. She looked down. Nothing.

But then, she saw a few bubbles in the ocean, signing that there was someone in there, possibly drowning. Ashley gasped and immediately ran down the cliff. Her legs and lungs weren't doing great but she needs to do it. The person drowning was her sister, it was Rachel! Ash ran and ran and finally reached the ocean. Sand getting inside her shoes, covering her feet with it. It wasn't comfortable at all. But that's how the beach is. Ash took her shoes off and intended to swim into the ocean. Slowly stepping into sea water, turning her sand coated feet wet. As she was about to go in the ocean further, a voice could be heard. "Ashley! Stop right there!" It was mom. Ash looked back. Her parents were there with the police and ambulance. Ashley showed no emotion. She felt broken, she needed to see her sister. She isn't going to stop until she sees her sister. She wants to save her sister.

Ashley stepped into the ocean more and more. Salt water covering her feet until her waist. Suddenly, she felt like she wanted to be with her sister. She was feeling hypnotized. Negative thoughts filled her mind with the what if's, what if her sister drowned? Ashley also would like to join Rachel if that was the case. As she was feeling the waves hit her stomach, she wanted to dive in. But before she could do that, she felt like someone was gripping her shoulder and she was being pulled back. Voices of her mother crying and her father screaming could be heard. But it was blurry in Ashley's mind. Voices of Rachel saying that she wants to go to the ocean filled her mind. Suddenly she felt like a strong force was pulling her back to land. Ashley resisted but the people pulling her were much stronger. She looked at the person who was gripping her shoulders and it was actually a team of 5 policemen trying to stop her. Her resistance was strong to the point 5 men were needed to stop her. Ashley snapped and realized what was happening. Warm tears falling from her eyes to her cheeks.

The policemen took her back to land and they continued on their job to search for Rachel. Ashley sat on the sand. Her feet felt rough with sand covering it. It was not comfortable. She looked back at the ocean. She hates it now. Flames forming in her eyes. If she could meet 'him' right now, that guy would probably be drowned in the ocean by Ashley and his dead body buried in the sand where no one will know. But Ashley tried to stay calm. She doesn't want to think about 'him' now. She is more worried about her beloved sister, Rachel. Without Ashley realized, warm drops of tears fell from her eyes again. Those tears suddenly got turned into a loud cry. She wants to see Rachel. She needs to see her alive. 'Rachel, don't leave me alone in this cruel world' Ashely cried out in her heart.