The Story of Us

Begin Again

I grabbed him so hard he nearly choked. He opened his mouth grasping for air before he leaned his head on my shoulder again after all this time. I crossed over his back with my arms, not being able to believe that it was really him.

-I, I- I stuttered with tears in my eyes. I gripped him even tighter. -I missed you so much.- I whispered. -I thought you were dead.- the millions of scenarios where his heartbeat was gone rushed trough my mind. Not one ended like this.

-I'm here now.- Harry's voice was so calm. Like nothing ever happened. Like he wasn't lying lifeless on the ground minutes ago. -I won't ever leave you.-

-That's what you said last time, remember?! And I spent more than a week thinking you were dead!- I screamed. -You can't know when something bad is about to happen. Nobody can. So stop pretending like you can. There's always going to be something that will want to break us, and you won't always be able to stop it. Harry, one day something will happen and you wo-- he kissed me. This wasn't just another kiss. No, there was something in it that made it extra special. Maybe it was because I haven't felt him in ages. Maybe it was the near death experience. Whatever it was, it made me melt.

-Talk less. Kiss more.- he grinned. I buried my head in his chest, not letting him look at my tear stained eyes. -Hey!- I shut my eyes. -Look at me. Am I that hideous?- I wasn't giving in.                                          He finally lifted my head with his arm. -What happened?-

-Nothing...- I sighed. -You left me alone for all that time, and I just don't want to pretend that everything's okay. I don't want to neglect my fear of loosing you again.- Jeremy. I should tell him about what happened. But I'm so scared about what will happen now.

-Pretend that everything's okay? Sara, what are you talking about?- if I don't tell him now I never will. And I can't lie to him.

-Harry, look...- his eyes were terrified. -While you were- I stopped. -away, I was pretty much a ship wreck. I didn't think I'd find happiness. Alexander, Skye, Gabriella, Jeremy and Tyler were a small consolation, but nothing could fix the emptiness I felt without you. Then yesterday something changed. After all that name calling, Jeremy and I started becoming closer.- I didn't dare to look him in the eyes. -We laughed and...- I closed my eyes. -We kissed.- He was looking at the ground withot any sign of life. -I have no feelings for him, I swear.- still nothing. -Harry, are you okay?-

-You ask someone if they're okay when they slip on a curb an fall down or you accidentaly hit them. Not when something like this happens. Ofcourse I'm not okay!- he got up and started pulling his hair. -My girlfriend, no, my fiancee´ kissed someone else.- he ran away.

-Harry, where are you going?-

-I'm going to clear my head.- I watched him walk away from me. Again.

-But I just had you back.- I whispered. As much as it hurt, I started walking in the opposite way. If you love someone and let them go, they're yours to keep if they come back.

   Gabriella rushed to me with bloody hands when I came back.

-What happened?-

-Harry and Jeremy got into a fight.- the bloody cloth in her hands was dripping. -Well actually Harry hit Jeremy and broke his nose.-

-Why?-

-Are you sure you don't know?-

-Oh, God...- I sat on the driftwood next to her, covering my eyes. -That idiot!- I got up and walked to our little ''cabin'' where Tyler was keeping Jeremy and Harry appart.

-You!- Jeremy pointed at me. -Your little ''British Boy'' broke my nose.-

-Oh, shut up. After everything you said about him he had every right to.- Harry giggled. -And you! Where on Earth did you get the idea of hitting someone? I understand you were mad, but that's no excuse.-

-Guys...- Tyler interrupted.

-Not now.- I disrupted. -Harry,- I walked to him. -I hope you can forgive me because I don't know how could I go on if you couldn't.-

-Ofcourse I can.- he leaned closer to me.

-Guys!- Tyler was persistent.

-Not now!!!- the both of us screamed in the same moment.

-No,- Jeremy continued, looking at the horizon. -I really think you should see this.- we looked at the same place everyone was. And there it was, shearing trough the waves, coming directly at us- a ship.