Human

Ray

I pulled her out of the muck, but I might be too late, she hasn't moved she's just lying there.

You were too late.

I'm panting and an overwhelming weight hovers above my head, I've ran through acid and suffered terribly to get to her, and I'm too late. My knees buckle and I feel sick. What if she's gone and I'm stuck out here alone? My throat gets tight and I can feel the tears swelling in my eyes. I shake my head and step back feeling my legs go numb, I land on my back and my head hits the ground. I can see the blinding light from the sun beaming down and I look into it, the tears making it blurry and unfocused. I inhale deeply, trying hard to keep my self together. I won't cry. I can't. Not now.

I hear a gasping noise and my heart breaks. She's alive! I shut my eyes with relief and I feel a hand brush across my face. I open my eyes and look at Asha who is leaning towards me. She's smiling at me with tears in her eyes and I watch as they fall, creating clear paths to her chin. She's just as dirty as me but what stands out are her eyes and I notice they're brown and green, they're beautiful. She sobs loudly and lies down against the ground, I don't turn my head but instead move my hand finding hers and I squeeze it gently, she returns the gesture. Then my chest heaves and I find my self a crying mess. I've never been so happy to see someone in my life, but to have thought she was dead, that was the worst feeling of all. The pair of us just lie there and cry silently, tears of sadness, fear and what I hope is joy, that we are back together again.

I've never cried openly before, but I'm not embarrassed because she keeps hold of my hand for the entire time. When I can compose myself I sit up and look down at her and she sits up also.

She takes a deep breath "I though you were dead." It's barely a whisper.

"So did I, I'd said my prayers... I was ready to go. But I guess it wasn't my time."

"What of the old man?" Her brown eyes widen as she tilts her head to look at me.

"Dead." The images come flooding back to me. The man and I up to our waists. Him coughing. Blood. Hand to his chest. Eyes wide open. Body slack. He died right next to me.

She nods and mouths "How did you get out?" Her voice barely audible.

"He died of a heart attack I think. I did what I had to. I...used him to get out." I'd used the body as my route out of that death trap, it wasn't pretty but I had no choice.

"I won't ask how, let's just leave it at that eh?"

"Yeah." I wipe at my eyes "I would kill for a shower right now. I smell like a toilet."

She grabs her hair which is a tattered mess, "I would kill for a hairbrush and a mint, my mouth is like a sewers, I must've swallowed half that bog."

"Remind me not to kiss you then!" I laugh and then automatically regret my words, heat surging to my cheeks "I mean I wouldn't because we are just mates but-"

She laughs a high pitched giggle, which is adorable and I can't help but laugh too. And soon we are a fit of laughs. When that dies, she looks up at me, her eyes wide again "Thanks for surviving back there, I was dead otherwise"

"Well let's just say now we are even for all those times you saved my arse."

"We are so not even, you are still like 10 points behind me!"

"10 points! Who's counting? And I think that save was worth 20 points or at least double."

"Of course! My hero hahaha" She laughs again and looks down to see she still has hold of my hand. I look at her till she looks back up, our faces inches apart. I can feel her breath and I can't help but stare into her eyes, I'm stuck and I can't look away. It seems like she's in the same predicament so I lean forward slightly, my heart drumming in my chest.

What's gotten into you!

She leans forward too and tilts her head, closing her eyes. Our noses touch and I tilt my chin, her breath now on my lips, I'm shaking and I go to make the final distance. At the last second we both tilt our heads sideways and she rests her head in the crook of my neck, her breath quivering. I close my eyes in defeat.

You had the chance! Why didn't you kiss the girl!

Why? Because deep down I'm petrified that I've met the one person I want to be mine forever. Her hand tightens around mine, an apology? What if she stopped because she doesn't like me in that way. I don't want to look like some creep!

I squeeze her hand gently and she whispers into my neck "I'm sorry."

"Don't be." But I don't know if I'm talking to her or myself. This girl is perfect, and I don't want to lose her like I did everyone else.

You're pathetic.

Yeah, but I'm pathetic for Asha.

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