24 Hours - G Dolan

24

Listen to 'so close to magic' by Aquillo for this chapter ( the song above )

Endings aren't always a bad thing, it just means something new can begin

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Maya

Hour twenty-four

One hour. That's it. But what happen after this?

The indigo waves crash against the sandy shore of the beach before us, as the city begins to come to life. The sky is an explosion of pink, red and purple pigments, scatter over the world canvas. Flocks of sea gules above us, screech as they fly across the ever brightening ocean.

Fragments of light reflect off the glass windows from the flats behind us, as we look around at the scenery. The air around us isn't still anymore and there is no longer a silence surrounding our bodies, however the weather hasn't changed.

The few surrounding clouds are grey and gloomy and the air is still chilly, but I don't mind. As long as I'm next to him I fine, even if it's just for on more hour. The heat off his body engulfs me as I snuggle in to side, while his arm is around me.

His heart beat fills my ears, as I lay head in his chest and close my eyes. His laugh, his voice and his heart beat. The three things that seem to keep me calm. If he leaves, my only wish is for who ever he loves or chooses to help next, cherishes him. Not only these three things, but all of him because he is irreplaceable.

"This is beautiful." Grayson states, pulling me out of my thoughts.

"It really is." I say back quietly, just above a whisper.

The sun is way over the horizon as we continue lying together on a random sand hill. Rising slowly up the beach, the crystal clear waves crash against the sandy shore, soon catch us as the tied rises.

I let out a squeal before laughing hard, as we jump up and run further up the sand, towards the board walk. The road behind the beach edge starts getting busy, as six thirty rolls around. It's weird how things start getting busy quickly, when a few hours a go it felt like we were the only people on the earth.

We reach the stone wall of the board walk and hop on top of it, sitting down with our legs hanging towards the grains of sand. Grayson swings his arm around my waist, before turning his head towards me.

"No matter what, I want you to be happy." He randomly says, sending me a smile.

I feel my cheeks turn a shade of crimson, but return the gesture, by sending him a warm smile. I exhale a little before turning back to the ocean and watch the tied as it continues to rise up the beach.

I don't know what it is, but the beach has always relaxed me. It could be the fresh air and the feeling of being free as I look out to the horizon, as the water rolls around calmly. Or it could be the happy vibes coming from the people around me and the smell of fresh food. Either way, I always have and always will love the beach.

"Today has been fun." I say, looking at the hazel eyed boy next to me, happily.

"Fun? It's probably been the best day of my life." He exclaims rising his eye brows.

"Probably?" I ask, pouting at him with fake anger.

"Definitely." He says, placing his hand on mine.

His touch sends fireworks through my body, as alarms go off in my head. He looks at me from a moment, as his eyes flick from my eyes to my lips before stopping on my lips. He slowly lifts his hands up to my rosy cheeks and cresses them softy.

Is this really happening? Like right now?

My mind is racing quickly as we inch close to each other, bit by bit. A knot builds in my stomach as I think about everything I would be going against if I kissed him right here, right now. This very moment could change everything; it could change the way feel about everything.

Fuck it.

I think, as I let my walls down and my eyes flutter shut. His plump lips touch mine and the alarms go off even louder in my head, but I drown them out as sparks fly through my body at a million miles per hour and the knot in my stomach explodes in to thousands of butterflies. Our lips fit together like two puzzle pieces; perfectly.

It's like nothing I have ever felt before, as I move my hands from my lap, up to around is neck, pulling him closer. Everything around us disappears as I think abut him and only him. It's like nothing else matters right now; like we are actually the only people on this earth.

This is what it's like to actually feel love.

We pull away, but keep our hands on each other as we catch our breath. Grayson hands move down from my cheeks, to my waste and we lean our foreheads on each other, smiling like idiots.

"I love you." He whispers.

Those three words contain such a happy emotion, but only take a few seconds to turn in to a negative one. Neither the less, we all say those words. To love someone, you must trust them enough, that you would trust them with your life; and I trust Grayson.

"I love you too." I justify, looking in to his eyes as small sparks of happiness flies through them.

I know we arent really in love, it's just our minds wanting us to live in the moment and believe in something late just isn't there, but I don't question it. I dont ruin the moment, instead I enjoy it.

We stay like that, looking in to each others eye for a moment, before a gust of wind hits us and I begin to shiver. I hate this weather, it seriously confuses me. Grayson sees me shiver and pulls away, slipping off his jacket.

"Here." He says, passing me the black leather jacket, as I shiver again. "I'll go get you some hot chocolate." He offers, referring to the small café across the road.

"Okay, but I'm coming with you." I state, being to get up, but he immediately stops me.

"No. I'll only be a minute." He reassures me and before I can argue back, he dashes off towards the café.

I roll my eyes playfully, slipping on the jacket and look back towards the sea. The sun is fully up now, as seven o'clock is almost upon us, and there are people already a few people dotted along the shore line, playing in the water.

Half an hour goes by and he still hasn't come back. I figure it's just busy so I stay in the same spot and wait. But then another half goes by and soon eight o'clock comes over me. I sit and wait patiently; not believing what my mind is telling me.

Another hour pasts and it's now nine o'clock. The beach is now full of families and children, having fun together as I just sit here waiting. The sun beats down on me, but the air is still cold. I pull Grayson's jacket further over my chest, as the smell of his cologne fills the air. I sigh, hanging my head down low and stand up.

He's not coming back.

I blink a few times, pushing back the tears that are daring to leave my eyes and walk down the board walk towards my road. People give me weird looks, probably because of how I currently look, so I end up just staring at them until they look away.

I know this would happen, it always does. My life is never good and nothing good will ever happen. People just play with my emotions and I let them. Taking down my walls was the worst thing I could've done.

I cut my thoughts off short, when I get near my road and sigh. Turning the corner, I walk on to the street and stop dead in my tracks. I feel the life being sucked out of me as I hold my breath and stare at the last thing I ever wanted to see.

-

I don't know what to say.

I guess all I can ask is, what happened?

Don't worry there is more.

It's not the end :)

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Until next time 💜 - R