The Ocean // Zach Herron

Chapter 11

{Henley's POV}

I pulled up to the cliffs just as the sun was setting, "Hurry, I wanna see the sunset."

I urged him to hurry although it doesn't take to long to clime up the rocks to the top of the peak , we got up fast enough to see it.

I took off my shirt leaving me in a bikini and sat down, my legs hanging over the edge, Zach copied my actions and sat next to me. The orange light leaving a tint over everything it was shining down on including me and Zach. Snapping a few pictures I decided it was time to jump in.

I stood up and looked down at the clear blue water that had a gorgeous orange hue laid over top.

I looked at Zach, "Ready?"

He looked up and stood, "I don't know Hen."

"I've done it before." I said to assure him it was safe and we wouldn't die.

I looked in his eyes to convince him more, the humid air hugging me tightly and the sound of the waves crashing plus the look of Zach in the distinct lighting made me even more anxious.

I grabbed his hand egging him on until he nodded slowly and we stood to were our toes were peaked over the edge.

I counted down from three and jumped, pulling a nervous Zach with me, we tumbled through the air staring at the sky on our way down. I hit the water with force and sunk under the cool salty water until my feet hit the sandy ocean floor and pushed back up to the top. I surfaced and breathed in deeply to regain my breath, looking over I say Zach rub the water out of his eyes.

I squealed with excitement, "Did you like it?"

He floated closer to me, "Let's go again." He grinned and together we swam to the shore to climb back up and jump again.
 
We jumped a countless amount of times even after the sun set and the sky went pitch black, my wet hair clung to my back as we climbed back up the rocks to retrieve the stuff we had taken up with us, we climbed back down and to the car.

"Ready to go back?" Zach asked ready to get back into the car until I shook my head.

"No! We haven't looked around at all yet." I exaggerated.

He gave me a confused look, I walked over to him and shut the car door and locking it with the keys, grabbing his hand and walking back onto the beach.

"Open your eyes Zach, look around." I opened my arms to present everything around us.

He shrugged, "What about it?"

I scoffed, "You aren't the least bit curious about  what this beach holds?"

"Henley I see everything, it's beautiful but it's just a beach."

"Come on." I intertwined our fingers and we walked around the beach, this beach wasn't average, no one really came here, no one knew the magnificence of it.

"Walking leads to discovering the stuff that no one else knows about." I whispered to him as the water swished in the ocean.

"Look." I pointed to the cave that was hidden by the huge rocks that covered the entrance.

"If you blink you might miss something great." I said, I noticed he hadn't said much, he was listening.

I guided him into the cave, I led him deeper and deeper until I found something great. I laid down and looked directly up, which confused him until he looked to where my eyes were directed.

His mouth fell open slightly at the scene. He laid down and snuggled close to me, both of us watching the stars twinkle through the large hole in the top of the cave.

"Life goes so fast Zach, you've gotta explore while you can, or you're gonna miss out on so many undiscovered things that you can discover yourself."