Echo

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We enter the park talking and laughing together making our way to sit under a large tree. He unfolds a blanket laying it on the ground before taking the book bag out of my hand and setting it on the middle of the blanket. I sit down on the other side of the bag unzipping it. We eat and talk for a while just enjoying each other's company before Joon asks a question. "Can I show you something?" Joon says standing up and dusting off his jeans before he helps me up. "Sure I guess." I follow him towards this hidden entrance to the woods made of a bunch of intertwining trees and sticks.

We walk for awhile before coming to a clearing where a small lake surrounded by trees is. I walk onto the wood platform that extends onto the lake before sitting down on the edge admiring the view. "Wow..." I mumble mainly to myself. I pull of my shoes tossing them behind me along with my bag. Joon comes to sit beside me taking his shoes off to his feet submerge into the water while I use my toes to trace patterns on top of the water. "Do you know how to swim?" Joon asks I slowly nod my head before my body is jerked up into the air and tossed into the lake. I surface from the water pissed as I watch Joon laugh.

He stops laughing holding a smile on his face and I can't lie he looks amazing. My hands reach down to the hem of my shirt Joon watching me the whole time. I peel the wet shirt off of my body tossing it to Joon before taking my shorts off and throw them on the deck. I dive back under the water swimming around for awhile before something grabs my waist and yanks me upwards. I'm brought the the surface coming face to chest with a unclothed Joon well all but his underwear.

I look up only to see he is already looking at me. He holds me and we float around for awhile me splashing him occasionally. I go to splash him again and he grabs my wrist. We lock eyes for a moment and he leans in but I duck under the water and swim away climbing back onto the deck to redress. He calls out for me but I'm long gone into the woods tears streaming down my face. I'm not really sure why I'm crying but I am. I race out of the woods and into the park my legs taking me down the street and into the record store.

The bell on the door jingles as I enter sobbing and wet. "How can I help y- Echo what's wrong?" He races over to me scooping me up and taking me to the back room taking off his hoodie and placing it on me.