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Chapter Ten

Rocky:

I'd sung to him when he started to sing back. When he finished, he'd jumped of my back and into the pool. I feel in too, but not after hitting my head. Hard.

I started to sink when I saw him turn around. He watched me for half a minute, before swimming over to me. I let him carry me up to the surface and watched as he fell onto the ground from exhaustion.

What do I call him now? Not Ell, or Ellington... I eventually decided on Ratliff.

"Ratliff?" I croaked out. There was a sharp pain in the lower part of my head that hurt a lot. So, I reached my hand back to my neck where the pain was. When I pulled it back, crimson blood stained my hand.

He looked back and saw my scared face looking at my own blood. He stood up and walked inside, leaving me to bleed to death. Wait, I thought we were cool? Why else would he save me?

But a few minutes later he came back out. I kept my mouth shut when he propped my head up with a pillow and set to work. He rubbed something cold and gooey where the blood was coming from. Then he wiped that off, wrapping a large bandaid around my neck.

I was staring at him while he worked. He was focused on my injury, but I was captivated by him. He was a little dirty, soaking wet, and his scars were peaking out of his sleeve.

"Take your jacket off."

He didn't even make eye contact, he never broke his stare at the wound. But he still took it off.

Now he was just rubbing the back of my neck. I closed my eyes and let him. Eventually, he stopped.

My eyes fluttered open when he stood up. "Stay with me," I whispered to him. He averted his eyes from mine and turned away. "Ratliff." I spoke quietly and weakly. He didn't turn around, just kept walking. "Please," I whispered softly, hoping he wouldn't walk out of my life again.

He stopped in his tracks, but not turning around.

When I walked around to the other side of him, his eyes were closed tight. Tears were running off his cheeks. "Say, can you read between the lines I’m singing? Threw away the only chance I had with you. Maybe you’ll always be the one I’m missing. All I got left are the words that you said; Stay with me, tonight. I want you to, stay with me. Tonight. You said, don’t walk away, leave what we could be behind. Don’t leave me standing here. Don’t say, "not this time." So, Stay with me, tonight."

I sang to him, practically pleading. He didn't budge. By now, my parents, Riker, Ross, Ryland, and Rydel were watching. But I really didn't care.

I felt like we were the only two people in the world.

"Please," I whispered. He opened one eye, seeing me and shutting it again. "Ell, look at me."

"I can't," He said softly. "I'm just gonna look into your eyes and fall apart."

I placed my hand on his shoulder. "I wouldn't care. Nothing can change my heart at this point." I stepped a little closer, yet not more then a couple inches. We were already close.

"And what would your heart be made up on?" He asked, still not opening his eyes.

"You." I told him, stepping closer and placing my left hand on his cheek. I bent down and softly placed my lips to his. It was short, but it was so real.

Two people, the opposite of perfect and total opposites each other, caught in a completely perfect moment.

As brief as it was, it was amazing. More amazing then the first time. Because there was so much more meaning and emotion behind it.

When I pulled back I looked at his eyelids, praying they would open. I need him. I need to see him.

Ratliff:

He kissed me. It shivers down my body and cut off my lungs from air.

But it shocked me so much that I was now fully awake.

The taste of his lips was a sweet taste. He might be mistaken for a rough kisser, but his kisses are soft. At least, out of the few I've received. He didn't try to move his lips, and I could see why. It was such a perfect moment, I would love to live in it forever if it actually was that simple.

As he pulled back I opened my eyes and looked directly at him.

I could see the fear in his eyes as I looked straight into my sheer weakness and pure defeat. He was basically pleading for a reaction while I was being defeated, I was giving up.

And I didn't care.

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Author's Note: ARE YOU HAPPY NOW. IDEK WHERE THE BIG CHAPTER ACTUALLY IS ANYMORE. I GIVE UP.

Okay so school started Monday.... Ughhhhhhh. I just can't even deal with it.

Fun Fact: I'm actually a seventh grader, meaning I'm 12. Did you expect that? Nope! Because I'm just amazing.

So anyways I just walked home from the bus stop after school, reading Forever is Possible until I almost got hit... like he saw me but I didn't see him so I almost walked into his car that wasn't moving... #imsosmart.

Okay well YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING! I love seeing your comments so keep commenting and voting! Next update= Tuesday @ midnight if I'm up. If not, then Wednesday morning or afternoon okay?

- xoxo Robin