She's Something Else [#Wattys2015]

The Lake

Chapter 17

Lexi P.O.V.

We had been walking on a dirt road for about 2 minutes, neither of us saying anything.

"So..." Mason says awkwardly. He lightly bumps his arm with my shoulder. He's about 5 inches taller than me, when we were younger I was always an inch taller, but that was years ago, times are different now.

"Soo..." I continue. I take Masons hand and hold it up examining his tattoo again, there isn't like I have nothing else to do besides walk and say so.

He looks down at me and smirks. "Why are you so fascinated by my tat? Do you think it's sexy?" I drop his hand and blush, looking away.

I look to the side and gasp, from about a few feet away I see a large waterfall, it's beauty is indescribable.

"Wow."

"Yeah, beautiful isn't it. Well what are you waiting for? Come on!" Mason suddenly takes off running ahead, confused for a couple of seconds, I take off right behind him.

He stops and drops his bag, turning around.

He smirks at me. "Lexi, let me ask you something." I walk to him until I'm about 5 feet away from him.

I cross my arms and tilt my head, wondering what he could be asking.

"What?"

"If I died today, would you care?" Confused, I shook my head not understanding the question.

"Mason what on earth are you-" Suddenly he falls back and through the bushes that were behind him.

"MASON?!" I run to the bushes and quickly stop in my tracks. There's a drop of about 25 feet to a river at the bottom. Holy. Shit.

While he's falling, I can hear him scream YEAH! Once he hits the water I sit in amazement and on edge. When he jumps out the water into the air like a fish I relax and giggle.

"C'MON SNOW! WHAT ARE YA WAITING FOR?! DON'T BE A CHICKEN, CHICKEN!" When he yells at me I giggle even more. Im no chicken and it's only a 25 drop... It's not that bad...

My heart is racing but I smile, if it wasn't for him I wouldn't be doing this.

"I'M NO CHICKEN STEELE!" In one breath, I let my senses take me away and leaped off the cliff, feeling the wind whip and whirl, I smile even bigger.

I tuck my knees into my chest and prepare for the formation of a real cannon ball, after adjusting quickly I scream before I hit the water.

"CANNON BALL BITCHES!!!" I am plunged into the water so deeply that I couldn't even touch the bottom. Slowly surfacing up, I look down into the endless pit of water, no one knows what's down there.

I float to the top with my legs and arms spread wide open, like a floating starfish. I feel water vibrate and move me gently, sensing it's just Mason I don't panic.

Suddenly, I feel a pair of rough hands on my butt and before I could react, I am tossed into the air and thrown to the other side of the river. I hit the cool but warm water and it gushes up my noes and mouth.

I resurface coughing and gaging up water.

That jerk.

I turn around glaring at the idiot.

"You know you could have killed me! You know what, that is it! I've had it!" I swim/run to Mason splashing with all my might and force.

"IF IT'S A SPLASH WAR YOU WANT, THEN IT'S A SPLASH WAR YOU'LL GET!" Mason yells over the rushing water both of us are causing.