The Youthful You Who Was So Beautiful

Eleven

The next day. The sun hung in the center of the sky, its fiery rays blazing down on the city beneath it.

It was afternoon. Sebastian sat by the side of the table, strumming his guitar and humming various tunes. Conversely, Eliza sprawled by the window, peering at the lively alley not far away. As it was still rather early in the afternoon, numerous farmers sat by the roadside, peddling their freshly grown vegetables and fruits.

The melody in the house came to a sudden stop.

Eliza didn't move, and remain sprawled by the window. Before long, Sebastian's shoes appeared in her vision field. Eliza raised her head to look at him. Hopping onto the window sill, Sebastian suggested, "Let's go for a walk."

Eliza readied herself to clamber onto the window sill. However, before she could even attempt to do so, Sebastian had already stooped down and offered his hand to her. Eliza paused for a second before placing her tiny hand firmly in his palm.

Easily lifting Eliza onto the window sill, Sebastian mocked her, "You're so skinny, you're like a starved monkey."

Eliza, "..."

With a fluid jump, Sebastian successfully landed on the cement ledge. Once again, he turned back and stretched his hand out towards Eliza. As the cement ledge was rather narrow, Eliza's legs began to tremble at the possibility of falling onto the ground below. Eliza lowered her body as slowly as she could before finally managing to grip Sebastian's outstretched hand. With his help, Eliza easily slid onto the narrow cement ledge.

The two youths pressed their bodies to the wall whilst traversing the cement ledge. Before long, they easily reached the emergency stairwell, and managed to climb onto the walls surrounding the abandoned steel mill.

There was a peddler at the bottom of the wall, selling his freshly harvested vegetables. There was a pile of discarded vegetable leaves next to his makeshift store.

Without any hesitation, Sebastian leapt off the wall. Conversely, Eliza was still stuck on the wall. Staring blankly at her surroundings, Eliza shifted from one foot to the other, feebly attempting to source for a more stable position on the wall.

Sebastian stretched his arms out towards Eliza, urging her to jump into his arms. Tightly pressing her lips together, Eliza shook her head gently, indicating that she did not require Sebastian's help.

Sebastian snorted before retracting both his arms and readied himself for a good show. As he stared at Eliza's white skirt, he suddenly began to squint, his lips curving into an immensely naughty smile.

Thunderstruck by the realisation of what Sebastian was smiling at, Eliza's face reddened with embarrassment. Without a moment's hesitation, she began to carefully tuck the folds of her skirt around her.

And with that, Sebastian could no longer admire the view.

Sebastian threatened, "I'm going to leave you here if you're not going to come down in a few minutes' time." He started to turn his body away from Eliza, putting in a bluff for her, "You can just wait for me on top of that wall."

Eliza didn't want to wait on the wall, and hurriedly squat down on the wall whilst carefully covering herself with the skirt, "Don't......"

Upon seeing Eliza's anxious face, Sebastian's heart felt greatly comforted. Sebastian 'unwillingly' stretched his arms out towards her, and coxed her gently, "I'll catch you, so you won't fall."

Eliza mustered all her courage and leapt off the wall, successfully crashing into the youth's arms. The moment Eliza jumped off the wall, Sebastian wrapped his strong and s