“ You make me feel like a firefly. Trapped in a bell jar; starved for love. ”
Ayushee Ghoshal.
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Kiya sat on the edge of the cliff with her legs dangling down and her eyes closed basking under the moonlight, it had been three days since she heard about Tyler being free and her mom and Phoebe hadn't left her alone for a minute. They even tried following her to the bathroom, somehow today she was able to escape before Phoebe could get to her house and keep an eye on her.
She felt like she needed the silence, the peace offered by this place whenever she visited. She had on her black hoodie and jeans, she didn't feel the need to wear baggy clothes here although she somehow felt like she was taking a risk but she wanted to feel free for a while.
The sound of a twig snapping makes her alert she opens her eyes and turned her head to look at the source of the noise. Harry stood with a smirk on his face, “ you trying to jump in without me? ” he asked taking a sit beside her.
“ of course not, I wouldn't do it without you. ” she replied with a soft smile.
“ so I heard you were sick, how you feeling now? ” he asked giving her proper look.
“ good enough to tell you a joke. ” she said causing Harry to groan, “ I thought you would forget those awful jokes. ”
“ awful? ” she puts her hand on her chest and pretends to be shocked. “ why would you call them that? ”
He looks at her and rolled his eyes, “ I know you agree with me, stop faking to be shocked you knew this day would come. ”
They look at each other and burst out laughing. “ how did you survive these three days without me? ” Harry asked her and she gave him a sad look, “ I just kept on telling myself to be strong and the thought of your handsome face gave me the will to make it through. ” they burst out laughing again.
Their laughter dies down and they remain in a comfortable silence with the only sound coming from the crushing ocean waves beneath them.
“ do you know why I always come here? ” Kiya asks out all of the sudden, “ um...this is where you get all of your awful knock knock jokes? ” he asked.
She playfully smacks him on the shoulder, “ no. This is where my mom brought me as a kid, she used to say this is where the sky meets the ocean so if you make any wish here it would be granted. ” she explained staring out and the end of the night sky.
“ so have any of your wishes come true? ” he asked.
“ one just did. ”
“ what was that, meet a handsome stranger in the woods? ” he wriggles his eyebrows earning him another smack on his shoulder, “ ouch! Violence is never the answer. ”
“ yeah, but its always the solution. ” she said.
“ what about you, why do you come here? ” Kiya asked.
Harry looked at her for a while thinking of a proper response, he didn't know why he kept on coming to this place. He had just drove here once, but ever since he met her here he kept on coming back wishing to meet her.
