High school blues l.t

Capture

The short walk from the car park consisted of small talk between Louis and me as we make our way towards his desired location. You could hear a river rushing nearby, but the dense forest meant it was hidden from my sight.

Louis suddenly changes direction and heads east, the direction in which the river sounds had become louder with each step taken. "So you got me to leave school so you could drown me?" I joke as the river comes into view.

But in this certain location, it was a pool of clear water. It was surrounded with rocks and the momentum of the water speed had slowed in this certain area. "I wasn't planning of drowning you in my sanctuary I like to escape to." Louis says lying the towels down in a heap. "So are you going to join me?"

Once he asks me he begins to take off his t-shirt to expose the many tattoos that had danced across his well-structured torso. "Or are you going to stay there and enjoy the show." He says and I look up at his to see him smirking.

"I never brought my swimming gear; I never knew this was on the agenda today." I say sitting on top of a rock.

Louis shrugs before jumping into the water and diving into the crystal clear pool. He submerges a few moments later, laughter escaping his lips and brushing his hair out of his face. "Are you sure you don't want to join?" He asks playfully.

I shake my head hopefully he will forget all about the subject matter. I look away from his face to look at the cool water, which my feet sat in.

I'm lost in my thoughts of my past knowledge I knew about tales of mermaids bringing sailors to their death by singing her death warning. They call it a blissful death, prefect almost. That's when I feel I'm being pulled into the water below me, it surrounds me and quickly goosebumps rise on my limbs.

I hold my breath, afraid I was being pulled to my death by a beautiful mermaid. My eyes open under the clear water and I see the cheeky grin of Louis. Many bubbles escape his mouth, I knew he was laughing at my shock reaction.

I resurface seconds before Louis and take a few moments to catch my breath. "Are you alright love?" He asks me, his hand holding my lower cheek.

I look up into his blue eyes and I'm lost in the blue ocean that is kept within. I'm trapped within the concerned gaze he casts upon my own brown eyes, I felt that he was my lifeline, if I were to look away than I would fall back into the darkness of death.

"I'm fine." I admit in a small voice. It makes me appear weak and vulnerable.

The smile on his face seems to creep closer to mine in each small fragment of a second that seemed to tick by. The more closer he came, the more I welcomed his presence.

Soft lips meet my own and at that moment, I felt my fairytale was just beginning.

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