240 Scare

She pushed herself to her feet, ''Why me?" she asked, her eyes roaming to him, desiring all his honesty. 

Aleister stood up, towering over her as he leaned closer, ''Because it is you, Esme.'' 

And as he leaned closer to her, she started closing her eyes. 

But her gaze faltered towards the boulder they were standing on. The same boulder where Jeremiah told her that he loved her that day...

And just as his lips began to close the gap between them, Esme swung her hand to his chest and pushed him away from her as she turned around to leave, ''This is wrong,'' she mumbled, ''This is so—'' 

'Splash' 

Esme's eyes widened when she heard the sound and her gaze swiveled towards the raging waves of the sea. 

"Aleister!"

She called out his name once. Twice. 

But no response came and her heart leaped up to her throat. 

Without giving it a second thought, Esme jumped into the sea.