274 BY THE SEA SIDE

She blinked repeatedly as she wondered if she was seeing things but after a while of staring at him, she realized he was indeed real and jumped to her feet, wiping the tears off her face and in the process, getting sand in her eyes. “Fuck!” She cursed in frustration. She couldn't even run away in peace. Although he felt guilty for what he said to her, he couldn't help but smile when he heard her curse. It was the first time he had heard her curse. “Are you okay?” He questioned as he rushed to her. “Sand…” she muttered, tears rolling down her face as she tried to dust the sand off her hand but it was hard to focus on that when she had sand in her eyes. “Calm down,” he told her as he held her shoulders before cupping her cheeks and blowing the sand out of her eyes. When the sand was finally out of her eyes, he found himself getting lost in her eyes. His eyes fell to her lips and he gulped. I wonder what— He immediately backed away from her as though he had seen a ghost and she