The height from the top of the waterfall to the plunge pool was neither that high nor low. We climbed through a series of rock steps with Theo holding one of my hand and on the lead. It'll be my first time jumping from the top of a waterfall and I was doubting myself if I could do it. I can't even jump from a springboard of a swimming pool; and now, I want to jump from the top of the waterfall? Where does this bravery coming from?
Standing on top, half of me wanted to jump and the other half wanted to back out. I loved riding rollercoasters and scary rides; but, never have I ever jumped from a springboard of a pool. The weird thing was that it felt like I did this so many times before, which I didn't.
I nervously pulled Theo and noticed he was still holding my hand, "Can I really jump from here, Theo?"
"You can do it. We did this so many times before, Laurana. But, you've always asked me to hold your hand everytime we jumped. Do you want me to continue holding your hand?" He stroked my hair and looked at me, lovingly.
I nodded at him, then, we prepared to jump together. As soon as we leaped off, I suddenly closed my eyes; not that I was scared or anything, but, because, I remembered a memory. It was a memory of Theo and I, jumping from the top of the waterfall. Then, when I surfaced, he wasn't there, so I looked underwater and saw him unconscious. I did my best to pull him out of the water, but, he was still unconscious. I was about to resuscitate him, with our lips only inches away, when he opened his eyes and we ended up looking at each other's eyes.
Feeling out of breath, I abruptly opened my eyes and felt myself sinking deeper into the pool of water. I felt hopeless, I couldn't reach the surface, no matter how hard I tried to swim upwards. I thought I was going to die, until, I saw Theo swimming towards me as fast as he can. He grabbed me by the waist and swam towards the surface; as soon as we surfaced, I inhaled, inhaled and inhaled. Even after he laid me down on the grass, my breathing didn't slow down.
I was looking at the sky, when I felt something covered me. It was Theo's cape coat, he seemed perturbed, "Did you already catch your breath? What are you feeling? What happened?"
I only nodded at him, so, he asked me again, "Laurana.. what happened?"
"I.. I remembered.. I think I remembered a memory, Theo," I responded with a low voice.
"What did you remember?" I told him what I saw in my memory and he had a shocked expression because of it, "That happened on our second visit here! You're starting to regain your memories back, Laurana. I'm happy for you!"
He pulled me into a hug and seriously said, "You really made me worried sick, back there, when I didn't see you surface anywhere. Then, I saw you sinking deeper, I thought I was going to lose you.. Please, don't do that to me, ever again."
I hugged him back and gently stroked his back. I have no words at the moment; all I could think about was how I couldn't remember my name on Earth and how I could suddenly remember a memory of us-- Theo and I. It felt like I was really there, like I was the one who was there on the memory, not Laurana, but me. Is that even possible?
...
Theo built a fire for us and I could notice that he was shivering, "Here's your coat, Theo. I'll cover myself with my cloak."
He removed his clothes, leaving him only with his underpants and bare-chested. He went to get my cloak and put it on my shoulders from behind me. Then, took his coat from me and clumsily wore it; revealing some of his upper body. He sat beside me and held both of my hands; while he make it warm by rubbing my hands.
"Stop worrying about me, Theo. Seriously, I'm fine. Dry yourself first," I dried his hair using his coat, then, fixed his coat and closed it. After tending to him, I found him looking at me.
"You keep making me fall for you, you know. You'll have to catch me," he held my cheek with one of his hand and looked at me, seriously. Then, he suddenly pulled me into his arms, "Please, remember me.."
"I wish for that to happen, too, Theo.."
He didn't let me go and continued to hug me. Then, he made me lean on his chest with his arms around me; and, he had his head on one of my shoulder. We didn't talk, but it was peaceful. We could only hear the waterfall, the birds, the sound of tree leaves swaying, and mostly, I could hear his heartbeat.
The moment I closed my eyes, I unexpectedly pictured the last thing that happened on the memory I remembered; Theo and I were looking at each other's eyes. Due to my curiousity, I asked him, "Theo, what happened after 'that'?"
I heard him chuckle, "What do you think, Laurana?"
"Don't be a tease, just tell me!" I freed myself from him and turned to him; but, regretted it afterwards, immediately.
He leaned towards me to tease me, "Want to find out what happened?"
I glared at him, "I'll wait for myself to remember. So, you were acting that you're unconscious, before?"
"Yes, forgive me for making you worry, before," he gently patted me on the head and made me lean on his shoulder, "Take a rest."
After we completely dried ourselves, we wore our dry clothes that we hung from the tree branch, and put out the fire. Then, we exited through the cave; with Theo carrying me on his back, as we made our way out of the forest.