" 1!"
Wish gulped when Caleb started the countdown for jumping.
"2!"
They held each others hands tightly, ready to dive together.
" 3!"
Both of them sprinted at the edge of the cliff and jumped. " Ahhhhh!!!!" Wish shouted, diving into the water. The water was chilly but it felt fresh in their sweaty bodies. They floated in the water, laughing due to the thrill they just experienced. It was amazing.
Wish hadnt felt this excited in a long time. This would be the most memorable day of her life.
" How do you feel?" Caleb asked swimming beside her. The dive had surely lightened up their mood. " I feel great!"
" Thank god, you liked it." he said jokingly. " What do you mean?" Wish splashed water at him.
" I thought you would get upset again and beat me."
Wish scoffed at him, " I dont get upset that easily!"
" We all know its a lie."
Wish started splashing him aggressively and he splashed back. They continued playing in the water for sometime, forgetting about the future. Caleb thought it really was amusing to see her laugh this hard. It wasnt common to see her laugh much.
Without realising, it had gotten dark now and loud music started playing nearby. There were also neon lights displaying and people's loud cheers were heard.
" Maybe we should go back." Wish said and both of them reached the shore. Wish's beach dress was completely soaked now, " I should have opened it before." Wish pulled out of her beach dress, revealing only her bikini now.
Caleb immediately saw her body half naked. He was also partly shocked to see how attractive her body was now that it was only in bikini. Realising his thoughts, he quickly turned around, calming his heart.
Meanwhile, Wish squeezed the water from the dress clueless. " I dont think i can wear this dress now."
Caleb turned back, unbuttoning his shirt, " You can wear this!"
" No, Caleb..." she stopped him, " Its pretty dark, nobody would care about me. Also, all the girls are wearing bikini anyways." she walked ahead, leaving the wet dress.
"....if you say so." he mumbled, catching up with her.
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William and Julie were still in the forest, searching the stones in silence. He was clearly annoyed right now and also worried if Wish was doing okay.
Suddenly, a loud thump made him snap his head. It was Julie on the ground, squealing in pain. She had slipped on the wet rock and now her knees were bleeding.
" Couldnt you be a little careful!!" William sighed with irritation. Seeing, Julie helpless on the ground, he had no choice but to carry her.
She pointed at the other side of the forest. There was Micheal's cottage house in there. William stomped his way to the house while Julie kept eyeing him worried. Once they got there, he looked for the first-aid box and placed it infront of her.
He obviously didnt want to help her. Julie didnt say anything as she tried to pull out an ointment but it slipped from her hands. Seeing her struggle to get the ointment back, William sighed again picking it up and applied it himself.
Julie sat there with a small smile as she observed him from up close. This was the first time after she came back to see him from this close. It made her happy. William quickly finished up treating her wound and stood up. " We should head back now." he said checking his watch. God, it had already been 3 hours since he left her. He tried calling Wish but she didnt pick up making him more anxious.
When William turned around to leave, Julie grabbed his hands, taking him by shock. She quickly went up to him and tried to kiss but William was quick to stop her mouth from touching his. He shoved her back with a disgusted look, " What the hell is wrong with you, Julie??"
She stood there, her eyes filled with tears as she raised her hands and did the sign: ' do you really like that girl?'
William scrunched his brows, his headache was creeping again, " You liked me from the beginning but did I? No. Then stop forcing your feelings into me and butting in my personal life."
Julie grabbed his arms again, rage building inside her. he snapped it away, " And Dont look down on Wish."
With that he finally left the cottage house in hurry while Julie clenched her hands into a fist.
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Caleb and Wish finally reached the party area. All of the people were gathered here and dancing already. Some of them were completely drunk, passed out on the sands. Wish's immediate thought was ' where was William?'.
It had been a few hours and when most of the people were gathered here, William and Julie were still nowhere to be seen. It made Wish feel a little disappointed. It was William who brought her here and now he had completely abandoned her. Also with the girl who had a crush on him. It obviously didnt sit right with her. Her mind was suddenly clouded with weird thoughts which made her upset and hurt.
Well, what did she expect from William anyways? He was always the one hurting her. When she was in her thoughts, Caleb nudged at her. " Whats wrong?"
" Uhh...nothing."
But Caleb guessed why she looked gloomy. It was because of that jerk. He really didnt give a shit about his fiancee. " Hey, wanna join my friends there?"
She looked up and saw group of people having fun with their drinks. It was a party after all and it would be a waste to be upset. " Alright!"
They joined his friends and they seemed to be pretty chill people who only cared about the drinks. Today, Wish was having her second drink again but this time, willingly. Having drinks with people while enjoying was a different kind of feeling. It surely was better as she conversed with them without caring about her appearance or words.
Caleb noticed how she looked a lot more care-free than usual. He honestly thought she looked a lot attractive this way. After a few more drinks, Wish was already half-drunk but so were the group. She nudged at Caleb, " I wanna go dance!"
" But you cant walk properly-" before he could finish, she pulled him to the dance floor and started dancing wildly. Caleb was quite shocked at her boldness and chuckled to himself. He wasnt a good dancer so he just moved along to give her company. Wish seemed to dance pretty good and she was feeling herself at the moment.
" Wish....you look amazing." Caleb said without realising what he had blurted. He quickly covered his mouth, terrified. But she was drunk and just nodded along, " Thanks Caleb. i know it too." she winked out of nowhere, as Caleb blinked multiple times. This definitely wasnt the Wish he knew.
William finally reached at the party area after not finding her back at the lounge where he had left her. Of course, she wouldnt still be there. He continued dialling her number but she didnt receive it. " Where the hell are you?"
At the party area, most of the people were on the dance floor, crowding it. He checked the bar and still didnt see her. When he was asking a bartender if he had seen Wish, Micheal made an announcement from the middle of the dance floor. " ladies and gentlemen, we have our first dancer for the spotlight event and it is WISH LENNON!!!!!"
Everybody in the crowd cheered, while William slowly turned around to the dance floor. The spotlight hit Wish in the middle as the crowd went wild. He couldnt believe what he was seeing. She was in a bikini, posing on the middle with a glass of....alcohol??
The music started playing and she moved along. William couldnt stand seeing her in this condition and squeezed his way into crowd, anger building up inside. He pushed and pulled the people who were in his way.
" Hey!! what the hell man!!" " watch out!!" the people shouted back at him but he didnt care. He just wanted to reach the middle as soon as possible.
By now, Wish had pulled Caleb on the floor as well and they were dancing together. Once, he reached in the middle, he grabbed her hands so fiercely and pulled her out of the crowd.
" Owww, William it hurtss!!!" she stumbled with his hold. the whole crowd were shocked and some were booing.
Once they were in a quieter area, he stopped. " I hate you!!" Wish snapped her hands away, rubbing the sore part.
" I am sorry, Wish. So sorry."
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