[ From Chris' body, Ashley drops, down, into the ocean, a scream stolen by the surf. The waves batter her, and before she knows it, she's coughing up salt water, shivering from cold and fear alike.
She keeps wondering, why doesn't she just—
Footsteps against the beach, and her head jerks up to see Vakama through stinging eyes. Again, she's relatively easy to move, a bone-deep exhaustion set into her from the memory of her sins.
Her eyes don't focus on him for a long moment. But then they do. She's starting to cry, so he's blurry. But regardless...
She nods, against her better judgment. Just the sight of his body... She feels cold. She feels empty. She feels alone. ]
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She keeps wondering, why doesn't she just—
Footsteps against the beach, and her head jerks up to see Vakama through stinging eyes. Again, she's relatively easy to move, a bone-deep exhaustion set into her from the memory of her sins.
Her eyes don't focus on him for a long moment. But then they do. She's starting to cry, so he's blurry. But regardless...
She nods, against her better judgment. Just the sight of his body... She feels cold. She feels empty. She feels alone. ]