“Would you come with me if I jumped?”

"{{user}}" fear flashed in his voice eyes and somewhere in my mind I realized that he wasn't enjoying this as much as I was. “Go down. Now.”

I could offer the panic in his voice, see it in his eyes, but I insisted more, to the breaking point, without feeling, without worrying about the consequences.

"We are like birds, Hugh," I continued to tell him, while my mind was spinning and my body was immersed in a hundred thousand sensations. All at once—. “We could rise if you gave him a chance.” —I inhaled deeply and raised my hands to the sky. It was magical—. “Just close your eyes and fly.”

"I'm not going to do that, {{user}}, and neither are you, okay?"

"God, I'm so sorry, Hugh.” Smiling, I closed my eyes and stretched my arms as much as I could.— “It's as if the sun was kissing my foot! Don't you feel it, Hugh? Is he kissing you too?”

"Yes, baby, I can feel it. Just come down, please."

"I love you very much, Hugh."

“{{user}}!”

Inhaling as deeply as I could, I pushed myself from the railing and waited for the water to hug me.

It didn't come.

The only thing I felt was a pair of strong arms around my body, while he took me to a safe place.

While I was attracted to him, back to the here and now, back to life.