I raced with gravity. Refusing to give up on her while she was falling to the water. I flew as fast as I could, and no matter how quick my wings ripped through the air I couldn't get there fast enough.
Please please, please.
I chanted in my head. Once she hit the water... that would be it. That would be the end of it. I couldn't let that happen. I would not let that happen.
I felt the muscles in my back scream in protest as I forced them to go faster. My chest heaving with every push and pull from my wings. The distance between her and the water was shrinking alarmingly faster than the distance I was away from her. Her hair fanning out around her head. Her eyes closed.
I will save you, I promised.
I reached out my arms, desperate to grasp any part of her. We were so close now, I gripped her arm, bracing. But she was going much faster than I originally thought, and she slipped out of my grasp. I gasped, reacting as quick as I could, trying to grab her again...
But I was too late.
Her eyes snapped open the second she impacted the water with a sickening splat.
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Wings // zayn au - COMING SOON
FantasyTaking a step off the bridge wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. I could no longer feel the beat in my chest, the air in my lungs, or hear the logical part of my brain tell me not to do this. I knew this is what I needed to do, regardles...
