Chapter 31

I looked at the low wall which almost reached our waists. There was absolutely nothing to stop us if we missed a step and fell to our deaths. But that just added to my excitement. “Let’s climb the wall Uno.” I nonchalantly suggested, peeking at the depth below. Probably a hundred feet. “Are you crazy?” Uno said pulling at my hand as I was already halfway through climbing the wall. “Come on Uno, please?” I looked at him giving him my sweetest smile. At that, he climbed over the low wall and sat comfortably beside me, but not so comfortable though, because death was one foolish move away. “If I die,” he trailed off, staring at the vast sea of vehicles and buildings below. “You won’t.” I said scooting closer to him and he stiffened. I looked up to see his face and dear Lord, my heart stopped. Like a dam too weak, the self-imposed belief that he was nothing to me, and I only want to have him in my bed crumbled against the stream of emotions that flooded my entire being once my eyes locked