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No, itcannotbe the end.
It’s just the beginning.
And I vow that if we make it alive after this, I’ll give her the chance to explain everything to me.
“Ok,” she whispers softly.
She’s trying to be strong, but I can see the slight trembling of her limbs and the way she’s watching me with trepidation. She’s scared but she’s trying to mask it—for my sake or her own, I don’t know.
“Whatever happens, I want you to know that I do love you, pretty girl,” I tell her, the words flowing out of my mouth before I can help myself.
Panic flares in her eyes as her lashes become coated with tears.
“Don’t you dare, Rafaelo Guerra. Don’t you dare,” she grits out. “We’re not going to die.Iam not going to die today, you hear me?”
“You won’t,” I nod, my heart breaking as I weigh the possibilities—the fact that the odds are not in our favor… “You won’t,” I repeat, more for my sake than hers.
Tears are streaming down her cheeks as she grips the edge of the seat tighter, her knuckles turning white.
“I clawed my way from hell, Raf. I’m not going to let this goddamn plane take everything from me. I’m not going to let it,” she declares.
“And I’m not going to let anything happen to you. Trust me?”
“With my life,” she says confidently.
“I want you to run as fast as you can and jump towards me. I’ll catch you. Just…” I take a deep breath. “The floor will collapse. I don’t know when, but the situation is too precarious for you to take measured steps towards me. We need to do it fast.”
“Ok.”
“No matter what you hear, don’t stop, ok? Even if the ground feels as if it’s moving under your feet, you don’t stop.”
“I won’t stop,” she lifts her chin up, determination shining in her eyes as she wipes the tears away. “I’ll run to you, and I won’t stop no matter what,” she repeats, a smile pulling at her lips. “Ironic, but it’s what I’ve done my entire life. And if there’s anything I trust, it’s that you’re my destination.”
Her words hug my heart like a warm glove.
“Let’s do it on the count of three. When I get to three, you start running.”
“Ok,” she nods.
“One. Two,” I pause, my eyes on her as she slowly gets into position, her stance ready.
“Three,” I finally say.
I barely finish the word as she starts into a sprint—she’s literally running for her life.
Positioning myself right where the frail line is, I open my arms for her, ready to receive her.
With each determined step she takes, the ground shakes, the screeching sound becoming louder and louder. Still, Noelle doesn’t pay attention to it, her focus entirely on me.
“That’s it, pretty girl, come to me!”
One more step and she jumps up towards me at the same time as the tail of the plane suddenly dips down, hanging off the other part of the plane by a few wires.
Just as Noelle jumps, I’m on her, leaning forward and reaching for her before she loses her footing.
Everything is surreal as the moments replay in slow motion.
One moment she’s in the air, with no space to land as her half of the plane collapses, the next she’s in my arms as we both fall backwards.
