Never Say Never

We zipped along on a current of heated actions and reactions. The moments came swiftly, turning and tumbling, making sure that we were alive, as intimacy lit our souls on fire. Reckless and unsure of which path to take, we simply rushed along whatever route we were on when the rope snapped. Frustration overtook calm, and panic planted its roots of self-destruction. Strength remained with patience, but was quickly waning.

Lunging for your outstretched hand, I missed, faintly grazing those delicate fingers, as you continued to drift away from me. You plummeted deeper and deeper into that thick vapor, with me trailing right behind, narrowly out of reach. The mists swirled around us, seeming to wash by with increasing speed. My eyes darted around, trying to find a foothold, a handhold, some sort of perch somewhere, anywhere, to slow us down.

I cried out your name, but heard no response. You turned and gazed at me, eyes rapt with attention, your mouth trying to form words that one always understood, but none came. Pursing your lips, you again tried to speak words that died before they were ever given birth. The look in your eyes said it all though–something was amiss. Deep down you knew something was wrong and I knew it too. There was no way to really express what you were thinking, except for the faint tinge of sadness edging your eyes.

Somewhere along this route, we had gone too far, had crossed the line, and there seemed to be no way of going back. In the silence that enveloped us, your muted tones told me that much had changed. Resignation wormed its way into your once serene face, head shaking as if in a soundless scream. Plunging any deeper into that hopeless gloom, the murkiest of murks, and all would be lost; you would be lost to me.

Diving with fearless recklessness, I grunted and stretched with every last sinew of my being, reaching out for your hand to somehow hang onto the last few tendrils that still bound us to each other. No matter what it took, and no matter how far we fell, I would continue to strive, and we would survive.

Goonies never say die.