Chapter 60. Misery

The sounds of gunshots continued to tear the night's peace apart. A few Gaborans could hear the gunshots, they knew where they came from, they knew who was behind the violent disturbance but they also knew they couldn’t come out to see what was happening. They feared for their lives.

For Nate however, it was different. For the second time that day, he knew true misery, true heartbreak as he watched Anele’s limp body make its descent down under the influence of gravity. His screams stopped, he couldn’t make a single sound but watched helplessly as her body made a slow-motion descent down the cliff and toward him.

When his back hit the water he sank deep into the cold arms of the ocean and Anele’s body fell after his. He reached a hand up to grab her but the water pulled him further down, away from the one girl he ever loved as much as he loved his mother.

The guards came to the edge of the