The Obsession

She wanted the chill. She wanted air, cold air. She wanted the cold air to cleanse her. But she could not stop. It was a run. Run for her sanity. She was afraid. Afraid to slow down. Afraid to turn and see.

He wanted the heat. He wanted the adrenaline rush in his system. But he could not get closer. It was a chase. Chase for fun. He was excited. Excited to chase a prey. Excited to dare himself.

she tried to control her fear. Fear which was eating her. She fought to bring her control in place. As she fought to put her leg one in front of other. Her eyes blinded by the wind and her hair. She tried pulling it back.

His control already lost. Control which he never learned to control. He loved her. Loved the way her hair framed her face. Loved the way she fumbled in fear. The animal in him energized by the show of her fear.

Fear won when the cliff appeared. Turning to face her tormentor she decided. Decided to fight till death.

Sensing her change in stance, he stood. Facing his prey. His obsession. Courage in her face and fear in her eyes was a maddening combination.

A combination which she was not aware of. A combination which drew him like magnet.

A fall would end her fear. A fall would end his obsession.

She jumped to get rid of her fear. He jumped to save his obsession.

The journey down was fast. And the end was gory. All for a love beyond reason, beyond sanity.