Novel & Cerita I'll Climb Every Mountain Swim Every Ocean

“Our vow. Our promise. Our life.” He leaned in, pressing his forehead to mine. “It’s ours. Completely, unshakably, and forever.” The waves rolled in at our feet, white foam kissing the sand, and for the first time in years, I felt the past, present, and future merge seamlessly. Every scar, every tear, every heartbreak had led me here—to this moment of clarity, of freedom, of love. I whispered to the sea, my voice carried by the wind: “To love, to lose, to rise again—and never to forget who I am. I vow it. I promise it. I live it.”

I powered off my phone, pulled out the SIM card, and flushed it down the toilet. I would never see it, Gabriel. You would never have my love for the rest of this lifetime.

All I want to do is run and hunt, run and hunt, and be in the wild for as long as I can. My lin is back, and the world feels so light, I don’t feel so alone anymore!

Underwater By Nikki Flores If I could draw a line around myself If I could be invisible, no one could hurt me now And I would never need nobody else But it's too late You're everything I swore I'd never be You're making me want something I was doing fine without Like a wave, you're crashing over me And it's too late... it's too late I'm over my head and there's no way out It's like I'm underwater trying not to drown The harder I fight, the deeper I fall What am I so afraid to risk it all? I wish that I could hear, but I can't remember how And the tide can't save me now

Obsessive is another. His hand was slipping down my spine, pressing me so close that I could feel every inch of warmth. "Call it whatever you want. You belong to me and when you believe I am letting Fiji between us and the way I want to spend time with you, then you are mistaken. The beach can wait. The pools can wait. Everything can wait." I threw back my head, and looked up at his eyes, the tempest of passion and tenderness that always disarmed me. "And what if I want to swim? Or snorkel? Or go hiking?"

The thought fuels my determination, pushing me to keep moving, to keep fighting. But the ocean is merciless. The distance between Ethan and me feels insurmountable, the waves a constant barrier. My arms grow heavy, my legs weak, each breath a struggle. The world narrows to the simple act of survival – one stroke after another, one breath at a time. The horizon blurs, the line between sky and sea lost in the haze of exhaustion.

"She had to go swimming in the deep, deep blue ocean with the fish and octopus. She had lots of important things to do and see." Why couldn't I go, too? To climb mountains and swim in the ocean? He kissed the tip of my nose. I loved it when he did that. It tickled, but it made everything better. "Mommy is gone, kiddo, but that's not your fault. You're not bad and normal is overrated. Who wants to be like everyone else anyway?"

Days go by and my eyes dry and I think I'm fine, but I'm just waiting for the next wave. Another season begins, and I'm fighting with all my might, I don't want to lose, I don't want to sacrifice anyone, I can't give up, I can't give in, my feet are calloused and I know I'm walking on hot coals. Every part of me recognizes that I cannot stand at the edge of the cliff, and I begin to swim against the current.

Ayokong palagi nalang sila nag aadjust para sa akin. I have to learn standing on my own, because the ocean is never still and you can't stop the waves, but you can go with it. I am Arwaa Dwyn Adair, no wave can stop me from trying.

Though, my right leg was partially pulled down by sea water, causing me to fall. I have to crawl with two hands, even if I die, I have to save them all. I knew it was impossible to save them all. However, nothing is impossible. It is possible that I can't save them all, at least I can save more than one or more people over, so even a small glimmer of hope I'm not allowed to miss it either, knowing that thanks to it, more people… I… Want to believe in myself.