Sunrise and Sunset. Sitting cross-legged on the beach, eyes wandering across the horizon, a young girl pushed back her windswept hair and admired the dancing waves.

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Sunrise and Sunset.

Sitting cross-legged on the beach, eyes wandering across the horizon, a young girl pushed back her windswept hair and admired the dancing waves. She looked at the rising sun. She had seen countless sunrises, yet they always managed to startle her with their immense beauty.

She got up, wandering down the beach, her feet sinking into the sand like it was icing. It was beautiful here.

She spotted Chris, who was staring out to the sea, as if it could tell him all the answers.

Almost like he could hear the thought, he turned gently and gave her a breath-taking smile. Spying one of the smoothest pebbles he had ever seen - it was oval shaped, not a single bump or lump in it a perfectly shaped pebble, he bent down and held it, his fingers caressing it as you might hold a bubble. Like a child full of e-numbers, his hand flashed out and it skimmed, three, four, five times! He spun around, dazzling her with a smile of triumph.

Raising his hand, he beckoned to her with one finger, mouthing 'come on!'

His smile was daring, as if it