Beach: to run or haul up a boat on to a beach.
“I’ve got to go back.”
“No,” she screamed, “you can’t!”
He looked at the floor, at the blood already on his hands. “What choice do I have?”
“You can stay here, with me,” desperate.
“How can I? They’re dying.”
“You’ll die.”
“But maybe I won’t.”
“You will.”
“Might not,” glancing back.
“But what if you don’t come back?”
“What if I do?”
“You won’t,” screaming again.
“But I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t try.”
She looked at him, knowing there was no further argument. “I love you.”
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