Dan ignored her, pulled her through the narrow entrance to the park and pointed to a low wooden bench which overlooked the city stretching out below. Sitting down, he patted the bench next to him and looked up at Sarah.
‘Here – quickly. Otherwise you’ll miss it.’
Sarah sat down, confused. ‘Miss what?’
‘Shh.’ Dan looked at his watch. ‘Look.’
As the clock swung round to eight o’clock, Sarah raised her eyes to the skyline and gasped.
One by one, the lights in each skyscraper, office, apartment block and tourist attraction began to switch off.
‘What’s wrong?’ Sarah turned to Dan. ‘What’s going on?’
Dan reached into his jacket and pulled out a small candle and a box of matches. Lighting the candle, he turned to Sarah and grinned.
‘Earth Hour – I nearly forgot, with all the excitement.’
Sarah laughed and punched him gently on the arm. Dan put his arm round her shoulder and pulled her to him, kissing her gently.
‘It’s been a blast, thanks,’ he said.
Sarah smiled and nodded, not trusting herself to speak as they sat in the enveloping darkness.
THE END
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