Eric watches Layla’s body sink into the water, her legs kicking and her arms flinging.

His heart grew cold and the blood drains from his face.

He’s on the verge of jumping into the water when a hand stops him. He looks over and it’s Karen.

“Don’t mind my cousin. She does this all the time for attention. She can swim.” Karen snorted.

Eric look over at Layla, noticing how she was sinking more into the water.

His brows furrowed. She didn’t look like she was faking it.

She tries to emerge again, gasping as her hands grasp for air. “Helpggg,” She sinks into the water yet again.

Eric’s heart began to pound furiously. This didn’t look like a fish for attention.

“Are you sure Plow.

Someone dives into the water, grasping Layla quickly and pulling her up.

Eric felt the blood drain from his face.

Tyler.

Eric looked over at Karen, well where she stood moments ago. She was no longer there.

He felt a cold chill swing down his spine when he realized

Karen had lied to him.

A commotion of people began to rush over and Eric knew he was in deep shit. He should not have listened to Karen.

Layla’s pov

The water was cold, freezing as it wraps around me. I’m grasping for something, fighting as I kicked my legs.

I can see Karen and Eric’s figure, even though blurry, I knew they were looking at me.

Were they really this cruel to let me drown?

My heart pounds and more panic had me fighting to stay above water.

I need to stay above.

| kicked harder, my face emerging from the surface of the water. I gasp and cried out. “Helpggg.”

My lungs burn as I once again sink into the chilling water. I’m fighting but I’m losing the battle quickly.

my kicking slowed down. I looked up. Was Karen standing over the edge

fight, my

I truly felt

me close and firmly

I gasp coughing up the water

me, my heart throbbing when my

Tyler.

worry. His mouth is shifting.

No,

and my

know it’s him. I

and his voice

Because he saved me.

saved me

me

crying as I

holding me tightly like

He’s mine.

okay.” He urges, holding me closer while he swam to the edge

heart racing. I’m still in disbelief at what just happened

gets out of the

are eyes around us, I

so sorry for leaving you.” He says shakily, his lips on my

at a loss for words. I’m not sure what to

swimming in the aftershocks of what

 

she kneels beside me and

in her hold and she tries to keep me warm as best as

not working. It still feels like I’m in that freezing

gaze doesn’t stray from him. No, they stray to the pool, looking

pool wasn’t the devil at all. The devil

The devil was Karen.

“I didn’t

Eric starts.

from me, moving his source of heat I

that he was face to face with that Eric guy who pushed me into the

of Eric’s shirt. Seconds later, the

You just stood there while she was drowning! You could’ve helped her!” Tyler roared and sent another

nose to his

reared his arm back and

didn’t stop punching, furious swings landed on the guy’s face who cried out. “Kar-en

getting to Tyler. Tyler was far too lost in his head

a

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