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.

standing over the edge of the pool while she looked at me

my lungs

I told Tyler how I truly felt

me close and firmly while swimming up

we resurface, I gasp coughing up the water that nearly

my heart throbbing when my eyes connected with

Tyler.

deep with worry. His mouth

I can’t understand. No,

ears are ringing and my eyes are a bit

it’s him. I feel

the fog clears and the ringing stops and his voice reaches

Because he saved me.

saved me

saved me from

as I still

me tightly like I am his

He’s mine.

me you’re okay. Tell me you’re okay.” He urges, holding me closer while he swam to the edge of the pool and hoist

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

Trembling as he gets out of

eyes around us, I can

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

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

in the aftershocks of what

 

attention when she kneels beside me and

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

I’m in that freezing water, fighting for my

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

at all. The devil was a bleached blonde girl who

The devil was Karen.

“I didn’t

Eric starts.

me, moving his source of heat I

was face to face with that Eric guy who pushed me

top of Eric’s shirt. Seconds later, the

just stood there while she was drowning! You could’ve helped her!”

blood trailing down his nose to his

his arm

stop punching, furious swings landed on the guy’s

getting to Tyler. Tyler was far too lost

like a beast

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