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.

the edge of the pool while

fight, my

told Tyler how I truly felt

around my waist, holding me close and firmly while

soon as we resurface, I gasp coughing up the water that

look at whoever saved me, my heart throbbing

Tyler.

his eyes deep with worry. His mouth is shifting.

No, I can’t

ringing and my

know it’s him. I feel

and

Because he saved me.

saved me

me from

crying as I still

holding me tightly like I am his

He’s mine.

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

in disbelief at what just

freezing. Trembling as he gets out of

know there are eyes around us, I

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

for words. I’m not sure

still swimming in the aftershocks of

 

attention when she kneels

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

It still feels like I’m

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

pool wasn’t the devil at all. The devil was a bleached

The devil was Karen.

“I didn’t

Eric starts.

tears away from me, moving his source of heat I really needed

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

fingers fisted the top of Eric’s shirt. Seconds later, the sound of

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

down his nose to his

arm

stop punching, furious swings landed on

stuttered but of course, his words were not getting to Tyler. Tyler was far too lost in

like a beast right now.

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