Thinking fast, Roseanne turned and started swimming as if her life depended on it, which it did.

The school of fish around her sensed her panic and scattered in every direction.

She gritted her teeth and risked a quick look behind her, only to see the shark rapidly closing in on her.

Looking around, she noticed the reef was all around her. But a dark cave was not too far away. Seizing the chance, she changed direction, propelling herself toward the cave.

She could almost feel the shark's breath on her neck, so close that she dared not look back. In the nick of time, she darted into the cave.

Boom! The shark's massive body collided against the entrance, causing the surrounding coral to tremble.

The impact forced Roseanne's arm to bend awkwardly, sending a sharp pain through her limb. She tried moving her arm. Thankfully, it responded. She planned to wait until the shark left before attempting to surface.

However, within minutes, she noticed her oxygen becoming alarmingly thin. That was not right! Her instructor had assured her that a tank would last at least three hours. It hadn't been nearly that long. How could it be empty?

As the oxygen dwindled, the shark still lingered outside. Sweat beaded on Roseanne's forehead. When she thought she couldn't hold on any longer, the shark swam away.

ounce of her strength to ascend,

carried, hoping to alert the lifeguard immediately. But

moment, Roseanne pushed herself upwards. If she ran out of oxygen, she feared the

and as she began to suffocate, her limbs weakened and her

was so close. If only she could muster a bit more strength. But she couldn't hold

eyes, and when she was about to give up, a familiar face appeared, reaching out to

"Anne!"

"Roseanne, wake up!"

and unzipping her

lungs felt

pricked with needles the next moment, and she couldn't help but cough violently.

suffocation faded, Roseanne felt like

scared me to death! I thought you wouldn't wake up!"

was momentarily stunned, and her voice was

felt like it took forever to

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