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I sedmore Oh shit, oh shit, where was the bottos, but all I felt was reeds and other lake-bottoot

I splashed and dipped under the surface,me down I screamed into the water, but more just went down my throat Why the hell hadn’t I ever learned to properly swiood idea, when I couldn’t…?

What the fuck had I been thinking? I was going to die! I was going to die over a stupid, twisted fucking game

Panicked, I splashed to the surface and barely sucked in a breath before I was going down again, down, down, down

Well, he’d finally done it

My father was going to end up killing us all in the end, wasn’t he?

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I couldn’t run fast enough

No s to speed up, I had to instead watch Bellae beneath the water

She was going to die if I didn’t get there in ti from a distance, and I worried I was too far away to reach her in ti her body beneath the water, I was relieved to see her still struggling with the reeds that held her down below

She was alive She was fighting

Yanking her away from the lake’s hold, I swa for air as we reached the safety of the lake’s edge

I took her face into my hands so I could look into her eyes “Are you okay?” I wiped the wet strands of hair off her face so I couldtrapped beneath

She began to cry but nodded “I thought I was going to die I would have if you—”

“Shh,” I soothed as I pulled her into my arms “You’re safe now” Her body treet you inside and warmed up”

She was coone in the lake, and I had nothing of warmth to offer her, since I was just as wet as she was