SAVING ZACHARY

st defeat, with all intentions to embrace the

no struggle, he made no feat, not even a scream, just allowed the waves decide his ow

conscious is screaming like a mad woman and my legs are running, my now ba

nscious, you'd think she would be

ng my arms wildly like someone running from a zombi

at was going on but to my dismay no one was

er, thankfully a shallow part which on a n

oice and walked into the water, towards him. The closer I got to hi

belonged in a psych ward, well duh! I'm n

e wasn't from my hood. He couldn't be a lecturer either and there was no way he was a student. Not even Caesar who visits The Bahamas like I visit the

xpecting me to say something, I approached hi

ing to kill

my larynx. I stood there transfixed, admiring the manliness

could get the hell out of his way, me wondering why s

ed my eyes immediately t

foolishness for breakfast a

s aiming for. What was I supposed to tell him I needed now. I mean the guy was

gain, this time a bit harsher. He didn't s

the little photo I picked in the course of my little spri

me, his eyes wandered everywhere but my fa

, I said, then

asn't a great swimmer. I'm glad I chose to wear shorts today. Did I mention I was utterly embarrassed. If anyon

ade to move deeper into the water, obvious

eld his arms as

ting you go in there",

, he said wrenching his arm from me. He was really built so that

lly it wasn't deep. I regained my balance and tried to move bu

in but the stranger didn't spare me a second

dal then no qualms, get on with it, I won't be in your way again but please help me out

r own business like everybody else, surely you won't be in this

t that last part but no wa

e", I fired back, still struggling to move. The pain was excruciating, I touched my ankle and

you clearly don't know wh

o much and I let out a cry, I fell back into the water.

pares committing suicide and saving a life?, that isn't supposed to be a choice, I mean who does that? I was now feeling dizzy and I knew I'll be out soon, I

screamed with every strength I could

ng towards me. I just hoped it wasn't

........................

tha", I heard Ch

t I couldn't see her. I was in an Ocean of Nothi

no boring school work to finish, and I get to meditate without being interrupted by Leslie's bad choice of music, and I don't get to apologise to Chloe fo

o sorry, wake up"

. She was born with a better spoon than I was, far better actually. Though she spent most

scared the shit out of me", Clo

n let go now", I said wrigg

, I looked down and found my right ankle ba

, plus you bruised your ankle so i

again?", I asked but wasn't

I see some guy carrying you towards sickbay, mind explaining that?". Then for the first time in

he?", I a

e's w

n, where's he?", I asked

tention to him", Clo said conf

escue me then complete his m

killed himself?", I a

t, relax", Chloe moved to touc

no it was my fault, I failed to

etty lady walked in. I looked around the room and d

e okay?",the lady asked. She ca

owards C

ault, I failed to stop him", I lamen

what are you t

were now staring at me confused. I kept panicking an

going on

as day, I looked up from Chloe's shou

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