They were gone. His needles were gone. His morphine was gone. Without it, he wouldn't be able to sleep. He became angry. He knew what had happened to them.
Erik stormed into her room. She was sitting down on the bed, but he grabbed her by the arms and made her stand up. "Where did you put them?!" When she wouldn't speak, he shook her. "Where did you put them?!" he repeated. He dug his fingernails into her skin. She turned her head and winced.
"You're hurting me!"
Suddenly, Erik stopped and let go of her. His face turned white. What was he doing?
When he had let go of her, she ran out of the room and out of the house. Erik got over his shock just in time, because when he ran after her, she was already at the lake. He reached out to grab her, but she narrowly escaped his grasp and dove in the water. He dove in after her. He was able to grab her leg, but she kicked him. He tried to get a hold of her arm, but she fought him. She kicked him in the gut and swam alittle bit away from him.
Erik desperately tried to get a hold of her so they could go back to the house. He swam to the surface to catch his breath, and then he realized that she hadn't come up at all. She had to be running out of air. Erik yelled out, "Come back!"
He went under the water and grabbed a hold of her again, but each time he did, she fought him off. She seemed to be as slippery as a fish.
Time was running out. Erik now focused less on dragging her back to the house and more on trying to get her head above the water so she could breathe. Was she so desperate to get away from him that she didn't want to come up from the water to take a breath?
One final time, Erik reached out and was able to grab her. She didn't fight him back. In fact, she felt limp. He quickly swam to the surface and forced her head above the water. Her eyes were closed and wouldn't open.
Erik panicked. He swam with her to solid ground, and he quickly laid her down and pushed on her chest. Finally, water came out of her mouth, and she gasped for air. He cried out her name in relief, and when she finally sat up, he threw his arms around her. "I thought I had lost you! I'm so, so sorry. Please, forgive me."
She was too weak to say anything, and she fell into his arms and passed out. Erik stood up and scooped her in his arms and carried her back into the house.