I drifted, sad and alone, out further into the ocean. The only thing that held me up was a piece of driftwood I held on to. My black hair was a matted mess with saltwater on every strand. My delicate, pale skin was becoming sensitive from the strong sun. I began to scream. It was a scream no one heard.
Ten minutes. That's all it took for me to lose everything. The chain of events that ended it all. Jack had a speedboat escaping with the Wu. All four of us jumped on, prepared for a fight. He caught us in a net, and no matter how much we pulled or fought we wouldn't be free.
The net bound us close together. My body was pressed against Raimundo's. He felt so safe and secure, like my own life boat. I was happy to have an excuse to stay close to him. Clay, a true friend, tried to break us free by any means necessary. That was the Fist of Tebigong. He smashed it through the net and accidently hit the boat. It splintered into a million wooden pieces, and the shock of the blow threw us all in different directions. We were all miles apart.
Omi and Jack's screams were heard in the distance for a while, but then stopped. Clay couldn't have lasted long either. The cowboy wasn't the swimming type. The silence scared me more than anything. Tears began to stream down my face. Then I thought of Rai.
What I wouldn't give to have one more minute with him. One more moment to tell him how I really felt. I would never get that though, as much as I longed for it. I longed for him, to look into his beautiful Brazilian eyes.
My arms grew weaker, and holding on grew harder. Maybe I should just let go and allow myself to drift under the waves that dared to crash over my head. If I could just see him, then everything would be alright. The tears came down harder, then I felt something on my hips. Two tan hands holding onto me. He swam to the other side to face me.
His hair was soaking wet, but he never looked more beautiful in his life.
"Kim, I love you," was all he said in a weak voice. We leaned over and shared a kiss. Everything would be okay now. We starred at each other with a smile as we endlessly drifted. The fear of death no longer tormented us. Soon the sun had set over the blue horizon, and we both grew tired.
"I'm so tired," I whispered to him looking down. He swam around and held onto me.
"It's alright, you're safe with me," he whispered in my ear then kissed my neck. I drifted asleep in his arms as he did in mine.
We were overwhelmed by the water's shapeless form. Together we peacefully sank to the bottom of the ocean and allowed the last of our bubbles to reach the surface. We would now be together forever.