~*~Cassie~*~
Cassie! Cassie! I heard Jake yelling at me in though speech as I drifted further away from the surface…
"Cassie? Cassie, c'mon, wake up…please don't be dead…" It was Jake.
I opened my eyes and looked around. The last thing I remembered was falling off the whale's back. Now I was in the water with Jake who was holding my hands.
"Jake?" I whispered hoarsely. My voice was mostly gone and I was having problems thinking straight.
"Yeah, Cass…it's me…are you okay? I couldn't help but note the amount of concern in his voice.
I smiled weakly and tried to speak but nothing came out. I gasped for breath and began coughing violently to get rid of the water in my lungs. Jake rolled me over onto my back and put his arms around my waist. I felt so safe with him…with his arms around me. I closed my eyes again hoping not to cry, I had been so scared after what had happened to Marco and I was relieved after we rescued Ax and got onto the whale…and here I had almost drowned, so much was racing through my head that tears welled up quickly and just as quickly I forced them away…I couldn't really remember what was going on…my head was spinning and I felt woozy.