Blake soon found land. It was where the cliff dipped down to a steep hill
and met the water. Holding on to Tori tightly, Blake swam to the sand. He
finally reached a point where his feet touched the sandy bottom of the
ocean. Blake stood up, scooping Tori up. Her body lay limp in his arms.
He quickly got her to the sand and laid her down. Blake kneeled by her.
"Tori?" He said. The tears he had been holding in before began to spill out. "Tori? Tori wake up." He watched her chest, hoping to see the rise and fall of her breathing. He saw none. He let out a shuddering breath. "No." He said. He took a deep breath, trying to remember what he learned from the lifesaving class his parents made him and Hunter take when they were younger. But all he could think about was Tori, and how he killed her. Stop! He thought to himself. Thinking like that is not going to help her. Blake took a deep breath and tried to clear his mind as best as he could. He looked down at her and lifted her chin up slightly. "Please, please be ok." He whispered. He pinched her nose gently and lowered himself to her mouth. Her mouth felt soft and nice against his. Any other time, Blake would've liked to be in this position with her, savoring her lips, but not now. Now was not the time.
He breathed into her. He sat up looking at her, she was still not breathing. "No." He said. He pushed on her chest, trying to make her puke up any water she might have swallowed. Still no response. "Damnit, come on." He yelled in frustration. He went to her mouth again, breathing into her. He suddenly felt her cough and sat up. She was coughing and sputtering up water. Blake helped turn her on her side as she got rid of the water inside of her. Blake smiled slightly to himself. She was alive. She was alive.
Tori stayed on her side. Her body ached so badly. She felt a hand gently take a strand of her hair and smooth it behind her back. Who was it? She was too tired and in too much pain to look over. Was it Shane? Dustin? Had they found her? Something about the touch told her it wasn't them. The touch felt too gentle to belong to Shane or Dustin. A small part of her hoped it was Blake. But another part of her told her she was being stupid. Blake was gone. He was gone, and in his place was a misguided, hateful..monster.
"Tori." Came the voice. It was Blake. Tori's body instinctively tensed, as if to prepare for any painful onslaught he might bring. Blake bit his lip as he felt her tense under his touch. He looked down shamefully. Tori could feel his hand pull away from her hair. Blake slowly took her in his arms. Tori gave a soft whimper of protest. Blake could feel his heart breaking. She was scared of him. He engulfed her in a small hug, careful not to hurt her. Her back was pressed against his chest, her legs curled underneath her. "I'm sorry." He whispered in her ear. Tori tried to look into his eyes, but that moment alone was too much for her exhausted body. She simply lay in Blake's arms, feeling him breathing on the back of her neck. "I am so sorry." Tori laid her head back, hearing him apologize, the soft soothing sound of his voice, and the fact that she was exhausted, slowly lulled her into sleep.
Blake felt Tori lay her head back against his chest. He saw her eyes slowly drift shut. A few minutes later, he could hear the soft even breathing indicating she was asleep. He held on to her still. So ashamed of his actions. So scared that he actually could've killed her. So happy and relived that she was still alive, in his arms. Sad that he mostlikely scared her for life, causing her to never want to trust him again.
"Tori?" He said. The tears he had been holding in before began to spill out. "Tori? Tori wake up." He watched her chest, hoping to see the rise and fall of her breathing. He saw none. He let out a shuddering breath. "No." He said. He took a deep breath, trying to remember what he learned from the lifesaving class his parents made him and Hunter take when they were younger. But all he could think about was Tori, and how he killed her. Stop! He thought to himself. Thinking like that is not going to help her. Blake took a deep breath and tried to clear his mind as best as he could. He looked down at her and lifted her chin up slightly. "Please, please be ok." He whispered. He pinched her nose gently and lowered himself to her mouth. Her mouth felt soft and nice against his. Any other time, Blake would've liked to be in this position with her, savoring her lips, but not now. Now was not the time.
He breathed into her. He sat up looking at her, she was still not breathing. "No." He said. He pushed on her chest, trying to make her puke up any water she might have swallowed. Still no response. "Damnit, come on." He yelled in frustration. He went to her mouth again, breathing into her. He suddenly felt her cough and sat up. She was coughing and sputtering up water. Blake helped turn her on her side as she got rid of the water inside of her. Blake smiled slightly to himself. She was alive. She was alive.
Tori stayed on her side. Her body ached so badly. She felt a hand gently take a strand of her hair and smooth it behind her back. Who was it? She was too tired and in too much pain to look over. Was it Shane? Dustin? Had they found her? Something about the touch told her it wasn't them. The touch felt too gentle to belong to Shane or Dustin. A small part of her hoped it was Blake. But another part of her told her she was being stupid. Blake was gone. He was gone, and in his place was a misguided, hateful..monster.
"Tori." Came the voice. It was Blake. Tori's body instinctively tensed, as if to prepare for any painful onslaught he might bring. Blake bit his lip as he felt her tense under his touch. He looked down shamefully. Tori could feel his hand pull away from her hair. Blake slowly took her in his arms. Tori gave a soft whimper of protest. Blake could feel his heart breaking. She was scared of him. He engulfed her in a small hug, careful not to hurt her. Her back was pressed against his chest, her legs curled underneath her. "I'm sorry." He whispered in her ear. Tori tried to look into his eyes, but that moment alone was too much for her exhausted body. She simply lay in Blake's arms, feeling him breathing on the back of her neck. "I am so sorry." Tori laid her head back, hearing him apologize, the soft soothing sound of his voice, and the fact that she was exhausted, slowly lulled her into sleep.
Blake felt Tori lay her head back against his chest. He saw her eyes slowly drift shut. A few minutes later, he could hear the soft even breathing indicating she was asleep. He held on to her still. So ashamed of his actions. So scared that he actually could've killed her. So happy and relived that she was still alive, in his arms. Sad that he mostlikely scared her for life, causing her to never want to trust him again.