#3
Bella POV; 13 years old
The sun rays are hot against my bare back as I sit on the end of the jetty, my feet dangling off the end. I watched the soft waves crash against the jetty pillars. Music blasted in my ears and I held a book in my hands.
The only smell in the air was the salty smell of the ocean and the distinct smell of the sunscreen that Emma had reminded me to put on before I left the house after giving me a lecture about how if I kept going down to the beach in just my jean cut offs and a bikini that I was going to melanoma one of these days.
Needless to say we don't get to just hang out like this ofter and I go down to the beach a lot when we do and nearly always "forget" to put it on without being told. I have always hated the smell of sunscreen.
I glance up and across the beach shore. From the end of the jetty I can only see outlines of the people on the beach. There aren't many, this isn't one of the more popular beaches. But only because it's hard to find if you haven't been before. I use to come up here every summer with my parents and then my uncle.
I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket and lifted my hips slightly to get it out of my shorts pocket dropping my necklace that had been sitting on my lap because it gets hot in the sun and ends up burning my neck. It hits the water and with a glance at the water level to make sure it's high enough to dive in. Satisfied that I wouldn't hit the bottom If I jumped I dropped my phone, my iPod and my book on my bag and dived off the end.
The water was cold when I hit it. I saw my necklace almost instantly, the small stones glittering in the water. I swam down and grabbed it. I was about to swim back up when my anklet got caught on something. I looked down to see it was caught on a forgotten lobster cage. I tried to pull it free but it wouldn't budge.
I reached down to it, which was really hard to do under water. My eyes were starting to sting from the salt water and I blinked a few times. The need for air was becoming to strong and I was feeling just before the darkness took over I felt my anklet fall from my ankle and something inclose around my wrist.
Okay, so I've never lost consciousness before and let me tell you this. It sucks and I don't recommend it. But the bright blue eyes that looked down at me partly hidden behind slightly long blond hair with concern helped me feel a little better about it. "Shoot" I sat up fast and instantly regretted it when I puked a bunch of seawater up. Luckily I didn't get it on myself or my rescuer.
"You okay?" he asked, his voice holding a slight southern drawl. I nodded wiping the back of my mouth. "Here" he said handing me my necklace. I sighed in relief and took it from him.
"Thank you" I said with a grateful smile.
"Must be some necklace to almost kill yourself to get it back" he commented as I secured it back around my neck.
"Mostly just sentimental value" I answered "Thank you for saving it. And my life for that matter" I added.
"No problem" he said standing up and extending his hand out for me. I slipped my hand into his and he pulled me up in one fluent movement. I grabbed my bag shoving my things into it. "You know you should probably wait here while I call the medics" he said and I shuttered.
I hate hospitals and knew that's where they'd take me if he called them. My rescuer, misinterpreting my shutter said "Shit, you must be cold. Here" he handed me his jacket, which he had been holding in his hand with his shoes and shirt. Only now did I notice that he was wearing no shirt and he had a impressive set of washboard abs. I hesitated in taking the jacket.
But it was quite cold, so I took it with a small thanks and slipped it on "Odd thing to be wearing to the beach" I said noticing that it was a suite jacket as were his pants, shoes and shirt.
"I was on my way home from a wedding. Thought I'd stop in here before I went home" he said.
"I guess it was lucky for me that you did" I replied. My phone went off again signaling that I still hadn't read the message from before. I pulled it out and message box popped up. I saw that it was from Emma and tapped it open. It read: Where the are you? We're gonna be late!
I rolled my eyes a sent a quick message saying I would be back in five. "I've got to go" I said to my rescuer. "but thanks again for saving my life"
"You're welcome" he replied. I went to take off his jacket but he shook his head. "I'll get it off you later. It's a small town. I'm sure I'll run into you again" he told me.
"Or dive in after me" I joked causing him to chuckle.
"But hopefully not the latter" he said grinning. I nodded in agreement and turned to leave. I had only gotten a few meters when I spun back around.
"Hey" I called out and he turned around to face me "It's Bella by the way. Bella Swan" I said. He grinned at me and I smiled back.
"Drake Whitlock" he called back. I smiled and turned back around Angeli gutta = Angels Drop
And we have Drake. Next one we meet the Hunters and then one more till Jasper :D