I wondered why this kept happening to me, why did someone try to kill me again. As I sank further into the freezing dark water, I struggled to breath. My lungs were slowly filling up with water. I reached into the water and tore off my dress, hoping that it would make it easier to stay on the surface; even if it was just for enough time so that someone could find my body.
As my consciousness slipped away, I thought of my life. My family- my dad who would do anything to see me happy, my mum who I was finally getting along with and my brother Scott, who was the only person who really understood me. Then I thought of my friends- Noelle, the sister I never had, Kiran and Taylor, people who didn't care where I came from. Constance, the first real friend I had at Easton. I thought of the Billings girls; Vienna, London, Shelby, Missy, Lorna, Kiki and all the others.
I even thought of Josh. He hadn't called me all break and I knew he was happy with Ivy, but I wanted him to care about me. He must feel something for me; otherwise he wouldn't have stopped Sabine from killing me.
And then, just as I closed my eyes, a pair of warm arms slipped around my waist, I was pulled above the surface. Someone shouted "Swim Reed!!"
My eyes opened wildly and I coughed as the water exited my lungs. I looked to see who my saviour was and saw the piercing blue eyes, the light brown hair. It was Upton. He smiled at me, but it wasn't his usual smile, it looked fake. I wondered what I had seen in him, he wasn't special; just another player. How could I have chosen him over Josh?
He kept dragging me towards the yacht, I hadn't realised how far out I had drifted. I feebly kicked my legs, trying to get back to dry land quicker. The nearer we got to the yacht, the more I could see the silhouettes of many people. I could pick out Noelle and Dash, huddled together. On the inside I smiled, they were one step closer to getting back together; I knew that would make her happy.
We were now at the side of the boat where the ladder was dangling towards me. I wondered how I was going to climb it when Upton half pushed me up the side. Dash and Gage reached their arms out to me and I clung on to them for dear life. A few seconds later I was lying on the deck wrapped in a blanket and Noelle's arms.
Noelle looked at me with tears in her eyes and whispered to me, "What happened to you Reed?
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