Sorry for the long wait. For whoever watched the Oscars, Naomi Watts was there. Jennifer Lawrence was stunning and I loved Amy Adams's dress.
Cato POV:
I whip my head around to see the overpowering wave rushing at us. I pick up Sam and Darren, one is each arm, and try to run. But the water came to fast and we were too late. I went crashing into the water, my face slamming into the floor of the pool. Darren and Sam were snatched from my grip. I grabbed for them, but all I found touched was water. I thrash around, opening my eyes every so often. I find the power to push myself off the bottom of the pool and to the surface of the water. I emerge to chaos. I swim around, trying to avoid the trees falling and all the sharp debris floating, but some of it managed to cut me. I look around in circles for my family.
"Darren! Clove! Sam! Alex!" That became my mantra, I screamed it, but no one responded.
I current is too strong so I let it pull me. I wipe the blonde hair out of my eyes and try to see through the salt water. I spot a fallen tree and swim over to it, grabbing on.
"Dad!" I turn around so fast. I see Darren and Sam hanging onto a tree for dear life. I try to swim over to them, but the current is too strong. I drift down lower until I'm in front of them.
"Let go!" I command, I'll catch them when they come close enough. They shake their heads, petrified of the rushing water. I grab onto a branch that is stuck to the tree.
"Now, I'm right here boys," I say. They shake their heads, I feel the branch loosening from my grip.
"Sam and Darren, please now," they hear the pleading in my voice and let go. They are being pushed through the water quickly. When they come close I am able to connect hands with Sam. I pull them near me. I check their faces quickly, they have a few cuts, but they'll be fine.
"Come on," I say. Just then the branch snaps, sending us tumbling through the water. But this time, I'm able to hold onto both of them. We all surface and I look around me. A house roof! We could go there and we're high enough that we'll be safe. I pull them towards the roof, but the current is too strong and I can't fight for long.
"Here!" I hear someone yell. I look up and see a tall strong man on the roof. He's sitting there alone. His arms are open and he has an urgent look on his face.
"I'll help you, hand me your kids!" he shouts over the ragging water.
"I can't do it," I say, trying to fight against the stream, but it's useless.
"Come on, for your children!" he says. I find a foot hold and I bring all my strength to my feet. One, Two, Three. I use all the strength I can muster to shoot myself off the branch my foot was on and much closer to the roof.
"Sam! Help Darren into that man's arms!" I yell. Sam puts Darren's hand into the hand of the man's and he pulls him up. I lift up Sam and I feel his weight taken off of me. I look up to see my kids safely on the roof.
"Here!" the kind man holds out his hand, but before I can get to it I'm washed away again. I try to fight it, but I can't, not this time. I current is bringing me farther than I want to be.
"My hand!" the man yells, he's on the edge of the roof. If this doesn't work, he could fall in, but he took that chance. I am able to grab his hand and he pulls me up with one swift motion. I lay on the hard surface, panting. I look up to make sure that Darren and Sam are okay. Darren is crying so I hurry over to him. Luckily he's just crying from shock, not pain. I rock him back and forth and I hug Sam. Soon Darren drifts to sleep and I lay him down.
"Thank you so much buddy," I say to Sam, pushing his wet hair out of his face.
"Your welcome dad," he says, smiling.
"And thank you so much man. Without you I don't think that we would've been able to survive," I say, holding me hand out to him. He smiles and takes it, shaking it.
"My name's Marvel," he says, What kind of name is Marvel?
"Cato," I say, smiling. I look over Marvel. He was brown hair and brown eyes.
"You have a family?" he asks.
"Well my two sons are with me, but my older son and my wife are missing," I say, now it hit me. Clove could be dead. She might never see me or her children again. Alex will be gone, I'll never be able to ride with him in his new car or just spend quality time together.
"I'm sorry," he says. My eyes are watering up just thinking about Clove and Alex.
"It's okay, I just hope that they are. Do you have a family?" I ask.
"Yes, my wife Glimmer and my daughter Maggie came here together. I need to look for them. I don't know where they were, I woke up and I got dressed. They left a note, but I don't know what it said because just them I got washed away by the tsunami. Luckily I could get on my roof quick enough, but I wish I could have been with them when it happened," he says wiping a stray tear. I look out, the current has stopped and the water is at a standstill.
"Clove!" I yell, trying again. "Alex!" I scream through the deserted ocean. I sink back down in defeat when I don't hear anything. Marvel is yelling out to his family, but he gets nothing as well.
"Wherever you are, I hope you're okay Clove, I hope your with Alex and are okay..." I say, while stroking Darren's hair.
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