Surfived || Newtmas AU

Chapter 1 - 'Jaws'

Newt's POV

*flashback*

"Mum look, The waves are great!" I heard my younger self echo in my mind.
"Yes honey, but be careful okay?" My mum said as I remembered.
It was the day before my 16th birthday, i had been in coma for a year but it felt like a week.
"I will!" My blonde hair was grown to my shoulders.
I had a blue with red surf board.
I remember it was broken in 2 pieces but only one part washed up.

The waves were just as big as i was.
I was swimming towards the waves, the waves came close i stood and balanced, i rode the waves as best as i could and i was going further away from the coast, that's when i saw it.
A shark, i tried to stay calm as i saw on videos and i sat on my board looking at the shark with fear.
It was insane, i knew there were sharks in California but not this close to the coast.
I breathed heavily as the shark circled around me.
"Help! Shark!" I tried to yell for my mum, but she just waved back... she couldn't hear me no matter how hard i screamed.

It all happened in a blink, i saw the shark swimming up and grabbing my board and leg, i yelled and got pulled under water, surprised my leg was still attached to my body.
I don't know what i did but i kicked with my right leg near it's eye and the shark let go.
I swam up with my arms and one leg, the other one bleeding like crazy.
I took a breath when i reached the air and saw one piece of my board, i grabbed it and prayed he wouldn't come after me again, i was glad and tired when i got to surface, pretty far away from mum.

I didn't have energy to scream, or anything...
I looked back at my leg, torn apart and bleeding like hell, it hurt so bad but before i could feel anything i saw a woman or girl... running towards me yelling.
I don't know what she said but everything went blank...

*end of flashback*

I heard my mother, talking inaudible
I suddenly felt more, i felt the bed...
I moved my finger, i'm alive? I'm moving and i'm okay..?
Everything sank into reality, i moved my hand, then my other hand.
I opened my eyes very weakly.
"He's waking up! Oh my god" i saw a blurry vision of my mother fast walking towards my bed.
"I need a doctor!" She yelled.
It rang in my ears.
I mumbled something I didn't even know what i said.
The next second there was a doctor jogging into the room.
"Let him get stable and awake, sit down and please be calm" thank god the doctor, i was gonna take ages to wake up, in reality it took 3 hours of moving random parts of my body, remembering the shark bite on my left leg.
"My leg" i mumbled but my mother understood.
"It's okay baby, just a big scar and maybe a staying bone problem but it won't be too bad." She answered as calm as she could.
"Where, dad?" I tried to say.
"Dad is on his way, i texted him he's coming it's gonna be okay" i heard her not wanting to cry.

My dad and sister walked in a bit later.
"Newt!" My sister cried, i knew she would i mean we had been bestfriends.
"Hey Liz" was the only thing i could say.
"I have so much to tell you, where is Teresa?" She asked.
"Who is Teresa.." i asked.
"She's the girl who saved you, we became bestfriends after everything, she helped me a lot" Lizzy smiled bright.
"Just catch up with your brother, he can meet Teresa when he's home again." My dad sat down after hugging my mum.
I took hours to wake up.
After a while i sat up and drank a bit, they fed me through tubes and all for how long i was asleep.

I could talk more and all.
"How long was i asleep.. Lizzy's hair grew a lot" I don't know if i wanted to hear it.
"One and a half years, you went in coma the day before your 16th birthday" my dad explained.
"Wow.. that's bloody insane" i still had my accent.
Yes i lived in America and no i never lost my accent.
I was born and raised in London, and we always went to California on holiday.
I loved surfing when i saw people doing it and i started when i was 12, so almost 4 years when it all happened.
I was pretty good and i liked to do it.
We moved to California when i was 14.

I had surf lessons in my free time, mostly weekends.
It was my favorite thing ever, until the shark.
But ofcourse, i asked the dumbest thing.
"When can i surf again?"
My parents stared in Disbelief.
"Well... we knew you would ask and, if you're all recovered and you can do everything with that leg, you're allowed to surf but only at our watch and with a shark clear coast." My mum asked but it was good enough.
"And when is that?" I was exited and energy going up a bit, yes i was bit by a shark and, yes i was aware that i could've easily died or lost my leg.
But I didn't. Plenty of time to have fun.
"Around 6 weeks but you will not surf until it's summer again" mother said.
(A/n : Yes i know it's not technical to surf in summer but just let me)
"Good that." I smiled.

We talked again and i had to wait a week until i could go home and recover completely.
This summer is gonna be great.
And i know one thing, i will surf again, weird leg or not. I will.

(A/N : ooh ooh yes baby i'm doing good, hope you enjoyed this)