UnBounded [Book 4]

I Know About That

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Chapter Quote:
"A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance."
~Bear Grylls
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Chapter 16: I Know About That

Silena

She had barely dove down thirty feet into the icy waters when she saw her brother in an air bubble, carrying Bryn in one hand and the Trident in the other which was lighting his way. Her brother looked absolutely panicked. There would be only one reason for that. Silena immediately looked at Bryn. Even in the dimness of the light, it was obvious that the daughter of Zeus was unconscious. Silena swam alongside her brother, helping lead the way to the closest area that they could get Bryn onto ground.

They finally approached a reachable ledge where the siblings carefully dragged Bryn up. Now that Silena had decent light, she was shocked at her friend's state. Her face had lost all color except for her lips which had begun to turn blue. Luke placed his hand in front of his girlfriend's mouth. Barely three seconds later, he placed his ear to her chest, listening for her heartbeat. By now, Hallie, Derek, and the twins had appeared next to them, kneeling down worriedly.

"She's not breathing," Luke stated quickly. "She needs CPR."

"Let me do it. I have an idea to get the water out of her lungs but if that doesn't work, I know CPR," Silena explained quickly, holding her hands out over Bryn's chest. If she could get that water out of her lungs, it would allow her friend to breathe.

"Please hurry," Luke whispered. He'd gripped onto Bryn's hand desperately. Silena knew he was trying to keep calm but he was failing miserably. Derek grabbed onto Bryn's other hand. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a faint glow emanating from her boyfriend's hand which told her he was probably trying to increase Bryn's body temperature which was dangerously low. Hallie got the idea too because she placed her hands on Bryn's legs and did the same as her brother.

"Silena it's not working!" Brady chastised.

"I almost have it. I can feel it," she responded calmly, knowing the son of Zeus was panicking over the thought of losing his sister again. It turned out she was right because all of a sudden, a ball of water came out of Bryn's mouth while Bryn herself woke up, rolling over as she hacked out more water. She was trembling violently, so violently that her arms wouldn't support her as she tried to prop herself up. When Luke tried to pull her into his arms, Derek stopped him, saying, "Let me. I can use my fire to warm her up."

Surprisingly, Luke let him. Bryn tried to look around but she had no strength whatsoever, so her head lolled around as Derek cradled her. Luke ended up supporting Bryn's head with his hand though while the son of Hades caught himself on fire because her head kept snapping back every time she tried to lift and that couldn't have been good for her. The flames coming from Derek weren't hurting any of them but Silena could feel the heat radiating off of him. In that moment, she was to point out how he was pretty much saving the day by saving Bryn, especially since she knew about his feelings of inferiority compared to the rest of them.