The Poseidon Project

2. PB and Jelly

The water was pulling me down, my leg hit something that then collapsed dragging me to the deep end.
"Help me!," I tried to scream but more water got suctioned in my throat, lodging my air tube, my nose.
Something, someone was pulling me underneath.

Then darkness consumed me.

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"Cari! Cari, it's okay!"
I opened my eyes and Adrian was hovering over me. "Adri... Someone tried to kill me..."

"No one's trying to kill you. Now, it's 3 in the morning. Go back to sleep."
Adrian had let me sleep in one of the two guest rooms he had at the top floor, next to his room.
It was bare with a bed, window, closet and desk.

"I don't want to go back to sleep. I have to clear my head, I'm going on a walk."
My legs wobbled as I got off the bed, they were still adjusting.
"If only you could, Ri. Back to bed, we have a busy schedule."

"Why we? Isn't it you?"
"If I have a busy schedule, you have one too."
I groaned and threw one of the pillows at him.
"..I hate being alone...," I mumbled in the bed sheets as he shut the door behind him.

Just sleep, Cari. Just sleep.
And.....
Z
Z
Z
Nnnnope!!!

I can't sleep. I feel dizzy. I'm still tired. And...
I need a Bath.

I got into Adrian's bedroom and crawled to his closet. I feel weird stealing clothes from him, something felt wrong about it. And what's even weirder is that he has girl clothes. Does he have some relative that he didn't mention?
Oh yeah, his mom's probably. I grabbed some of the women's clothing and scampered out the room.
"Cari, you know I can see you."

"...NO YOU CAN'T!"
I slammed the door closed behind me and crawled to the bathroom. This was starting to get annoying.
My knees and palms were turning slightly red from each impact it made on the floor. A good bath is just what I need. I worked hard for it.

I turned on the water, that I can remember how to do, and threw myself inside. I sat on the bottom of the tub and let the water start to fill up. I washed my hair of the sand stuck to it either something called shampoo. I read it, it is supposed to be used on your head. It smelled nice too, reminded me of flowers.

After I finished cleaning and rinsing myself, I threw the clothes on and turned off the water. The cloth stuck to my skin no matter how many times I pulled it away. Did I take the bath wrong? Was I supposed to do something before I put on the clothes?
I looked over at the rail under the mirror cabinet and saw a cloth laying on it. Oh, towel.

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"Adrian, where are you going?"

For breakfast, Adrian made us bread with peanut butter and bananas.
"I have to go to school, Hun. I'm having one of my friends pick me up."

"Who are they?"
"Calum, Justin and Melia." Melia? That's sounds like a girl's name.
I can't have anything against his friends who are females but I have been recovering some sorts of memories to know what relationships a guy and girl could have. Especially with a guy like him.

"Cari?" I looked up at him. He stuck a wad of peanut butter on my nose.
I gave him a dirty look. "What was that for?"

"I just thought you needed some peanut butter with all that jelly~"
I rolled my eyes as I wiped my nose. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Come on, I saw your face when I mentioned Melia. You're jealous."
"No I'm not. But what am I gonna do while your gone," I quickly added as an attempt to change the subject.

He tapped his chin, indicating he was thinking. "Well, really you can't do anything because you still can't walk properly. Tell you what, I'll come by real quick in two hours and if your legs are healed, I'll take you to school with me."

I grinned. "Yes please."

The doorbell rang and Adrian walked over to it. "See you in a bit, Ri."
"Who's Ri," said another male voice.
"None of yo business," I shouted at the door before Adrian pushed his way through it.

Okay, what am I gonna do for the next two hours?

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Sleep. That's what I did and woke up 10 minutes before Adrian was supposed to come.
Okay, now comes the test. Can I walk?

I stood up, my legs twitching slightly, and moved each leg forward. Very slowly but I can use my legs now.
What could've caused my legs to be paralyzed for such an extended period of time though?
Definitely not a wave, I would have had scratches or something that hit my legs to paralyze them. Oh well, at least they move.

The doorbell rang and I ambled over to it, Adrian smirking. "Can you really walk or are you using the door for support?"
I furrowed my eyebrows. "I can soo walk. Watch me."

I let go of the door and made sure to walk as normally as normal could get. I turned back to face him when I made it to the wall and he clapped. For some reason, my neck felt a little warm but I swatted the feeling away. "So can I come with you?"

He rose an eyebrow. "You don't know what school is either, do you?"
I shook my head. "Sounds like a place where you buy vehicles."
"School is a place where you learn things that you'd hardly use in life."
"Then why does it exist?"
Adrian sighed. "I don't know, Ri. Blame Horace Mann." (IDK if this is a fact)

I looped my arm with Adrian's for support and avoided making eye contact with the guys in the car. "Yo, Archer. Who's the chick?"

Chick? I'll have you know I am no farm animal!
"Wait Archer? I thought your name was Adrian."

"It is. Archer is my last name."
"Ah. Like Lynn is mine, right?"
"Right."

I placed my gaze to the people in the car. One of the guys were wearing sunglasses on his head which was full of black hair. His eyes were a dark blue.
The other guy had blonde hair paired with bright brown orbs.

My view went to the girl in the back who wore a big smile, with piercing amber eyes and dark hair. Melia didn't look like a bad person but why do I hate her soo much?
Is it her relationship with Adrian?

"Okay guys we're heading to the mall," Adrian announced as we got into the convertible.
"For what?," I asked. "I thought you had to go to school."

"Nope. We're skipping and taking you shopping. You've never been to a mall, I presume?"

"What?!," Melia shrieked. "Okay girl, we are going to Forever 21 and getting you something."

Oh boy.

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How was Chapter 2 guys? Leave some suggestions for what I should add as filler chapters and stay tuned for the next one.

Lots of luck and other stuff 🍀