I've been walking for a good hour, clearing my head and my phone hasn't stopped buzzing in my pocket. The cool breeze is so nice right now and it's helping me think. I'm not taking notice of where i'm going when I hear a loud beep noise. When I look up I see a car coming right for me. i scream and jump back luckily avoiding being hit. The driver yells some incoherent words but I check the road before walking again. I find that I've reached the beach, is not often that I come down here as the water is normally to cold to swim in. I walk to the sand and find a shady spot under a tree in the dirt mounds and I sit down taking in the picturesque sight before me. i close my eyes and inhale deeply. Just the smell of the salt water makes everything feel so much better. As i leave my eyes closed I hear a faint voice screaming out. i quickly open my eyes and i see a woman about 30 meters from me, her arms waving around in the air and she's screaming out something. I jump to my feet and look around, there aren't many people here but who is, is running towards her. My feet instantly move and I leave my things behind and run to her, a small group of people have gathered when I clearly hear her say. My son's out there, he got caught in a rip tide and it's taking him out further and i can't swim please help me. I throw my phone to her and say "Hold this" and i run into the water.
i can just see the bobble of his head in the water and I start to swim frantically to him. i can hear the people behind me screaming but I ignore them and continue out to him. After a good 15 minutes I get to him, his tired and as a floating device on him. I grab him huffing as I'm tired from the fight with the tide and I turn to the shore. We are so far out but I'm determined to get us back no matter what.
"What's your name?' i ask as I slowly pull on him and head to shore
"Damien"
"Well Damien. My name is Brook and don't you worry about a thing. I'm going to help you back to you mum okay?" he gives me a weak smile and nods.
I continue to swim softly back and I don't know how but after a good hour we make it back. Where no where near where everyone is more down the beach but safe on the sand. I fall back exhausted and trying to gain some air in my lungs. Damien crawls up beside me and hugs me and in a tiny voice says "Thank you Brook" I smile as I hear voices come closer.
i look over and see his mum and other beach goers running up. She grabs Damien and hugs him tightly to her then grabs me and hugs me kissing me on the cheek "Thank you so much. OMG I thought I'd lost you" she says looking at Damien again and I smile
"Brook saved me" me say sand then everyone comes over to see if we're both okay.
After everyone had settled down and the life guards came to keep us out. Damien's mum handed me back my phone "Oh I answered it for you. Hope that's okay. Your boyfriend is on his way to pick you up" i cringe thinking about Jamal right now but she doesn't know that so I smile and thank her.
i walk slowly back to my bag and it's not Jamal I find waiting for me it's Jasper. I look at him and he looks at me then runs over and engulfs me in a huge hug "Are you okay?" he says in my ear as he holds me tightly to him.
I just nod as I'm too tired to move or speak. We walk back to my things and he helps me to lay down. I fall onto my bag and close my eyes "B! Are you okay?" I hear in my ear and I nod.
taking in a few more deep breaths I look up and over at Jasper "I'm fine. Really" I smile at him and he smiles back.
We sit there for a while until I ask "Why'd you call?"
"Because I saw April and Jamal after school and that you'd taken the bus home. He asked if I'd spoken to you but I said I hadn't and well he seemed pissed off. So I thought I'd find you myself so I called and well this strange lady answered the phone and then she told me you were out saving her sun in the ocean. i told her I'd be here soon" I smile at him
"Thank you but can I get a lift home?"
"Sure. Come on . Let me help you" he walks me to his car and then takes me home only to find an angry Jamal and confused dad at home waiting for me.
I thank Jasper for the lift home and tell him to go but he says he'll stay just in case so we walk in and I can't even look at Jamal right now. He might be angry with me but I'm just as angry with him. Dad comes up and hugs me "Are you okay?" I nod
"Yeah, I helped save a little boy but I'm okay" he does a once over before leaving the 3 of us outside on the porch.
Jamal walks up to me and tries to grab my hands but I pull away and he looks at me 'It isn't what you think Brook?!" I look at him and I shake my head
"How many times do I have to hear this from you when it comes to April!?" he backs away and then looks at Jasper and points to him
"What have you told her?" I look at Jasper shocked, he knows something?
Jasper throws his hands up and backs away "Nothing man. i haven't told her anything" I glare at Jamal and walk up to him and poke him in the chest
"Tell me what Jamal. That you and April are still sleeping together?" Jamal's face changes from angry to shocked and then shakes his head "NO Brook nothing like that I promise" he grabs my hands and kisses them and I look at him - more like bare my glare deep down into his soul! "I was going to ask you out on another date..." I shift in his hands and he grips me tighter
"One were I don't hurt you and forget you. Another one to show you, I do love you" I soften a little and look over at Jasper who looks awkward right now so I ask
"Is that it? Is that what you're not telling me?" and he nods.
I look back at Jamal and wait "I promise I'll be here to pick you up and take you out and make sure you have the best time of your life" I giggle a little and then wrap my arms around him and snuggle my head onto his chest
"So why were you talking to April then" he stiffens a little and says
"She wanted to know if I'd take her out to some party in and I said I couldn't. That I was taking you out. She was a little upset but understood then Toby came and took her so if you'd only just waited you would have known" i invite both boys in and Helen and dad lets us hang in my room for a while, which was good because the actually got along.
