𝑚𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠

14

~ colby's pov ~

9:58 p.m.

I watched as Corey fell into the pool, bringing Alyssa with him. People behind me shouted "Ooh!", laughing and covering their mouths.

"Alyssa!" I yelled, going in after her.

Corey walked back into the shallow end, splashing in the water. Alyssa, on the other hand, struggled to get her head above the water. She somehow drifted into the deeper, ten foot end of our pool.

I swam under, grabbing her by her shoulders. Pushing off the bottom of the pool, I felt her grab onto my waist.

When we resurfaced, I saw Corey, standing at the edge, laughing. Devyn ran to him, holding a towel. She wrapped it around him, guiding him to the house.

I sat Alyssa on the edge of the pool. Treading water, I watched as she coughed up the water she had swallowed.

"Thank you . . ." She said, trying to smile.

"I'm here . . ." I said, putting my hand on her jean covered knee.

We were both soaked from head to toe, I closed out as well.

Suddenly, Jake came up to us with two towels. He wrapped one around Alyssa, his arm around her.

"Hey babe." He said, smirking.

"Jake." I told him crossing my arms.

He stood up, held up his arms and backed off. I sat down next to Alyssa, looking at her.

"You wanna go home, or?" I asked her, rubbing her back.

"Um . . . I can stay here. Even though I'm right there." She replied, smiling and pointing to her window.

"Okay, but you wanna change of clothes? I got a clean sweatshirt upstairs." I said, smiling.

"Sure." She answered, giggling.

We both stood up, and walked into the house. I saw Brennen standing in the doorway of the kitchen. He winked at me. I nodded, smiling.

Alyssa walked into my room, looking out the window. I handed her my sweatshirt.

"Take Chances." She said, grinning.

"Yeah, that's my brand. You know, 'YouTuber stuff.'" I told her, smiling back.

"Bathroom?" She asked, holding the hoodie.

I told her, and she left.

I sat on the bed, thinking of what we should do. I noticed the TV and Xbox in the corner of the room, two controllers.

~ alyssa's pov ~

10:39 p.m.

I stood in the bathroom mirror, looking at the hoodie covering me. It was huge, covering me like a dress. I guess that was the idea.

Suddenly, I shouted; "Colby, you got any sweatpants?"

"Yeah, just a sec." He answered.