Emerald & Big Guy

Chapter 8

Emerald's POV

I feel myself hit and sink in the water and panic. Flailing my arms and legs, drinking in water. Realizing I'm about to lose the little bit of air in my body, I force myself to relax for a second and try to swim. I'm moving my body how I think it should to swim up but I'm not. I want to cry, but I make myself focus, and then I realize I don't even know which way is up, the waves are pushing me around so easily and panic sets back in. I see black dots dancing in my vision and then feel a tug. Wow...I'm not only going to drown, but I'm going to be eaten by a shark.

Before I know it, I'm out of the water and coughing up half the ocean. I'm moving...I'm being carried somewhere. I look up and see none other than Xavier looking at me. I see three emotions in his eyes, fear, relief, and anger. While his face is forever stoic. I shove my face into his neck and cry, recognizing that I was seconds from drowning...again.

I hear my sisters and his family talking around us but Xavier never stops walking.

"Emerald I'm so so sorry. I didn't realize you couldn't swim. I swear, I would have nev.." Titan

He shuts up as Xavier looks at him and his arms tighten around me.

"Oh my God, sissy are you okay? Why didn't you tell us you couldn't swim? How did we not know this?!" Ny

Neither I nor Xavier speak.

"Honey why don't we drive the kids home? Everyone else can stay." Flora

"Alright my little flower, go start the car and I'll pack our things" says Diesel while kissing her forehead and nose. She giggles like a lovestruck teenager and he smirks.