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Chapter 6

Before breakfast starts, I head down to the lake. I don't go swimming, but sometimes I just need a break from, well, everything. 

I wasn't tired (surprisingly) and hadn't combed through my hair at all. Well at least I was alone...for now.

I hear foot steps behind me. I was pretty far from the other cabins, so no one would exactly know I would be down by the water.

I stand up and watch the path behind me. I see no one.

I sit back down still looking behind my shoulder waiting for another sound. I look back to the lake in front of me and stare at my reflection from the shore. 

I hear the footsteps again. 

"Hello?" I yell into a low fog. I know that that wasn't just me. 

I stand up and wait for a few minutes for another answer or another sound, but nothing budges.

I turn back to the water, and turn my had around again to see Jack's face staring at mine. 

"Hey." He says.

"Please get away from me!" I yell at him and push him away. He pulls me back, grabbing my arm, and won't let go, "Let go of me!"

"No!" He says firmly. He starts to push me back towards the lake and I fight back, "Stop it! Someone help me, please!!"

"No one can hear you. Screaming isn't going to help."

I still dont give up the struggle for him to let go of me. He finally lets go by pushing me into the water.

I'm soaked and freezing cold. I try to get out, but he joins me and begins to push me down underwater, attempting to drown me. 

I pray in my mind for someone to save me. I need to live. I don't want to be the girl who shuts down such an amazing camp. Amazing? Well maybe thats just my will speaking for me while I drown.

My mind races until I cant hold my breathe any longer. I stop fighting, I stop struggling, I stop...everything. He finally lets go, and I hear him trudging out of the water to shore.

When I know it's clear to get out, my feet find the sandy bottom of the lake, and I push my self to the surface. I gasp for air, and feel so exhausted that I can't hold myself up above the water.

I can swim, but not for long. I push myself to keep hanging on. When I get close to shore, Jack grabs my hand to help me up. I wonder why he did that.

"Thanks." I say, still gasping for a breathe. Wait, why did I say thanks? After all he's done, I'm thanking him? What has gotten into me? Probably the water still fighting to be coughed up out of my lungs.

I fall to the sandy shore and cough up all the water that was trapped in my lungs. He helps me up once again. Why is he helping me? He literally just tried to kill me!

"Whats your name?" He asks.

"Umm..."

"Hard one?" He says humorously. How can he be sarcastic when just a few minutes ago I was under water about to die?

"Its Judith." 

"Oh and thanks for asking! Im Jack." Could he make it any more awkward? He stares at me for a little bit. And no, I'm not gonna ask why he's staring at me, because this can't get anymore awkward than it already is. And to make matters worse, I dont want to make this a TFIOS moment!

"Umm, I need to go get cleaned up--" I say.

"No. Why do you have to leave?"

"Well you should know! You just tried to drown me!"