Rogue Waves

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

I swam quickly at top speed, I didn't want to make that promise as I knew to would give an even greater cost. Giving up Zach and Celeste and Aunt Rosa, my friends and family. As I swam the small exotic angel fish swam towards me joining by my side as we glided through the warm water. The coral reefs moved in rapid motion as I swam it felt as if they were changing colour, the angel fish started to disappear from my sides as there was less reefs around.

But continuing to swim I came across a pod of dolphins, even though it was past midnight it was still quite bright in the ocean and I was still able to see perfectly clear. I then swam with the dolphins until I came to the hole for which the Ravine would be.

I swam inside and everything was pitch black, but I swam to the end and fell asleep.

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When I had awoken from my sleep I was not alone, Addison, Echo, Nixie, Melody and Maya were also here and fast asleep. I swam out before the girls could even see me coming back the route the I had came, up to the tunnel and through the grotto where my land girl clothes lay. Once I was in the grotto I put on some fresh clothes, shorts and a black jumper and ran out the house without Aunt Rosa spotting me.

Once I was outside I ran for no reason. Just in order to think.

But running and thinking did not work but I kept running until I came to the ocean cafe, I opened my pockets and found some land people's money so I stuffed that back into my pocket and ran inside.

The place was packed, and I could not see an empty seat. Ethan was washing up and when he spotted me he motioned me over to him, I walked over trying to look for a seat to rest "Hey Lyla is Echo here?" He asked.

I shook my head "No sorry, she might be here in a while. Have any spare seats my legs hurt" I said to him, he nodded and walked me over to a chair that was empty by the side of the room, I sat down and he walked away. I put my head in my hands and thought again.

"Why can't you think straight?" I asked myself, yet it didn't work I was surrounded by noise. I got up and thanked Ethan for the extra seat and left, I walked along the pier and came to the harbour where all the small boats lay. I sat on the end of the harbour watching the boats go out and come back in from the ocean.

"What are you doing here?" A voice said behind me, I ignored it and looked down to see the sea. Right under my feet "I said 'What are you doing here?'"

I looked backward and saw Shayla standing right behind me her arms folded I turned back around "I'm thinking" I said to her, she didn't take that as an answer and grabbed my arm making me face her. "What is your problem Shayla!" I shouted back at her.

She huffed "My problem is YOU" She said "Since you and your little friends showed up everything is a problem! Zach is supposed to like ME! And you are ruining everything!"

She took a step towards me and I took a step back nearly over the edge of the small pathway where the water lay, I looked around trying to find a route to escape. That was until I saw Zach in the distance running towards us "Zach! Don't!" I shouted.

He kept running towards us "You are going to pay Lyla!" She screamed, and then all in an instant she pushed me backwards falling into the water.