Killer attitude//Ruel

Chapter 21: yours

My heart beated louder as my eyes laid on the rough afternoon ocean.

"Madi what are we doing here?" He questions.

It seemed very odd of me to bring him here or bring myself here intentionally.

"I want you to know-" I turn to him and smile.

He just smiles and squeezes my hand tighter. We sit down on the sand and my body felt impaled. I inhale a few deep breathes, I was ready to tell someone and I wanted to tell him.

"You don't have to tell me Princes-"

"No I want too!" I cut him off.

He nods and smiles waiting for me to speak.

"So it all started when I was young- I was never a strong swimmer. I always were floaties and needed supervision. 2 years ago, I was 15 and Harrison was 16..."

-2 years ago-

Mum went to work and dad was left to look after us. The day was going well besides dad being bossy.

"Dad can we go do something?" Harrison asked.

"Whatever I need to go some place to meet someone." He shrugged and gets up from the couch.

Today he was different. Usually me and Harrison were like angels to him but today he was treating us like we weren't even his kids.

"Where are we going?" I smiled.

"The beach- go get you shit." He rolled his eyes.

I frown from the difference in his tone today. It was like this wasn't my father- my father would have replied 'the beach princess, do you need help packing anything?'. Today he was scary and mean!

Harrison and I nod before running upstairs. I packed up some dry clothes and slipped on my togs. I run downstairs and sat in the car.

After a while we left.

"Can we play music please?" I asked.

"No now stop being so annoying like always." He snapped.

I always burst like tears, he's never yelled at me before nor called me annoying. I was a daddy's girl and all I knew of him was- that he adored me. I was his princess!

The car ride was silent- we arrive at this very beach. Harrison and I walked out. I knew how to swim but I was a weak swimmer.

"Go swim I'm going to be here." Dad said.

I nod and walk further onto the beach. I lay out my towel.

"I'm going to meet some friends at the skatepark. Be careful!" Harrison warns me.

"Don't leave me- I'll be bored all alone plus dads acting strange today." I pouted.

"Yeah I know- he's just in a crappy mood. I'll be back before we leave." He shrugged

"It's more than a crappy mood but whatever leave me." I frown and look away from him.

He walked away. I decide to go for a swim. The water was a little rough with waves crushing every second.

I dip my toes into the water and it was the perfect temperature to cool off. I start walking in and walk until I couldn't reach anymore.

I floated over the waves- I looked at dad.

His eyes were on me but then they look towards this tall Brunette woman. He walks over and she turns around. They kiss- all I could think of is- what the fuck is he doing?! He's a cheater!

I was so distracted by what I was witnessing, a wave crushes over me and carries me down towards the water. My face hits the sandy rocky surface and I swallowed so much water. My panic mode started and I reach for the top- I actually made it.

I call out to dad.

"DAD!" I frantically yelled with water splashing into my mouth.

I see him look at me then look away. Instead he started walking away with the tall woman.

My heart was crushed and the waves keep crushing against my body. I tried to stay above the water and swim back but instead waves after waves trap me underwater.

My eyes were slammed shut from the salty water stinging them. My arms started to hurt from moving so frantically. Everything was black and I was slowly getting weaker and less alive.

Thankgod Harrison came back because his friends couldn't make it. He fished out the water. I was completely unconscious.

Of course dad wasn't there to help him. He just shouted for him and eventually a couple nice people came down to help. Not long after I was in a hospital bed spending the last few weeks of my holidays in the hospital.

Dad didn't return until I recovered. Mum kicked him out straight away- my hate for him grew over the time I spent in that hospital- if only he had saved me instead of going away with some chick. I wouldn't have been there and I would be perfect- I kept thinking to myself.

I hated everything that reminded me off him, from his nicknames to the same perfume he used.

I never touched the ocean or anything to do with water after. Like I even refused to have a shower but mum refused for me to do that. I showered and it was the worst bad of my day and still was until...

-present-

"Until I met you. Ever since you taught me how to swim and go into the pool. My fear of water has just turned into fear of the ocean." I sigh and smile straight after.

"That was a lot- I would be scared of the ocean if that happened to me too. It's normal, it's part of life to try overcome theses obstacles life throws at us unexpectedly. Thankyou for telling me that prin-Madi." He mumbles at the end.

He was so good at giving advice but he couldn't take it himself. Life throw him an obstacle and he was willing to just let him slide and do nothing about it.

"You can call me that Ruel." I smile.

"But he used to call you Princess and you hate anything that remind you of him-." He says.

I kiss him and giggle against his lips.

"Ruel I'm not his princess anymore- I'm yours." I smile.

What will happen next?