This was my short story entry during the Short Story Writing Contest, an activity that is part of the celebration of the Communication Arts fest. Hope you'd like this one-shot story. :) ---- Save Me (English One-Shot) Copyright © 2013 by Kirelle (BlueJazz_68) Published on: November 26, 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

Caroline King's dad is gone. She's depressed. She's consumed in grief and guilt. She's drowning underneath it all. And then suddenly, she is very literally drowning in the ocean, and then she finds herself encouraging the water to keep abusing her, encouraging it to keep her down in the water. She's drowning and she's okay with it. Until her plan of drowning is foiled when a boy jumps into the sea and saves her. And he's got some secrets of his own, and he's not going to share those anytime soon. It's up to Caroline to figure those out all on her own.

Never talk to strangers. The rule they give to kids. The rule to protect them. The rule I, even at my 17 years of age, should have followed. I often wonder if I was delusional, I mean who could possibly get tricked so easily. But then again, he managed to trick all the other girls he took. Me. Tamara Jones. Kidnapped. This is my story. The Sequel Is Posted And Is Called 'Eternally His'