For Better or for Worse

Chapter 3: The Eye of the Storm

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I don’t feel anything: uneasiness, guilt, sadness, fear, doubt… I felt nothing, except for total hollowness.

His face, everything I was supposed to feel right now was plastered all over his face. I’m so sorry Harry, I’m sorry mom, dad, grammy, grandpa, everybody…

“HADLEY, NO!” he screamed for her hand.

“Oh shit man, let’s get outta here!” the two men panicked, not even regretting what had just happened.

They left the place the same way Harry cried, tears streaming down his cheeks as he jumped off, following his sister. Boobear, the only one left didn’t know what to do, so the poor thing just cowered as it cried for help.

Harry rushed in the water like a mad man, streaming down looking for Hadley. Unsuccessful finding her underwater he rose up, being thrown around like a toy and yet he tried not to be drifted away.

 “Hadley! Hadley, where are you?!”

“Harry!” she called for him as her body was slowly being dragged down by the water.

With no time to lose he started swimming towards her, he could see her, trying to stay up above water, gasping for air. Reaching his hand forward he pulled her to him. Visibility was hard due to the heavy rain but Harry could tell her sister was alright, just fainted. The weather wasn’t on their side today, he doesn’t know how long he could hold on, if this keeps up both of them might drown.

No, he won’t let that happen, not on her sister’s birthday, not after he had promised her that he was going to protect her. He bit his lower lip, but what could a 12 year old do? Just a little more, he just needs to find something they can use to float on. The waves crashing between them, he almost gave up when he saw a rock not far; it was small, but big enough for Hadley to sit on. He was a few inches away when he noticed his sister’s body moving, just in time too, his body becoming numb.

Hadley started opening her eyes before Harry fell down to the rocks, the waves hitting his back. The only thing holding him up was his grip on his sister’s hand.

“Hadley… Hadley are you okay?” he said in a tired tone.

Hadley frantically stood up, coughing out sea water. She felt a strong grip dragging her down, lowering her gaze she saw Harry barely holding on, his body covered in bruises.

“Harry! I’ll pull you up!” she said desperately, tears swelling up.

“No, don’t. If you do we’ll both fall down again… don’t worry I’m fine.” A smile forming even after what had just happened, “Do you remember anything…?”

She remembered falling down, her body hitting the raging waves, being thrashed around like a piece of wood. Her small frame sinking down under and then… then she could feel herself being dragged up, a familiar voice calling up to her.

 Opening her mouth, she wanted to tell him that she was sorry and this was all her fault but why couldn’t she say anything? She cried even more, all of this was because of her, if only she hadn’t gone out on her own, if only she brought an adult with her, if only…

“Hadley…” her brother called her attention in a tired tone, “Don’t… push yourself. Let’s just be thankful we’re both safe...”

Why, why is he like this? Isn’t he angry at her? Harry, why is he so nice to her? Hadley didn’t respond anymore, she just whimpered and held her brother’s hand even tighter.