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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.
Minutes passed and still the storm didn’t deteriorate even a little. It just got worse and worse and she was losing hope as time went by.
She felt sleepy but she needed to stay awake for their sake. When everything seemed hopeless she saw a faint glisten of light, a beam like glow. Was it a ship? If it was then maybe they can helped them.
“Hadley…?”
“We’re saved! We’re saved!” she cried out in joy.
“Really?” Harry asked in disbelief.
Hadley stood up, waving her hands in the air. Even though the rain was falling down hard she had hope they can still find them.
“Over here! Hey, over here!!” she yelled out, her throat already hurting from the excessive intake of salt water.
She felt so happy, they could finally go home and she can finally forget everything bad that happened.
Taking another step closer, she was just so excited that she hadn’t notice a wave was about to crash against her. She did miss it but lost her footing causing her to fall back again into the ocean.
Not again, why must everything bad happen to her?
“Hadley hold on!” Harry yelled before jumping back into the water.
I’m such an idiot, Harry you… I’m so happy you’re sticking with me even though all I do is cause trouble for you.
And he did, she could perfectly see him as he submerged to fetch her, reaching his hand for hers. She could perfectly see everything. Pulling her to him, he opened his arms around her, hugging her small figure. He then started swimming back up, she could feel that he was about to collapse any time soon.
“Somebody, please! Anybody out there please help us!” she screamed at nothing but still hoping for a reply.
“Here…!” a deep voice called out from somewhere.
Turning her head around to see a life buoy come out from the thick rain, a rope attached to it. She place the buoy around harry, making sure he was safe.
“No… Hadley.” He said, forcing himself to speak.
“What are you talking about? You’re really weak right now!” she begged him.
“Hadley I said no!” Harry cried out in a weak tone. Taking off the life buoy off him and placing it over her.
The winds howling out in cold terror as the waves crashed about. Her grip on the buoy getting a little loose.
“Don’t let go Hadley…” her brother screamed for her, the water crashing between them, making it impossible to hold on. “Whatever you do, don’t let go.”
“Harry… don’t leave me…” Hadley wept for him.
He raised up his left hand, cupping her face.
“I won’t.” he said with an exhausted smile.
That was the last thing she had heard when she felt the rope being tugged back, pulling her away from him, leaving him out there on the merciless ocean.
She wanted to stay with him; didn’t he want to stay with her? It was hard for her to leave but he had promised her that he won’t leave her, then why does she feel a little worried?
Looking behind, she can now make out the figure; it was a yacht with two people standing in it.
“Dad…” tears streaming down her face, her father bent down pulling the rope upwards, picking her up.
“Where’s your brother Hadley?” her father asked, uneasiness in his tone.
Hadley just kept on crying; watching her face, he could tell that Harry was still out there.
Without asking again, he started pacing towards the interior of the vessel. Following behind them, she had overheard her father told her grandpa to go ahead first back shore.
“Dad…” her father spoke in a deep tone, “I need you to take Hadley back, I’m going to take the Jet Ski and go find Harry.”
Her grandfather nodded in return. After that her father continued and closed the door behind him, leaving Hadley praying for her father and brothers’ safe return. She heard a loud thud outside and an engine starting as, with the motor boats sound getting farther and farther, Hadley closed her eyes and prayed silently. She felt a hand rest on her head, giving warmth to her cold head. Looking up, her father gave her a reassuring smile. She smiled back; she then started pacing for the coach near a circular shaped window.
“Hadley.” Her grandfather called for her attention. Hadley looked in his direction waiting for him to continue.
“I’m going up to the control room, if you need anything just call.” He waited for her to respond; when she did he proceeded to walk to a door a vanished after closing it behind him.
Moments later Hadley could feel the boat moving, hearing another engine roar. She held on to the arm of the sofa as the yacht started stirring towards shore.
Hadley sulked in on her seat, feeling depressed over what happened. When she sees Harry again she’ll make sure to apologize and make it up to him. She promised herself.
Harry will be okay… Harry will be okay…
Looking outside she could see the weather clearing, making way for the sun. as the boat went on she could finally see land, the cliff where she fell off, the shore, and their beach house.
She could feel the yacht slowing down, standing up from her seat she made her way out to the deck where her grandfather was already standing. He motioned her to come closer; he then lowered down a ladder near the shore. Going down first he then raised up his hands, signalling Hadley to jump down to his arms.
She looked down to her feet, somehow she had lost both of her slippers and feeling the wet sand between her feet made her feel uneasy. Hadley looked behind her as her mother and grandmother ran towards them, worry on their faces. They were only a few inches away when she finally heard what they were saying. The question that came from them made her throat go dry.
“Where’s your brother Hadley?! Where is He?!” her mother screamed at her but she couldn’t respond, why couldn’t she respond? She looked up at her, tears falling down, one after another. Hadley shook her head and she just watched as her mother ran into the water calling for her brother.
Her grandmother went after her, pulling her back to shore but she had just brush her off. After a few minutes Hadley saw her father coming in closer riding the Jet Ski he had left with. He jumped off, walking slowly towards her mother, who was still busy searching when he pulled her to him and gave her a hug, causing her to cry in sadness. Her grandmother then walked over to her grandfather and he too, embraced her.
Hadley dropped to the sand, her mind filling up with different emotions. She heard a low soft voice behind her a two small shadows form as the sun started to descent from its place in the sky to rest over the horizon.
“Why is mommy crying Holly?”
“I heard Harry’s gone.”
“When will he come back?”
“I dunno…”
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