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under attack, Jack!” Mason yelled.
I went under water and seen Olivia fight her way up. I swam next to her as fast as I could and grabbed onto her. Together we pushed up and reached above the water.
She coughed up some water and mouthed, “ Thank you. ”
Jack quickly swam by our side, and then Mason followed right behind him. Jack shakily said, “These currents had never got this bad before.”
“Really?” I questioned with a shake in my voice as well.
We floated by one another and tried to fight against the currents as much as possible. The water became more rapid, and pushed against us. Waves would come crashing down on us making us fall under its wrath.
We held on tight so we could stay afloat together. We needed to keep swimming, and not give up. I looked around to see if there was calm water anywhere close. I noticed a patch of water a few feet away.
I shook Mason’s shoulder and pointed towards the direction. He motioned Jack and Olivia and we began swimming that way. The currents tried to slow us down, but the strength of the sea was not going to back down the rush I was feeling.
We inched closer, and could feel the currents weakening. We finally arrived to the safe part, and Jack looked at us and asked, “Are you okay?”
We all nodded at the same time.
I looked around and did not see land in sight. I asked Jack, “Where are we?”
“Further back into the sea,” he answered.
“I thought we were just in the middle of the sea?” Olivia asked.
“No, that was the middle in between where the opposite ends of the land meets. This is the true middle,” Jack said.
“Geez Louise, dad! What do we do now? Wait to fall asleep under the water?” she retaliated.
He sighed heavily and demanded, “Everyone keep your head on straight. Everything will be okay, we just need to think.”
“Hmmm, what is there to think about?” Olivia asked rhetorically. Then she continued, while holding a finger up, “Oh, I know! Water is the only thing I can think of to think about.”
I rolled my eyes and told her, “Please, Olivia, we need better problem solving techniques here. For example, we could swim until we find land.”
“That could take days,” Mason said.
“Thank you,” Olivia stated.
The water currents still had not subsided around us, except for a small path in which we were hovering. I looked at Jack and seen he was following my gaze.
I told him, “We should follow this skinny path and see where it takes us.”
He nodded, “You just read my mind. This path would take us East. That will lead us straight to land.”
Mason and Olivia both agreed to the plan. I worried about the water patrol finding us, because we are humans swimming in the sea. I asked Jack, “What if we get caught?”
“We will try not to,” is all he could say.
We began swimming the path, staying in a line. I knew the path was too skinny, but as we linked arms, it did not seem as bad.
Chapter Ten
Treading through the waters became harder to continue. We made it passed the skinny path and back to the main water that did not contain a mean current.
I looked around and seen land nearby. I looked across the sea and seen the gate bridge fall under the water. I couldn’t help but yell, “Whoa!” as the collapsing gate caused
I went under water and seen Olivia fight her way up. I swam next to her as fast as I could and grabbed onto her. Together we pushed up and reached above the water.
She coughed up some water and mouthed, “ Thank you. ”
Jack quickly swam by our side, and then Mason followed right behind him. Jack shakily said, “These currents had never got this bad before.”
“Really?” I questioned with a shake in my voice as well.
We floated by one another and tried to fight against the currents as much as possible. The water became more rapid, and pushed against us. Waves would come crashing down on us making us fall under its wrath.
We held on tight so we could stay afloat together. We needed to keep swimming, and not give up. I looked around to see if there was calm water anywhere close. I noticed a patch of water a few feet away.
I shook Mason’s shoulder and pointed towards the direction. He motioned Jack and Olivia and we began swimming that way. The currents tried to slow us down, but the strength of the sea was not going to back down the rush I was feeling.
We inched closer, and could feel the currents weakening. We finally arrived to the safe part, and Jack looked at us and asked, “Are you okay?”
We all nodded at the same time.
I looked around and did not see land in sight. I asked Jack, “Where are we?”
“Further back into the sea,” he answered.
“I thought we were just in the middle of the sea?” Olivia asked.
“No, that was the middle in between where the opposite ends of the land meets. This is the true middle,” Jack said.
“Geez Louise, dad! What do we do now? Wait to fall asleep under the water?” she retaliated.
He sighed heavily and demanded, “Everyone keep your head on straight. Everything will be okay, we just need to think.”
“Hmmm, what is there to think about?” Olivia asked rhetorically. Then she continued, while holding a finger up, “Oh, I know! Water is the only thing I can think of to think about.”
I rolled my eyes and told her, “Please, Olivia, we need better problem solving techniques here. For example, we could swim until we find land.”
“That could take days,” Mason said.
“Thank you,” Olivia stated.
The water currents still had not subsided around us, except for a small path in which we were hovering. I looked at Jack and seen he was following my gaze.
I told him, “We should follow this skinny path and see where it takes us.”
He nodded, “You just read my mind. This path would take us East. That will lead us straight to land.”
Mason and Olivia both agreed to the plan. I worried about the water patrol finding us, because we are humans swimming in the sea. I asked Jack, “What if we get caught?”
“We will try not to,” is all he could say.
We began swimming the path, staying in a line. I knew the path was too skinny, but as we linked arms, it did not seem as bad.
Chapter Ten
Treading through the waters became harder to continue. We made it passed the skinny path and back to the main water that did not contain a mean current.
I looked around and seen land nearby. I looked across the sea and seen the gate bridge fall under the water. I couldn’t help but yell, “Whoa!” as the collapsing gate caused
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