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Y/N POV:
Carelessly, I stumble outside furious at my friends for leaving me behind. Assuming that they would be waiting for me, I scan the vast space around me only to be greeted with utter silence.
"Where the hell are these people?!", I whisper to myself attempting to hide the annoyance in my voice while also trying to keep a straight face.
While I scout around for my dumb-ass friends, I spot some shadows walking behind the towering building in front. Certain that it's them, I rush over unaware of what I be getting myself into.
Making my way towards my 'friends' turned out pretty hard with my injured leg since I had left the footwear inside and had decided it would waste time if I went back to get it. Halfway there, I see the figures disappear and start walking faster (almost skipping). Reaching the building, half running half limping, I make way to its backside.
Turning the corner, I'm welcomed with a loud outburst forcing me to trip into what I guess to be a swimming pool that lay in front. Bewildered and unclear about my surrounding, I try to gain control over the strong current pulling me down. Yet after endless attempts to get back to the surface and getting defeated every time, I finally stop operating my body and drift slowly down into the darkness below.
Mentally cursing myself, I blame my fractured leg. If only it wasn't broken I would have easily reached the surface, considering I was the best swimmer out of all my friends.
Accepting the fact that there was nothing I could possibly do now, my mind starts panicking, thinking about what will come next as my eyes slowly begin to close and my senses become blurry. The last thing I remember before the silence and darkness engulf me is the sound of a cool water splash above as the waves cause some more commotion.
Haruka's POV:
As I walk towards the swimming pool for my normal routine, I begin pulling at my already loose tie.
I get ready to jump, deciding that it was better to swim with clothes today, as the others weren't there so it wouldn't be a safety precaution.
Instantly, I spot a disturbance in the water coming from underneath.
At first it looked like as if it was just a piece of clothing moving around but after looking more closely and attentively, I reckoned it was a person. A GIRL.
Without pondering more on the situation, I recklessly strip off my shirt and dive headfirst into the deep, cerulean water. For some time, I forget about the outside world and feel completely immersed in the serene surrounding. The chilling water brushes against my face and my eyes wander around the broad pool, lost in the tiny fragments of air hanging in the water. The sound of the gentle breeze was also cut out, replaced by a calm and tranquil silence.
Once again focusing on the shape below, I start swimming towards her as she falls further down. Quickly reaching her, I pull her towards me and lift her to the surface, placing her on the wet floor. Wiping her hair away gently, I gaze at her still face taking in every detail. If it wasn't for her sudden outbursts of coughs that come later, I would've kept looking at her for much longer without even realising. Trying my best to comfort her, I rub my hand on her soaking back as she tried getting control over breathing. Her face felt like it resembled someone I had seen before.
"Could she be from school?", I think to myself as she finally stops coughing and calms down her breathing to a slower pace.
Her eyes still closed, she lay there motionlessly as I quickly call the hospital which luckily happened to be in close approximation. Arriving within minutes, I leave her with them and begin to leave before she gains consciousness again.
Y/N POV:
Opening my (e/c) orbs, I'm welcomed by a hospital bed and many wires holding up my foot. The smell of medicine rushes inside my nose, filling me with disgust and an uncomfortable feeling. I never liked it but it always did remind me of certain aspects of life which I wouldn't normally ponder on too much.
The realisation that there's a time when life can be going exactly your way, then within seconds it feel like a living nightmare, making you feel helpless. But I guess that's what life is, it's filled with love and hate, pain and pleasure, happiness and sadness, trust and betrayal.
The longer we live, the more we experience.
The physical aspect wasn't what that bothered me too much, it was the mental pain that gave me shivers. Maybe because it was something that had accompanied me since my childhood.
People don't understand the agony behind mental pain, it torments your brain day after day, night after night, giving no sign of ending. It breaks you up from inside, forcing you to plaster a small, unconvincing smile in front of others.
But there was no point in whining or complaining.
It was only temporary, you get past it, some take more time than others but they come out braver, more sure of life.
You just have to not lose hope.
Judging by the look of my foot, I'm sure it had gotten worse and would take another 3-4 weeks to recover. It had already taken so long to heal from the first 'accident'. Though I agree that incident was partially my fault, my brother was the main culprit behind it.
Flashback:
I was helping around in the kitchen, cutting some cucumbers, my mind dwelling on what choices I should make for my further studies. I didn't imagine it would be this hard to decide but whatever I choose will determine what career field I'll go into so it has to be well-thought out.
Paying no attention to the cutting, I keep reflecting on what to select and ignore my brother's constant screaming coming from behind.
Seeing that the cucumber is all cut, I get up to put it away and turn around to be bashed into by my brother. His body collides with mine as I drop the plate and knife. The plate hits my leg and rebounds off, scattering the cucumber everywhere, whereas the knife lands straight on my foot, slashing through my skin. I hurriedly look down and see scarlet everywhere as the pain shoots up around my body. My body burning with heat, the main source being my foot.
I was on fire.
Quickly getting rushed to hospital, I see my brothers terrified face starring at me so I smile towards him, trying to make him feel less bad.
Present Time
Recalling that memory, made this event seem far less worse and painful.
"(Y/n) How are you...What happened....What did you do now?!?!?" my friends bombard me with all their questions as they enter the hospital room.
Without answering all their questions, I silently wait for them to calm down. However, after waiting for many minutes, I lose hope.
But before I speak, (Friend 1) starts to quieten the others.
"Guys stop talking, (Y/N) wants to say something"
Nodding at her as a gesture of thanks, I turn towards my now silent friends. They were all staring at me, waiting for me to say something which put me in a bit of uneasy spot for I wasn't normally the talkative person in our group. I was more of a person who listens attentively, joining in when it's needed and adds their own ideas in between.
"I...nearly drowned in a swimming pool" I say, keeping a straight and unbothered face.
"You what....Who helped....Are you alright!?!?!?" my friends start to interrogate once again.
Interrupting my friends discussion, the doctor arrives clearly surprised by the amount of ratchet they were making.
"Hello (Y/N), I hope you're feeling better. You will be allowed to go home soon, however you should restrain yourself from doing many physical activities and therefore I suggest you should take some days off school" The doctor says and leaves a bit too quickly, either wanting to get away from a bunch of school girls or had a somewhere else to be.
"You're so lucky, you get to take more days off school", (Friend 2) remarks as the others start to join in with the conversation.
Not so long ago, taking days would have felt amazing but now I had realised that there wasn't much to do at home and I much rather preferred being with my friends.
The day passed pretty quick and soon it was time to go home. One of my friend had volunteered to drop me off. Soon I was in my bed and was ready doze off. I was normally a night owl but after today my body couldn't take much more. Nevertheless a thought inside my head kept diverting my attention all day.
"Who pulled me out and called the ambulance? The person didn't even bother to leave their name."
Unaware of how long I kept thinking about it, I slowly drifted into sleep.
I hope you liked the chapter!
It's my first book so please excuse some mistakes.
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