Lyra
I waited for my body to hit the water. It didn’t. The ocean didn’t swallow me like I thought. And that was because, as Liam and Lewis screamed, they both reached out and grabbed me.
I opened my eyes.
Liam and Lewis were holding one of my hands. I tried to pull back, but they were stronger and wouldn’t let go. I gave up, and they pulled me onto the deck.
I waited for them to let go, but neither did.
“I’ll take her inside,” Liam growled, tugging me to him.
“I’ll take her inside.” Lewis tugged me to him, too.
They began tugging me in opposite directions in the blink of an eye. They didn’t seem to care that their actions were hurting my arms. Nor did they care that the rain had increased and was now falling heavily. They just kept pushing and pulling, refusing to let go.
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