I have never been a good swimmer.

Wriggling my arms, I hold my breath. My glasses fall off of my face and I immediately squeeze my eyes shut. I feel something hard brush against my leg and begin to panic.

"Awecaaa!" I hear someone briefly say as I kick my feet, trying to reach the surface. Suddenly, I feel arms around my waist and feel no water compressing my face. I open my eyes and spot Cheyenne standing there with her hands in her hair. There is something strange about her . . . but I can't quite put my finger on it.

"Lemme help you dry off," she says and my eyes nearly bulge out if my head.

"Cheyenne . . . why aren't you soaking wet?" I ask, my teeth chattering from the cold water.

"What are you talking about?" she asks and I nearly faint.

"You saved me from the water . . . how aren't you wet?" I repeat myself and she furrows her brow.

"You must have bumped your head or something down there. Remember? You jumped in and came back up to the surface by yourself," she states and I look down at my hands.

"Human hands . . ." I say aloud and shake my head.

"What? C'mon Alexa, let's go home," she attempts to drag me out of the water, but I hold back.

"I need to find my glasses," I say and quickly head back down to the water. Slowly, I open my eyes, hoping that the water is not salty. My eyes adjust to it and in the distance, I see a long shadow drifting along the bottom.

I begin to swim down to their, attempting to look for my glasses. In the corner of my eye, I see the shadow inching towards me. I quickly scan the floor for my glasses, but all I see is tangles of branches and vines. I suddenly feel uneasy and turn around slowly.

A viscous creature stares at me, ready to eat my very body. Its scales seem a mixture of blue and green, and its teeth are humongous and sharp. I step back slowly and it quickly swims to the other side of me. All at once, I swim up to the surface, desperately trying to get away from it.

I reach the top and feel something hard brush against me once again. I quickly climb out - with the help of Cheyenne - and run as fast as I can. I hear the grass crunch behind me and my heart pounds inside of my chest.

"Alexa! Wait up!" she yells, but I refuse to slow down. I make it past the back of the school and to the sidewalk. My legs begin to throb and I pant.

"What happened?!" Cheyenne yells, but I focus on my breathing.

"You . . . will need . . . to find a . . . ride," I gasp and lay against the fence. I look up at the blurry sky and hear footsteps fade into the distance. Laying on my side, I take in what just happened.

Suddenly, I feel a hand on my elbow. I quickly get up and look at the person, but can't focus in on their face.

"Oh, I'm sorry if I disturbed you," the person says, their voice low and raspy. I pat the air for something to boost myself up with and feel an arm lightly jerk me up. Their figure stands before me, and I slowly step back.

"No problem . . . I will be going now . . ." I trail off, turning around. I feel his hand on my shoulder and he turns me towards him.

"I found these," he quickly states and puts something in my hand. I look down and barley make out the outline of the object. Blinking my eyes hard, I stare at them once more.

"My glasses . . ." my heart beats faster and I quickly put them on. I glance in front of me, and then behind me.

I stand all alone in the darkness of the night.

A/N

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