"I'm going to go for a swim." Ciarra smiles before wading further.
"I'll come in a bit." I say. I should head back to check on Panda King. Who knows what orders he has for me.
Walking back, Pan is now sat up. He is watching me. I wave and grin as I near him. "Pan! Are you not going to play in the water?"
"You seemed to be having fun with your girlfriend so I didn't want to disturb." He says coldly. Why is he angry?
"Girlfriend?" Did he see me with Ciarra and misunderstand? "Oh, you mean Ciarra?"
"Do you think I'm stupid enough to be fooled? You planned to meet her for a date beforehand didn't you?" Pan says, glaring at me with his blue eyes which match the sea.
"Why are you so worked up?" I ask and stare at him curiously. I was actually planning on introducing them to each other.
"So that's the type of women you like." He continues to mutter.
Why is he ignoring me? I sigh and bend down, using both of my hands to turn his face towards me.
"Can you tell me why you're so irritated?" I ask again, staring into his ocean blue eyes intensely. I'm drawn into them.
"I'm not!" He says angrily and pulls my hands off his face.
"You must be jealous." I joke.
His eyes flash up at me in panic, "I'm not!"
"Calm down, I'm joking. But seriously, is it because you're jealous that I'm playing with a beautiful girl? You can join us too you know." I say.
Pan turns his face away from me. "I won't. You can go back now."
I shrug and walk back to the water. Glancing around, I search for the black haired woman but I can't see her anywhere. My heart grows uneasy as I walk deeper into the water. The waves seem to be huge now. Ciarra said she was going to go and swim. Panicking, I frantically search the waters. She can't have gone far.
Swimming, I search and finally see her struggling against a large wave.
"Ciarra!" I shout through the water as I swim closer.
She waves her arms and tries to swim but I can tell she is panicking. I swim faster and finally reach her.
Pushing her away from the wave, I gesture for her to head back to the beach first. She stares at me in worry but I shake my head. I'll follow her back.
As I turn and start swimming away, my right foot suddenly hurts as I feel a cramp. Damn it! What is this timing?
The wave is right behind me. I glance ahead. There is no way I can continue swimming with this cramp right now. I'll just have to hope Ciarra realises and finds someone to rescue me soon.
Closing my eyes, I feel the wave rush at me and I am forcefully pushed deep into the sea. I have never felt so helpless before. My life had always been run by me. I had always been the one to save others, the one who didn't have to depend on anyone else for survival because I knew how to protect myself and the ones I loved.
Now, as I feel the sea water enter my body, I can't even depend on myself this time. I sink lower into the water, my body feeling heavier.
Is this really the end? I won't get to finish protecting Panda King or help him overcome his phobia. I want to laugh. The irony of the drowning Tina still thinking about that man.
My chest clenches as I think about how I won't see him again. Panda King, why do I keep thinking about you in my helpless dying moment?
Knowing that no one will save me, I close my eyes.
Mum, Dad, Mint I love you...