"Wayne... save me..." Cathy Xavier burbled deliberately, gulping down a few mouthfuls of water, her sharp nails leaving several bloody scratch marks on her arms and face.
Two women falling into the water set off three men.
Raphael Bailey and Wayne Bailey swam over first thing, heedless of anything else...
But they were some distance away, each of them at opposite ends of the swimming pool.
Cathy Xavier, seeing them almost there, relaxedly sank in the water, waiting to be saved.
She had already bobbed her head up to breathe a few times, whereas Anna Jadwin twisted her ankle as soon as she hit the water, struggling persistently beneath the surface.
Moreover, when she fell in, Cathy Xavier was prepared and held her breath in time, while Anna Jadwin was unlucky and gulped down a big mouthful of water!
Anna Jadwin already felt a lack of oxygen blanketing her brain, her body starting to weaken.
Two large hands pulled her apart.
