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I’ve got you, and I’m going to take you to safety. Don’t struggle, just let your body relax, and let me pull you in,” I tell her.
    “Okay,” she says, her teeth chattering, possibly from the cold, but most probably from her fear— her breath exhales in spurts. I can feel her body trembling, shivering, as I hold her. I slowly turn her so I can tow her in, rescue style.
    My breath comes hard and fast, and my adrenalin pumps through me like a bullet train on steroids.
    Thank God we weren’t too far from the cove. I estimate I can make it there in five minutes.
    “How are you doing?” I ask as my one arm strokes and strokes its way towards shore.
    “I’m okay,” she responds. I know she’s as scared as I am, but she’s trying hard to relax her body to make it easy on me to tow her.
    When we finally get close enough that I can touch my feet to the bottom, I carry my sister to the beach, and lay her down.
    I fall to my knees next to her as my chest heaves with each breath I take into my lungs, gasping for air, trying to recover my energy.
    “I’ve got to go back—” I pull in more air “—and help David.” My heart continues to pound and pound, hard in my chest, in rapid successions.
    “Please save him, Marcus,” she says as she wraps her arms around my neck in a hug. She’s sobbing, and I want to cry too, but I hold back my tears, needing to stay strong, not only for her but for myself, so I can make it back to David. My arms enfold her, squeezing her tightly to me.
    “I’ve got to go,” I tell her as I grasp her arms from around my neck to release our embrace. As I set her arms into her lap, I look down at her wrists—her charm bracelet is gone.
    A sharp pain stabs my heart. I want to cry. I want to yell into the air— this isn’t fair!
    “I’ll be back with David,” I reassure her, but my words don’t console her, her tears continue to fall.
    I leave her sitting there, watching after me, as I hurry back into the water, swimming as fast as I can to where the remnants of my dad’s luxurious yacht lies burning still.
    “David,” I yell out. Panic strikes me. I know this is where I left him.
    “DAVID!” I cry out again, swimming back and forth, around and around, yelling his name again and again.
    Oh God, please don’t do this. Don’t take David away from us too. Please . . . don’t.
    “David.” My voice is now a broken and shattered whisper. I tremble uncontrollably.
    The air reeks and burns my nostrils with the stench of the scorching wreckage. I’m suddenly aware of the pain of my burns. The death of my dad, mom, and brother hit me as though I awake in a cold shower—of hydrochloric acid.
    This time I don’t hold back my tears.
    I sob like a baby.

Chapter 5 - Laura
    ~* Laura *~
    “That’s a really nice pendant,” I say to Angela, admiring the delicate filigree heart with intricate etchings. It has a satin finish with shiny polished highlights. It’s very pretty. Whoever gave it to her has good taste. I lean closer to see the words ‘Love You Always’ etched in script. She wears it on a dainty silver chain around her neck.
    Angela tilts her head downward and touches the piece of jewelry at my mention of it.
    “Marcus gave me this charm. It was originally for a charm bracelet I received for my Sweet Sixteenth birthday. I lost the bracelet in the accident, but this charm had fallen off before we left and was saved that day.” Her expression turns solemn. “Unfortunately, the ones from my parents and David, I’ll never get back.” Tears glaze her eyes.
    “I treasured that charm bracelet, and it wasn’t because of anything materialistic. It was like I carried a piece of each of my family with me wherever I went, reminding me of who I was, the people who loved me, who protected me, gave me the courage to be who I was, supported me in my endeavors, and cared about the things that were important to me.”
    Tears drop from her lovely brown eyes. My own eyes fill with