61 An Accident

Demetri reached the shoreline just in time to see her being swept away. Fear gripped him as he frantically scanned the churning waters, desperately searching for any sign of her. Dam* it, he should have warned her against the evening currents that were known to take away even the best of swimmers!

Panic coursed through him, "Nora!" he shouted, the urgency in his voice unmistakable.

Nora!" he called out again, this time plunging into the waters himself, fighting against the strong current. Every second felt like an eternity as he searched for her, his heart heavy with dread. The sun had already set and as darkness made it increasingly difficult to see, his heart sank as hope started to slip away.

Just as he was about to venture deeper into the water, he glimpsed a flash of peach in the distance.