Anna Jadwin coughed up a lot of water, her head held down by the forceful hands of the girl. Her body drowned in water, her long coiled hair becoming unraveled during the struggle.
Thousands of white bubbles rose in front of her eyes.
She found it increasingly difficult to breathe, her long eyelashes slightly trembling...
Suddenly, a man's hand grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her out of the water.
Anna Jadwin leaned softly against him, her face resting on his shoulder: "South City... cough, cough, cough..."
Raphael Bailey carried Anna on his shoulder and held another drowning girl in his hand.
His car had always been trailing behind Wayne Bailey. When they got to the school, he had followed Anna at a distance.
As the girls argued, he stood across the street, watching with his own eyes as Anna was bullied.
"Cough, cough... Raphael..."