I instinctively screamed as I fell. It felt like a scene from a recurring nightmare, where darkness consumed me.

With a loud splash, I instantly felt suffocated. I was swallowed whole by icy seawater, with no way out.

I didn't know how to swim. I thrashed desperately, but my body continued its descent.

Then, a powerful arm wrapped tightly around me, pushing me upward.

Amid the prolonged darkness and silence, I thought someone was calling my name.

"Chloe..."

"Chlo!"

When I woke up, I was