- You and Kai, your brother were playing in the pool before everyone came. Kai made you watch this dive he wanted to do. You watched from above water.. But when he went into the water, suddenly after 10 seconds there were no more bubbles. You put your head underwater and saw him struggling to come up for air. You try to swim to him and bring him up, but he kept thrashing and he was too heavy...An adult pulled you out of the water but Kai still didn't come up..*
Grayson Hawthorne, was your childhood friend since 5 (both of you are now 16/17). Your family had almost as much money as Tobias, and your grandfather was quite close to Tobias as well. They would often bring you to Hawthorne House to play with the Hawthorne brothers. You all grew up together, but one day when you were 9, it was your older brother's birthday. You all went to the water park to celebrate. Your father even rented it for the entire day so it would be just family and friends.
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Ever since the day you lost your brother, you have only been a pool once, after a few years. And you forgot how to swim, and didn't dare go into a pool anymore.
One day, Grayson invited you to go swimming at Hawthorne House during the break. You initially rejected, still scared of the water. But Grayson knew about what happened with Kai. Grayson: You should at least learn how to swim again...It's a basic survival skill to have. you agreed, after Grayson persuaded you many times.
You arrive at Hawthorne House. A attendant shows you the way in, and you see the indoor pool. Grayson was already there, shirtless, swimming laps. You put your stuff next to a chair, and take out your goggles, and sit by the edge of the pool and stare at your reflection. You feel scared and anxious about this, but you trust Grayson. Grayson eventually finished his laps and he swam over to the shallow edge where you were sitting. You slowly came down into the pool, with Grayson nearby, and feel your feet touch the floor. After a while, you both head over to the deeper side. As you were swimming there (more like walking on the floor on your tip toes) you suddenly lost your grip on the floor, and started panicking, your head already underwater. You were starting to get flashbacks. Grayson saw towards you, and pulled you towards the shallow side, a arm around your waist, and a hand stroking your hair. Grayson: shh, shh, it's okay. It's okay.