It happened too quickly to react. Swimming through the ocean has always been my favorite pastime, but today, I missed the warning signs. I was caught in a riptide; I can’t get out of this. I thrashed wildly for a few moments until I accepted my fate, but just as I gave up, a pair of arms wrapped gently around me. I was pulled to shore, coughing and spitting, and when I turned around, I didn’t see a thing.

“Hello?”