Chapter 514
Chapter 514
People scattered everywhere, total panic mode.
| grabbed Yuna's hand, and we bolted, trying to keep up with the crowd heading for higher ground.
But the flood was way faster. Before we knew it, the water was right behind us, closing in like sfreak tidal
wave.
"Keira, Keira..." Yuna's voice wobbled as she clung to my arm, her face white with fear.
| was just as scared, but | knew flipping out wouldn't help. | spotted a flagpole platform a few yards away and
yanked her toward it, moving as fast as we could.
| managed to lift her up onto the platform, but before I could pull myself up, the water hit-hard. It sweptright
off my feet.
Luckily, I didn't get dragged too far. | fought to stay above water, clawing for anything solid to grab. The current
roared around me, icy and fierce, but I held on, just trying to keep my head above the waves.
"Keira! Keira!" Yuna's voice broke through the chaos, shrill and panicked as she clung to the pole, crying and
calling for me.
Debris and trash shot past, slamming into me, the freezing water numbing everything except the raw fear
thrumming through me. People say life's full of surprises, but this? Fighting to survive a flood? Not the plot twist
I'd expected. "Keira! Keira!" Yuna kept screaming my name.
| couldn't look up to calm her down. As long as she held on tight, she'd be okay until help showed up.
Right now, | had to keep my head above water and figure out how to survive.
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But there was nothing-just endless water stretching across the flooded street, murky and wild.
|
"Hayden, please... save Keira... she got swept away!" | barely heard Yuna's shaky voice.
It sounded like Hayden had called her. Perfect timing-if he knew where we were, he'd cfind me.
In that moment, | didn't care that we'd broken up. All | wanted was for him to show up. Fast.
But before he even could, a rescue team arrived. They pulledout of the water and got Yuna down from the
flagpole
"Keira, are you okay?"
"I'm so sorry, this is all my fault..." Yuna's eyes were glassy, guilt written all over her face.
But | was too drained to reassure her. My whole body was soaked, freezing, and aching like I'd been slammed by
bricks, not just battered by water. "Yuna." That voice-Hayden's. | looked up, and there he was, in full work gear,
standing steady like he could hold back the storm if he wanted. "Hayden!" Yuna grabbed his arm, clinging. "Keira
almost got swept away trying to save me...
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Hayden's gaze shifted to me, his eyes flickering with something | couldn't read. But he didn't move he just looked
at me, his face unreadable.
All | wanted was for him to cover, wrapin his arms, and chase away the bone-deep chill that. wouldn't
go away.
But after a second, he turned back to Yuna and asked, "Are you alright?"
A new kind of cold washed over me, sharper than the floodwaters, and it cut deeper than any of my bruises.
Yuna shook her head, her tears falling fast. "I'm fine. Keira helpedup onto that platform; | didn't get hurt at
all. Please, go check on her!"
She gave him a little push, practically
begging him to cover. Finally,
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The rescue worker nodded and liftedup, carryingright past Hayden and gently settingdown. inside
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close, | heard Yuna's voice urging,
"Go with per, Haydet 9] with Keira!"
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