My Sugar And Your Spice

Chapter 261

and choked to get the water out of her mouth, but she couldn’t, so it came out her nose instead. Soon, she felt her lungs expanding to their breaking point as the pressure on them increased, and she struggled to catch her breath. As a sheltered kid raised in luxury, she had never encountered such a situation. At that point, she was afraid and could only flail helplessly in the water.Standing in the narrow space nearby, Amelie could tell the danger Jodie was in within a few seconds. Jodie was hanging over a deep pond with blue waters that glistened in the cold light below, but Amelie could not see to the bottom of the pond. With a single glance, she felt chills run down her spine.Still, she took a deep breath and plunged into the water. As soon as she entered the water, the chilling temperature engulfed every cell in her body. The temperature of the water was considerably lower than she had anticipated.Within seconds of entering the water, Amelie felt the chill permeating every part of her body. Her entire body felt as if it were being pricked by a thousand tiny needles, and every square inch of her skin ached. Since every stroke required extra effort, she struggled to get through it. Nevertheless, she managed to swim over to Jodie and got her head above water.Then, Jodie began coughing violently when her head was lifted, causing her to spit out mouthfuls of water.Amelie was about to instruct her on what to do next when Jodie suddenly burst into tears. As she struggled, she sobbed, “It hurts! I want out! I want to get out of here now! I don’t want to spend another second here.”She then wrapped her arms around Amelie’s shoulders, trying her best to use Amelie to raise herself higher and away from the water. Soon, Amelie’s weight had dramatically increased. Amelie was already struggling due to the severe cold of the water, but Jodie’s actions didn’t help. Eventually, Amelie’s entire body sank, and the water rose above her chin and mouth. If this continues, we will both drown. Then, Amelie screamed and shouted to snap Jodie back to her senses.Nonetheless, Jodie had lost all rationality and could not comprehend anything she heard.As Amelie sank lower and lower, Jodie’s anxiety grew, and her grip on Amelie’s throat tightened until she was effectively strangling and choking her.Amelie’s lungs felt increasingly suffocated with each passing minute, her head became heavier, and her strength dwindled. Even though she was weak from suffocation, her survival instincts kicked in, and she slammed a fist into the back of Jodie’s neck. With Jodie out cold, her hand dropped from Amelie’s, and she lay there motionless.After a few deep breaths, Amelie realized she could not swim out of the pond while dragging an unconscious Jodie behind her. Then, she reached over and grabbed a nearby rope, made a loop with it, and placed Jodie’s head in the sling. Later, Amelie tied the rope around Jodie’s waist, securing it to the tangled mass of vines so that Jodie’s head would not sink back into the water. Following that, she swam back to the shore and stumbled along the path for help.Before she could get very far down the path, she came upon Fabian supporting a hobbling Fiona.As soon as he learned that Jodie had been hurt, he