Who Is The Real Boss?

"Rupert, what's wrong?" Annabel asked worriedly upon seeing Rupert wince in pain. His wound stung.

Rupert took a deep breath and forced a smile.

"Nothing.I'm fine."

"But—"

Annabel wanted to find out what was going on with him, but he abruptly cut her off.

"Don't say anything more.Conserve your energy."

Rupert put his slender finger on her lips and made a gesture of silence.But she couldn't shake off her worry.

"Are you really okay?"

"Yes," Rupert answered briefly.

Then, he pointed at the island in the distance.

"Come on.We're wasting time."

Together, the two swam towards the island rhythmically.

Time seemed to pass by very slowly.

Rupert kept glancing over his shoulder to see if there were any boats in the area.

Unfortunately, it seemed that they were the only two life forms in this area of the sea.

No boats were passing by, perhaps because this area hadn't been developed yet.

Looking at the vast open sea, Rupert fell into deep thought.

His father had gone to sea on a cruise ship, which then encountered a big, fatal wave.

Ultimately, it was the cause of his demise.

Rupert refused to suffer the same fate.He and Annabel would make it out of this alive.

As the two kept paddling, they gradually got closer and closer to the island.

The sun started to rise in the east, illuminating the island in a warm glow.It looked like paradise in Annabel’s eyes.

"We're almost there!"

Rupert kept encouraging her.His magnetic voice seemed to dispel the exhaustion in her body.

"Just hold on for a little longer.When we make it to the island, we'll be able to rest."

Annabel also encouraged herself silently.

Seeing that they were a few meters away from the island, she started to feel hopeful.

Suddenly, a huge wave came at them.

Rupert and Annabel were swept back by the wave.

no wind.Where did the wave come from?" Annabel

became

"Annabel, swim back!"

"Huhu"

a closer look, she saw a big black creature swimming to

the wave just now? Annabel's heart tightened in

on earth was that

couldn't help but

to die at sea? Annabel squinted and looked at the black creature

look

had never seen this kind of sea

friendly? "Rupert, what kind of fish is

the big fish, which was

his lips

"I don't know."

from his backpack and untied

far away from here as you

not leaving

Annabel refused stubbornly.

front of him nervously, making sure Annabel was

lurched forward, snapping

Rupert acted fast.

him with one hand and stabbed at

knife slashed at the

the fish's vital organ and stabbed

fish and grabbed its tail, yanking at it

like an eternity, the big fish finally

did it!

sigh of relief.However, she

"Rupert?"

Annabel swam to

face was covered in bright

Rupert, are

nearly stopped beating in

so much blood! Did you

of crippling

again regardless of his own

"I'm fine,"

croaked, gasping for

his voice was music to

up when she heard him

"Then, the blood..."

off, and she

alive! Rupert

all over my face.Annabel, I'm glad that you care about

to glare at

don't care about you that

she spoke, she helped wash the blood off Rupert's face with the

she realize that his face was ghastly

seemed to be bleeding! "Your arm...Is it bleeding? 1 don't think it's fish

she became nervous