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Chapter 66: Chapter 66

We were surrounded by a plethora of corals and fish that I had never seen before. They seemed to be dancing with us as Adonis held my hand. My hands were to remove the other fish, while the rest of them moved as if they were a robber about to assault the enemy. I was content to watch them, but the tank would run out of air in ten minutes. Adonis let go of my hand so I could face him in the eyes. Dan and Layla were standing right next to me as we watched him go away. I noticed Dan nod as Adonis nodded either.

Adonis waved me aside as Dan and Layla drew me back to the catamaran. I'm still undecided about coming, but even if I don't, the air in the tank will deplete. They grabbed my arm to help me get back. It didn't take long for us to locate the sailboat, but Adonis was still missing. They assisted me in boarding the sailboat while I waited for Adonis to arrive.

I had a look at the timer that had been supplied in case we ran out of the air tank we knew about. The clock had struck three minutes, but the sea was still quiet and motionless. I'm becoming worried because Adonis doesn't appear. What happened to him? I wasn't going to question Dan because he didn't appear to know where Adonis was.

Because I was already nervous, I began nibbling my fingers and nails. The air tank had vanished for more than two minutes now. I'm having a lot of what ifs going through my head. Even when the water is quiet, it may be terrifying due to the wind and its rapid wave development. What if he was simply carried away? I had forgotten about it in my head. I merely shook my head because I was making myself uneasy.

I startled as I heard the timer go off, indicating that the air had been emptied. Dan was likewise agitated by the unexpected sound of the timer. Layla checked her watch and stood on the sailboat to check it. My eyes widened as I realized I was correct in my hunch that even they didn't know which realm Adonis travelled to. I stood up and approached Layla as well.

"Where is he? Why isn't he coming back?" My face was full of terror. The memory of my parents suddenly came back to me that I had done nothing but watch our burning house. What if the same thing happened to him. What should I do?

I shook Layla, my hand was shaking because I couldn't relax anymore. Where is he now? That was the recurring question in my brain. It was as if I had a broken license plate just to get my answer. When Layla averted her head, I approached Dan. I held both his arms and then I shook him next to give me the answer I wanted. But even he avoids his head.

I checked the tanks to see if there were any more, but there were none. I had a glance at my tank since all I knew was that there were only a few minutes remaining. I wasn't mistaken because I saw there would be an extra ten minutes for air. I ran what I could and took it, then carried it on my back. Layla and Dan's eyes became as large as mine could, and they took the tank from me.

“What are you doing? Give me that!” I try to take it away. Time is moving, nothing will happen if we just stay here. One of us must act. It looks like they have no intention of doing anything so it's better for me to do it than for us to wait another hour after returning to the shore and then just ask for help!

“Miss Luna, that's really how Sir Adonis is when diving. He just really stays in the water. ” Layla calmed me down but I didn't let go. It had been almost five minutes but he was still not floating on the surface.

"Who can last in the water for five minutes?" I took that opportunity to push her and luckily she backed away. I snatched the tank from Dan then put it on. I shot them an evil stare as if warning them not to stop me.

Adonis' head, on the other hand, only jumps when he arrives on the surface. When I noticed his rapid breathing, tears welled up in my eyes. It was as though they had their own brain and knew who they should be sobbing for. I sat down on the sailboat, unable to feel my feet due to the dread that was occurring. But when I saw him breathing, the huge wall that had formed in my heart crumbled. I just stood there watching him as he climbed out of the water and into the sailing boat.

When he observed my position, he rushed over to me. I snatched his hand away as he was going to touch me. I'm not going to touch him. After the collapse, my heart refused to settle down. His eyes widened, and he appeared terrified of my reaction, because I had the same reaction to him when I understood everything about my parents. But now it's strange. I did this to him because I believe he was unconcerned about my worry. He didn't consider how I would feel if he didn't return immediately away.

“Don't touch me.” That line is scratched but I want him not to touch me first. He raised a strange fear in my heart. I want to lie down and think. Also, my stomach hurts because of the excessive tight of the swimwear we are wearing. I want to faint.

Soon the boat was up and running. Looks like we're coming back. That would be better than us staying here. The sea gives me a strange feeling now because of what happened. I also want to rest and sleep. While we were back I didn’t sit next to him. I swapped places with Layla.

When we arrived, the sound was still a bit deep but I was already down. I quickly marched in and I even heard him calling to me before I closed the door.

"LUNA!"

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