The engagement affair part 12

Just as he was about to give up, Anastasja coughed and
a gallon of sea water gushed out of her mouth.
Everyone cheered and clapped. Anastasja coughed
violently as she threw up more water. She slowly
opened her eyes and looked around her.
“Oh Ana!!!! I told you not to go!!!” Leah cried, kneeling
down and cradling her friend’s bloody head in her
bosom.
Someone brought a towel to cover Anastasja’s half-
náked body. Nataniel collapsed on the beach sand
exhausted. An ambulance was called and Leah
accompanied Anastasja to the hospital.
“Way to go dude!!!” “You’re a hero man!!!” everyone
seemed to cheer. Nataniel only waved a hand in
exhaustion.
“You’re a hero dude. We thought we had lost her.” Matt
choked up with emotion.
Vlad clapped him on the shoulder. “You’re the man
dude.”
“Look it’s nothing.” Nataniel said. “Let’s just hope she
didn’t suffer any sort of brain damage or any other
stuff. She was in there a long time.”
“Whatever you want us to do man, just tell us.”
“I’m okay guys. Let’s just hope she’s okay.”
It was much later he learnt what had happened.
Anastasja and the other guys had been surfing when out
of the blue, a freak wave appeared out of nowhere. The
guys were able to swim to shore but Anastasja was
nowhere to be found. Somehow she must have been
knocked unconscious and swept away, evident of the
gash on her head.
“The doctors are running some tests on her.” Leah told
him over the phone later on. “She’s had some stitches
and they want to keep her here for a few days to
observe her. Said she might have suffered a bad
concussion as a result of the bash to her head. They
said she’s lucky to be alive.”
“Is she okay?”
“Apart from the large bandage on her head, she seems
okay. The doctors gave her a sedative when she didn’t
stop yelling at them.”
“Great. She is okay.”
“Nataniel, you saved her life. I…I don’t know what to
say.”
“Don’t say anything. I’m just glad she’s alive. That’s
what’s important.”
“Thanks.”
“Yeah. I’ll try come over if I can tomorrow. How are you
getting back to your hotel?”
“Matt’s coming to get me. He’s been on my case for a
while.”
“We’ll talk about that some other time.”
“I wonder what I would have done if I hadn’t gone
looking for you.”
“Thank God you did.”
“Oh what a day!!! “ Nataniel sighed. He finally dragged
himself back to the beach house and an immense
exhaustion swept over him. He rubbed his aching
shoulders as he stepped into the bathroom. He turned
on the tap and his mind wandered as he watched the
Jacuzzi-like tub slowly fill with hot water. He set the
temperature and waited for it to heat up.
He removed the towel he had wrapped around his waist
and stepped into the tub. Wincing as the hot water
touched his skin, he lowered his aching body until he
was submerged in the tub. He relaxed and sat back.
He was happy Anastasja was okay. Something to tell
Sofia about later. Sofia. His mind went over what
happened between them earlier and he smiled.
“Sofia.” He whispered. He remembered what she had
told him when he first arrived.
To Be Continued…