With desperate strength, he dragged her unconscious body from the water. Every movement carried fear and urgency, like his whole body refused to accept what was happening. His breath hitched as he carried her up the pool steps, and the moment they reached the edge, he dropped to his knees on the cold tiles. “I-Inara? Inara, w-wake up. P-Please. Wake up. H-Hold on,” he whispered, his voice shaking in a way he rarely allowed himself to show. She was deathly pale, like porcelain drained of life. Her chest barely moved, almost nothing at all. Without wasting another second, he started CPR, hands trembling as he pressed on her chest, desperate, refusing to lose her. Then, without thinking, he sealed his lips over hers. 'Please… if you’re taken from me now, how am I supposed to live in silence after this? I can’t lose you… not like this.' Time seemed to stop. Then suddenly, a harsh, broken cough escaped her chest. She spat out water, her whole body shaking violently. She kept coughing ag
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