“How dare you try to hurt me?” she spat, her eyes gleaming with malicious satisfaction. “You thought you could drown me and get away with it?”
I struggled, fighting to keep my head above water, but Bianca only tightened her grip.
“My brother never dared hurt me,” she sneered. “And now you think you can? You think you’re better than me?”
I kicked my legs, but the weight of her words only made it harder to breathe. My chest tightened.
“You’ll drown before I do,” she taunted, laughing. “I know you’re the one who doesn’t know how to swim, Thalia. You’ll drown. Just like I wanted.”
She pushed me further down. The cold water engulfed me, my body sinking deeper into the darkness. I gasped, trying to get air, but there was nothing but water, swallowing me whole.
I felt my strength fading. My limbs grew heavy. The world around me spun, the surface so far away.
Suddenly, I heard a voice.
“Troy!”
It was Bianca, her voice sharp and frantic. “She tried to drown me! She pushed me in!”
I heard the sound of footsteps rushing toward the pool. Troy’s voice followed, full of disbelief. “What’s going on?!”