The water was so chilling I could not even think straight. Jack hoisted me up on a hard surface, trying to pull himself up but eventually dangled off the side for support. I pushed my body down to the lower half to level it for him and started pulling him towards me.

It was so cold I could not even comprehend the amount of time we spent holding each other trying to draw any warmth to avoid freezing to death. There was a beam of light moving back and force reflecting in the distance but I could not even imagine if it was really happening until Jack paddled us with his arms closer to the beam.

I started calling out, my voice hoarse but it was pointless, they are too far away. I started paddling my arms alongside Jack to try and cover the distance. As we got closer the beam ahead started to blind my eyes appearing but I could also make out the silhouette of a boat.

The boat approached us and a pair of hands pulled us on the boat.

I woke up with the blinding light shinning in my eyes but this time it generated warmth to my body. As I opened my eyes, I looked upon the rising sun casting a shade of orange onto Jack’s face. Somehow we had survived this, it didn’t seem real.

As the realisation set in I wondered about my mother and my ex fiancé. If they were alive and how I would find them. I didn’t have to wonder too much though because there was Cal in the distance looking smug as if we almost didn’t have a near death experience.

Maybe this could be my fresh start, I squeezed Jack’s hand and smiled as his eyes looked tenderly into mine. This was our fresh start.