The Gatekeeper - Chapter 5 Awaken

“Mund you better catch up, times running out!”

“You don’t have to tell me!” I said while running even faster.

“Ok then slowpoke!” Glynd said, dashing even faster. I couldn’t keep and before I knew it we reached a place where there was a waterfall.

“Whaddya think?” Glynd looked at me smiling.

“It’s just like the stories.” I tell him stiff faced. Glynd all of a sudden started running toward the lake of the waterfall, took off his clothes and jumped in.

*SPLASH* water splashed everywhere almost reaching me.

“Man, the water feels good.” His head popped out of the water. I bend down and gather some mud and throw it at him.

“Jump in CHICKEN FEET” he yelled, dipping his head back in the water escaping my mud ball.

“BOOGER FACE!” I scream as I start to run to to jump in, I take my clothes off while running.

*SPLASH” water flew everywhere.

“I win my splash was bigger.” Glynd’s head pops out of the water just to taunt me.

“No, I won.” I tell him back.

“Ok, whatever.” He laughs, I hear chicken feet after.

“Wanna play a game?” He asks me.

“What game?” I look at him.

“Lets see who can hold their breaths the longest.” He says while having a goofy expression.”

“Ok then, but the loser has to listen to the winner for a week.” I say back to him.

“Whatever floats your boat.”

We move to the center of the water, we look at each other and dive into the water.

I see a blurry image of Glynd as he waves at me, I wave back at him trying to look like I’m not out of breath, I hope he falls for it. It looks like he didn’t fall for it instead he dives even deeper. While looking at his body getting even more wiggly and blurry, I start feel pain in my chest and my throat feeling the need to breath in, I swim up as fast as I can. I breath in the moment I reached the surface and I start to swim out of the water. There’s a big flat rock on the lake shore which faces the lake, I walk towards the rock and lie on it. The rock is hot from the sun but it feels good on my wet body, I lay there waiting for Glynd to come up. After what seems to be forever I get up and jump in the water.

*SPLASH*

Water splashes everywhere and I dive in and look around. I try to go deeper but my ear hurts so I swim to the surface. My heart is beating fast making hard for me to breath and I start to cry.

“GLLLYYYND! I scream,

“GLYND come up!” my voice start to hurt.

“Glynd.” I whisper