Chapter 16: Thunder & Panic Attacks

Alexander

I woke up around midnight on Tuesday to another nightmare. Damn that island. A sudden rumble of thunder made me jump. John slept soundly by my side. God, how could he sleep like this when it was raining so hard?

Another loud boom of thunder. I started to shake and my eyes welled up with tears.

Lightning flashed outside the window then another loud crack of thunder. I squealed a little bit when the thunder struck. Tears fell down my face and my body shook. My breath came in short quick gasps and my heart was beating like crazy.

Then the flashbacks:
(Gotta do it in bold Bc my Wattpad is retarted and won't let me italicize 🙃)

Water surged around me. The rain beat down hard. My brother and I drifted on a piece of wood, maybe a door.

A wave came towards us and flipped the door over. We fell off the door. My mouth filled with water. I propelled myself upward and clung to the door. I looked around. James was missing. I looked down in the water. He was falling.

"James!" I dove under the water and swam as hard as I could. I couldn't reach him.

I swam back up to the surface and held onto the board. Tears ran down my face. It's my fault. It's my fault...

I couldn't breathe good. Tears flowed like a river down my face.

A loud crack of thunder struck and felt like it shook the whole building. John woke up with a start. He rubbed his eyes. "Lexi?" he yawned.

"John!" I grabbed his arm. "D-don't let me drown p-please John!"

He sat up and wrapped his arms around me. I cried into his shoulder.

"I-it's my fault. I'm sorry," I cried.

John rubbed my hair. "Lexi, nothing is your fault."

I cried harder. "It's my fault he's dead! If only I had swam after him he'd be alive..."

I cried even harder when I heard another boom of thunder.

John held me even closer and kissed my forehead. "You're okay, Lexi. I promise. I'll never let anything happen to you."

He kept stroking my hair and giving me kisses. It calmed be down a little bit.

"I may not live to see our glory.."

"But I will gladly join the fight.."

"And when our children tell our story.."

"They'll tell the story of tonight.."

I wiped my eyes. "You sing good, Jacky."

John shook his head. "Here, come back to sleep."

I laid down beside him and rested my head on his chest. He kept humming and I slowly drifted off to sleep.

5/28/18

Yee Srry for the sucky chapter btw ✌️