Where Love Sank
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The scholarship student, Izzy Waite, whom Craig Green had been funding, decided to seek some thrills by engaging in group intimacy in the open sea. They messed around in a way that drew blood and unintentionally attracted a shark.
I risked my life to drag her back to shore. Once we made it to land, I warned her the ocean was full of bacteria and that she should get a check-up, just in case.
She nodded and pretended to listen. However, the moment I turned my back, she ran to Craig, claiming Iâd slandered her reputation. She even threatened to throw herself back into the ocean in some dramatic attempt to end it all.
Craig was furious. Without giving me a chance to explain, he shoved me into the mouth of a massive, still-living shark. I beat against the inside of that monsterâs stomach, screaming for help.
The fishermen on the beach panicked at the sight. âMr. Craig, please. Thisâll kill her!â
Craig simply held the weeping Izzy in his arms and sneered. âI heard people can survive inside a shark for a whole month. Doesnât she love studying marine biology? Now, she can do some real research from inside.â
Trapped in utter darkness, I curled up, gently cradling my belly.
âBaby, this time, Mommy canât protect youâŠâ
One month later, Craig finally came to gut the shark himself and bring me home. Unfortunately, all he found on the wind-swept shore was a skeleton.