Omega (Book 1)
His eyes managed to fix on Penelope whose hands was sinking.
He swam towards her then after a two-seconds hesitation, dived into the water.
Each second that passed with Harold and Penelope underwater seemed like a lifetime to Trisha and Derek. After about twenty lifetimes, Harold emerged from the water, carrying Penelope in his hands.
With a lot of difficulty, he swam her to the shore.
Trisha and Wilkes turned their backs to give him privacy as he put on the same trouser he'd been wearing for days.
By the time they turned back, Penelope was awake and although they couldn't hear what she was saying, Harold's facial expression told that it was something serious.