“I got the gold!” I screamed over the wind, “let’s go!”

I grabbed my sister’s hand and pull her towards the cliff edge with me. She nods slowly in my direction, then we jump.

She began screaming but I clamped my hand over her mouth, if they heard us we were done.

“Aim your feet down and plug your nose! Then just let me pull you.” I said into her ear as loud as I dared.

I could tell she was terrified, but we were a twin package and she insisted on coming. If only-

Suddenly we hit the water, it was a freezing delicious shock to my senses, the bag of gold dragging us

down

down

down

To where the submarine was hopefully waiting. I could feel Nadia’s grip slacken as I pulled her, she probably had the air knocked out of her when we hit the water, the cliff jump was a stupid idea but it was the only thing I could think of, maybe they would think we were dead. Now where was that idiot with the submarine ?

I could feel the strain in my lungs, no matter how good I was, that didn’t defeat my need for air now where was the captain ?

My vision started to darken how many minutes had it been 2-3 ? I knew Nadia definitely was running out of time, was he trying to kill us ? Maybe I should just drop the bag it was pulling us to deep.

Finally the hatch began to glow in the darkness and I swam as fast as my oxygen starved, limbs could carry me holding on to my sister and the bag of gold I had risked my life for, a stream carried us into an enclosed room, I hauled the gold onto the platform, then myself and used all my strength to pulled Nadia up. And finally collapsed myself, onto the floor.

“We… did!” I panted

“We did it Nadia!”

“Nadia?”

I turned over, her face was blue! I rolled over and began chest compressions, I pumped and pumped, trying to get her breathing.

Stupid, stupid, she wasnt even supposed to come in the first place!

I pumped and pumped my wet hair dripping onto her face, I could feel her ribs giving way underneath me. “Breathe!” I screamed, “breathe Nadia!”

Suddenly a gush of water burst from her mouth and she started coughing, I screamed and pushed her up so she wouldn’t choke again.

She panted and I was never more greatful in my life to feel her breath in my face and her eyes open.

We sat there shaking and breathing heavily, then burst out laughing

“We almost died !” Nadia exclaimed,

“I know!” I squeaked,

I heard the door open heavily and I grabbed the bag and shot to my feet, Nadia’s tried to do the same but I nudged her down, maybe if she looked more terrible then she was he would have pity on us.

I stood pin straight trying not to collapse again as the Captain walked over.

He was scowling, “that was not the plan” he said gravely. I threw the gold at his feet, “got the job done didn’t I?”

He raised an eyebrow, I wanted to smack his stupid beard right off his face,

“Indeed, and you’ve earned yourself another day to live.”

He turned around and walked back but stopped at the door, “bring the gold to my room”

“Yes, Captain Nemo.”

He nodded and left