When I Was A Wallflower Chapter 261
Chapter 261
Amelie was examining the marks on the ground when she sensed a shadow charging at her from
behind. She instinctively darted to the side, falling to the ground. Before she knew what had happened,
a shriek rang out from beside her. “Aah!”When she turned around, all she could see was someone
falling off the cliff. So, she stared at the ridge for a while, dazed, before a realization hit her. Then, she
jerked her head up, looking around for Jodie. Where’s Jodie? Could she have fallen off the cliff?Boom!
Suddenly, her face contorted in terror as a loud boom resounded in her thoughts. She instinctively
peered over the cliff’s edge in search of Jodie.She looked down the cliff and saw a collection of
trampled, withering nts. They all exhibited signs of impact marks, but she couldn’t see through to
assess Jodie’s condition. Nheless, Amelie didn’t give any thought to pausing before leaping to her
feet and sliding down the slope until she reached the bottom of the ravine. After making a few wrong
turns, she eventually located the pond Jodie had fallen into.As Jodie fell, the forest’s vines caught her
and cushioned her fall, so she didn’t go straight into the pond. Still, with the vines around her waist, her
head was submerged. She could not raise her head, so she had no choice but to continually struggle,
which made both her and the vines sway and jiggle. Moreover, she would drown if left in that
position.Meanwhile, Amelie was horrified when she saw that.Jodie, on the other hand, was suffering
horribly. It’s unfair that I have to go through this when I only want to push that woman off the edge. The
vines had entangled her from head to toe, and she had no way of freeing herself. Her entire body was
sending out waves of fear and pain while her head was submerged, and all she could do was scream
for help. Before she could say anything, her mouth was filled with ice-cold mountain water.She
coughed and choked to get the water out of her mouth, but she couldn’t, so it came out her nose
instead. Soon, she felt her lungs expanding to their breaking point as the pressure on them increased,
and she struggled to catch her breath. As a sheltered kid raised in luxury, she had never encountered
such a situation. At that point, she was afraid and could only il helplessly in the water.Standing in the
narrow space nearby, Amelie could tell the danger Jodie was in within a few seconds. Jodie was
hanging over a deep pond with blue waters that glistened in the cold light below, but Amelie could not
see to the bottom of the pond. With a single nce, she felt chills run down her spine.Still, she took a
deep breath and plunged into the water. As soon as she entered the water, the chilling temperature
engulfed every cell in her body. The temperature of the water was considerably lower than she had
anticipated.Within seconds of entering the water, Amelie felt the chill permeating every part of her body.
Her entire body felt as if it were being pricked by a thousand tiny needles, and every square inch of her
skin ached. Since every stroke required extra effort, she struggled to get through it. Nevertheless, she
managed to swim over to Jodie and got her head above water.Then, Jodie began coughing violently
when her head was lifted, causing her to spit out mouthfuls of water.Amelie was about to instruct her on
what to do next when Jodie suddenly burst into tears. As she struggled, she sobbed, “It hurts! I want
out! I want to get out of here now! I don’t want to spend another second here.”She then wrapped her
arms around Amelie’s shoulders, trying her best to use Amelie to raise herself higher and away from
the water. Soon, Amelie’s weight had dramatically increased. Amelie was already struggling due to the
severe cold of the water, but Jodie’s actions didn’t help. Eventually, Amelie’s entire body sank, and the
water rose above her chin and mouth. If this continues, we will both drown. Then, Amelie screamed
and shouted to snap Jodie back to her senses.Nheless, Jodie had lost all rationality and could not
comprehend anything she heard.As Amelie sank lower and lower, Jodie’s anxiety grew, and her grip on
Amelie’s throat tightened until she was effectively strangling and choking her.Amelie’s lungs felt
increasingly suffocated with each passing minute, her head became heavier, and her strength
dwindled. Even though she was weak from suffocation, her survival instincts kicked in, and she
mmed a fist into the back of Jodie’s neck. With Jodie out cold, her hand dropped from Amelie’s, and
shey there motionless.After a few deep breaths, Amelie realized she could not swim out of the pond
while dragging an unconscious Jodie behind her. Then, she reached over and grabbed a nearby rope,
made a loop with it, and ced Jodie’s head in the sling. Later, Amelie tied the rope around Jodie’s
waist, securing it to the tangled mass of vines so that Jodie’s head would not sink back into the water.
Following that, she swam back to the shore and stumbled along the path for help.Before she could get
very far down the path, she came upon Fabian supporting a hobbling Fiona.As soon as he learned that
Jodie had been hurt, he promptly set Fiona down and grabbed a few twigs to cushion a spot on theN?velDrama.Org owns this.
floor before assisting her over to it. “Wait for me here. I’ll be back soon.”Standing beside them, Amelie
saw that his hand was bleeding. While Fabian did note from a wealthy background, he did have
silky skin as an actor. There were scratches over his hands from working so quickly to bend those
twigs.Meanwhile, Fiona noticed it as well, and pain shed through her eyes, but she turned away.
“Hurry. Don’t let anything happen to Miss Alston.”“Okay.” Before he followed Amelie off the cliff, he shot
Fiona onest look.They heard a loud wail from below shortly after reaching the cliff’s edge. Amelie’s
heart raced when she realized Jodie was awake, and she sped up her pace out of concern that Jodie
would struggle too hard and drown herself again.When she reached the pond’s edge, she realized
Jodie was no longer suspended above it. With a sinking feeling, she hurriedly entered the water.Jodie
was a delicate woman born and raised in luxury. After being hung there for so long, she might be hurt
after falling into the water due to exhaustion.There was nothing to be seen but the eerie green water,
and Amelie’s heart skipped a beat at the sight of the ripples dancing across the surface. There was no
time to think as she immediately dived into the water.A hand shot out and stopped her. “Miss Alston
isn’t here. She’s over there!”From behind her, Fabian pointed to the shore across the pond.She looked
up to find Jodie sobbing hard while sitting on a boulder on the shore. Sitting next to her, although at a
distance, was Leo.Jodie had her arms wrapped tightly around her brother while he gently patted her
back. The two of them werepletely soaked. Evidently, he had jumped into the water to save
her.Meanwhile, ke was standing behind the two of them with pursed lips. Worry tinged his
handsome face. His hair stuck to his skin as the water rolled down his cheeks. His clothes were
simrly soaked.Then, Amelie and Fabian walked over to the trio.“Are you okay, Miss Alston?” Fabian
politely asked.When Jodie heard his voice, she looked up.The moment sheid eyes on Amelie, she
pointed an using finger in her direction. “Leo, it’s him. What you see before you are the wicked
woman who shoved me off the cliff and nearly drowned me.”