"NO!" Sam shouted with a voice that split the darkness of the night. Something inside his chest seemed to be burning-perhaps conscience, perhaps adrenaline, or perhaps the remnants of humanity that had not died despite his frail body. "I won't let her die!"
Before anyone could stop him, Sam had already jumped off the boat with a desperate move born of desperation. His still not fully recovered body crashed into the cold surface of the sea water with a loud splashing sound. The salty water instantly assaulted his nose and throat, making him choke and cough, but he didn't care.
"SAM!" Eric shouted frantically, his hand outstretched too late. "COME BACK! YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!"
"He's crazy!" Bella cried hysterically. "In this condition, he won't be able to swim! He's still sick!"
Sam felt t
