Atlas POV
I felt like if I set Mia down for even a minute, she would vanish again. I questioned if I was still blacked out and this was all a dream. The sight of her lifeless body still haunted me as the memory kept replaying in my head, I had watched her jump into the pond. I started running the moment I saw her there, but I was not fast enough. Once she was in the water, it was as if an invisible force was pulling her away from me, making it impossible to grab hold of her at first. I felt her life slip away even before I got her to the surface. The water felt cold and unforgiving against my skin as I desperately tried to revive her. I refused to let go of her, holding onto her lifeless form with all my strength.
I remember Flint being the second to arrive, his face filled with shock an
