#Chapter 22 Abjured

The weight of the water became lighter as the surface came closer. Hands grabbed my arms as my head broke the surface.

It was William. He was kneeling on deck helping pull me from the water.

Then who was my rescuer?

As William helped lift me to the pool deck and placed me on my side, Victor climbed from the water.

Pool water rushed from my mouth as I coughed and sputtered.

“Daisy, are you okay?” Victor asked. “How did you fall in the water?”

I couldn’t speak as I continued to cough up water. Victor had saved me. He now sat on the pool deck in front of me while William was behind me.

“She didn’t fall,” Mrs. James said. “I was inside ensuring the kitchen staff had prepared enough food when I heard a commotion near the pool house. I looked out a window and saw the Burrows girl bullying Daisy. I saw her push her into the pool.”

“Are you sure Bella pushed her?” William asked his mother. He looked around the pool house for Bella, but she was gone.

“Yes,” Mrs. James insisted. “But I saw Dais