stars.”
And Mark was willing to risk their lives to
make it happen.
Shortly after their descent, their equipment
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would “malfunction.”
I’d rush to their rescue, without hesitation.
Then, they’d lock me in the shark cage,
leaving me to drown.
No matter how much I screamed and pleaded, they wouldn’t look back.
The oxygen in my tank wouldn’t last until sunrise.
Panicked, my hand fumbled across the cage key, tucked away in my dive suit a failsafe I’d insisted on.
I’d escaned death once
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I’d escaped death once.
This time would be different.
As soon as I was back on shore, I’d gone to
change, ready to confront Mark.
But he was waiting for me, with the police.
He glared at me, like I was his worst enemy.
“Lisa! How could you? I’m your husband!
You tried to kill us! You sabotaged our gear!”
“I can’t believe I married such a venomous
woman!”
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Shocked and furious, I denied everything.
He then produced security footage of me
“slicing” the oxygen lines on their dive suits.
Experts confirmed the footage was authentic.
Then, Sarah arrived with a swarm of
reporters.
She waved medical reports and a video of me
slapping her, sobbing dramatically for the
cameras.
She claimed I was jealous of their childhood
bond, that I’d always bullied her, using my
position at the dive shop to harass her.
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Consumed by rage, I’d lunged at her.
“Sarah! You liar! *You set me up! You
provoked me! I only slapped you after you
pushed me too far!”
“Tell the truth, or I swear…”
Sarah shrieked, feigning terror.
That sealed my fate.
Everyone believed she was the innocent
victim.
And I, the jealous, vindictive villain.
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I became a pariah, convicted of attempted
murder and assault.
Sentenced to fifteen years.
The news reached the prison. I became a target, abused and humiliated.
Hope dwindled.
I realized it was a setup, planned from the start.
Finally, consumed by despair, I took my own life.
Just like last time, their SOS blared less than
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ten minutes after their descent.
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The piercing alarm jolted the dive shop staff
awake.
I didn’t move.
Yet, Mark and Sarah were rescued.
This time, however, they looked shaken, exhausted.
As I joined the crowd gathering at the shore, they were sprawled on the sand, gasping for air.
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Sarah was pale, eyes red–rimmed, close to a
breakdown.
Mark spotted me, his eyes blazing with fury.
He scrambled to his feet, pointing an
accusing finger.
“Lisa! You were on duty! Why didn’t you
come for us?”
I shrugged, feigning indifference.
“Sorry, I had earplugs in. Didn’t hear a thing.”
He grabbed my wrist, shoving me to the
ground.
