08-06-2024, 11:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 17-06-2024, 11:03 PM by madiha.agarwal. Edited 3 times in total. Edited 3 times in total.)
Around 10 o'clock, they felt refreshed and had breakfast. Since it was off-season, there were no other guests except for a honeymoon couple the owner mentioned were also staying at the resort. Their first activity was white water rafting. They all went back to their rooms to change. Priya had already bought a UV protection swimsuit jacket and shortsshorts specificallypecifically for this trip. Kavya had no choice but to wear a cotton T-shirt and shorts. The boys all wore shorts and T-shirts.
The jeep took them to the starting point of the river. The rushing sound of the water made Kavya nervous, and she hesitated, but Priya encouraged her to continue. They all donned helmets and life jackets while the instructor briefed them on safety. Once everyone was in the boat, the instructor took the paddles and began rowing into the river.
The rapids were initially gentle, but after a few minutes, they became steep enough to rock the boat. Kavya clutched the boat tightly as water splashed into it. As they approached a narrow and fast section of the river, Kavya attempted to paddle, but the water was rushing too fast for her to manage.
The river descended in a big fall, and they dropped at least 20 feet. The boat almost capsized although the instructor deftly handled it, but Kavya was thrown out of the raft and into the river while the others somehow held on.
Kavya was shocked as she fell into the cold water, it chilled her to the bone. She was trying to thrash as she didn't know how to swim. She didn't understand that she wouldn't drown due to life jacket and was screaming at the top of her lungs due to fear. She tried to grab something to support herself, but the flow of the river quickly carried her away. The instructor called out to relax and calm down saying that they will very soon hit the calm waters and will be able to fish her out without problems, but Kavya did not process any of that.
Mani realised that she was badly panicked and jumped into the river to try and calm her down. Aiming himself towards her, he quickly reached her but in her panicked state she was thrashing a lot. He then held her midriff tightly drawing her attention and whispered,
"you can't drown Kavya; you have a life jacket"
Kavya stopped thrashing and Mani gave a long sigh as her body finally relaxed. She felt the strength of Mani's arms as he held her in a strong grip. Though shivering due to the cold water, she was relieved that Mani had saved her. In that commotion she didn't realise that her t-shirt had come up and Mani was grabbing her bare stomach as they floated into calmer waters. When they neared the raft, Mani held on to it and helped her get on while pushing her up and then climbing in himself.
Once they were inside the raft, she started shivering. The river was a bit placid now, but the instructor called out that there were few more rapid descents. She started screaming to leave her alone and she doesn't want to go rafting anymore.
Priya tried to reason by saying that they are in the middle of forest and there is no option to get off in the middle of nowhere, but the instructor corrected her saying that there were vantage points where they drop off quitters and there is a landline to call the main office to send the Jeep.
Mani offered to get down with her and Kavya was relieved that he was ready to be with him. They got down at the vantage point and called the office. The office replied that it would take at least half an hour for the Jeep to reach. It was around 1 pm now.
They removed their life jackets and kept talking. Kavya noticed that this time Mani was finding it hard to maintain eye contact and kept glancing at her chest. She looked down and realised the cotton T-shirt was clinging to her body revealing the outline of her bra and her midriff was slightly visible because of the wetness of the clothes. She suddenly became aware of her vulnerable state.
The jeep took them to the starting point of the river. The rushing sound of the water made Kavya nervous, and she hesitated, but Priya encouraged her to continue. They all donned helmets and life jackets while the instructor briefed them on safety. Once everyone was in the boat, the instructor took the paddles and began rowing into the river.
The rapids were initially gentle, but after a few minutes, they became steep enough to rock the boat. Kavya clutched the boat tightly as water splashed into it. As they approached a narrow and fast section of the river, Kavya attempted to paddle, but the water was rushing too fast for her to manage.
The river descended in a big fall, and they dropped at least 20 feet. The boat almost capsized although the instructor deftly handled it, but Kavya was thrown out of the raft and into the river while the others somehow held on.
Kavya was shocked as she fell into the cold water, it chilled her to the bone. She was trying to thrash as she didn't know how to swim. She didn't understand that she wouldn't drown due to life jacket and was screaming at the top of her lungs due to fear. She tried to grab something to support herself, but the flow of the river quickly carried her away. The instructor called out to relax and calm down saying that they will very soon hit the calm waters and will be able to fish her out without problems, but Kavya did not process any of that.
Mani realised that she was badly panicked and jumped into the river to try and calm her down. Aiming himself towards her, he quickly reached her but in her panicked state she was thrashing a lot. He then held her midriff tightly drawing her attention and whispered,
"you can't drown Kavya; you have a life jacket"
Kavya stopped thrashing and Mani gave a long sigh as her body finally relaxed. She felt the strength of Mani's arms as he held her in a strong grip. Though shivering due to the cold water, she was relieved that Mani had saved her. In that commotion she didn't realise that her t-shirt had come up and Mani was grabbing her bare stomach as they floated into calmer waters. When they neared the raft, Mani held on to it and helped her get on while pushing her up and then climbing in himself.
Once they were inside the raft, she started shivering. The river was a bit placid now, but the instructor called out that there were few more rapid descents. She started screaming to leave her alone and she doesn't want to go rafting anymore.
Priya tried to reason by saying that they are in the middle of forest and there is no option to get off in the middle of nowhere, but the instructor corrected her saying that there were vantage points where they drop off quitters and there is a landline to call the main office to send the Jeep.
Mani offered to get down with her and Kavya was relieved that he was ready to be with him. They got down at the vantage point and called the office. The office replied that it would take at least half an hour for the Jeep to reach. It was around 1 pm now.
They removed their life jackets and kept talking. Kavya noticed that this time Mani was finding it hard to maintain eye contact and kept glancing at her chest. She looked down and realised the cotton T-shirt was clinging to her body revealing the outline of her bra and her midriff was slightly visible because of the wetness of the clothes. She suddenly became aware of her vulnerable state.