C213 Grand Ending

I held her hand and tried to comfort her with a calm voice. " "Don't be afraid, relax, only if you relax will I be able to get you ashore."

Perhaps it was my words that had the effect, but her flustered eyes fell on me, and finally her hand relaxed a little. I took her by the waist and paddled the water, little by little, toward the shore.

When she landed on the shore