Coach Peters was coming toward her. Yelling at her. She couldn’t understand what he was saying, but full of fear, she backed away—right into the water. What water? Not the Whitewater Center, not the pool. This was Lake Bittersweet. She was in Lake Bittersweet and even though everything around her was cold, so cold, the lake buoyed her. She felt its waters under her, around her, felt strength and comfort filter through her skin. He can’t hurt you.
Coach Peters was coming toward her. Yelling at her. She couldn’t understand what he was saying, but full of fear, she backed away—right into the water. What water? Not the Whitewater Center, not the pool. This was Lake Bittersweet. She was in Lake Bittersweet and even though everything around her was cold, so cold, the lake buoyed her. She felt i
