Chapter Thirteen
Cold
The icy water shocked her into consciousness. Something continued to hold her down as she struggled for air. She tried grabbing the thing restricting her with both hands, but her left refused to obey. Forced to using only her right, she dug her nails into the object and jerked. Amazingly, she suddenly found herself free. Frantically, she kicked her feet to reach the surface.
Pain.
Pain.Air.
Air.Darkness.
Darkness.She was moving sideways as she fought to keep her head above water. Her feet found purchase in the muck as she gasped and coughed the water from her lungs. She struggled toward drier land when her left arm dropped downward. She cried out in agony and stopped crawling to wait for the torture to ease up.
Opening her eyes, she glanced around. She was lyin
