XXVIII-1

2004 Words

XXVIIIA hand grasped Finn's shoulder and Finn, clutching at it, kicked upwards. He broke out of the water and sucked in gulps of air. Diane was there, her head visible and invisible between the waves. Light flooded down from above, brighter and brighter as they soared up to the surface. They were near the top. Somehow the water would be emptied out of the bucket before hurtling back down to pick up more. They just had to escape with it. “Ready?” he shouted across to her. She was too busy trying to stay above the water and didn't reply. Finn could see blue sky now, blindingly bright. They soared past the ground level, past a blur of buildings and towers, the skyline of Engn, and still upwards. The wheels were vast. If they were tipped out of the bucket now, they would fall a long, long way

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