Late afternoon came and they were still out on the water; Austin was sitting at the tip of the cordate shaped lily pad using both paddles; he had tied them together like a kayak paddle and was paddling left, right, left, right, as behind him in the tent, Elania was still blacked out; turning a light shade of blue even.
Paddling for almost an hour straight, with his vest off and his shirt completely drenched, Austin decided to take a much-needed break, before he too blacked out. He put the paddle to the side and then lay back on the lily pad; resting his arms and shoulders as he breathed in and out deeply to catch his breath.
Just then, a rumbling sound came from above and when he opened his eyes, he saw dark blue clouds rolling in. He sighed bitterly; first Elania wrestling with death
