Emma.
The icy water swallowed me whole, blocking my view, darkening my eyes as the dark current pulled me under.
My breath was pulled from my lungs, bubbles bursting from my lips as I fought the overwhelming cold. Every nerve in my body screamed, the frigid chill sinking deep into my bones.
My arms flailed against the current, but the waves dragged me, tugging and pulling and spinning me wall ways until I lost all sense of direction.
Somewhere above, I could hear muffled voices shout, distorted by the water pressing in around me. I could barely hear them over the roar in my ears.
My lungs burned, and I kicked upward with everything I had, desperate for air. I broke the surface, gasping, sucking in the freezing night air as waves slapped against me.
"Stay up, Emma, keep moving," I
