"NO!" Pumunit ang tinig ko sa kalaliman ng gabi. Hindi ko na alam kung may nakarinig pa ng malakas na sigaw ko nang bigla ay bumulusok ako pailalim sa tubig.
I fought for my life as I try to waddle my arms and legs. Hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit ang bigat ng katawan ko. Every effort was worthless, tuloy-tuloy lang ako sa paglubog hanggang sa lumabo na ang liwanag na nagmumula sa ibabaw.
I knew how to swim, I just couldn't understand why I couldn't and why I was being sucked down to the bottom of this placid river as I held onto the last breath I was able to huffed.
Not wanting to give up, I forced my body to stashed around. I didn't want to admit that what I was doing just kept pushing me even deeper and deeper.
‘This is not the place, Nicolette.
Hindi rito!
Hindi pwedeng ganito!’
