Dream weaver

Drowning Chapter 3

I sank into the tub enjoying the warmth and the sensation of the bubbles as they cascaded over my bare skin, closing my eyes I relaxed to the gentle music pulsating out of the nearby speakers....

I was in a wood surrounded by tree and birds sitting on a log facing a lapping lake, it was night and the stars and the moon shone bright lighting up the whole area. A gentle breeze blew across my face and I closed my eyes to enjoy the peacefulness, how I got here I didn't know and didn't care.

I suddenly had the urge to go for a swim I pulled of my shoes and stripped off the clothes I was wearing a strange red gown with a silver belt, I didn't remember putting on. I entered the water and dove forwards enjoying the release of energy as I swam further out. Floating now I gazed up at the starts and felt at peace with the world a faint beat of music echoed from the other shore and as I turned to look I realise I knew this lake and this water very well it was Shars land.

Looking back up at the stars I watched the bats encircle above and an owl in a tree near where I had entered the water. Then suddenly the water went ice cold a feeling of horror swept over me, I was frightened as I realised just how alone I was. I turned trying to swim back to the bank kicking my feet beneath me, something grabbed them not weeds but a hand, a hand as cold and hard as stone, I could feel it fingers tighten its grip as I struggled to stay afloat, pulling me under. Panicking now I fought hard clawing at the water trying to stay in the night air but the hand gripped tighter and tugged again, I found myself gulping not air but water, it painfully penetrated my lung, my head began to get dizzy and my vision failing as darkness engulfed me. Justas I gave into my watery grave a hand grabbed my wrist and pulled me up tugging me against the grasping hand below. It released its grip and I found myself looking up through bleary eyes at the face of a man as white and ghostly as the dead. He hauled me into his boat and covered my naked body with a blanket. Not saying a word he rowed me back to shore.

" Holly, Holly please wake up, please don't do this to me not today not ever"

A pleading voice echoed from beside me

"Holly come on open your eyes"

My mouth tasted like soap and bubbles and as I opened it to take a gulp of air I found myself on my side wretching.

"What happened" I mutter as I turned to look at the voice. Shar her head in her hands jumped and grabbed me with such force I thought I would suffocate.

"You fell asleep in the bath you stupid cow, you really scared me, If I hadn't need the loo when I did and walked in, I, I" she turned away " I saw you go under, I had to haul you out, you made me panic you scared me"

I could see her tears smearing her face and her soaking wet clothes, turning on to my side I eased myself up and grabbed a towel to cover my sopping body.

" Im sorry" I said as I reached to hug her "are you alright"

"yeah" she said "but guess what" she whispered in my ear "I don't need the toilet anymore" and with that we rolled on the floor in fits of laughter.