Late at night, I was swimming in the ocean. The tides were high and nearly uncontrollable as the thunder shook the world and lightning brightened the dark sky.
What was I even doing here?
The moon was full and the stars were bright, giving me some sort of navigation to shore. But I couldn't see one. All that covered my vision was the sky and the sea.
Unexpectedly, I was being pulled under. But by what? I struggled and flailed for air, but could not get any. I tried to push up towards the sky, but something was dragging me down. I looked down to see a rope wrapped around both ankles, cutting off my access to use my legs. How do mermaids manage to swim like this?
Mythical or not, I needed something to distract me from the fear of drowning. But nothing was working. The more I struggled to come up for air, the farther I got from it. The pull of the ocean grew stronger and I was being drug farther down...
Down...
Down...
I tried to hold my breath for as long as possible, but I could feel my lungs starting to spaz. I couldn't keep my mouth shut any longer, so I started to steadily relieve the pressure. Bubbles formed in front of me and floated toward the surface, while I sank lower into the sea.
Water surrounded me more and it started to grow colder as I sank deeper and deeper. I was encased in a dangerous ocean, with no way to surface or find air. I started to see white spots, and I could feel my lungs starting to burst. I didn't panic, I didn't scream underwater, but I started to feel myself slipping further away from consciousness. Soon enough, I realized I wasn't even breathing anymore.
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