Under The Water

I felt as my body violently shook, my lungs were being filled to the brim with water, and my mouth was trying to breathe in any air it could find. But my mind knew there was no air supply below the water. I could hear the screaming and shouting above me, but I was just hoping that someone would actually jump in and bring me to land.

My body was growing tired of shaking and my mouth stopped trying to suck in any air, finally realizing there was none to be taken in. I started to grow limp and my eyes were beginning to close, the water grew calm, and I could feel myself start to relaxed as the gentle waves swayed me around, as if I was a slow and graceful dancer.

I grew sleepy, and my eyes finally shut completely. The pain and distress washed away with the waves, and I smiled as I reached the bottom, landing peacefully. My head touched the concrete of the pool and it was the softest landing I had ever felt. I loved this feeling, now that the panic was over, I could lye here comfortably.

But as soon as I was at peace, a pair of hands wrapped around my waist, and I could feel myself being lifted up. My face soon broke free from the water, and I left my dreaming state, now fully awake, realizing what had almost happened. Gratitude was poured into my soul as I was thankful to have been brought back up.

I could feel the same hands that lifted me up, start to pump the water out of my lungs, and after a few long moment, which felt like hours, I coughed up the water, spilling it everywhere. I opened my eyes and saw the face of who had saved me. It was a young boy, with a lifeguard shirt on. He smiled at me as he noticed I was okay.

I could hear the paramedics' ambulance coming, and it soon reached the public pool parking lot. Two men rushed out, running to where I laid, with a gurney rolling next to them. as soon as they were next to me, one of them kneeled down, picking me up and putting my on the gurney, strapping me in.

I was thankfully no longer Under the Water...