I jumped in.
Ferociously paddling my arms and legs like I had observed the other children doing, I tried to get back above water but nothing happened. I just sank deeper and deeper.
As I looked up, all I could see was dozens of legs kicking… and… blue water.
Water gushed through my nose and mouth; my ears now flooded. I paddled incessantly for dear life. Surely someone could see me.
10 seconds passed… 20 seconds… 30 seconds… 40 seconds… a minute.



