Fool's Gold
“Now I kept my mouth closed but opened my eyes. Looking up, I could see daylight streaming down through the waving, bubbling water. I tried to claw my way to the surface but it felt like I was moving in slow motion. Actually, I wasn’t moving at all! I was suspended, struggling to claw my way to the top while my feet were being pulled to the bottom. I kicked my feet to try to break free, wishing I weren’t wearing shoes or heavy, soaked clothing. I couldn’t seem to move. Strange … I didn’t feel panicky … I felt calm, almost safe, protected and sheltered and hidden beneath the water.
Suddenly, somehow, I surged upward and shot out of the water. I gasped in a big breath of air. Before I could see anything I heard yelling. I turned around. It was Red. He was screaming and splashing and thrashing around in the water, and then he just disappeared beneath the surface!
Jack and Moose swam toward where he’d been. Jack dove down, his shoes the last thing visible. I treaded water, watching, waiting.
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