PREFACE---
'Let me drown. Let me fall down, deeper.' I came up, puncturing the surface of the lake water, enough to get a gust of air before sinking back down like a rock and touching the bed again. I could only hold myself down for about a minute before letting my strength fail and I pushed off towards the daylight again.
Sound filled my ears suddenly and the light blinded me. Everything seemed so much clearer, a lot more than before my trip to the secluded lake.
My dark hair swept around my neck, clinging to skin as desperately as I used to cling to someone. The aqua color reflected against my tan skin, giving off a strange tint.
It was about midday, I could tell from the sun shining straight down on my head and shoulders. Time seemed to pass so slowly. All I wanted to do was get away from everyone, everything. Just for a while.
I went back under. Shadows covered everything, in the new world I was surrounded by. I held my eyes open even in the murky clouds. Next thing I know, a pressure forces me off to the side and bubbles rose up passed me. A blurry face moved in front of me and I felt my waist and wrists being tugged back to the edge of the water. I fought against the limbs that were entrapping me, air bubbles escaping my mouth. I feared the unknown that was still creeping closer. It was darkness, something I had been hoping for. Now I just remained stubborn in getting out of the impossible grasp of the person.
My head resurfaced as I wildly thrashed about.
"St-" water gurgled from my mouth as I sank back under, but was pulled back up. "Stop!" I yelled to the canopy of trees, which was all I could see.
"Evelynn!" My flailing stopped as the vice grip pinned my arms to my side and I let the male figure bring me back to solid ground. I knew that voice… but the darkness was edging up again.
"Lynn…" I was placed on my back and I could feel the grass blades tickling the backs of my arms and legs. I was not able to focus, except for the flickering lights, of leaves moving in front of the sun from the wind, against my eyelids.
