Breathe Again
Johanna gasped, the water rushing over her. She was in the Capital, being tortured using water and electric shocks. The water was all around her. She was drowning. She couldn't breathe. She felt a jolt go through her body as the socks ran through her. She passed out.
When she woke up again, she was already being readied for more drowning and shocks. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath as the tank she was in started filling with water. Johanna sputtered and coughed, trying without success to breathe.
The shocks came, but this time, she fought to stay conscious. The water drained form the tank, and Johanna collapsed to the floor. She coughed, finding relief in these brief times when she was allowed to breathe again.