How it feels to die
There's water in her ear, in her mouth and nose. She didn't know how to swim, but he pushed her in anyway. He didn't know.
He jumps in and swims after her; she almost expects him to doggy paddle, but he doesn't. He swims very well, pulling her back to shore behind him. He laughs at her, and scolds her for not telling him. She says nothing, becausehe saved her. She never asked him to save her; he was never the one she wanted to jump in after her. But they were a team, that's it right?
She blushes and tries not to cry. Her lungs hurt from all the coughing she's done. Maybe she could cry anyway; it would be hard to notice when they're all so wet. But she can't cry; she's not allowed to cry.
And he's laughing.
And Shino never moved from his place on the shore.