Please God, help me.
The icy water is closing in around me, pouring into my mouth, dragging me underwater. I'm gasping for air, my arms flailing wildly, struggling against the current. I can't even remember how I came to be here, plunged into the middle of the ocean. My mind is blank, like someone has erased all of my memories. I can't even remember my name.
I'm being pulled down further now. My legs are aching, my arms are tired and sore. I feel my strength draining.
I scream, but I know it's no use. No one could possibly hear me. There aren't any islands in sight and no boats for miles around. Even if there was anybody nearby, there's no way they would ever hear my feeble cries over the roaring of the waves.
Please God, help me.
I sink further, my legs kicking uselessly beneath the raging water. The black waves crash mercilessly around me, each one threatening to pull me under.
That's when I see it. A huge wave, a monster of a wave, rising higher, towering over me, a frothing wall of water. There is nothing I can do to stop it. No matter what I do, I can't get away.
Panic invades my brain, flooding my veins, consuming every bone in my body. I'm paralysed, unable to move, my muscles refusing my commands.
I can only watch in horror as the wave falls in slow motion.
I take a deep breath, tears, mixed with salt water, streaming silently down my face.
The wave hits me like a thousand tonnes. Suddenly I'm underwater, unable to breathe. My muscles jerk back into action, my arms thrashing, trying desperately to reach the surface. All it does is pull me deeper into the murky depths of the ocean.
My lungs are on fire, begging, pleading for oxygen. I try to find air, but I don't know which way is up anymore.
Pure terror grips me, making my blood run cold.
I'm going to die.
My vision blurs at the edges, the menacing shadows of the ocean merging together.
Not a sound leaves my lips, but in my head I am screaming.
Please God, help me...
Darkness clouds my vision.
Please God...
I feel myself drifting away.
Please...
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Slow down, you go too fast. You've got to make the moment last. I live in Scotland and I love books, writing, noodles, swimming and music. I've just turned 12 and I've suddenly realised that I've only got about 6 more years left at home. Time flies. So treasure each moment - don't let any opportunities pass you by. #projecthumanity
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