Good Night, Bad Dreams!

 

Good Night, Bad Dreams!

Chapter 1 :

It was dark and lonely – wait, was I alone? I wasn’t sure! It looked like familiar territory – scratch that, I have never been in that place. It was dark, disturbing frightening and above all, I was gasping for breath.

When I tried to inhale, I realized that I was surrounded by water – it was salty! Too salty, that I was sure it wasn’t a pool where someone had peed! It should be an ocean or a sea. It was pitch black. I struggled much to open my eyes. It was all blurry. I tried to scream, but water entered my mouth the moment I opened it. I couldn’t talk or breathe and was hoping against hope to stay alive.

My first priority was go to the surface of the water. I had to swim. I had taken swimming classes when I was young. Even otherwise humans had the ability to swim in times of need or danger. Swim! The voices in my head ordered me. But where should I swim - should I swim upwards, to my left or to my right or downwards (what if I was stranded upside down). Somehow I convinced myself to swim upwards so I could get some oxygen. I had no clue how deep I was in the ocean.

“You can do it. You are not going to die alone here like a nobody” I promised myself and used up all my reserve energy to swim up. As fast as I could with all the energy left in me, I was pushing myself hard towards the surface of the water.

My body was losing out on oxygen, my limbs weren’t listening to me, I couldn’t hear anything, see clearly, but there was just one thing in my mind- the will to live. I wanted to live. I wasn’t going to die that day.

I continued pushing as much as I could, when at a distance I saw shades of light, should be the reflection of the moon. There was some light. There was hope. Just a few more strokes and I should be there. With a renewed energy, I paddled my legs to push myself further.

Yes, I could do it, I will do it. Yes, that’s all ! Come on. Just a few more strokes, Just about there, just about there.. and here we are at the surface of the water. I let my head out with a mighty cry and let out a sigh. It felt heavenly when oxygen finally hit my lungs. I almost cried. It was divine. I could breathe as much as I want. It was heavenly….

And just as I was enjoying my life that I had just gotten back, a shark from nowhere, attacked me and bit off my face!