SttMF/Go For the Door

From Create Your Own Story

Current revision as of 00:28, 6 September 2008

It takes you a minute to get to your feet after the blow that the water just dealt you and by the time you do, the water is already up to your knees. You wade through the water while it rises at a frightening pace until you reach the door. You grab hold of the knob and turn it, only to find that the door is locked! You jiggle the knob back and forth but to no avail, the door isn't opening. You look for a way to unlock it but it seems as if the door has been reversed, the keyhole is on this side of your apartment so you'll need the key to get out!

You turn around to look for your purse and find it floating in the water a good ways away. You slosh through the water toward it, reaching your hand out to snatch it as soon as you're close enough - yet you never seem to be. Each time you get within reach, a wave from the water pushes it further away.

The water is now up to your neck, which means you don't have a lot of time left. You take a deep breath and dive under the water, swimming as hastily as you can to your purse. This time when you reach for it, you actually manage to grab hold and pull it to you. You pop it open and dig inside...

Your keys aren't there.

It isn't just a matter of there being too much inside for you to find it, either. There is nothing in your purse at all! You let it go and swim toward the surface so you can get some air but in the time since you've been under water, despite it being practically no time at all, the water has reached the roof. There is no air left. Your apartment has been completely submerged.

You change course and swim toward one of the open windows, fighting the rising urge to breathe. You lose that battle before you can even set your hand on the windowsill. Your body forces you to breathe and all you get is a mouthful of water. You swallow more than you thought you could ever handle.

Just before you black out...

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