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For a few panicky moments, Chris was falling. It actually felt like he was just...floating there, really. And it felt like he would never reach the water... But the shock of hitting the water was enough to snap him out of it, the boy gasping in surprise. He was only vaguely aware of his leg hitting something nearby, stunned from the cold and shock. Chris recovered as quickly as he could, choking on the water that managed to get into his throat. He tried to swim upwards, despite the stinging from when he hit the water, but then he noticed that he was only sinking farther down. The waters were too violent for him to swim, and Chris could feel panic making his chest hurt. Or maybe it was simply the lack of air...

Either way, he began to struggle, desperate to try and get to the surface. He couldn't breathe, couldn't think, couldn't see... The water was only getting darker, his fighting getting him no closer to the surface. Chris let out a silent scream, with nothing but a few precious air bubbles escaping from his mouth. Where the air had been, water took its place, making him choke even more. After a while, he just couldn't do it. He was too tired to even move anymore, his body just sinking down even farther. He stared at the surface for a while longer before his eyes finally closed, letting himself just drift away. At the moment, the darkness seemed much more soothing than uselessly thrashing about...