Shallow Breath

III


Speak your truth quietly and clearly.

MAX EHRMANN





WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?

As she powers through the water, the question never leaves her. It swirls in her head, defying the angry growl of the boat engine, which gets closer all the time.

They are running her down.

She knows she hasn’t enough speed or strength to evade them. She can’t out-power a motor. But within the cold fear of what may be coming for her arises a strength beyond her own imagining.

She keeps her head down. She will not lose focus yet. All she has to do is keep swimming, as fast as she can. All she has to remember is that while there’s any shred of hope left within her, she will not give up.