Chapter 28

Move!

But I don’t know how to! I don’t even know how to swim!

Oh quit with the I don’t know how! If you don’t move now! We are gonna die! And if I die, how would I be able to put you in place?, my subconscious snarls at me.

You would have no need for that once we die, I shout back.

Don’t just give up! Move your arse girl!. I move. Oh not like that!

Crinka think! Think! Think!

I try to lie down on the water, but that doesn’t work. So I start pushing my body forward. It’s a lot of work, but I’m moving. Yay me! I try to increase my speed. It’s difficult, but I’ve reached the boat, staring at Sia’s back. The water has washed away my scent so he hasn’t noticed me. Judging from the slight tilt of his head, it’s obvious he’s looking for me. Does he think I have drowned?

“You know if you wanted to hide, you could have stopped breathing and stopped your heart from beating”.

I freeze upon hearing his voice. Sia turns around, pushing his hair out