I began to convulse under water as I returned to my senses, realizing that I was too panicked to move adequately enough to get to the surface. My eyes cut through the water, my mind so befuddled as I attempted to gain control of the rushing anxiety. The sudden sensation in my finger caused my attention to waver once more on the importance of getting to oxygen. Looking down, I saw brisk like air emanating from under the water. Eyes wide in shock, I looked around, feeling the water surrounding me begin to thicken-almost solidify. As if it were being frozen. What was happening? Again panic struck in tenfold, my hand flailing helplessly when a strong grasp yanked me out of the water, pulling me back to the surface. “Calm down! Calm down, Mina! It’s just little ol me.” I hadn’t