I'd never known cold like the daggers that stabbed at me as I shot up to the surface for a gulp of air before diving back into the blackness.
It had been too long.
The burning in my lungs pushed me forward as I held each breath as long as possible. I searched blindly in the dark sky and the blacker water, while the hope of finding her alive slipped further with each moment that passed. I screamed for her every time I broke the surface, hoping she'd return my call, but only the sounds of rushing water battered my head, filled my ears, and muted the rest of the world.
"Sera!" My cries fell short as I turned every direction in hopes of seeing her, just a glimpse.
I was almost out of steam; adrenaline was the only thing that kept me moving, but I couldn't stay in the water much longer,
