Chapter 9: "How am i not dead yet?"

The water in her lungs was the first thing that urged Roxanne to go above the surface of the water.

The water here was ice cold, almost like the forest itself.

There was something about the chill that had settled over her that she didn't find natural.

Maybe it was the water or maybe it was the fact that she was almost drowning. Roxanne didn't know.

She cried out as her leg hit a sharp rock and her toe sent a flare of pain up her body. Dry land was just a few paces away from her. Roxanne could hear the water and smell the flora of the forest. The trees were thick and the sun had retreated into the clouds. Everything looked darker.

Roxanne pushed herself to maneuver her way to dry land. The shore was just a few paces away. If she could just use her last remaining bit of strength to get there.

Something hit Roxanne on the head again and the sound of laughter was the only thing she heard before the world blacked out.

Roxanne dreamed.

She was on the beach now. The sun is shining warm on h