FMS Episode One 39 (Patreon)

(Aya!)

Chihaya squinted her eyes and looked down at random pieces of furniture scattered on the deck. Aya might be trapped beneath this debris.

(Aya, where are you?)

Rotating her body, Chihaya kicked the overhead with her feet and sank back down to the deck, securing her hand under a large storage berth.

(Ughh)

Chihaya exerted force with her arm muscles. But the storage didn’t seem to budge an inch.

"Glub"

Bubbles streamed out of Chihaya’s mouth. She was free diving with no preparation, and after she hit her back against the bulkhead and let out sizable amounts of air, the bottoms of her lungs had started to feel like they were on fire. Chihaya had to let go of her hands and the heavy furniture sank back in its place with a soft thud.

“Glubgupglub”

(I’ll drown….)

Chihaya thought, as she watched her bubbles make their way up to the overhead.

(I can’t do this)

She steadied herself on the deck and stood on her knees. Her arms were now dropped on her sides and relaxed. Eyes were closed. As she will open her lips and relax her throat, water should come gushing in deep into her chest cavity, eradicating all her pain.